New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28
DISCUSSING TAMMANY HALL
ITS RELATIONS TO THE DEMOCRACY
MR.. LOwREY ATTACKS THE wISwAM. Mr.
SUFFER- DEFENDS 1T AND Mr. HALVES

MR.. LOWREY ATTACKS THE wISwAM Mr.
sUfZER DEFENDS 1T AND Mr.. HALVES
GIVES THE REPUBLICAN VIEW.
The Commonwealth Club held its January meeting
and gave It's monthly dinner at the Holland House
last evening. There a gathering Of between IN
and 600 members. Wheeler II. peckham presided
GrosvenOr p Lowrcy sat at his right at the main
table. Others at the same table were Speaker WIN
lam Suzcr. Abram s. Hewitt, Esek Cowcn Dorman
J.. Eaton, James ". HaIncs Henry Willard. A. r
Conkling. Edward b. Whitney, +. n. Abbott. Arthu,
riske. ". W. Willard. J. l.. WIkie, S. d. Rogers
Joseph :. Auci5ach. Richard W. Stevenson Charles
+. Stern. Edward Hagen. John J. Gorman Ferdinand
Levy. T. G. Elwcll. Charles Briggs and J. j. RYAN
The interest Of the evening centred around the dis
cnssion OF tho subject "Tammany's Relations :.
the Democracy"
Mr. Pcckham wasted lime in bringing the speaker,
to the point. The first Grosveror p Lowrev
whose carefully prepared address was listened IA
with the utmost attention. Mr.. Lowrey Is classified
politically as Il Mugw,mp, and The wonder has LONE
existed among Republicans that he has long stood
in the society OF those whom he assumed to repre-.
sent last evening. lie said In his speech that he
WAS Il Democrat born and bred, but be confessed
TO having come into the Republican ranks long enough
10 help save the Union. Mr. Lowrcy spoke for an
honr and in the course OF his remarks criticised with
much keenness Mr. Crokcr's recent article In "The
North American Review Referring especially 10
TammaEy power In the city. he said
ANY sys,rm Is undemOcratic which tends To tr,nsf,,
rom the masses few men the dctermina.on Of
how the party influence shall be exerted. Ofe seeking
is Of course primal OF ell our troubles h
res,c and psriy organization unfortunately for ia
ultimate II not primal MOTIVE tho helping Of people 10
rcpra sentative places whom the represented body would
cyr haven chosen The autocrac leader therefore, under
such system /, grsa. dlslanchiscs ard from per.
lection more and complete perfection II TIE In.
crasng tendency o. organization to suppress and mergs
oil right OF free action small body Of men.
The Democratic party Of the Nation must bear the Re-
rponsbty q all tire actions good bad OF Tamnany HALT
and OF oil sinsr, though less conspicuous, organizations
which hang establish their regularity.
The people Of country large connect the two, aad
hold rcsr0lsbe for the other Such is the relation
OF Tanmaiy Hall the Democracy and 1t seems to
that the relation creates peril and is constant menace
and DANGER 70 the Democratic patty in every State in the
degree that It's practices and methods OF government
those OF such other associations either undemocratc
such as 10 scandalize Democracy.
Speaker william Sulzer made n feeble attempt to
defend Tammany Hall. AS a prominent County DEM
ocrat remarked to a Tribune reporter Mr.. Suzer was
at least entitled respect for his courage In assuming
such a task. lie was uninsrred by applause, and
his remarks were frequently met with sneerns
lighter. $500
Other speakers were Edward p. Whitney, Of Brook
yn Joseph c. Hendrix, and eX-Jndce James W.
Iiawes, who spoke from the Republican point q
view.