New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-06
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Democratic contemporary. directing me Al
,on,ion If Democrats in other State, 10 the
s,.,ns IF announcement over the party prospects
in This State. mentions as fact "t mn'h 81
rihc,nco that several able and influential
"snokcsncn Of The STAT" Democracy. >uch -
Mr. Coudcrt Colonel T. T.. Anderson cH-'"r-
"pnra;,on Counsel Bcckmun AMI other gentle
"rlcn conspicuous in lis management nave III
ready come uu; uncquiv"rally for liiII ana
"I,ockwood" The Tribune has 70 thank - con
temporary for bringing these gentlemen III"
certain conspicuou>rc>S. and attaching ." 'h'T
individual action certain Significance Nh'h
opcn to public discussion their relations I" poll
ties and parties. and The extremely ">'iui pur
pose they serve in the working plans "i th''
powerful political organization ia his city Wm'h
they fight wiki wind instruments ana drum
majors haions ten months IN The year. ana T'
inforc" with thc' own votes ana those 81 III
the fool recruits they have Him damned III Inc
other two when alorc what ih'Y do ana say
means business That these gentlemen '"ur'
publicity W. ID not TAX" II upon ourselves 10
say. Bui the promp'nc,S with which All three
Of them rushed Into print to Ndy NAT m "'''h
~ the convention which kicked them "ui WIN
ircrS and misses and who's" last 'rh" ~ tHrI
ear. Sas The cpntcmp'uous Suggestion ~ t""
lifted Grady that back door b. opened for
them 50 that ihoy might get oui without rr'd'
ing further disturbance III" proinrin"~N Win
which they tumhicd over each other !" say in'N
bore, No malice for all this bu' took il h!ihF
shows if not e passion for publicity, ~ least
willingness To- endure IL under somewhat al
verse conditions II showed also 4 disposition
70 make III for the lofty and u1conpr"mi>ihS
note Of defiance In the Nind-inNirum'nt cam
paien. 10y the abcct humility and ohScpniouS-
moss with which the. dismissed ih"lr brass
bands AMI bowed their thanks for th" >ihilant
scrcuadc which attended their exit
II must hr said Of this trinity Of Democratic
Krforlncr> ~, We recall no reform movement
in recent years IN font II which they have NOT
1ppDlrod ~ hsh and naughty Drum Majors.
fwirling their sticks with ease AMI d"Nirriiy. bui
always leading their professions after devious
marches INTO the SAN" Democratic camp that
they hav" Il least .hr srarr 81 humility. For
The persons who ran IN" convention ~ SARA
toga not only drove them on with i"crS AMI IN
suits but having done. 80 proceeded 4" nominate"
for Governor The man who represents abov" all
others the olItrag"s upon honor and honesty ami
low and ort!c- against which these men protest
/ indi.uauilv ten months in ihc year Tie i in
deed their flower and fruit; perfect product rs
: well as principal promoter ~ the 'orrupr system
against which these Non rcbc"d. Had either
of thcs" three representative" Democratic Re
formers been asked III any tim" during IN"
4 last three years whom he considered the most
dishonest and most dangerous politician III this
State the answer would have been without Il
moments hesitation. David B. HILL They
rightly held him responsible for the audacious
! pros ttu,ion of official power by which til" State
Senate was stolen in 1891. and pretended 10
condemn him for 1t. We say pretend bccaus"
In face Of the facts Frederic X. fOudert. ~
president of the Manhattan Club, N public
reception cffusycly thanked Senator Hill for the
great service hc had ccndercd his party in that
transaction. They have spared no occasion
neglected 10 opportunity. In the last three years
10 dcnouncc this man as the contrlvcr of frauds
! the supporter and hacker OF corrupt men and
corrupt practices. patron and promoter Of every
( thing wicked in political management, and, still
worse, q conspirator against his party. traitor
TO its principles. and, except as 1t promoted his
own ambition, an enemy to lis success.
And So last week. convention controlled AMI
directed by an organization which these three
gentlemen unite IN saying is the most corrupt
body Of politicians that ever parted among them
selves political plumber nominated the most
representative man of their system, unquestion-
ably the most offensive selection for these three
that could possibly be made, and did not deign
so much as 10 ask their support. Indeed, they
did not wait 10 be asked. They ran to news
paper Offices TO make public their satisfaction
over their own defeat. and parade with braZcn
cffrontcry what must be described their
miserable cowariicc or shameless Hypocrisy.
/ Again we thank or contemporary for bringing
these gentlemen conspicllou>ly into the light and
attaching significance to hcir action. 1t does
! no. signify 10 our mind anything from which
the supporters Of Senator Hi may take en-
couragcmcnt. but it does signify much beside
1t signifies that Mr.. Frederic II. Coudert, who