New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-16
U'H1T IT UOTLD MEAN.

There are. no doubt. many voters in this city
and State who. having been from force Of habit.
hcrcdity or ASSOCIATION accustomed to act with
thc Democratic party find it difficult to bring
| themselves 10 take different course this year.
| notwithstanding the demonstrated unhneSs Of
that party for power and the obvious fact that
vote for the Democratic ticket this year is a
| vote TO continue in this city the most corrupt
! and dishonest rule that ever cursed com
munity And yet they try 70 consider them
selves good citizens and honest men because
they do not personally profit by the system of
organized crime but in private dlsapproye ana
dcprecatc IT, We ask these men 10 consider for
n moment the effect of their action in voting
this wear for the Democratic candidates for State
and municipal offices and the Legislature. Let
us leave out Of the discussion the Congressional
tickets and consider simply the local and State
issues involved in this election. We say ISSUES.
but there is really and practically only one, and
that is whether the Tammany control of this
city. with all that 1t is known to imply snail
be continued and perpeuacd.
In State and city matters no National issue.
whether Of tariff currency or finance, is in
VOWED. 1t is simply and only question or
good government and honest administration:
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men or of thieves: Of common dcccncy or Of dis
graceful disorder The exposures which nav"
been made already by the Lexow Committee
have defined II with such startling distinctncSS
that no man can plead ignorance, no man can
upon any decent prcteXt eyadc IT, Every cl'lZch
who deposits ballot does it with his eyes wide
open: every one who neglccts to vote is guilty
of cowardicc Of which he should be ashamed,
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for future exercise of the franchise. Does this
statement seem harsh: We believe it VIII re-
ccvc the Endorsement Of nncty-nine out Of every
hundred citizens who pretend 10 care FOR the
government under which they live or who take
any interest In the welfare Of the community
of which they are part Whoever votes for
David t. Hill for Governor votes not merely To
reward with high office the originator and abct-
tor of a most outrageous crime against free
people. but - put veto upon all legislation IN
behalf of municipal reform in this rogue-rddcn
CITY, Whoever votes for a Democratic Assem-
blyman votes against the passage Of any law
that shall interfere with the purposes Of the men
under whose control this city has become.
stencil in the nostrls Of the country. Whoever
votes for the Tammany candidate for Mayor
votes to continue the domination here in all de-
years plundercd the taxpayer, protected crime
consortcd with criminals of every grade ana
tcrrorized all good citizens.
That is the exact size Of it, That is what tie
election Of Il Democratic Governor. a Democratic
Assembly or a Democratic Mayor would mean.
No more nor less The defeat Of all these need
not disturb any Democrat who believes. or |
thinks he believes, in any principle which the |
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the party ever openly approved. For. however |
much the party may have prohtcd by the pol
lev Of violence. fraud and corruption pursued |
by Tammany Hall, it never dared openly avow
its sympathy with or approval Of IT, No Demo
crat sacrifices principle or departs from his |
party allegiance by voting this year against the
candidates for Governor, Asscmblymcn and
Mayor who stand for the continuance Of Tam
many rule and for nothing else. Indeed, there
are thousands of honest Democrats all over the
State vino. realizing the situation and the free
dom Of action it affords, will joyfully embrace
the opportunity to purify their own party and
administer crushing rebukc TO the scoundrcls
who have 50 long used the party name TO az
grandizc themselves In the establishment Of IA
stupcndOuS system Of organized robbery. The
election OF a Republican Governor. Assembly
ana Mayor means me mutation OF Tducal ana !
sweeping Reform in all municipal departments
1t means IL revolution of the police system, the
expulsion Of the tax-eater, the blackmailer, the
thief and the thug from positions where they
can terrorze peaceablc citizens, protect Grim
nas and encourage crime. 1t means Il thor
Ough cleansing of the police courts. and the re-
noval Of the ignorant shystcrs and tumblcr-
rinsers who have disgraced the bench and pol
utcd the fountains Of law and justice. 1t
means, in short, the cleaning Of the Augcan
Stables the filth Of which has been upturncd
during the last few months and now lies rcck-
Ing in the sunlight.
What would Republican defeat and Demo-
cratic success mean? Why. only this, that there
ire enough voters in the city and State who are
careless and Indifferent about II to turn the
scale in favor Of the scoundrcls whose livelihood
depends upon the perpetuation Of the existing
And then when the latter after all
he exposures Of their crimes, receive the pop
llar Endorsement, and with vicious lccr inquire,
What are you going TO do about itT what
Kind Of a town will this be to live in? Think
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