The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-07
rHE VICTORY IN NEW YoEK.

Z. Chamberlain. once remarked that the
American people would endure with Inn
perturbie good nature or cynical indieer-
enee public abuses that would almost
bring Engsand 10 the verge Of revolution.
bat that when the peoples patience had
been tried too long they rose up with vol
eanie suddsnness and vigor. and in .
moment burst the chsins they had meekly
worn for years - easily ~ Samson did the
green withes with which hs had been
bound BY DeIiiah.
This 10 true. Look ct the American pso-
pie who from 1s44 10 1861 had meekiy
handed the slave power . blank sheet OF
paper and asked IL TO write Its own terms
Of compromise up TO the very hour when
the socsin OF the cannon against Sumter
solied the knslI Of Gil compromiss. The
morning before Sumter every Northern
statesman was for peace ~ any price. the
morning after Samter no Northern states
man dared whisper any word but war.
Look at New York city under the Tweed
Tamnany ring. Her legislature bound
hand ana foot: her judiciary corrupt. the
mere rari6ers Of the gigantic thefts and
ssindIes executed by the Tammany and
Erie ringa
Look at New York city the morning
after the exposure of the thsfss of the
Tweed ring. No man of influence. Demo-
crst or Republican. 30 poor a. do the
rascals reverence. The thieves were
dragged to justice. driven into exile.
Some Of them died miserably in PRISON:
some OF them in q foreign land; those
who survive have never been able to be
rehabilitated in the good opinion or con-
fidence Of their fellow citizens.
Look at Tammany two years ago,
bloated with iil-gotten wealth: arrogant
through years Of immunity and impunity;
fat. ssucy. ribald in speech, reckless and
filthy in action. A single spark fred their
magazine. David b. Hill. astute as he Is,
made one fatal move. He organized a
conspiracy to steal the New York iegisla-
ture. which was successful, and Demo-
cratic judge Of the supreme court declared
that the returns from Dutchess county
were stolen from their legal custodians by
y
ney General Maynard and Gov. David B.
Hill. Maynard was appointed 10 the court
of appeals by Hiii's tool. Gov. Flower, as a
reward for his theft: and Hill and Tam
many insisted on nominating him for
election to the court Of appeals.
This was more than the moral sense of
decent men Of either party would bear,
and Democrats and Republicans both
rose in revolt and Maynard wa, showed
under by 10000 majority last November
The victory Of year ago put the legisla-
tnrs in Republican hands The Lexow
committee of investigation was appointed
and they judicially unearthed the utter
biackness of Tammsny rule. The police
from commissioners TO patrolmen were
shown to be band Of brutal land pirates
and heartiess picearoons- Blackmail had
been levied on high and low, rich and
poor. intelligent sud ignorant the law
abiding and the lswiess. wretched
women. who kept news stands; poor
creatures struggling night and day TO get
an honest living we're shown TO have been
systematically plnndered and prosecuted
by the police and the Tsmmany police
justices
The heart OF New York city was deeply
touched By the horrible brutality of Tam
manys rule, and men Of both parties,
men OF all parties joined hands to de-
throne Tammany. and it has been done
after tremendous fight against an en-
trenched foe.
II money and corruption could have
saved Tammany 1t would not have lost the
day, bat the humanity Of both parties
we're bound Tammany should 80 and
"she tiger is In the soup" The victory
ever Tammany Is not s purely partisan
victory, for thousands Of Dem ocrats Joined
hands with Republicans TO upset Tam
many. because OF its cruelty. its greed and
The raralyEing dsspotism Of :ts ruie
There vas an effort on the part of some
many. but this was logically impossible.
The came moral logic which led thou
sands Of Democrats TO repudiAte MAYNARD
year ago made them rcpudiste Hill this
year, tor while Maynard was the corrupt
tool, Han was the engineer Of the eonsplr-
sey TO steal the legislature; he was prac-
teaily declared by Democratic Judge 10
be responsible for iis theft, and so no de
cent Democrat who voted against the
miserable tool Maynard could refuse 20
vote agsinsi the coaspirator and master
thief. David b. Hill.
The defeat Of Tammany Is no. q parti..n
victory, and while any other Democrat
would have been beaten for governor this
year, the tremendous majority against
him in Q Democratic state hs. been
swslled by thousands Of patriotic Demo
Gratis who we're determined to cus the
milestone Of David n. HIN and Tammsny
OF the neck Of the country.
While 1t 10 q Republican year ana no
Democrat eo1li have been elected in New
York, nevertheless the enormous majority
ey which Hin IL beaten proves that vs
have . country yet: that Mr.. Morton vas
voted for by thousands Of Democrats. who
have placed country before party aud are
determined TO clean cat tAs Tammany
slaughter house and the Hill stable.
The vls,ory in New York. in its nsn-
partisan urr.siag against Hill and Tam
many, makes us think Of the old war days
when Republicans ana Democrats shouted
ne ssms war cries. we're ehoksd By the
dnss Of . common conflict against = con-
mon enemy. and both Ga the march and N
camp stepped a.tsr the same drum beat
and drank eat Of the sane eaateen-