New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-19
no yOT DEFEND on DEMOCRATIC DISCoRD.


While it is possible, and from the present
out,o,k even probable. that the bitterness winch
cyi.t, between the Administration and the par!
machine in Ncv-Yorli may result in the nom
nation of two Democratic state tickets 'hiS
fail. we are inclined to think that some OF our
Republican friends are giving too much aten-
,ion TO this matter 70 discuss 1t as posi-
bIity or a probability is well enough bur 70
hold it. forth. as some of our people are DONG
~ though il were the sole basis for Republican
success in the coming contest, Is mistake ana
one that ough, t, be corrected al once
The Democratic party has displayed no more
remarkable feature of lah years than It's ability
TO harmonic the warning factions that COM
pose it lust before the voting begins. No mat
fer how far apart these homogeneous elements
NAV be on every plank Of the platform; no
matter how fiercely the Mugw,lmp directorate
may condemn the pract ccs Of the short haired
contingent; no matter how repulSlve Its Mar
fins and it, Scannolls may BE- to its Gcdkins.
and no matter how eagerly lis Hills may ycarn
for the humiliation of all RefOrmeN In gem
eral. and one especially robust gentleman OF
that class in particular, yet in some way or
another, before the last day OF the campaign
all discord ceases and the motley clans 60 forth
in close battle array against the Republican
lines. How stlikingly has this been illustrated
in New-York? Less than twelve months ago
seycnty-two leading Democrats. including the
great autccrat Of this county, his veteran con-
TEMPORARY who manages the affairs OF Brook
lyn, the Governor. United states senator,
Lieutenant Governor and all the other shining
lights of the State Democracy. stood up and
solemnly declared before the National Conven-
ton of their party that Grover Cleveland could
not obtain the electoral vote OF this Common
wealth. mianing. of course. that they would no;
let him have it. Notwithstanding this threat
he was nominated. The scvcnty-two delegates
came away from Chicago breathing out threat
cnngs and slaughter. lmprcsSionable persons
who heard them rage freely predicted thar
Grover Clevcland's fate was sealed. lie would,
they insisted, be mJrc completely crushed at
the polls than was his most conspicuous nv1l
before the convent n. But he wasn't. On
the contrary. the STATE gave him over 10000
majority, and since then Democratic dscOrd as
a positive asset in Republican campaigns has
been more than ever al a discount among the
hard headed leaders Of our patty.
Onc OF lnOSc severn. -iNo ucItSdAtb N'iS
ard Croker Mr.. Croker is no longer merely
the ruler Of Tammany Hall lie is to-day the
actual controller of the state Dcmocrary-a
position never before held by any Wigwam
Sachom lie has acquired his tremendous
power by his peculiar methods of leadership
peculiar when compared with those Of most Of
his predecessors They believed in rule or ruin
if any one disagreed with them they set about
70 accomplish his destruction AT once, regard
less Of the effect of their action upon the or
ganization. Mr.. Croker believes in one man
power as much "a John Kelly ever did but he
has what Kelly and MorrisScy and Tweed and
the others sadly lacked-'ac', patience and
| diplomacy. Their tactics were destructive; lis
| are essentially constructive. To conquer he
can bend as low as the lowliest. He will not
fight the Administration if he can avoid it in
any way, and for these reasons we say, let
us depend upon ourselves and not upon the
enemy for victory. 1t is by no means certain
that a second Democratic Contention would be
| as advantageous 70 Republicans rs some OF our
friends have hastily concluded