New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-30

ur;xr OF rAMMANY--HiLLs suBsERvIENcE
TO cRoKER-RuRAL voTEs ARE
FOR TEMPERANCE
MONTH"; REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
Albany Seri. 29.-Suddenly the people OF this
safe have had preclpitated upon them by the
o.-ocraf.c state Convention the decision OF two
.,.stions OF grave political importance. First.
-. voters are asked do you wish the liquor
,o-ss In the cities. and eventually I'm rural neigh
S,,hoods to be open on sunday" Secondly. the
..n,e voters asked "Do you desire 20 reinstate
r,nrany Hall in that control OF the State Gov
.-nrent and OF the Government Of the CITY OF
ysu-York which IL possessed while Roswell =.
Flower was Governor. from the beginning OF 1892
40 The close OF 1892"
7, cannot be said that this reference OF the two
,uestions TO the voters OF the State for their
answer was not distinctly made by the Demo-
,rstc party for that party took the affirmative
nostion on both questions only after long and
nublic elaboration on them. and then took pains
ioudlv to proclaim its choice. David Il. Hill in
several letters and speeches had aseailed the en-
,o-ren1ert % the law passed by the Democratic
legislature II 1892. prohibiting the sale OF liquor
IN SUNDAY and then the Committee on Resou-
,,ons Of the Democratic State Convention had
considered the SUNDAY liquor question VIGOROUSLY
n the exclusion OF all other questions
The platform came 10 Syracuse ready-made on
yederal issues and State issues. and swal-
loved whole with the exception OF the Sunday
pouor plank That Sunday matter troubled the
minds OF all the delegates. but finally they unan-
reusly committed their party the policy Of
opening the saloons on Sunday in citiee Rural
,eirhborhoods can wait. Once liquor selling on
i
~ the towns Of farming communities That is
the idea Of the 80 900 -tal liquor dealers in the
State Ale Wine and Beer Dealers Association
ard OF the brewers Of the State.
REINSTATEMENT OF TAMMANY.
The committal OF the Democratic party to re-
,ns,atsrent Of Tammany Hall in control OF the
State Government and OF the government OF the
city Of New-York was equally plain. Senator Hill.
as was well known. had policy OF making con-
cessons 10 the independent Democrats in the
various cities Of the State and thus OF Turing
them into active cooperation with the Hn-Mur-
phy-Croker-Sheeh Mclaughlin machine In it's
attempts 70 carry the State.
That policy was deliberately antaRonized by
Richard Croker. the Tammany Hall leader. and
Nj Hi was beaten in the Committee on Creden-
tails OF the Democratic State Convention on his
proposition to grant the representa- ton which he
had promised TO the State Democracy Of New
York
Furthermore the Tammany Hall organization.
FOR the frs, time in its history. recognized as
the official representative Of the Democratic party
IN the city Of New-York. and as the only pos
SCISSOR of the party symbol 10 be plac d on bal
lots at elections The State Committee thus
bowed down before Tammany Hall. made 1t the
chief Democratic organization in the State, and.
as far as 1t could condoned all the monstrous Of
fences Of which it has been guilty that were ex-
posed oy the Lexow Committee.
CROKER MASTER OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
n the opinion Of politicians the Democratic
State Convention made Richard Croker master
OF the Democratic party In the State. Thus the
master Of Tammany Hall is the ruler Of thS
Democrats Of the State. Unto mis- will David b.
Hill bowed at the Syracuse Convention. and
hereafter he must follow Mr. Crokers leadership.
rfr Hill had a great opportunity at the Demo-
cratic State Convention. but he DID not have the
courage u seize IL. Warner Miller appealed 10
an apparently ooss-ridden Republican State Con-
ventor al Saratoga, and carried II In favor Of
the laws against the sale OF liquor
on Sunday. when the alleged boss would have
had the convention keep silence on the topic.
Mr.. Hill was confronted with similar situation
Rt Syracuse.
The new boss Of the Democratic party Richard
Croker has granted the State Democracy Of
NeW-York In a contemptuous manner only one
fftn representation from New-York Mr.. Hill
had promised the leaders Of the state Democ-
rary that they should have at least One-thrQ rep
rAsent ton. After his defeat in the Committee
on Credentials. Mr. Hill in the judgment Of Demo-
cratic politicians. should have appealed 10 the
10 grant the State Democracy the
one-third representation he had promised. In
their opinion. If he had done ne would have
carried the convention agains. Richard Croker.
as Warner Miller carried the Republican State
Convention against Thomas G. Plat. But Mr..
Hi was timid and lacked heart He meekly sub
mitted 20 Croker. and made no opposition to the
acceptance Of the report agains; the State Democ-
rscy
Mr.. Hill. thus having been defeated by Croker,
IS al MS mercy II in 1897 there should be a
Democratic Legislature and the mighty Croker
should not desire Hill TO be reelected United
States Senator the latter could not be elected.
Possibly Richard Croker intends to be elected
United States Senator himself. Why not? The
leader u Tammany Hall should not grant great
State political prizes always 10 rural Democrats
Ike David y. Hill.
IN A DECLINING MOOD.
The mastery OF Croker. who was seconded by
Senator Murphy. over David B. Hill. was shown
in other ways Hin desired % nominate Alton
Parker for Judge Of the Court OF Appeals.
Croker and Murphy said. mo; and Teller. OF
Auburn. an unknown lawyer was non mated.
John Stanchheld, Of Elmira, Hls personal
friend came TO Syracuse determined 10 be a
candidate for Attorney General II HITS plan or
giving One-third representation 10 the state De
y. Jcracy was carried out. When. however. Stanch-
field saw state Democracy delegates Dke Daniel
O. Griffin. Of WATERFOWL. walk out OF the hail.
ne directions 10 his friends not To per
NIT ne use Of his name. There were other
declarations also. ex-Congressuan Charles Tracey
and John Boyd Thacher both Of this city. declln-
ing an invitation 70 permit the use OF thelr
names as candidates for Controller. In fact IL
was declining convention and 1t VIII be de-
Ching State ticket.
AFTER A sENATORsHfP
Senator's Hi and Murphy and Richard Croker
are aware that they cannot elect Legislature
which will pass a Sunday liquor law Their sole
thought IL that by the aid OF liquordealers they
can elect n large number Of State Senators. and