El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-11
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN

for the Organization OF the Tammany
society, which in after years became 50
dominant q factor in New YORK pouLlcs-
This was founded In New York In ] loS,
two weeks after the final organization
OF the national government among It's
members were included the FAMOUS
Liberty Boys" OF New England dno
many private soldiers who had fought
as braVely during the revolutionary war
as had the officers and Who therefore,
resented being left out OF an or
ganiZation designed as a monument 10
that war.
The Tammany society was modelled
closely after the Cincinnati. excepting
that its officers for the most part took
indian names 1t was divided into Is
branches for the - original states
each OF which was designated by the
name Of some animal New York was
the Eagle branch New Hampshire the
otter, Connecticut the. Bear. Massachu-
sets the Panther and Rhode Island
the Beaver
The Tammany society had indian
symbols in all Of its rites and was de-
signed TO represent strictly Ameri-
can nation. Its members stood for
manhood suffrage without any proper
" qualification, and one OF their first
efforts was directed toward abOlishtng
the laws then existing in most Of the
states BY which a person could be inn
prisoned for debt For some reason,
the Tammany society was always
stronger In New York, even at the be-
ginning when the New England state
branches. were also active For many
years there have been only nominal or
CARNATIONS In most Of the states and
now few are in existence at all
Tammany has been always a social
and charitable organization, nominally
at least, and has no connection with the
New York Iammany democracy. which
may not even use Tammany Hall for
q meeting place without permission.
Sttu the organization has had great IN
direct political influence for more than
a century, while the Society Of the
Cincinnati, which 1t was started TO Op-
pose, Waned in power and influence
until Il was almost unknown
Is Rising Again
Now. however, the Cincinnati is rising
again and bids fair 10 become all that
It's founders hoped for It While it Is.
IN a sense a purely social organiza-
ton with no tangible work or object
Its influence IS always toward the high
est ideals OF citizenship and its mem
bers include men Of the highest rank
In various professions. To a large eX-
. tent the revival OF interest in the so
clety OF the Cincinnati may be traced
to the newly awakened genealogical in
terest in this country It's recent
growth in membership has been slim
ulatec, II is said, BY the feminine or
CARNATIONS based upon ancestry which
have become so strong during the past
- years EEpresident Roosevelt presf-
dent Taft, admiral Dewey and Gems.
-----N1 e---- -----A-HG are AOADAaLN mem
bers OF The Cincinnati as Is also ex-
president LOubet Of France. Presidents
Harrison, Grant Mckinley and Cleve-
land were honorary members, president
Monroe was an original and president
Pierce a hereditary member. There is
now an organization known as the
Daughters Of the Cincinnati which is
based on descendants OF the original
founders OF the older society which
has not as yet given IT official recog-
milton
Tomorrow: Patriotic Societies.