New-York tribune., 1903-01-28
G.. ". Y. d. FOR FUSION.
Ringing Call From John {. Sheehan
to Unite Against Ianamamy.
COMPLETE ORGANIZATION PLANNED.

The Greater New-York Democracy has taken
the field for fusion of forces against Tam
many this fall. At a meeting held last night
John C. Sheehan, leader of the organization
ISSUED ringing call to the friends OF good
government to stand together to realize What
Tammany had been, what the reform admin
istration had accomplished under great difficult
ties, and TO organize for the campaign this fall
that the band of public plunderers" who for
merly ruled should not get back into power. In
the absence of William Hepburn Russell. Mr.
Sheehan called the meeting to order. In ad-
dressing the executive committee he said:
1t is not too early for the friends of honest gov
ernment to meet together and take counsel to
Nc greaer caamtv a can befs this h impera city
than that it should relapse into Indifference and
band of public punderers who for four years prior
to the present administration revelled in corrup-
tton, and who driven from power by an aroused
public sentiment are now but awaiting the oppor-
80 ree~ rhe o of oc rpcnsnce and
the putting forth OF various schemes to mislead
was established the proof is now absolute and
hand that Croker and crokerism is today in the
The people Of this city, thus confronted with this
should they permit the return Of the maefactors
to the control of the city they have plundered and
one year ago the present administration had to
encounter many stubborn obstacles. 1t was brought
ton, rooted in the very vitais of the city govern
protected by Civil Service, and in many instances
tors not only as intruders. but enemies. Yet,
in spite Of all this. the Low administration has in
ernment into new plane of decency and honor
ever firpant unfair has dared TO question the
I, hgh motives and honest purposes of Seth Low w
citizens it be truly recorded that for purity of
perty and comfort of all the people irrespective OF
race creed or nationality no administration OF the
earned the thanks and commendation of every
Under the Van Wyck administration the budget
OF annual expenses OF conducting the city govern
years at the rate Of about seven million dollars
year. 1t $2s.O0O.0OO more at the close than it
Tamany aPoogsts laid this this ncrease to f the con
@ h the a year of IA adj
ministration the Tammany officials sent in
Of 1902 which aggregated si0S, ,oOo.650 being an
eeoon % V as qf }bs TSss and
the Tammany Board of Estimate in December. 1901.
mates the figures on 1901. namely, s98. O0O0O Is
it not reasonable to conclude that had Tammany
mates Would have BEEN adopted Substantially as they
lowing year would have been s1oS,0oo,ooo? Notwith-
standing tbs great increase OF population and the
for the year 1908 under the present administration
is less py S5OO0o0 than it was in 1901, under Tam-
manys last administration.
1t is needless to dwell at the present time on the
day discIoses as object lessons to the people Of
New-York. Toward the close of the present term
of administration we shall submit fair and de-
tailed analysis of what it has accomplished.
In this spirit we again appeal to all Independent
citizens of New-York to take early and positive
steps TO consolidate the forces of good government
in one harmonious combination, to the end that the
forces of crime and corruption be successfully
resisted, and that the good work so happily in
augurated the result of the last municipal cleo
ton will be renewed January 1, 1904, by the
authority of a popular verdict at the polls.
Arrangements were made for an organization
in each Assembly district in New-York and
county organization in each county in the city
The executive committee will consist of rep
resentative from each Assembly district The
policy of the Greater New-York Democracy Will
be strictly in accord with the policy of the
Democratic party in State and National affairs.
but will be non-partisan in city affairs. and
stand for good government. A meeting of the
general committee of the organization will be
held at Cooper Union the night of February
24. at which the policy of the organization for
the coming campaign will he indicated.