The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-11-02

less. For years 1t has had it's tenta-
cles fastened upon the government OF
New York, with the result that il
takes $50, 000, 900 per year to maintain
municipal government in that city, or
nearly one-ffth Of what it costs to run
the entire government of the nation.
1t will be observed, therefore, that
Tammany is not in politics for its
health. This is the organization that
has made its truce with Mr.. Bryan.
Tammany's support has always been
an element Of weakness, and with a
record shaking under the weight of its
own %rottenness it must continue to
be. By this alliance Mr.. Bryan may
and will secure the slum element of
that great city, but he will lose the
support of decent democrats, which
will send the republican majority in
the state high up in the thousands.
1t is quite apparent that Bryan has
been tricked by Boss Croker. Croker
knows as well as anybody that public
support by Tammany in national cam
paigns will defeat any ticket. But
Croker is looking out for 1904. He is
bent on defeating David B. Hill at that
time, and he must in order to succeed
have control of the municipal machin-
cry of New York City. Cunning poll
tician that he is, he has laid his plans
well. Disastrous as the alliance with
Bryan will be to Bryan it is the only
hope Croker has of retaining Tam
many's grip on New York City. Should
Bryan be elected Croker would of
course be the power behind the throne
in state if not in national affairs, but
his eye is set on conditions four years
hence. But how will Mr.. Bryan's re
form" friends in Nebraska view this
latest performance? Will they calmly
yield to the party lash, or will they
resist the affront? In other words,
will they uphold a candidate who "re-
forms by going owe to the enemy
bag and baggage? The popocrats pro-
fess to favor honest and economical
government. How can they reconcile
this profession to the alliance between
and the most subtle, corrupt and
iniquitous political organization this
country has ever known?
NOT AUTHORIZED.
1t develops, however, that Darnall's
use o fthe Anti-Saloon league to pro-
Tx SolluluoSy VI NOfOlhOl IOyL-
ter is absolutely without authority.
Frank Carpenter of Omaha, vice
president of the league and a member
Of the Carpenter Paper company, n
Of the largest establishments of this
Kind in the west, when asked if the
had authorized Darnall to take
lction against Mr.. Dietrich, said:
Positively no. 1 regard Mr.. Dietrich
Is being a thorough and substantial
business man and good citizen. l feel
confident that no better, safer or eX-
)erienced man can be found. 1 know
Ir. Dietrich well enough TO know that
he temperance is perfectly safe
n his hands, and safer than it would
Re in the hands of some who just at
his time profess to be so keenly con-
erned about. it. l regard Mr.. Diet
ich as being one of the very best .citi-
ems and a man neither politicians nor
chemers can control. He will do
What he thinks is right regardless of
o~nsequences."
SOLD OUT TEMPERANCE.
In an interview with DR.. Lang upon
be position taken by Governor Poyn-
er and his friends towards the tenn
erance people of this state, he said:
l was chairman of the York county
opulist delegation of the state con-
ention which nominated w. A. Poyn-
or in 1898, and it is amusing to note
ne position that the friends of w. A.
have taken and tie arguments
hey are using that the temperance
eople of the state should not vote for
If. Dietrich as against Mr.. POynter.
was an ardent supporter of Mr..
oynter's candidacy in 1898, as l be-
eyed there was a demand at that
me that a man of temperance repu-
alton be nominated. | remember we'll
le long and tiresome siege that the
opulists had at that time in Lincoln
e~rsuading the democrats that Mr..
oynter was a fit person to become
of the great state of Ne !
raska. Many of the populistS who |
were republicans, and some !
us who had affiliated with the pro-
people of the state, were in !
ined to stay by Poynter at all haz- I
,ds, as we were informed that he
a temperance man. We could not l
nderstand why the democrats should {
been so persistent in their oppo- I
ton, after agreeing that we should L
esignate the man for governor, but c
oynter, being an unknown factor TO 1
any of the populists, they We're in [
ined to weaken and give way to the U
,mands Of the democrats. The dem L
rats insisted that they would not T
port a man whom they had any sus- C
cion was tainted with prohibition t
.~rsonality. The fight was long and S
.rd and lasted until the wee hours
morning. When the convention ad- C
urned a committee vas appointed S
see if they could not agree upon p
me other candidate or some future C
ton. I remember that the cele- n
ated Edgar Howard, who is now t.
ming for congress in the Second u
ngressional district, held the hon p
able position of chairman of the c.
mocratic party at that time. At the W
ndell hotel he stated, when asked IL
" the democrats were holding out p
ainst Poynter, that of all the hard
ings in this world for a democrat to o
was to take water from a popu- e.
t convention" This statement gave g
,ay the whole thing and the popu-
re renewed their courage and were ! a,