New-York tribune., 1897-08-04
GETTING ON WITHOUT ANGELS.

II is with mingled emotions Of surprise ana
min that we note the adhesion OF MT. Eo"a'"
NJ. Shepard to Mr.. Il. Ellery Andersons doc-
trne of the unwisdom Of Fastening the NIL
lennum Mr.. Shepard gave an Interview 10
several newspapers yesterday In when ne ex-
messed hope that the Democrats would get TO-
cether and nominate candidate Tor Mayor
who wonid beat Mr.. Low or any other anu
1ammany candidate. He Is still committed TO
the notion which he expressed some time ago
that Mr.. Low was tainted by the prospect OF
Republican support and insists OH considering
Mfr. Platt as the only alternative to his Demo
cratic union which is to include Tammany. Nc
I.auch]jn. the Sbepardites and all the rest. He
saws: Il expect to see Mr. Platt make good
nomination" That to his mind evidently sums
up Mr. Low and the Citizens Union, whose
wckedness In not going OF at half-cock to spite
the Republicans whose votes he confessed they
needed leads him to enace them all INTO the
person of Mr.. Platt
Proceeding to discuss his holy Democratic
combine, Mr.. Shepard says:
The Democrats have no great steerage-Way.
but they can win with good candidates lo'
Mayor and Controller. These are the two Oh
fees that the people regard as Important. AS
for the county nominations OF course: we wouiu
like to have angels for the whole ucket' put u, M
my experience In politics have learned tnat ~
is foolish to look for perfection: so. although
we would like TO have angels for our canolaa.es'
we will be satisfied if they are not quite 'hat'
What is reform coming to when genuine
Democratic reformer. who thought MT. 10"
no better than he should be because ne mao
little practical sense. comedies In advance oi
nominations that the boys can nave the
county offices and other minor places II they
will give him good candidates for Mayor anu
Controller? Get along without Angels Tive
Mclaughlin and Tammany the county homi-
nations How are the mighty fallen! And this
from n man who few weeks ago was re-
GREETING that Mr. Low for the sake OF angelic
purity in politics and to maintain an ideal, ala
not take a risk which, according to Mr. Shep-
ards own words he with much reason consid-
"ered to be greater risk to good government
than to himself:'
1t does make difference whose OK Is gored.
Any confcre nee between the Citizens Union
and the Republicans was "dicker,' a bar
gaining for minor Offices as the price Of sup
porting a good candidate for Mayor. But
conference with Shcchan and Mclaughlin to
get good Democratic candidate to oppose this
before mentioned good candidate, with the hint
thrown out In advance that the minor officers
need not be angels. Is doubtless that co-opera-
ton with our Democratic brethren OF other
organizations" which Mr. Shepard prayed for
when he first announced that he had found
black feathers In Mr.. Lows wings. OF course,
it is Mr. Shepards privilege to work and vote
for a Tammany ticket that shall not be en-.
numbered with angels, but we repeat we are
surprised to see him thus postponing the MIL
lennium We had regarded him as one Of the
greatest millennium promoters on record. Now
he throws over the angels for policy's sake.