The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-29
Uniting the Democratic Factions.

Like balm to a new wound. or balsam to q
bruise. comes the soothing philosophic
counsel OF Mr.. HERMAN RIDDER OF the
Stadts-Z eittnug to the numerous war
ring, discordant. and inharmonious anti
Tammany factions Of this town. Mr..
RIDDER AYERS that what Is needed Is the
work OF unification. which. he adds. will
have to be approached In a persuasive and
conciliating manner. .sGreat discretion. he
says. will have to be exercised. and par
dcularly must the warning Democratic
fActionists be careful to steer clear OF the
lager beer question. which Is ever hidden
rock In the politics OF coalition. and one
which Mr. RIDDER. with unerring vision.
dlscerns. dangerous and menacing. below
the waves. He does not explicitly say 30,
but a reasonable deduction from his re-
marks Is that, IL unanimously asked. Mr..
RIDDER would personally consecrate him
self to the task Of fixing up the details OF
persuasive and conciliating unihcation OF
all Democratic interests opposed to Tam
many In this town.
Leaving out the minor factions to the
number. perhaps. Of fifty or sixty, there are
now six professed anti-Tammany organiza-
lions In the city OF New York. First Of all.
State Aid or Cuckoo Democracy. marshalled
by RowDEDow GRACE. an organization Of
resounding names and melancholy Exs.
These same individuals have been opposing.
criticising. and inveighing against Tam
many Hall unavailiDgly for fifteen or six
teen years. and this is one OF the regular in
tervals at which they are scheduled to
make their appearance. They are afflicted
at present with many political ills lack OF
votes. unstable leadership. long record OF
disasters. a sorry rundown in Washington
In the matter Of Federal patronage. and the
general belief that they are Cuckoos. more's
the pity! Another besetting difficulty with
them is the pervasive fear that their illus
tTious leader. RowDEDow GRACE. may. like
the Bombay elephant in the circus. lie down
when 1t is most essential that he should
stand erect. thereby stopping the whole
procession. and making its members easy
prey for the Tammany tiger.
Then there is the st. Cloud. or JAMES
O'BRIES. Democracy. a compact organlza-
ton OF political Have Beens. marshalled by
the doughty ex-senator who was a Vgor-
Gus opponent OF Tammany twenty years
ago, and has been fighting the Wigwam In
speeches. and Ineffective pantomime ever
since. He threatens to keep on SO doing.
and refuses TO desist.
Then there is the National. or McNULTY,
Democracy, which is said to be securely en-
eamped on the south bank OF the Harlem
River. and which has q campaign all its
own. covered by separate and distinct
trade mark.
Nor can We forget the Characterization
Citizens CLEVELAND Reform organization.
OF which Mr.. RIDDER is the invisible but be-
nign ehieftain. an assemblage OF Democrats.
numbering anywhere from 100 to 100000,
and committed to the task OF defeating the
tiger. in German. No man unfamiliar with
the mellihuent Teutonie tongue can belong
20 this organization. The apprenticeship 10
study OF a German dictionary and daily
perusal OF the Stats zsiilfHG, Then. KTieg
gegen die Hutte der Indianer!
In the same field. but bitterly Antago-
nlstic TO the GermAn-AmeTican Citizens
CLEVELAND Reform Democracy, is the Latin
Democratic Union. which proposes to fight
abe tiger In Italian. French, and spanish.
but IN these languages only. This Organi-