The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-07-09
THE OWOSSO TIMES.
EDMUND o. DEWEY. EDITOR.
OwOSSO, FRIDAY, JULY 9. 1897.
The Answer Was a Hiss.

One of the Tsnmany leaders Is on rec.
ord as saying II will be impossible for the
democrats to control Greater New York
unless the two factions of the party unite.
1t was supposed that the Independence day
celebration by Tammany Hall on Monday
was to show the world, and particularly
democrats, that 1t was possible for the two
factions or the several factions of the party
in New York to unite. Invitations were
sent to ex-President Cleveland, representing
the gold faction of the democratic party,
and to w. j. Bryan, representing the other.
Both gentlemen sent letters of regret. The
ex-president expressed the hope that the
significance of the meeting would be clear
and emphatic announcement Of the princi-
pies and beliefs which accord with the best
and most thoughtful sentiments and opin
ions of our cOuntrymen This was saying
nothing at all. Certainly there was moth
Ing In it to offend any sort of democrat,
but the letter was Kissed. Mr.. Bryan ex-
pressed the hope that the meeting might
prove the Inauguration of campaign which
will result in putting Greater New York
under democratic control. This letter was
loudly cheered. Ex-senator David B. Hill
emphasized the point made by the Tamma-
ny leader. He had one practical sugges-
ton to make at this crisis in the affairs of
tie democrats party: 1.-THE republican
managers expect to make Greater New
York republican city. Democratic divis-
ion will fulfill their expectations. Demo
cratic unity will disappoint them. The
course of the democracy is plain. Let us
defeat cur enemies"
The keynote of the meeting was the
necessity for democratic union. The APP
peal of the leaders was union for the sake
of controlling Greater New York. To pro-
mote union there should have been conces-
sion, compromise, and courtesy. There
was nothing of the kind. When Mr.. James
d. Richardson, of Tennessee, who made
the principal speech Of the evening, spoke
of Grover Cleveland as a man with whom
the democrats had been twice successful In
the nation, the Kisses continued for nearly
a minute. The reunion Of the democratic
party, he said, was coming, and there were
already perceptible signs of glorious re-
yival in the party and victory for the
party next November. Then he incidental
" mentioned Mr.. CleYeland's name, and
there were Kisses.
For the first time since the adninistra-
ton of Andrew johnson the name of the
ex-presdent was Kissed by the party that
elected him. The only man that led the
national democratic party to victory in
thirty. six years was Kissed, and the name of
the man who led 1t to defeat was cheered.
Democrats are, of course, peculiar people,
and they may see in this sort of demonstra-
ton signs of the millennium, when the gold
democrats and the silver democrats will
shake hands and embrace each other, but to
q man up tree these are not signs Of peace.
1t is not customary in the republican party
or in any other we'll organized party to hiss
any man prominent in the party. 1t is gen.
orally supposed that the, hiss means the
severest sort of condemnation, and the most
violent hostility. If this is what the Tam
many hiss means, then there Is no chance
that Mr.. Cleveland's friends in New York |
will unite with the men who make 1t their |
business to hiss his name whenever 1t is ]
mentioned. The Tammanyites hiss because |
Mr.. Cleveland did not support Mr.. Bryan,
and in visiting their vengence on him they |
strike at all the gold men in the city of New |
York.
Senator Hill is practical politician. In
ldvising Tammany he pu. aside all discus
ussion of differences, asking attention to
'nly one point. If the democrats wanted
o control Greater New York they must
mite. If they did not they simply surren-
Ter the city to the republicans. Ten min
ties after this letter was read Tammany