The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-17
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK.
Tammany Can Be Relied Upon
to Knife Mr.. Cleveland.
INDIANS AND CIVILIZATION.
Jneidents Of Their New Life In the Far
West aud East-A Bath on
Railway Train.

| New York. July u--[Special Core
| snondence. VERY naturally the Demo-
Gratis throughout the country are anxious
| TO know what the Tammany organization
| in this CITY is going TO do in this year OF
| presidential contest. It is settled that so
| far as Mr.. Croker and the bosses are able
| Tammany will give its support TO the
/ Democratic nominee. At the same time,
/ it would no doubt prefer the election OF
/ Mr.. Harrison to Mr. Cleveland. The
| situation is such that Tammany can
| do nothing else, but / doubt
/ whether its support will be COM
| plete and thorough. There must be
| at least 10000 men in the organization
| who will. in spite of orders from the
! bosses, quietly stick knife in, the capa-
/ cious form of the Democratic candidate
| As said the other day. Tammany Hall is
| 10 be permitted this year to nominate ana
! elect its local ticket without opposition
| from the exalted and heaven-born sup
| porters of Mr. Cleveland. In considera-
| ton of this immunity from an independ-
emit attack. Mr.. Croker has pledged his or
/ ganization to the support of the regular
| Democratic nominees. This Is nothing
new TO Tammany.
| In 1854, when John Kelly came back
1
| to defeat the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland,
| it was a question for weeks as 10 what
| Tammany would do. Cleveland had in
| suited Kelly by refusing to make certain
| appointments in the interest of his organi-
| cation. and vengeance was sworn. After
| the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland both
| Grady and Cochran, the silver-tongued
| orator. bolted and went about talking
/ against the Democratic candidates. 1t was
| not until ten days before the presidential
| election that it was definitely known that
/ Tammany Hall would support Mr. Cleve-
| iond. I remember then witnessing an
| exhibition of the power of this last relic
/ of ieudalism- Cleveland was advertised
| TO come to the city and review Demo-
/ cratic procession. The County Demo-
! Gratis at that time were a formidable
| body and well organized. They pro-
| posed to have a torchlight procession,
| and the question was, would Tam
! many Hall participate? On the after
/ noon of the evening appointed
| for the display an order was sent out
| from Tammany Hall to every district
| organization, and at s O'Clock that evening
| / saw .. 600 Tammany men march past the
| reviewing stand upon which Mr.. Cleveland
| stood, bowling their allegiance and cheer
| ing in their misery, and wishing, each one
of them, that they had the power TO knock
! him into the middle of next month. I
| realized then that Tammany hall was
mere machine directed by the infallible
chiefs who have their headquarters in the
| wigwam on Fourteenth street.
Under the system established in
Tweeds days and elaborated by Kelly, it
is impossible 10 have anything like an
organized Tammany detection. These 90
600 enlisted voters constitute an army
which never for one moment questions
the authority of the chieftain. Ii is pos
sibie, as l have said. that few thousand
Tammany men, realizing that the election
OF Cleveland means renewed warfare upon
their organization, may be induced TO re-
frain from voting the Democratic ticket.
| But so tar as Croker and his fellow
bosses are concerned. they will do all they
can to deliver their votes 70 the one man
whom they thoroughly hate and despise-
Grover Cleveland. Ii is TOO early 10 con-
fidently predict the result of the election
in this state, but still adhere to my origi-
nal prediction that Mr.. Cleveland cannot
carry New York state. A dozen events
may occur between this and the day OF
election 10 upset all calculations Much
will depend upon the municipal nomina-
tons in this city and Brooklyn.
There were brave men before Agamemon.
and there are men just as brave as he to-
day. Often their proves is displayed
in other ways than in martial combat.
The courage of the first man who ate
an oyster has been commended in
song and story, but if any one has ap-
plauded, in print, the pluck of the man
who was the first 10 take bath on
railway train. flying over the earth at the
rate OF fifty miles an hour. am not aware
OF the fact. l wish | knew his name that
l might do him honor. 4 friend recently
initiated his example and l Will tell YOU
his sensation in his words: II was return
ing 10 New York in the Pennsylvania linn
tied from Chicago" said he, where I
had been IN the vain effort to help
down Grover. and l had left the
city of wind. wet. grim and dirt
thoroughly Disguised with the puerility of
the management of those having in charre
the opposition TO His AdiposiIy, but a
good nights rest put me in more phiio-
sophie humor and next morning l ate n
fine breakfast with the feeling that il did
have TO stand him for four years more az
worst, he was better than the crazy young
War Lord who is keeping the
once phtegmatic Germans in con-
slant fever OF worrIment. The weather
was delightful crossing the Allegheny
mountains, but by the time the train
reached Harrisburg the mercury in the
thermometer was cayoFting among the
nlneties. l stood the torridity as well asI
could, bat by-and-bye nv most intimate
garments became as mucilaginous as the
damp side OF a postage stamp and about as
comfortable.
suddenly il occurred TO me that the
tram which had seen advertised as the
finest In the world. having all the conyen.
fences OF trst-class hotel numbered n
bathroom among the said 'conveniences
had made the acquaintance al the break
fast table OF fat, portly and very Jolly
old EnglIshman, who was doing the
country for amusement, and wishing 70
try the effect upon him. said with the
most nonchaiant air | could assume. u
believe Will so out and freshen up a bi,
with bath
A bawthr' he gasped out in SUNRISE
Have they tub aboard p
Oh, yes | replied, but if Won want ~
use 1t first | Will wait until YOU are
through
Not for the world he gasped in "a
ply. Suppose the coach should upset Ia
De dumped out on the ground in my bufF
like new born babe. l couldn't think of
such thing
II haven't any fear of any accident,
answered. So | touched the electri, but-
ton, and when my porter responded I al.
rected him 10 take my bag To the hatb-
room and have bath prepared Tor me. in
about i've minutes the porte- re-