The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-08
T4AMAN
Besisnfns TO be an Instructive stusy to
Western Dr m oer>,s


Ttcu De Gale.ss,v tNi.J Pres a-d psop,.
There is a widespread misarprehension
throughout the Democracy west OF the Ale
ghenies. and for that matter east Of them
concerning "Tammany"
We are Tree to say We are Tammany ali over.
Ihe organization known as "Tammany" is
older than the Democratic party. Alter the
democratic party was organized, which this
club had lively hand in organizing il became
prerequisite to membership that the cand!-
date should be a Democrat. During the first
sixty OF seventy years Of its existence 1t had
on tho rolls OF its membership all the great
and leading Democrats thrcugh out the United
states. Douglas was an honorei member so
was Jackson. silas Wright Levi Woodbury..
and thousands Of other great names South,
west and last. Down to near the breaking
out OF the civil war whatever Of political inlu-
ehce IL eSertei was confined to the city OF
New YORK. Its influence was not felt. or at
least not known In national politics. till lie.
publican persecution and libeis brought II
into national prominence
Not until after the close OF the civil war did
the country at large hear much OF Tam
many as political rover. and then exclu-
siveiy through Repu blican sources AMI Repub-
mean denuneiations. self-prote ton is the ilrst
law OF nature. and when persecution. Iibels,
ciety got itself closer together and made itself
felt. 1t may be that during and Immediately
following the close Of the war. WHOM currurtion
was rampant in evcry department of govern
ment an! circle Of society. when "shoddy"
ana sudden and iil-gottcu wealth prevailed
Tweed became Jared red with the s'a aas .t,ai S
nv nv Wed Was only synctEonous wtn Boss
ssi6 asp sr. @t Wa hinston, Esn9Ie q adl
MS thoroughly Infamous Administration.
cr ne ptestnt s"nHrnnon. not ,;%nly OF Demo
Ing. or next TO nothing. OF New York pti!tics
TasrsiI tr 70 the e!yi! war Fer seyentyIyo
more or ,"e nc ,S o. hew tors has ben
rom About 2n 1918 t "a 4S sSeVEs sH 1 that
tnct Ben Butler Of ,;aa t' bors
and afterward Edwin Croswell Of the ,iran7
arg,s, Tn, The orp5s.tioa to the "Ai.any Re-
Eency was an incpherent mass. Nhca the
,,hegency dissolved in the defeat Of Van
iE n,n II lIi0 ths bem9Sracy som divided
These factions prevailed during ,he y .a s'
~. Ihcn came the Harash"lIs" ami tie
ment. Of the I'D fastan e. Van n Bure sts
Siias Wright, Preston King. John 4. Dix. and
t3th9rs Tern So'tsheliS and Barnnurners.. Dan
shells But IN al! 'h%ir iaeti ,ral controversies
burners. Harishe!s. and So;tsheiis
NHeu tDe AMI slavery agitation eliminated
IN the formation of first the frceNo!l ard then
the Soitsho!l Democrats OF New York almost
en- nnsse went into the Rerubiran party ;
Mh!is the narlshe!.s were re .nf"rc.d by :he
SIlNe. Gray or pros slavery Wings. the Wing
party having gone - uaccs. 1882 81 Then
no more was heard OF Hunkcrs. Earnburncrs,
Hardshelis Or So,tshcll-.
The civi! var CELEBRATED all these factionnl
alone was left :" ho!,! alott the banner OF De.
mocFacy. That Is WHY ihe Republicans hate
Tamrany with an Uudyns hatred. EepItli-
can haze OF IamRany makes ~ love Il. For
THIRTY years lamnIauy has been the hUlwarS
ana rclHEc 81 the democracy OF New IorE At
every ELECTION Tor itrt| years Ia" Democracy
81 New York stat" have cone down t. Harlem
iriiG," With their tails between their legs in
The shape 81 z hel,u lican majority. 81 from
Cassius or snk" cry they call uron Tam
many and B:o0EiYn to pull them out Of The
lCud with JOEyutJ 5000 majority: and when
they have done so they are charged and de-
nounced hy IT," PccksHTs and pious mem h"rs
Of the party who graz the sroi.s as gang o.
thieves. rough, ty.GhS. RUNNERS. aud eli
manner 81 outcastS and cutthroat-.
Since 1872 the revival If Dernoc has
brought forth many now Democratic papers
but they are edited 10y youns men born Since
1850 or only in pinafnres when the civil! wa
broke out They know nothing OF tn So earliest
days. or what trey do .nOT is misinIorma-
tion drawn from Ropunli'HE sources. 50 1t il
in i"nunrn'iyn OF an Or.aI.2a'ior that in the
dark days Of the ;arty was the nuiwaik. tho
refuge. the s2,vgt! n ut the Democratic party
Tor. had tie Democracy gone TO pieces in New
York city. II wus &uod-by to De;. Ocracy every
where in the North.