The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-05

merely shows what far-ahead schemer
the Tammany tiger is. A part of the
plot is to create an impression that the
president is looking for third term,
and when New York states chief mag
istrate gushed over Cleveland recently
he was simply holding up his end of
the line" 1t is hoped that in this way
the reputation of the tiger for greedi-
ness and imperialism may be shifted
to Mr.. Cleveland. ''The only escape
from the situation" the Tammanyites
will tell the democracy, lis to nomi-
nate Hill or somebody else who can
carry New York" As there will be no
cheering or yelling gallery it will be
easy to gain time for intrigue among
the delegates. Meanwhile efforts have
been made to keep all this quiet, and
no hint of it has leaked into print. 1t
has been stated in New York that Mr.
William c. Whitney lately communi-
Gated with Gen. Collins in London on
the subject of these schemes, but this
is an erroneous impression. 1t can be
stated on the authority of one who
knows Mr.. Whitney's affairs thorough
ly that he has neither said nor written
word to Gen. Collins nor to anyone
else in this connection.
A high handed attempt to throttle
New York newspapers arose almost
directly out of this scheme. Three
leading journals were threatened with
official displeasure and a threat was
made to boycott their columns in re-
spect to advertising and other favors.
The threats were laughed at, and to the
honor of Mayor Gilroy be it said he
not only opposed the making of the
threat in the beginning, but prevented
its execution after the folly of making
it had been committed.
The Tammany people expect to SO
lay their plans, while the country's at
tention is riveted on other things than
national conventions, that when the
body at last comes together it will be
found so hedged about by new rules of
secrecy adopted in the dark, so to
speak, that its proceedings will be
practically yelled. While on this sub
ject of Tammany it may be as well to
correct an impression that that organ
ization conducts New York's affairs
loosely or tolerates lot of idle munic-
ipal employees. The city is one of the
shrewdest bargain drivers going, as
many contractor knows to his cost.
Moreover, the clerks, watchmen and
department subordinates generally
work hard and, as q rule. earn the not
over large salaries they get Tammany
does nothing on cheap, vulgar scale.
! 1t is jealous of Gotham's dignity, which
is tantamount to saying that il is jeal-
Gus of its own. Nothing that Injuries
New Yorl1's standing as city can fail
to be harmful to Tammany. Hence
the zealousness with which the public
peace IS preserved aud offenses against
property and the prison are punished.
The public credit is mainta at
every cost and the public business is
conducted expeditiorsly and well.
Then why is Tanmany in such bad
odor? il may be asked.
Because whenever Tammaay's inter
ests as power clash with New 1ork's
. interest as a city the latter Is inva-
riably sacrificed 1t would be of i'm
mense good to the city 10 have clean
/ STREETS n every WaFu. DUS the attdfA-
ment of that end would reduce the
funds available for the Tiger IN other
directions The real gain 10 TammanT
is in the personal power OF its high
officials Opportunities for gaining
wealth are found in the control OF
powerful franchises. the ability to re-
woke corporate privileges from which
thousands are now annually made. and
she award OF great contracts which are
always conditional Upon the employ
Inent OF Tammany henchmen in ali
sorts of positions A TaTmany la
borer, for instance, can always get
work from city contractor The Il
roads dare not refuse To employ man
recommended % Richard Croker or any
che OF his lieufeuantS Many people
who wonder how Tas1razuy holds ia
power aEd eyalles Ia eaeI-...s vgof,l4
te less puzzled ~ hsaring these facts
IN mind Il is doubtful Il a single adj
herent Of ne Tiger 9ouid hrtzk q lsyr
GER steal ia tie vulgar acceptat;o,s q
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