The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-26

der It's management, and IS willing 20 en-
JOY the fruits OF the victory the machine
wins. then the party is fully responslb g
for the machine.
/ want 10 say, too. that machine or or
ganizatious are necessary. No party. no
matter what its aims may be. can hoe
TO accomplish anything without o.Kaniza-
ton. Reformers deuounce the machine"
because some machine have hsc1 bad
They always nud. however that they .ose
without the aid Of m1chns, or a
thoroughly equipped and trained organiZa-
ton. Their efforts come 20 moth ing NJ
matter how much brains they may have
behind the movement or how much
great many people may desire the things
the reformcrs are fighting for. They fail
because there is no trained body o. men
60 direct the fighting. 40 organization TO
get a the people ana interest them In the
campaign. and 20 get out the votes on
election day.
Il IL for this reason it is so often said
that reforms must be- started iu The party.
This recognized truth is a tribute 20 tho
power and efficiency % the organization.
Reforms thar succeed must either begin
In The party Organization and change or
capture Il. or they must De big enoug n 40
crush the uarhine-beat n a. the polls
II isn't often that reform movement u
strong enough 90 DO that. II usually rms
hack for help on the machine, ana tries
10 CAPTURE 80 before going into campaign
by reform movements, mean any large
general efforts 20 change the policy or
course Of a party and not merely 'hese
spasmodie efforts 10 purify" politics and
smash" the machine.
Tine boss" Is often taiked about ana
written about He is more often talked
about than seen. The Democracy has no
boss " n Is its own boss. iis own
muster No one man owns the Democrauc
partv. whether we speak Of u IN the rs
ton. enc state. or the city.
This Is not true OF the Republican par
~ The rational Republican party mas
~ owner or boss" and the state sud
citv Republican organizations are ala"
controlled by o single leader Its organ
tzotiope DO not ask what the people wan',
or what the party wants. but what the
boss" wants. That g. not democrats.
and the Democratic party would not s'ihh
The Democratic party Of course recog-
uizeg the necessity ~ having leaders. men
who are accustomed 90 organizing forces
ana managing them IN battle. u must
nave these trained leaders u II " go wiz.
| without them the ngnt woula he iost p'
| fore % ballot Is cast.
we organize from the people up the
| Republicans from the leaders or DOS.
down. The Democrats choose their iead-
| era and these appoint committees ana
| select the men who are TO direct them
ana 40 On. until we have a leader tor the
| ramnaign or head ne he may De called.
| ~ IN. organization. or machine u Is
only m this way he may be called a
bose" but in fact he comes Directly
| rom the people ana gets his authority
and commission from then.
Tammany Hall is big machine 40
not use the word Ia any bad sense. out
mean by IL political organization. u
| Ii organized for political victory II Is
/ ~ most perfect piece OF political mecnan-
am in the world There is no other parry
! orqanizatlon ~ this country that hP-
nro,ches Il in ite completeness or ~ me
/ eesertlveness with which it operates. ]
an confident there f. no political mhchln-
/ cry IN Europe or elsewhere that may be
/ conpared with Il. l have studied very
ciorely the workings OF party orgdniza-
lion IN ENGLAND. and there Is no mlchin-
erv there that has anything like the per
| ssct n.chanism OF Tammany Hall.
Ana yet Tammany Hai O. only part
| ~ rho Democraflc party. II o. nor, oll-
| rialy. the Domocrais organization. u
| ,a an orgauizatlon that has come 20 -
wse8 Tor political purpose. and " u oiioo
,he case that. for practical purpose. me
Two organizatlons-that b, the Official