New-York tribune., 1901-08-17
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Tammany Hall has been foully wounded in
the house of its friends the Irish Nationalists.
1t is not particularly reputable organization.
and in general deserves all the obloquy which
falls to its lot. but we think il now has lust
cause for complaint. Few as there be so poor
TO do II reverence. certainly of all men bound by
the sacred ties of hospitality and by gratitude
for favOrs received. the Irish members of Par
lament are under obligations to treat Tam
many with consideration and respect even
though in private they may mourn its faults as
those of a loved but erring relative. A few
days ago THE London Globe" compared the
Irish Parliamentary party to Tammany Hall
That, indeed was not complimentary from one
point of view. Doubtless it was not meant to
be complimentary. Nevertheless, it might have
been expected that the Irishmen would have en-
dured the intended reproach with quiet dignity
out of regard for Oldtime friendship Instead
of that, however. we find Mr.. John L. Redmond
rushing 10 the House of Commons with blood
in his eye, fire on his breath and Indignation in
his voice to protest against the abusive editors
breach of the privilege, and denounce the COM
parison of himself and his partisans to Tam
many as "a very degrading and scandalous
libel"
When the leaders Of Tammany Hall read If
this as they battle bravely with Philbin and
Moss and all the refOrmers, they must feel like
throwing themselves down unresstng before
the shafts of outrageous fortune and rank in
gratitude with a murmur. Thou too, Red
mond." Has Tammany sunk so low, is it's
fortune depleted, is it's power to command
lively sense of favOrs yet to come so destroyed
that they of its own household, who have shared
its purse and eaten its salt, Joined the general
herd of its enemies and Indignantly deny all
fellowship with il: 1t was not ever thus. When
the RedmOnds have come TO this country they
have been glad of the welcome of Tammany
Hall One of them at least has been the
guest Of honor at a reception in the Four
teenth Street Wigwam When in 1892 John Red
mOnd pleaded the cause of his faction at the
Academy of Music. the present Mayor, then
Judge Van Wyck, was one of the conspicuous
Tammany oficeholders present to greet him.
Not long ago Mayor DAILY of Limerick was
brimful of pride and joy TO be treated as long
lost brother by Mr.. Van Wyck and the Tam
many boys Whatever be the sins of the Tam
many politicians, we'll may they say to Mr.
Redmond Have you not drunk with us have
you not smoked with us, have we not raised
money for you, have we not flown the Irish
flag. have we not made profitable employment
for your countrymen in politics? When have
I'VE denied you? When you have cursed Eng
land have we not cursed her? When your peo-
''ple have glorifed dynamiters and assassins
'have we not braved respectable opinion by
"glorifyng them. too? Have we not been ever
'steadfast supporters Of the Irish party through
good and IN report? And now you turn against
"us and say that the association of our name
with yours is a very degrading and scandal
''ous libel
Thus might the braves soliloquiZe and cross
off the Irish Nationalists from the visiting list
of the Democratic Club And they might set
themselves 10 ponder on the cause of this cut
direct. Is il that the Irshmen are just traitor
Gus dogs who in wantonness bite the hand that
fed them. OF is il that since Mr. Croker of Wan
tage. settled down to he an English squire the
Irish party feel that Tammany has gone over to
their enemy or is IL that Tammany is indeed
such stencil In the nostrils Of the world that
IFS name has passed into universal language as
word Of intoIerable insultf They might have