New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-28
4 DECEIVED KENTTCKTIN.

When the machine papers Of this State from
time 10 time refer to The Tribune a dlsrup-
ZIONIST n Mugwump or n traitor for having
Joined one hundred and fifty thousand voters in
support Of Seth Low when the machine was
only able TO muster one hundred thousand in
its partisan contest, we do not usually trouble
ourselves 10 reply. We realize their situation
and understand that public printing and other
favOrs in the gift Of the machine are not 10 be
had for nothing. and therefore we take in good
part their efforts TO earn an honest living
Moreover. everybody in this region understands
the wlckedneSS and folly OF the machine course
in the city last fall, including the machinists
themselves. whose passage OF the Primary bill
the other day was the confession of their desire
TO cOnciliatc those whom few months ago
they fiouted. But when We see respected con
temporary In distant State. like THE Louis
vile Commercial" mlsled by the natural lmta-
tons TO its knowledge of Ncw-York affairs or
perhaps believing TOO implicitly the boiler plate
matter sent out by the machine for editorial
consumption, we are mpelled to set forth few
facts. THE Commcrcal' has just been led TO
make these somewhat severe reflections:
The New-York Tribune. which a few months
ago refused to support regularly nominated
Republican candidate for Mayor Of New York
City. and has helped TO make possible the
triumph OF Tammany Hall in a contest whore
the welfare OF the greatest municipality of the
American continent was at stake Is now among
the loudest of the walters the result of
Tammany rule The Tribune should hold
its tongue. 1t is without license TO remind the
people OF the city OF New-York OF the misfor-
tune that befe them when General Tracy was
slaughtered in the house Of his friends that
Tammany might possess and WELD the tremen-
dous political power involved In the control Of
the government OF Greater New-York.
Railing at Tammany and Tammany methods
Whlrh were as well understood last October as
they are now-comes with poor grace from the
NewYork Tribune.
IT Is true that Tammany methods We're as
well known last October as they are now and
also rs well known last April. when the head
OF the Republican organization in this city de-
clared for a TammaDy Mayor in preference TO
continuation Of the nOn-partsan adminisra-
ton which had rescued the town from Tam
many clutches. This he said in face Of the
facts That on strict party issue this city was
unquestloniby Democratic by n large ma jority,
and that straight Republican candidate under
the conditions existing. had no more chance of
defeating Tammany than n straight Republican
would have OF carrying Georgia or Alabama. II
was not General Tracy, but Mr. Low. who was
slaughtered to make a Tammany holiday. In
April the Republican machine began its cam
paign 10 ALLEVIATE the thousands OF honest Demo
Gratis who had stood by Mckinley against the
Democratic silver machine, and ready 10
fight Tammany with the same earnestness The
Republican machine rldlculed and denounced
them. and finally put mp partisan ticket in
defiance Of former Republican platforms, and
devoted itse.f not TO fight on Tammany but
on Mr.. Low. While the Citizens Union orators
were making an anti-Tammany campaign the
Tracy and Van Wyck supporters were express
ing admiration for each other and common de-
testation Of the one candidate who from the
beginning had any chance OF keeping Tammany
from "thc tremendous political power involved
Gin the control OF the government OF Greater
"New-YOrk"
The Tribune supported Mr.. Low because 1t
was not prepared 10 aid the machine in turn
ing that power over to Tammany simply TO
have n straight ticket run a hopeless race The
result justified that course. The machine elect
ed Tammany by drawing of twoffths a
minorty-0f what should have been the anti
Tammany strength. leaving The Tribune with
the three-ffths who were the only serious enc
miles OF Tammany. Since that time the bills
fathercd by the Republican leaders in the Legis