New-York tribune., 1901-11-02
PERRY BEL ELUONTASKS" UHY?'
MR. UEWITT'S OPEN LETTER RAISES
SEVERAL. QUESTIONS IN HIS MIND.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Assuming all the facts to be accurately set
forth in MIR Hewitt's open letter II tehds u es
tablish that the Democracy of New-York has had
an organization. eliminating in a connlttee, oA
which there is a chairman. popularity descriDeo aS
a boss"
Mr. Hewitt complains Of Mr.. Shepard tha' ne -
lighting against the cause Of REFORM Out .Ho
real source of his complaint is difference WIN NJ
shepard over the quality Of the reform MI oheP-
ord deems tho Low project Of reform very bad for
MANY reasons and among others. that II Is par
tisan Republican reform, 70 be confoHeo 'y
Republican committee boss NJ He"l't IH
that in 1886. he. having Democratic hoiliill.-lH
fourht only Henry Georges party and therefore,
he was a non-partisan candidate, which MI Shep-
aid &c no+ But was not Mr.. Hewitt then Ieadlis
one party TO destroy another party. ana ooUIiN
Mavor TO exclude the leaders and foHo"eIS %
that last named party from ohceS anu P
in the city? - NJ
sbenard 10 fancy that he will dethrone the Demo-
cratic committee of which Croker is boss anu
,1peI Croker as boss; but does not MI Fe"t-
affirm that the Democracy did In ISL anu - -
Tilden completely reOrEanze the city Deii'- -
first making himself boss in the place III "ii0-
l,roLsr now is and that for three years Tammany
was good and also gooG long afterN.era .erasssor? -a.
Honest John Kelly as Mr HewlI' He ,9cSo Mr.
tew'itt declares that Tammany relapsed ,it - IN
wears rolled The city DemocTattE, W ~ b55 ex-
F1raTfH
pIained Tammany's and John Kellys prtlsIei Ip-esi-
H. fS7s for a Democratic candidate Iot tHe - ia
fpncv NV memory of the history OF ll,,, yr-;i5an
that both were in favor OF Baydrd' oU'
was successful ,.. ., have been
The attitude OF Mr.. Shepard seems 10 nav i in
tho same toward the boss IN lSf tnstt Da,,n-
Tao1 and that in years he Is the same ICHs
crat Surely Tammany. under Tweed az ! .iSCss''
80 ,,nIike Tammany under Hewitt a. - a
ar Iohn Kelly as boss or Augustus Varjad
..boss The Republican leaders turned au .,rs FOR
NJ Hewitt when candidate a sec0lu I'm IN, me
Mavor and why? Were they not Leadlhs ~ Iea5s
same Republican party that Mr. Low ACT CSTS.IDardP
ard which is endeavOrirg TO reno WI = - "a sas
Are NOT Republican motives IN the rSSEF,.ftt he
11ree,,m1b bIv the same. and Is not MY III Sban-
rausa of his own fate. too fearful 1oF VI
ards il he shall be Mayor =. Inns ~ me,
NJ Hewitt has demonstrated as y seems Grotsr
.bat Ta1uanv can be reformed: He gives IIIeTd-
ing the candidacy of Mr. Shepard ina. ~. lHriIten
say,ed some dav the true story may DC vi rnt
and then il may appear that CroAtI oousI COM
n.roI a ma afority of the Democratic Genera cirv
nittee of Manhattan. or the delegates 70 % nom
cnpvention and that the other ooIoeStl n II
mated MT Shepard. Why cannot Mt. x.El ahIsst
aiected Mayor and having the AID ol 80 ram
and most un selfish associates. reoI So tbat
nanv as thoroughly Mr.. Hewitt alIIlIIis aHsr and
he NV father Messrs. Barlow. Green asx1tsin
Essllx did in ISL? Mr. Hewitt does noC no-eNy re-
Iis 'snrTestion is that the city DenloS "5oss'
a,,;ras organization. a committee anu why
MI tho last named officer is undeIloc.! -
is he if he be honest like Mr HeWiISIi !rSI MONT
Nev-York Nov. / 1901