New-York tribune., 1901-10-23

municpal interest and to permit the raseals to slip
into the places OF municipal power. Everybod-
a highly valued friend of mine who supports
MT. Shepard, tells us that our Citizens Union, by
forcing the two parties both 10 nominate decent
men men for the Mayoralty. and that this Is al! that
independent movements should be required to do
This has captivat ting sound but 1t evidently
tons to nominate the candidaes for the municipal
offices and to organize the municipal governments
then frightened into decent conduct by occasional
has hen said to b as 'e t nuaSid d,ot;s1n en
pered by occasional assassination. But this recog-
should be conducted on national party lines and
tttng that Boss Croker wants for New-iork that
the the Republican boss quay wants for PhiIadelPha M
natl and that the corrupt combines of both parties
stand the business. They know that ii citizens vote
cans or bemocrats they will be aPt to Vote for
Republicans or Democrats. although they are ras-
they Democrats or Republicans.
too to that way Of
municipal officers to be easily weaned of 1t. But
continuing with redoubied energy the Effort for
edaGang ting the IN & &PopTiar, mind up to more enlight-
II IS also true that our present methods OF ma
and liable misuse But that should only stnlu-
late good citizens 10 exert their ingenuity for i'm
couraging thing has already been accomplished.
fhn danrer Of an eneTstp pero IN ~ t@ can Ta se
for which we cannot be too grateful to its faithful
stands there With undiIninshed devotion ma and a6
cuInulated experience we may look TO 1t for fur
There IS. therefore every reason for stoutly
and Every Hope o Of Carrying It o
more perfect practice And declare, fl the course
taken by Mr.. Shepard otherwise less objec-
tonable. the mere fact that It distinctly repre-
dessa m o the q & Wad
be to me sufficient reason for opposing II.
THE WORST WAY TO BEGIN.
fs T Seq9 DO 5 y 5n fTsna @ a5 M 6 shePsTd 9n that
ton Of the Democratic party l profoundly sym
position party commanding respect would be in
caIsulabe blessing not only TO the Democracy II
10 the whole country. But let me tell my Demo-
fon of their party the worst way to begin is to
ammany 9 Hall new and n poWtr tHST aT ar
better far more hopeful would it he II you ig-
party. an organization which only fraudulenty
sails under the Democratic flag and haunts that
stencil whose corruption torturcs the nostrils of
mankind? Do We not all know that in our recent
history the national Deme. racy succeeded only
leader Il who loved for the enemies he
9d hd M % 0fas a m the 1o chief m 6 f
| this VAS because the very name Of Tammany means
out the Tinted States, dsgraces us in the yes OF
the civiIized world? degenerate the Democracy.
II you want to Tegenerate the Democracy. if YOU
If you want your words Of promise TO be believed
ny 61e M PeIP f6c y@9 out t az d t 6 6eT Tam
And in the face of all this Mr. Shepard row tells
that because il survived revolts Of the public
sentiment Tammany cannot be destroyed! What
slranse Riatuaton; H The san same was said Of the
tion they would trlImphantly return. Now they are
# Were true Shepard says @ and il from E9a IL IL
TeTT f 10 D. dTawn that this organ
/ long enjoyment OF power degenerated into bri-
gand camp, cannot be destroyed, that we have TO
submit 10 IT'S existence and 10 the permanency OF its
rule, then ] should say goodby TO free institutions
many can be destroyed as so many atroc1ties even
more strongly intrenched have been destroyed
any remnant of self-respect and free spirit among
/ our people, Tammany viii be destroyed and men
can only hope that my fr! nd Shepard, whom
i bottom Of my soul wish well. may be buried
] under the ruins.
CHIEF ELEMENT OF ITS POWER.
! One more word one of the chief elements OF
mems minds. II has made people afraid by the
cunning unscrupulousness of lis prosecutions There
not dare TO do refuse anything the doing or re-
fusing OF which might bring upon them the dis
/ pleasure and the ruthless vengeance of the Tam
many tiger. What a dissraceful humiliation this
an ordinary rufan, who TO power by the arts
of low politics, who grew rich as the chief of Tam
many, who enjoys his pelf a country seat in
England, who now and then spares a few weeks to
holds this great city under so ruthless a tyranny
+ that not only the helpless poor. but thousands of
frown. I repeat. what burning shame!
Is it not time they should remember that they
/ born freemen? Do they not hold in their
hands the weapon of freemen. the ballot with
be blnd TO their present opportunity to shake off
the odous yoke of grinding and degrading des-
rising carried by trustworthy leaders Who viii
be simple enough to be misled by the quibbles and
cavils resorted to as to the manner in which that
banner has been raised by the transparent trick
behind a respectable name? That banner as it
now S e Gats @ eyer us is the banner of delyerancs
selves II will be the banner OF victory.