Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-04
NEW YORK POLITICS.


The present three c1rpefed war 'hai
IL being wAgsd In Now York over the
psrsonnel Of tho next municipal ticket,
ia furnishing the country with some
valuable lessons In politics. II above
ali else bcifays the weakness, u not
the utter incataoi,y, oiuncompromislng
partlsanship In efforts for reform. The
Hstculean task that has been UNDER
taken ia that city IL the correction otan
evil which has been before outlined In
these columns aud whose present
features are thus portrayed by the
Boiton Herald
The existence Of a sysiom under which
mon sworn ~ enforce the law mku
bribo- TO allow o. TO be violated chn-
NOT be said to bo poru liar 90 New YORK
but Il 4. worked there on n scale fuly
mo ropolitan. Sidewalk Iuidlora anu
millionaire dry goods Juhuor-, ifin7-
atlantic steamship companios aud huhcp
stot rora, places u good aud evil iCpu %
pay tho tax whorovur and whrnuNgr the
police force has chance to show hy hn
Increase or suspension ~ activity that
u
extended aud n feo n conveyed, with
more OF lees Of taxing by tho way, 10 he
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The crusade agaiust this monslfous
system began with this change Of poll
tics last season. II was a feature Of ia,
campaign aud the Cns which turned
the Affairs OF the state over from tn
TammAny gang champloned by EN
b. Governor d. Il. I'm, into tue hands
the Republicans generated by EK-Ssn
ator Thomas g. Plat. Fora short tim
the leglons Of reform were n unit M,
faced tho thunder Of the enemy with
placid countenAnoe. The war or.
"Down with TAmmsny" was no popu
lar that party discipline was apparent
Iy brushed aside and Democrat, Popu
lists, Single.raxers and the re'
awelled the ranks, until n
one political boss could claim tn
leadership without involving n dil
Astrous mutlny.
II has been evident for some tim
that everything was not agreeabl
with either Mt. Platt or the DVmoora
&c leaders, ami now comes an iuoidor
Of politics which has probably ruI
tuTed good feelings beyond all remedy
A mayor IL TO be elected, and N
thought OF Republicans voting 4
Democrat Of any conceivable diner
sion has shocked the feeliuge OF NJ
PlRtt beyond description. And for
Democrat TO vote for = ticket with
Republican at the head Of II IL, Ia u
opinion Of eK-MAyoT Grace, an impU
sible thing. In tho meantime III
Tammany chief looks pleasant ~ usul
ana asks triumphanlly, "whaps II
bid for my voter"
The struggle Is not up, but at th
point Il looks very much Ne n Tan
many holds the key to the situation 1
firmly NJ ever and In the end will /
the sole beneficiary Of the war designe
for tie determination. With tho Nv
great parties divided against oac
other, It holds au absolute balance
power aud can dictate tho terms Of se
Element, a. It has been doing from q
beginning.
II New York were the only stal
afflicted by this anomalous oonditio
We might look on with no great dil
turbance Of spirit; but In i.s ptesei
attitude TAmmany holds not only n
grip on New York, but may 10
great extent dictate the politics Of III
entire nation. 10 has moro than one
told the country who 1t should hR,
for president, and having elected II
president It became n very natur
action 10 tell the presidel
what was the proper thing 4
the country. Ia other words the g5'
srning body OF tho country msy B
Congress W Tammnuy Hal, acc5iJiu
30 Mir. Grace ana Mr. Plat mDy
muy not agree upon who shsll /
mayor Of New York city.