New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-31
THE MASK orr IND TIE DEAL on.


How suddenly men and things often fall into
line after long period Of manocuvring for po-
stion. It Is not a novel process, but II ls al
ways Interesting. For many months the lead
crs Of Democratic factions in this city ana STATE
have been cndcavorlng 10 create the Impression
that they had no respect or use for one ahoth'r'
the spokpSmcn of each side declaring that IN"
sooner the quarrclling stopped and the nghiinS
began the better they would he suited Tam
many wanted nothing except an opportunity 10
thrash all Corners. and the Gracc-Fairchiid com
blnation had for It's sole object In life the an
Inhalation OF Tammany. Last week confer
cnce Of militant chiefs was arranged ut sara
togn and almost before they had had their
clothes brushed the announcement went form
that peace was the word. and that nothing WAS
too good FOR anybody. few hours ago III"
proclamation OF harmony was news, hut II
travelled so fast that already 1t seems Ike
ancient history. The details Of the conjunction
will not be settled before the end Of the week.
but nobody questions that the alliance j. an
established fact.
Persons unhappily cut or from other sources
Of Information would have no doubt on The sub
icct after a perusal Of Yesterdays dpuhl"lrad"i
admiration In "Thc Ncw-Norli Times. W."
ACKNOWLEDGE that our contemporary. being
aware that II was considerably less In evidence
than was good for II. has fallen into the habit
Of inpl0rng The attention Of plSScrsby WIN
more vchomcnce than reason. bui IN Tbs ID
stance II deserved the notice which IL demanded
We have 10 doubt that The Hon. Charles ;
Fairchlld. having read that article prior 10 Us
publication. pronounced It good. and We DO not
suppose that bis satisfaction was impaired by
the suspicion that the Hon. William L. Grace
now afoat on the Atlantic, might consider II a
trhc premature IN case II should eventually
fall under his eye on the other side. Indeed
II IS not impossible that his emotions may have
bnon similar 10 those once experienced by the
late Samuel J. Til1cn just after he had seen
the late Cyrus W. Field m for Europe In full
assurance II a glorious future for elevated rail-
road securities "'Thc Times" * Our readers
Will learn from the article which We reprint
this morning. thinks that II Is time for the De
mocracy of New York 10 get together IN per
feet union and harmony for tie purpose Of
cccting Il Democrat IT, every Office In sight:
that all other aspirations must be subordinatci
TO the necessity Of "A Democratic victory: that
there IS no occasion for repentance AMI humility
on the part OF anybody but an lmpcraiiy" de-
mand for n combination; that wce thing
called Unity has just been born, and that those
who are under strong provocaton 70 strange
IT In It's cradle by refusing 10 accept can
didate for Mayor from outside the Tammauy
organization must keep their hands of.
We congratulate our contemporary upon lis
promptncss IN falling into line directly behind
President Cleveland. who has just declared by
his appon;mcnt of Marshal McCarty that he is
prepared 10 support any arrangement 10 save
Tammanv Hall from destruction mot only with
'ou hesitation, but with considerable degree
"oe personal satisfaction" Possibly "Thc
Times" may feel a trihc lonesome Just now.
Notwithstanding the distinction which II has
won by its swift response 10 In" summons from
Washington but II will have plenty Of company
before long All Of It's accustomed allies, who
have been curslng Tammany as The conccntra-
ton of all unccanncss, Will presently be- tuln-
bling over each other in their eagcrncss 10 obey
their orders and their strongest instinct We
have never had much doubt on this point, and
we have had absolutely none since these pre-
tenders began with one accord 10 declare That
the only persons fl TO lead the fight against
Tammany were persons who had done all they
could 10 intrcnch it in complete control Of mu-
nicipal affairs and strengthen It's grip on the