New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-06
PPOPITIOTS RLTNDER.

Some knave or wag has given 10 the South
western press false report OF Congressman
Dunphys already famous letter Of eXecratioh
and resignation. which. coming under me eyes
Of Mr. Richard Croker at San Antonio Tex"
has cnragcd orr absent potcntate. Mess lie
has been undcccivcd within the last thlr'y-sX
hours Mr. Croker believes that Mr. Dunphy has
accused him of instigating. promoting. uphold
ing and rewarlng election crimes in this city
and unless his wrath has cooled he lnf"hds
10 have the Representative In Congress from
The With District arrested. OF course This Is
Il mistake on the part OF Mr. Croker. due TO the
guile or carecssncSs Of the San Antonio news
papers as everybody in this part Of the country
knows Readers of the authentic Dunphy
cpistle anXOli>ly explored every line OF II With
ont finding Il word 10 show that in Mr.. Dun
nhv's opinion Mr. Croker has been implicated
in the offences charged against other Tarnnahy
statesmen. ON the contrary. Mr. Dunphy dih
not even inadvertently omit 10 declare that II"
possesses the same high personal regard rs
ever for the gentleman 10 whom he refers rs
entertaining unsound views OH the subject of
tariff reform II Is probable therefore. That
Mr. Croker would not have lost his temper on
the day Of rest if he had seen n complete ana
accurate copy Of Mr.. Dunphys letter; that II"
has been enlightened and appeased ere this. ana
that Mr. punphy is In 10 danger Of arrest.
If Mr. Croker had ordered the seizure and
incarceration If Mr.. Dunphy's person in tn"
first moment Of wrath. without waiting for fur
thcr partcularS the consequences ~ his misin
formation might have been serious and dcplor-
able But nasmuch rs his habiua caution
saved him from that mistake. cannot regret
the incident for II was the means Of clicitinS
from him the remarkable and gratifying an
pounccmcnt that if any one In New York yo-
latcs the election laws Tammany Hall Will
prosecute him" For want ~ just such nm as
suraucc AZ this II considerable number ~ ciii-
zens not belonging 70 that organization have in
Cured a large expense of Time and labor during
the last four months in procuring and present
ing the evidence upon which numerous Tam
many election svndcrs have been Indicted.
tried and sentenced, while some Of their col
leagues have pleaded guilty and others have run
away leaving their bondsmcn In despair II II
had been known that Tammany Hall would
prosecute these poor creatures. Mr.. Ordway.
Mr. Conklng and other gentlemen might hnv"
been attending 10 their private business all this
time. II Is a pretty good joke on the Commit
tee Of Fifty
But the community. when il has bad its laugh
ont. will feel II sense OF great relief N know
Ing that Mr.. Croker has pledged 'rammany Hall
TO prosecute the far more important, conspic
nous and dctcStablc scoundrcls who betrayed
that organization into apparent responsibility
for election crimes. who nStgatd and bar
gained for the theft Of from 1000 10 10000
votes in this city N the last election, and who
shuddcr AT sight of the procession Of minor
criminals which has been moving from court
to ai during the last three weeks. But Mr.
Croker ought to tear himself from the embraces
of his Texas admirers and return TO his capital
mt once While he Is absent Tammany Hall
will never begin 10 execute justice upon these
malcfaclors The stimulus Of his presence and
authority Is essential 10 the proper performance
Of that exemplary task Mr.. Justice Diver
sends word from Los Angeles that he Is just
starting for home. Mr.. Cookers arrival by the
same train would be a cheering coincidence
We fear that Mr.. Diver by himself alone
would be unequal TO the occasion. Moreover,
there Is n possibility that circumstances over
which he has no control will prevent his np
pcarancc. as a prosecutor. In election cases for
some time to come Mr.. Croker should return
at once and put Tammany Hall In pursuit Of
the election thieves. Otherwise outsiders who
have already got their blood up may refuse 10
stop where they are.