New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-17
THE SAME OLD Tactics.

II Is perfectly proper that the leaders ~ the
several Anti Tammany organizations which are
Just now active. aud II * to be- hoped 80 use
full should make public their Views concerning
The Observation-Disclosures and methods by which The
city can be- rescued from The grasp of The Tam
many rascals our powerful contemporary.
THE New York Herald" j. dcvotlng consl
cradle space TO their publication. especially such
81 them rs are emphatic I'm their hostility 10
the Republican policy ~ straight party action.
II j. not surprising. Of course. that among The
most earnest opponents ~ the Republican policy
in this regard We find the names 81 prominent
Democrats. who whenever the opportunity has
been offered them during the last four or live
years ~ choose between Republican and
Tammany Democrat have invariably and en-
Enthusiastically supported the hitter. no matter
how pure and cStimablc The Republican or how
VIGOROUSLY corrupt the Democrat Nor Is there
anything strange or unusual In ilS' carnc~tncSS
Of The Herald" In the same direction. though the
casual reader might suppose that il had turned
somersault or experienced some sort ~ chang"
OF heart or head There Is no change II was nj
ways So. In opposing straight RcpnbicanlSm
II II entirely consistent with It's record II Is
well enough to keep this In mind when weigh
leaders whose authority II quotes.
or leS, rs good II representative ~ any. per
haps il Mr.. William H. IIorIfbowcr. who was
nominated 10y President Cleveland for Justice
Of the Supreme Court and rejected by the Demo
cratic Senate Mr. Hornblowcr says "i IS vital
10 the welfare Of the city that III" present Tam
many control should be put end To-" II"
thinks there can be- no difference ~ opinion
as To- the ACCESSIBILITY OF IA union II all Anti
Tammany citizens for this PURPOSE" but since
the Democrats 50 largely outnumbcr the Rcpub
licans In the city be advocates the nomination
Of Democrat as the head ~ the ticket instead
" a Republican. His argument IL that There
will be more Democrats who will vote against
Republican candidate for Mayor than there
would be- Republicans who would vote against
a Democratic candidate for Mayor" Hence the
Republicans should abandon their own organza-
ton and help elect an Ant-Tammany Demo
crat Has Mr. IIornblower forgotten the expert |
cnce VI the last two or three years. 10 20 no |
further back? Tammany was just MS bad ia
1871 rs now. and most Of Mr.. IIornbowcr'S |
associates were or said they rcns hostile 10 |
IT, But they all turned In and helped the or
ganlzation elect Governor Flower and Demo |
cratic Legislature. These gentlemen We're Iii |
open revolt against Tammnny early in 1892. |
They organized the Ant-Snapper bolt that year |
What was the RESULT They all voted for Gil |
roy. the Tammany candidate for Mayor aud |
for the Tammany candidates for the Lcgl>lat
ure. who made the shameful record OF TINT year |
During the campaign their own candidate for
President, Grover Cleveland, sat down with the
Tnmmany Bosses" AT the Victoria Hotel and |
made the dlsgraceful decker by which Tammany
and AntiTammany Democrats worked together
for Tammany success. Has not Mr.. IIornbiuwer
observed by the appointments TO Federal offices
made last week that Mr.. Cleveland Is still carry
ing out the terms Of that dIckcr by appointing
leaders,
One excellent reason for not nominating Anti
rammany Democrats for office IL that they ore
only Anti-Tamnany before election After that
they are simply Democrats As such they
recognize the ruling Democratic organization
obey Its orders and administer the Offices I'm jts
interest. "'Ihe Herald aud Mr. IIornblowcr
md the other Anti Snappers and AntTammany
spokcsmen who are so fearful OF the tcmornlIz
ng effect Of straight Republican nominations
represent only those who, while they are ami
mated by hostility to Tammany-or think for
he moment that they are-are more hostile 10
Republicans. They prefer any kind of n Dem ,
,crat to Republican Of the highest character
md they assume that the ma jorIty Of voters
lgree with them in this view. The Tribune he
icves. and the Republican party believes. that. I
N the contrary, great majority OF voters nre I
opposed TO the continuance Of the control Of this
lily by the Democratic party, or any faction Of
I. and that they mean TO make an end Of II by
putting Republicans In power. II isn't going )
% be n swapping-off OF one Democratic faction
or another, but an npscttlng and driving out
# the whole outfit and the installation Of the
opposition party-party, mnd-not faciion-in ,
is place. And the question for Mr. Hornblower
md his friends will be simply whether their =
'ared for Republicans is so intense that rather ,
han have at their hands good government and ,