The Saint Paul globe., 1902-11-10
lam MANY.

Tammany Hall has been subjected
to a great deal of public abuse in it's
time. 1t has been turned out of pc%yer
repeatedly as the result of charges Of
corruption made against those whom
it has placed in Office. If the state-
ments of the opposition-and the oppo-
sition always includes number of
metropolitan dailies calling themselves
Democratic-are we'll founded it's last
defeat was due to the prevalence of
tn1measurable corruption and immor-
ality maintained as the result of, and,
indeed, as a necessary incident to, it's
ascendancy in municipal affairs.
Tammany Hall has back of it today
in Greater New York majority of
over 100000 votes, $4,000 of which were
realized in the borough of Manhattan
alone.
Are things any better in New York
city, in the directions in which reform
was sought when Tammany was cast
out year ago? The Clio offers
the evidence of the Evening Post, the
most inveterate, the most powerful,
and, perhaps, the most high minded
single opponent Tammany Hall has
ever been confronted by in any cleo
ton. In it's issue the 5th instant, dis
cussing the election results, that pa
per says among other things, prints
the following editorial comment:
To explain the local vote one must
therefore look for special causes, which
in n 1iC not for TO -nnlY Nov
Low Solemnly promised to remedy the
police conditions in this city if elected.
Such improvement as there has been is
of the slightest, and whatever his rea-
sons, Mr.. Low continues to retain in Of
flee an incompetent commissioner, and
seems ready to give up the task of police
gambling hells flourish with police con-
nfvance as before, and violations of the
liquor law continue. In Brooklyn repu-
table reform organization reports things
worse than under Devery,
II he Globe believes that decent
greatest needs, moral as well as po-
litical, of the American people. 1t
has never thought of entering upon
eithed apology or defense of Tam
many Hall when the evidence has
shown that corruption prevailed under
will, however, ask any enlightened cit
azen whether in his knowledge of the
many defeats to which Tammany Hall
has been subjected, the result has op-
Grated to produce substantial reform
of the conditions complained of as ex-
listing under the sway of the members
of that organization. The inquiry has
especial significance, when addressed
to Democrats.
Let US look elsewhere. The city of
Philadelphia, for instance. There an
enormous Republican majority was
rolled up last Tuesday. 1t represents
100000 of the 100000 majority by
which Senator Quay was able to con-
f1rm his control of the state. That
100000 majority was secured through
fiagrant and unconcealed bribery and
ba1lot-box stuff1ng. Bands of repeat
ers travelled from polling place to poll
Ing place without let or hindrance,
and money openly changed hands in
the accomplishment of the bribery Of
election officials and voters alike.
Democrats will no doubt continue to
pay heed to the charges of corruption
which are in reserve for Tammany
Hall when it is restored to power as it
will be at the next election, by dis
gusted electorate. They may do, as
they did last November, join their Re
publican fellow citizens to keep the
Tammany people out. of power, al
Though it is quite plain that they will
not do SO to any such extent as they
have have done in the past. They may
be able to keep Republican politicians
In power as they have put them in
power; but they will never see the day
when they viii bring decent munich
pal control one hour nearer to reali-