The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-01-01

Tammany is in full swing here, 1t divides
out the spoils and calls for more. 1t is
reaching ont SO as to control every Demo-
cratic State in the next election. Our peo-
pie have been told that Tammany is a
Democratic society but 10 reality they ara
ignorant of lis real nature.
It was fashioned into Political machine
by that libertine and traitor, Aaron Burr.
His idea was to gather into secret assembly
a budy of voters who would move together
first with one party then With another, now
one man and now another, and thus
act as balance of power. As reward for
their services fat offices in abundance should
be theirs.
Martin Van Buren, found it the willing
tool ofall his trickery. Boss Tweed rather
overdid the thing by stealing million dol
lars year from the Treasury of New York
city and under the lead of Tilden, Tam
many had its band of thieves temporarily
put down.
But they quickly rallied and under The
Bossism of Ohm Kelly fought the nomina.
ton ofTilden for the Presidency.
Why I?
Because he had proven that Tammany
was mere nest of robbers,
To their shame be it said, there were
Democrats in the South who sided with
Kelly in the fight.
Kelly died and Richard Croker is Boss
of Tammany and David B. Hill is his man
for the Presidency.
Last summer stated the opinion that Hill
and Crisp, German and certain Georgia
Politicians had made trade.
II was bitterly denied. The Atlanta
Constitution was especially virtuous in its
able indignation.
Who now doubts the trade?
Nobody.
1t is even matter of boast now among
the Conspirators that they were so cleyer
and SO successful.
q suSy OLA uSuACQ IL idot SuuW0Es
Political storytelling when successful,
seems to be an evidence of superior mental
endowment.
Tammany will push Hill for the Presi-
dency and 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 to repeal and none 10
pass. She is for the Offices.
She recognizes no suffering in the Country
to be removed by better legislation. She is
for the Offices.
She wants no purity Of Ballot, redress OF
grievances, retrenchment of expenses or
reform in the money system. She wants
the offices.
To win votes she may adjust Platform
as Mariner would a sail--just to catch the
wind. Like the Mariner she will fnrl the
sail as soon as she reaches her harbor-and
that's the last Of it till she wants to sail
again. There has never been and never
will be more selfish, corrupt unprincipled
and unpatriotic set of men banded together
than the shameless boodIers, bribers, salary
grabbers, political vampires and saloon
thugs known as Tammany Hall
This is the crowd the Georgia Politicians
have traded with.
This is the crowd that the Farmer and
Laborer vote is 10 be delivered to.
Never! 10 my poor judgment it can
never be done.
I saw good faced lady of middle age
pleading with the Door Keeper to-day to
give her little boy place.
She was dressed in black-doubtless a
widow.
She was very urgent, and her eyes were
full of distress.
The Official was polite but really she
didn't see what he could do"
And so he left her. Her misfortune was
that she could bring no Influence to bear.
Had she done SO, the Door Keeper could
have "seen" easily enough.
A Bar Room runs all the time under the
Senate. 1t is called the "Senate Bar
Room" Another under the House Is called
the "House Bar Room"
What does my friend Hon. Sam Walker,
think OF that?
He squelched blind Tiger in the Geor
gia Legislature; but what would he do If
there we're pair of Tigers -boih with good
eyes. 1t takes lots Of liquor for our Nation
al Representatives.
Passing through the Lobby of the House
this morning overheard some Congress-
men Sitting around the heaters) telling
jokes. can stand pretty rough variety
of anecdotes myself, but the kind ! heard
these statesmen spin out were beyond all
comparison che most obscene ] eyer en-
countered.
Little boys were standing all aronBd-
Pages Of the House, curled darlings Of
mothers aud sisters
A parent who is eager 10 get his son a
position where he will necessarily be con-
tamineted by such talk as this is running .
bio risk on ANAL nav