New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-25
Tile M.iIOEALIY.

Answering tho suggestion OF TIE TRIBUNE
that the nomination of Mr. Edwin En-toin
the only anti -Tammany candidate for Mayor
offered an opportunity for those sturdy lndc-
pendent and Tammany journals. 1.-THE New
York Times; and The Evening Post" TO show
their independence and the sincerity of their
hostility to Tammany rule, 1.-The Evening
Post" in a column article, gives its reasons
for declining to support the Republican aud
anti -Tammany candidate. They are Of "A rather
astonishing character. Briefly stated they are,
first that the Republicans do not desire, and
never did desire the defeat of Tammany, con
secuently the nomination Of Mr. Einstcin is
not to be taken seriously. rs " there is not the
slightest expectation that he can be elected"
and. second if no should be elected "TIE
TRiDUNE would point to the result as a proof
of the hold OF protectioni>t principles on the
clty voters
In proof OF the assertion that the Rcpub
| Leans do not desire the defeat of Tammany, ii
points TO the municipal election OF 1883, when,
it says Erhardt was put up with complete
| indifference to the consequences OF Grants
| election" 50 that" il says. " il is not strain
| ing a point to say that Grant was really Re
publican Mayor, and Gilroy, when elected will
be a Republican Mayor 1t continues its in
dictmcnt Of the Republicans with this state
ment: "Thcrc has not been, we venture to
assert Tammany success in New-lork since
1876 which would have been possible without
| Republican cOnnvance or assistance or in
difference" And further: Owe are under
Tanmany rule to-day because for twenty five
years it has not been possible TO get the Re-
| publican managers TO make the smallest sacr-
| 6cc for the good Of the city" For pure AMI
uuadultcrated "gall' this slnpasscs anything
we have ever seen in the most heated political
campaign
II is fact not TO be denied that during all
these years the Republican party has been the
only organization that has openly, constantly
and consistently opposed Tammany Hall There
have been occasional revols inside that
canization chiefly due to disputes about patron
age and plumber but in every case the re-
calcitrant faction after securing lis share of
spoils by some sort Of agreement or cOmprO-
mise. has marched back into the organization.
In 1888 the County Democracy was Oh deck,
its leaders having had a falling out with the
parent concern. They arc all back in the fold
now They had a candidate for Mayor then,
and their argument WAS thaJ is none Oh tnchi
could ever think OF voting for Republican the
Republicans ought TO come over TO them IL
was all right for those gentlemen to say they
never would vote for Republican, but because
there were Republicans who with good reason
distrusted anti Tammany Democrats and would
not vote for them, "The Evening POST holds
the Republican party responsible for Grants
election. What nonsense. In the election OF
1883 the Republican candidate polcd 1907
votes, the anti-Tammany candidate 1879
and Grant 114,111. If the 1879 had united
with the 70, O37 Grant would have been de-
feated by 10000. "Ite Evening Pest" blamcs
the party polling the larger vote for not merging
itself with the smaller. There's logic for YOU
Two years later, however, in 1890 the Re-
publicans were persuaded to unite with the