New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-06

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worked itself up into doubleleaded ana plcto-
rial state of mind over the impending peril 10
all that we hold dear if Mr. Martin Is permitted
10 stay in New-Yorll Now, there are Few
hundred sensible people left in this city who
know something about how this city 10 gov
erned, and what sort of persons DO H. Ana
they have a vague idea as TO where the sources
Of power are, and how sweet and pure and
nice they are. They know, III general sort
of vay that the election OF Grover Cleveland
depends absolutely upon his being supported
bv the Tammany machine, and that the Tam
many machine depends entirely for its power
upon the support of every low-down saloon and
dive and brothel and everything else that works
for crime and vice in this great city. And they
read this talk about David Martin in a dazed
sort of way, wondering whether, on the whole,
David Martin. Of Philadelphia, is so dreadful
man that all good people ought to rise up
and send him bacl, to Philadelphia in order
that we may enjoy in peace the reign of the
Tammany persons
SpppoSe we consider this subject seriously.
Mr.. David Martin is not candidate for any
thing 50 far as wo know We have nothing to
say for or against him But it is an interesting
feature of an otherwise dull and featureless
campaign that the Democratic newspapers are
dancing NJ and down in a peck measure and
getting quite red in the face and hot in tho
neck over the circumstance that Mr. David
Martin. Of Philadelphia, has been seen at the
headquarters Of the Republican National
Committee. Our ardent contemporary, "The
World" has set itself to the task Of driving
L..
special significance. Our contemporary set it
self to carry Rhode Island for the Democracy,
and was confident to the degree of certainty
that it would do it until the votes were counted.
It has that sort Of habit. And this must be
said for it, that when all its forecasts have
turned up false it comes up smiling and changes
the subject. 1t i quite a versatile publication,
1.-THE New-Yorli World" And now it has set
itself in double leads to the statement that
Mr.. Martin must 90. 1t says he endangers
liberty. threatens corruption of the ballot and,
if he is left to his own wicked will, will bribo
so large portion of the honest voters Of the
State of Newly orll that the first thing anybody
knows the electoral vote of the State will be
cast for Harrison and Reid as sure as fate.
Without pretending 10 know whether the bulk
of the Democratic party is as corruptble rs
our lively contemporary seems TO think we are
still Of the opinion that it magniies the danger.
We cannot believe that the welfare of the conn
try depends absolutely on Mr.. Martins going
back to Philadelphia. II he is such a very bad
man no would be just rs bad there as here.
THE World" makes him of extreme impor
lance by jumping up and down about him and
printing pictures of him, but why not proceed
against him in some moro effective way and
get him out Of town?
And now. in conclusion, may we say 70 " The
Worldr and "The Ncw-York Times" and "The
Evening Post" all Of which newspapers have
seemed to DO very much troubled about Mr..
Martin for the last few days-may we say TO
them. IN all kindness, that all their talk about
this bad man from Philadelphia is rot? They,
all of them, are " standing in' to-day, with not
only one but a whole gang, consolidated,
powerful gang Of fellows beside whom, even
IL all they say about Dave Martin were
true he would be an angel of light. In poll
tics pretty much everything goes but when tho
supporters of Tammany roll up the whites of
their eyes and talk about sending Philadelphia
politician out Of town because he is liable to
bride New-York Democrats-oh, give us rest.