Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-22

La spite Of Croker's appearance 10 New
York aud IN spite also of the utmost rN-
ertions Of the machine men, the future
looked dark for the wgwam
Al critical moment in the campaign
Governor llill entered the fight His
speeches on the platform aud his COun-
sci Ia the committee room dispersed the
shadows that had gathered over Tam
many Grant won by a small majority
Ouiv. and llill'H friends assert that II II
haf not bcpn Tor him both Grant and
Croker would haEe been SWEPT out OF
politics.
After the battle was over q rnmmany
mAu called on the governor and thanked
him for his service The governor looked
STEADILY nt his Cnher and said sgyagcly'
~ went to New York To help you out
Of trouble. | stepped y0u when ] saw
that you wcw on the point of making
a denl with the common enemy, for tho
sole and selfish purpose of strengthen.
ing your own supremacy and without
any regard for the welfare of tho
state Democracy. Then | interiered.
Rcmomhcr, hcnceforth, TINT under no
circumstances can you Keep your hands
clean If you consent to form any sort of
AN alliance with the party which il is
your duty TO sturdily aud bitterly com.
bat"
The friends Of Hill say. too, that in
1891 the Wigwam would not have had
foil representation ia the state convcu-
tion " Il had not been for Hill. About
this time Tammany, flushed with the
consciousness of power became arrogant.
Hugh Mclaughlin was offended by some
of lis over-beuring acts and sulked' For
months under placid surface the polt'
teal waters bubbled furioualy. The SER
vices of llill were obtained, aud by his
eNertions the storm was Qnellcd.
senator Uils friends relate these
things to prove that without his aid Tam.
many would 10 20 pieces soon
During the session of She Republican
| legislature In 1889 Tammany would have
| broken with Hin II it had dared to'do SO
| INNS friends say liill ~ governor. We
| tocd several bills in which Tummany was
/ greatly Interested One of these hill,
| was the result of a deal between Tam
| many aud plntt II lcglslnted out O
office the police commissioners of New
| York City, and substituted two commits
sioncrs, Republican and a Democrat
! Governor Ilill said in hts veto messug
I that none OF the evils Of the old system
had been removed. aud that, while som'
benefit might ho derived from single
| headed commission or from a commits
! sion of three, so there could be no pos
| alhnty OF tie hc saw no reason fer sign
| ing the bill The governor vetoed AIS
the park commission bill providing tina
| the ikpphhN0NN pWIiN NhnuiN HNNN. WV
half representation In the parS depart
ment I'm his message the governor ex
pressed himself so plainly that no NOR
"denl" bills appeared thai year. lie SAT-
that such bills aroused suspicion tina
political or fractional motives lnduce
their presentation, ana that Il Is clca
that they were designed only 60 secur
political advantage. In conclusion h
said;
~ ana not the governor of class o
a fnctiOn OF even of " party. | am IN
executive OF the win of the people Of IN
whole state, ! refuse 90 he sweryed frol
my convictions of duty upon this W an
other hill 10y unreasonable or uniniNrmc
clnmOr the more selfish Interests q
I party or faction, The denunriations an
criticisms of enemies ~ che blandisl
monts and appeal of friends
After this lNnmany and the govel
nor did not gei along very well together
albi while each was useful t0 the othC
II WAS clear to those ron the insldp
that NJ disaster overwhelmed the Cove
nor grief would not oyerwhelm Tan
many.
One of senator tlili's friends said {,
day that Croker WAS mighty jealous ,
Hin hocauNa he recsgai2es Ia the s1n'
Tor 4 master
"Ilnl h bright and quick said b
while Croker Is lazy Anh slow. III
depends upon his public ntlerapces CIR
Ser upon his silence. iliil is miles aho,
hf~n N Croker dares show his teel
! Nih win oolne hack 20 data citv dnriu