New-York tribune., 1896-02-03
TAMMANY WOULD RULE.
A BROOKLYN VOTERS VIEW OF THE
RESULTS OF CONSOLIDATION
POLITICS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE QUEs-
ON-REsUBM1ssION DEMANDED IN THE
INTERESTS OF THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY.

PARTY
To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: There those who affect TO assume that
politics ought not 10 play part in the question
Of consolidating Brooklyn and Ncw-York.
II is political one in consequences. With Brook
| lyn Republicans 1t cannot be otherwise. for 10
them Il presents the gravest Of all political evils.
viz: shan they be placed hopeessly under the
coarse. brutal and foul rule OF Tammany? SO the
question of consolidation. far Brooklyn Re
publicans are concerned is and must be political
one OF the most serious import. They perceive that,
! merged with New-York City. Brooklyn will be at
| the mercy OF the local corrupt gang which can
/ rely upon Tammany restore II TO local control
| because of the overwhelming majority OF Tam
many IN the consolidated city The local organ OF
the ring" advocates consolidation, while the other
| local journals oppose II. Though that majority
| will be rolled upon Manhattan Island II, by
| electng Mayors and a majority of the Board OF
| Aldermen. will effectually dominate over the con-
sol!dated city. and the dog WILL was the tan
Under existing conditions the corruptions OF Tam
many are confined in effect to New-York city; but
| with consolidation Brooklyn also VIII be IN
| volved The congestion Of vicious clements In New
| York City always Will keep Tammany In power
! Once in a while there will be. rs there has been.
transitory break Such occasional breaks have been
| mere episodal Interruptions OF power and infamy.
| HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
II any one doubts this, let him recall the history
| of Tammany since 1850 In period OF forty-hve
| years over Tammany have been the ephemeral
| triumphs OF Know-Nothingism. Mozart Hail. Cit-
zens' party County Democracy and several other
| combinations of odds and ends with neither head
nor tail Yet Tammany survived and came out or
each struggle stronger than ever. Tammany re-
covers with a nimbeness confourdinS all VINO 90
not understand the conditions OF lis being. the
sources whence flow It's power In the very race
OF stringent times and the frighful exposures be-
IN DOl led
100 O,D votes Then beaten by a majority or 300" II
triumphed last November with majority OF 2ho1l-
though az vile. rotten and Infamous as ever Re-
calling the past. perccivng the present one may
judge of the future
And these considerations bring me the point.
In 1894 we Republicans in Kings County d"sirous
Of victory. dared not take ground on the question
OF consolidation Resolutions introduced into the
County Committee were stihec by the motion 10
Law on the table Our ward committees and dis
trict associations maintained profound silence.
and throughout the canvass not a word was lsped
by our leaders 'stumpers" respecting consolida-
ton The election OF 1895 was different. With two
, exceptions every candidate. irrespective OF party
| or his previous attitude respecting consolidation,
pronounced himself in favor of resubmission
CANDIDATES TOOK A FIRM STAND
Party managers had discovered that many
favoring consolidation had repentcd that many
Indifferent the year before alarmed by the
lature. and that to challenge the growing hostility
TO consolidation would be to make defeat certain
for any candidate taking ground against resuhnlis-
sion. Mr.. Grout. the candidate Of the regular
Democracy for Mayor. and prominent advocate
OF consolidation. felt obliged 10 commit himself
TO resubmission To the practical mind the action
OF candida tes counseed by their party leaders tells
the growth. depth and passion OF the abhorrence
to consolidation with It's necessary coroary-Tam-
many Hall rule extended over brooklyn. Yet this IS
not all on the third Tuesday OF this month twenty
nine Republican ward committees met and. except In
three instances resolutions demanding resuhmis-
sion were adopted with scarcely any opposition
Before this. III the lXth senate District Edward
F. Linton. OF the strongest consoidationsts
and a member Of The Greater New, York Conmis-
ton for Senate That distTic, 1d OF al: az parts of
the most by consolidation. In 1884 II had voted
heavily for the proposition. II was largely popr-
ssn sga Sy o u no "Sa was believed
had majority Of the delegates TO the conventions
but. SO II was suspected that his nOinina-
ton would be construed as an indOrsenent OF con
solicitation there cam chang ana ne %as 6ady
candidate and polled beggaIly vote OF $50 In
sixth Ward; yet that ward committee joined with
the others in demanding rcsubmssion Republican
clubs throughout the entire city have done like
These are facts which cannot be brushed aside
by the acrid quip. jile Of little up
country Senator and ought TO make prudent Repub-
icans hesitate long and seriously hefore obiterat
ing a proud and historic city and disruptng the
Republican party In Brooklyn
KNIVES ARE READY.
II IT be supposed that this abhorrent thing
consolidation without resubmission- be done
then indeed are false lights being followed Re
nublicans in Brooklyn cannot be reckoned those
who ike the dog returneth to his wallow." once
aroused once convinced they betrayed. once
! convinced they are outraged. the storm beats"
In this city beginning with 1872, Grant suffered as
did Hayes in 1876 In 1873 Cornell was sashed. three
| years later Folger went down with crssh-hc did
not carry election district out of the 90 in THIS
county: two years later Blainc was knied, ana IN
1882 Cleveland carried the county by %lvDJ majority
The men OF 1872 1876 1879 1882 1884 and 1892 still
alive with the same high courage. resoute purpose
and DassiOn Refuse resubmlssioN, ODliteTatc Brook
| lyn and give bound hand and FOOT over to
| WoIoch and so sure the morrow follows to-day
| thousands upon thousands Of Republican voters
will set themselves 20 grinding knives. for. them
selves murdered by their State leaders, they Will
| slaughter as they perish
| LEADERS SHOULD HEED THE WARNING.
| Brooklyn II not Il Republican city is at least.
debatable ground. OF sixteen Mayors elected since
! the formation Of the Republican party.
| Republicans Under the presen. apport!onment a
] majority Of the Senators and Assemblymen from
,hie county are and will be Republicans II Repub
lican voters are not aenated through a Of
| outrage perpetraed upon them by their party VIII
| a Republican Legislature and Governor sacrifice
the Kepublicans OF brooklyn and put them under
! the british rule OF Tammany? Sheehan deied the
f,smocratic CITY OF Buffalo md made II Republican
Nuruhy put his the Democratic city Of Troy
and TO- Il s Republican Well, Republican human
| nature is much IKE Democratic human nature.
/ What Democrats in Buffalo and Troy did not hes-
tate TO do in the way OF rctributlve punishment
Simply because some charter provisions were
,mre Rcpublcans of Brooklyn will not balk at If
given over to Tammany-t@nc ne most 10 loa1hsone or all
municipal dcspotism SIEfHtN b JACOBS.
brooklyn Jan 20 1896
STICIDE or HENRY BTENZ.
- ,,,,o,, vvho was said 10 be the ONLY living