The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-23
SHEPARD TO LlTTLElON.
SIDES WITH M'L4(GHLIN IN OP-
POSING TAMMANY.

Election of Democratic city Ticket. tie
Writes, Means Tamnany In Brooklyn.
Red Lights and An-Each Party 10 to
BE Judged by the Men 1t NOnlina, es.
In letter to Martin W. Lttleton. Demo :
cratic candidate for President of the Bor-
ough Of Brooklyn, Edward NJ Shepard COM
mends Mr.. Mttleton's open rebellion against
the Endorsement Of Grout and Fornes in
Brooklyn. saying that their nominations
were part Of the attempt to destroy the
separate and wholesome life Of the Kings
o-unty Democracy Mr.. Shepard wrote
few words against the idea that there is
a peculiar and inherent vice in Tammany,
but he attacks the leadership wi ich attempts
to undermine the autonomy OF Kings county
Tammany is good when it makes good
nominations, Mr.. Shepard says. and bad
when it makes bad ones.
II letter is dated at Mr.. Shepard home
in Brooklyn. It was given out last night.
Mr.. Shepard writes:
hasten to give you my sincere and hearty
thanks for the cour igeous stand which you
publicly announce last night. You had
ye s ~ fRsss eony
the county itself and to the city. Ii is now
clear that the vacillaton under extreme
pressure and amid many party emn niTssss
OF the party organization has not Affected
you, and that you more than ever remain a
leader IN sound and honorable politics; le2n1
has come to you and upon the thorough re-
spect which you have earned from all your
sGe s sruss. Of Il fv N.Y. S%agfy and his
associates to preserve the autonomy and indie
pendence OF the Democracy Of Kings county
has compandsd my hearty support S,Td and s Will
II the unanimous vote OF the Kings county
delegation to the city convention and the
unanimous vote Of our county convention
reversing my own opinion or my public ex-
preston Of 10. Not in our day have the Demo-
Gratis OF Kings county had more momentous
party question presented TO them 'or DC
1! the long leadership Of Kings, county
among the counties Of the state which are
o9 N Se Of NeRp Yo To
to an end, II the policy. Of Mr.. MoI.auehlin.
q NJ Tlden Of M Msnnl1g and o OF gra afs
is to be reversed and there is no longer to be
Kings county in Democratic politics. II
is easy to see that Kings county will become
as surely Republican county as Monroe
The nominations made by the majority Of
the Democratic, city convention OF Comp
troller and president Of the Board OF Alder
part Of a subordination or even the destruo..
ton Of the separate and wholesome life OF
the Kings county Democracy; | am Tar
pathy with much Of the campaign against
Tammany Hall. I stand where you stood
when you moved my nomination ior Ma aSo,
and where I stood in that campaign. and
whcthsr II Independent or in regular Demo-
The idea that there 70 some peculiar and
majority Of the borough Of Manhattan or
h the poea Or psy
be xtIy conducted for the, destruction, Of
Iammany or any other political ors s;I;nD.
good administration. that Tammany is TO
earn no credit for good nominations and that
its competitors are to earn no debit Tor bad
nominations. or that the choice between
Tammany and other organizations can be
except Judgment upon the ability, coura se
candidates they respectively, present-all
oppose them now: and know ! do
that Tammanv Hall is. like every other politi-
cal organization, sometimes better and some-
times worse; that II is good when II makes
Nominations Nevertheless I will not and
cannot, either by speech or bv silence. give
an assent to the great calamity OF an Absorb
ton Of the Democratic party OF our county
into the Tammany organ ization of Manhattan
borough. shnll stand with you and with
wisdom, II not by every one perfectly, rec
ovnized now, will surely be recognized later,
The recognition will not, trust. come too
late.
And may add that your canddacv for the
presidency Of BROOKLYN borough now seems
to me. more than any single candidacy before
Kings county, to represent the proposition
most vital to the health. the usefulness and
the honor Of the Democratic party in Kings
county, and tn the permanent welfare OF all
the county No vote will be more useful
for these well nigh sacred ends than vote
for yoursalf