Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-23
nIecallANEous REcoRh
Tammnny's Deliveranoe.

Tammany's Deliveranoe.
The resolutions adopted at the recent
meeting of the Tammany Hall General
Committee, in New York City, and the
speech Of Congressman Bourke Cochran
in support Of them, clearly establish the
fact that, no matter what else may result
between now and the time Of the assem-
bling of the next Democratic National
Convention, there will be no alliance be-
tween Tammany and William r. Hearst
for the purpose Of making the latter the
Democratic candidate for President Of
the United States in 1905
The most important part Of the Tam
many declaration was that in relation to
public ownership and operation Of public
utilities, and Mr.. Cochran emphasized
not only the Tammauy position, but what
he conceived to be the correct Demo
cratic position. upon this and kindred
questions. The resolutions denounce
''the socialism which seeks to make the
government the sole agent Of production
as nothing less than a proposal TO re-
establish the institutions Of tyranny and
industrial slavery which persisted before
the advance Of Christian civilization"
The "very essence Of despotism" the
resolutions further declare, "is TO vest
in the State absolute control Of all in
dustry, and, therefore, ownership Of all
It's products. while the essence Of Democ-
racy is to confirm In every man the right
TO dispose Of his own labor, and possess
IN peace everything produced by it. We
hold 10 to be seli-evident that If govern
nent assume the whole control Of produc-
ton. it would be its right and It's duty to
compel men to work for It's enrichment,
as Il IS its right and duty now to compel
all men to fight for its defence; and en-
forced whether il bo enforced by
government or by individuals--is servi-
iudcH
A most apt illustration. Conceive.
for instance, how il would seem for tho
government TO establish drafts. and draw
from the wheels the names of men who
would be compelled TO work on govern
ment railways, in government telegraph
service, in government rolling mills in
government shipyards, and in every other
branch Of labor assumed by government,
at rates Of pay established by the govern
mont, just as IL used to draft men for
fighting service in the army Of the Union
during the Civil War, at Sl3 a month and
rations.
Mr.. Cochran, in his address, ably pre-
sented the political conditions Of 1896
which plunged tho Democratic party into
such disastrous defeat. "1he people had
feeling, no said, "that, while the Demo
cratic policies we're meant to be honest,
that il enforced they would be subversive
OF an industry and dangerous to the
security Of property. The country was
Therefore driven to a choice between
rogues, whom they distrsted, and luna.
tics, Of whom they we're afraid. Az
between roguos and lunatics. they pre-
iorrod TO deal with the rogues. becaus,
they could deal with the rogues accord
ing TO their roguery, while you coulc
not deal with a mnatic at ALL AnC
the problem now before the country h,
summarized as chow to cure graft. Z,
stop IL and eradicate it, without i'm
penlhng the existence Of property" for
he declared, "the people of this coun
Try will preserve property, whatever i
costs. II they must submit TO graft il
order 10 keep some semblance of securit,
for property, they will submit TO It, bu
they do not want 90 submit to e.
These expressions from Tammany Hal
and Tammany Halls eloquent spokes
man may be accepted as evidence tina
so far as the voice OF the State Of Ne,
York is concerned, Hearst will have nj
standing in the next National Demo
cratic Convention. For Tammany
thus arrayed against him, and withou
the support Of Tammany he will hav
no possible show Of securing the delega
ton from New York State.
Nor is there any danger that the Demo
cratic National Convention would clos
it, doon in the face Of Tammany Hal
with the latter intent upon the mission q
defeating Hearst Tammany has bee
repudiated nationally, but only when
set itself contrary TO true Democrat
sentiment It was suppressed at 81
Louis in 1876, for opposing Tilden ]
was bound and gagged ct Chicago, /
1884, for opposing Cleveland. And agai
at Chicago, in 1899, when it opposed Cley,
land more bitterly than before, its conter
tions were disregarded and the object {
its hostility was selected to lead the Demo
cratic party 70 its most signal victory.
But mo- Democratic National Convcr
ton would exclude. ignore or repudiai
lainmsny Hall for opposing Hearst.