New-York tribune., 1899-12-30
THE SAME OLD TRAITOR.

When in 1863 the United States was engaged
in a desperate struggle for self-preservaton II
was the i'll fortune of New-York TO be maze
conspicuous by its mob as lurking place o.
treason The Democracy of that DAY turheu
loose It's blatherskites to denounce the WIT
measures Of the Government and aid It's Ell
emies The result was the Draft Riots whlch
stain the city's history and forever disgrace 'he
names of those who encouraged the rioters ana
those who 6attered and tolerated and called
them friends after they had begun their orgy
of arson and murder A new generation would
no clad 10 bury out Of sight that chapter OF
Nev-York life but some seem bound TO make
tho country believe that the metropolis OF Amer
ica is still the snkhole Of inquty and treason.
The Democracy. which was responsible for the
Draft Riots. still lives and controls this long sur
fering town. And it still has its blatherSkteS
So. of course. we must expect that no chance
will be missed to disgrace this city in the eyes
Of all Americans who love their country. one
Cassidy Yesterday introduced into the Municipal
Council a resolution which the vice-chalrman'
Oakley rushed through and declared adopted
Among other things II said
The Municipal Assembly Of the City OF New
York hereby declares It's profound sympathy
with the Fiipnos in their gallant struggle TOT
independence and protests with all earnestness
in the name OF humanity itself against the con
tInuation OF a war which was commenced TOT
partisan purposes and has since been conducted
in violation Of the teachings and spirit of Ameri-
can Democracy.
OF course nobody here-not even among the
men of blind prejudice, or the honest men mis-
informed ms Lawton charitably described the
persons at home behind the Filipinos' guns VINO
criticlse the Governments suppression OF the
Tagals attacking us-nObody has anything but
contempt for the Municipal Assembly. Inc
abolition Of that body, as being too useless II not
too mischievous TO be tolerated, Is being con-
sidered. So when 1t passes reasonable resolu-
tons nobody in this neighborhoOd attaches any
Importance to IT, And for the information or
the rest Of the country, which may be panied TO
note this appeal to Aguinaldo to kill more Amer
leans. coming officially from one branch OF the
legislative body Of the chief city Of the land
we take occasion TO tell them that It Is BODY
for the most part composed Of small Tammany
noliticians whom even Tammany Is ashamed
of II has been ever since its creation at once
the Joke and the scandal Of the community. 1t
is generally recognized as a cOnclave or brawl-
ors and mischief makers whose deliberations
on any subject carry about as much weight as
the utterances Of any chance collection OF
thirsty statesmen in the corner OF beer Saloon
So Cassidy's sympathy with the Filipinos IS
not Of the slightest significance among Amer
leans.
But far away in Luzon the character OF the
legislature of New-York City may not be un-
derstood 1t may be thought decent ana dlg-
nified institution, and not merely the fine flower
of Tammany, and when eloquent accounts OF
! this resolution are issued in insurgent proclana
tions possibly 1T may fan the cooling embers
Of resistance to new flame, and so make neces
sary the sacrifice Of more American lives before
order can be restored in the island Some othei
of our countrymen may go to their DEATH re-
heating Lawtons statement: "1f am shot Dy
"a Filipino bullet It might as well come from
zone OF my own men. because know from Oh
"servations, confirmed by captured prisoners
that the continuance Of fighting Is chiefly due
Ito reports that are sent out from America.
Those reports may be only the vaporlng OF
demagogues. but the Fiipinos will not know
and so the treason Of the Tammany gangs may
bear its fruitage Of death to our citizens, Just al
1t did in 1868.