Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-01-07
sTRAlaHT TALK.
An Unhoiy Alliance Formed between Tam.
mnnr nnd AIIIancn Detnorra.n.

10 tnoNc VINO nave sent me 80 many
cheering letters Of encouragement, reso-
lutions Of Endorsement and expressions
of good will 1t is pleasure and an
inspiration to know that the people
have been quick 10 realize the situation
here and TO express their views rs 10
what was the proper conduct for a rep
resentative who was thinking Of the
cause and not OF himself The news
papers and politicians cannot SO easily
befuddle the masses as they once could.
Senator Wolcott is attorney for the
Pacific railroads. Il Is said be gets s50-
600 per year. lie has Just been put On
the Interstate commerce committee.
This committee is the one which looks
after railroad traffic TO send their at
torney to the senate and have him put
on the committee they most dread is
one Of the ways In which railroads
shape Legislation 10 suit themselves
The senate is crammed full Of fac-
tory otners, mine owners, Standard
oil a.agnates, railroad kings, national
bankers, etc. II is a millionaire con-
gress blocking the way TO any possible
reform measure of the lower house.
Tammany is in full swing here 1t
divides out the spoils and calls for more.
II is reaching out SO as 10 control every
democratic state in the next election.
Our people have been told that Tam
many Is democratic society, but in re-
ality they are ignorant Of its real
nature II was fashioned into po-
litical machine by that libertine and
traitor, Aaron Burr His idea was to
gather into a secret assembly body Of
voters who would move together first
with one party then with another, now
support one man and now another, and
thus act as balance OF aower AS
reward for their services 'at Offices in
abundance should be ia .irs. Martin
Van Buren, found IL the willing tool of
all his triclSery Boss Tweed isther
overdid the thing by stealing a mitlion
dollars year from the treasury of
New York city and under the
lead Of Tlden, Tammany had its band
of thieves temporarily put down. But
they quickly rallied and under the
bossism of John Kelly fought the nom-
ination of Tilden for the presidencr
Why? Because he had proven that
Tammany was mere nest OF robbers.
To their shame be it said, there we~e
democrats in the south who sided with
Kelly in the fight Kelly died and
Richard Croker is boss of Tammany
and David li. Hill is his man for tho
presidency.
Last summer | stated the opinion
that Hill and Crisp. German and GER
tain Georg "A politicians had made
trade It was bitterly denied The
Atlanta Constitution was especially
virtuous in its able indignation Who
now doubts the trade? Nobody. II is
even matter Of boast now among the
conspirators that they were so clever
and SO successful Yet they all denied
it last summer.
Political storytelling, when success
ful, seems to be an evidence OF superior
mental endowment. Tammany will
push Hin for the presidency aud queer
things will be seen in Georgia. Let
the people remember these facts:
Tammany has no political principles.
She is for the Offices She has no law
10 repeal and none - pass, She is for
the Offices. She recognizes no suffer-
ing in the country to bc removed By
better legislation. She is for the
Offices. She wants no purity OF ballot,
redress OF grievances, retrenchmeat Of
expenses or reform in the money sys-
tenn. She wants the offices. To win
votes she may adjust platform as
mariner would a sail-just to catch tho
wind Like the mariner she will furl
the sail as soon as she reaches her har-
bor- and that's the last of 1T till she
wants To sail again. There has never
been and never will be more selfish.
corrupt unprincipled and unplfriotic
set OF men banded together than tho
shameless boodlers. hribers, salary.
grabbers. political vampires and saloon
thugs known as Tammany halt
This is the crowd the George politI.
clans have traded with. This is. the
crowd that the farmer and laborcr vote
is 20 be delivered to. Never, I'm nay poor
Judgment it can never be done.
The pudding headed editors who SD
bitterly denounced my action ON the
speakcrship are doubtless astounded to
see how thoroughly the reform party
in Georgia comprehends the situation
in spite of the attempt of said pad
tD hide the fact.
The letters and resolutions which arc
being sent TO your paper and 70 me
show that the grand reform movement
which we have an worked SO hard for
is not to DE ii iie-traclSed by the selfish
tricksters who are thinking only of
their personal interests The people
know that IL the movement begins 90
halt aud compromi>e, ruin is inevit-
able.
A boozy old politician who edits tho
Atlanta Const tuition wants me to re-
sign. OF course. am in his way. He
feels that his little game Is understood
and is being blocked. His career as
solicitor general under Bullock gives
him peculiar fitness as a Judge Of my
democracy. Let him sober mp ant
stay So; then perhaps he may not as
,ume dictatorial airs which are 50
lsinine.
Gen Gordon opposed the sub-treasarv
and for that reason Col. Livingston
made war on him. Correct, Mr. Crisp
was also opposed to the sub-treasurv.
Yet Col. Livingston was his ardent sup
porter Why this difference, colonel2
The vote between Mills and Crisp wa7
very close. Had the alliance me ubers
al stood ont together they could have
secured the organization of the house
lpon a basis " hich would have given
he Ocala demards fair chance I
pointed this out in the Southern All-
ance Farmer last summer. The Ma
.ional Economist indorsed the idea and
-epublished my letter. But The ether
saw 10 20 act otheryvise.
Events have justified my prediction.
The tally sheet Of the election shows
hat even the Georgia alliance congress
men. by standing together unpledgea,
,ould have decided the contest either
,vav. Had this been done our snail
vote would have been the balance OF
power and Woald have been cast for
hat candidate who vould have tOn-
,eded most TO the Ocala demands
As 10 is now. the alliance members
who voted for Crisp viii get nice treat.
mcnt personally. but the Ocala demands
are left ont in .he cold Not q singie