The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-25
M'CABE DEN0UNCES
TAMMANY BETRAYAL
Albany Democratic Leader De-
mands Complete ReOrgani-
zation of Party Here.

ALBANY, June 24.--The election Of a
Tammany Hall man In New York city is
next TO impossible. says Patrick f. Nc
Cabe. Democratic leader OF Albany
county for the last ten years and one Of
the most powerful and useful allies
Tammany ever had up State"
In long statement issued to-day Mr.
McCabe demands a complete reoreanika-
tion OF the Democratic party in New
York city. He denounces Tammany
Hall for failure to give whole hearted
support to the national and State Demo-
cratic tickets last fan and accuses the
Tiger Of being narrow In scope and
grasping and short sighted in policy
After defining some Of the mistakes
Tammany has made and warning Dem
ocrats that the new State leader must
come from up State, Mr.. Mccabe in
part says:
a great deal Of political noise is be-
ing heard these days from New York
city about the probabilities OF the
Tammany Hall candidate for Mayor in
the next election. The preliminary ar
rangements are going on under the same
mana cement that prosecuted the party's
affairs in the last campaign and cleo
ton. and proceeding. apparently. with
the positive assurance that the causes
which led up TO the assassination of
President Wilson in New York city then
were satisfactory TO and approved Of by
the honest Democratic
1T Is best for the Democratic party
IN the nation. in the State and in the
big city that last falls suspicious be
cleared up before entering into the mu-
nicipal campaign Of next fall. II the
leaders of Tammany Hall are innocent
Of the charges everywhere heard against
them. II should be an easy matter to de-
feat the maliciousness Of the indict-
ment. clear themselves OF the .mpu;a .
tIon and drive their disreputable ac-
cusers to cover. On the other hand II
the charges he true. the voters OF New
York city should know before the May
orally campaign begins that the men
who betrayed President Wilson last fall.
who bartered for personal profit the
greatest honor and distinction In the
whole world, at that most perilous time.
are seeking to elect a Mayor. which eff
fort, II successful. will be vindication OF
their treachery and perfidy last Novem-
ber TO the Democratic national and
State tickets.
Because OF the causes which con
tributed TO the result in New York city
last fall the municipal elect ion next fall
is of national and State Importance. II
the national and State Democratic
tickets were sacrificed in November by
those in control then and now IL is the
bounden duty of all Democrats wherever
located TO interest and concern them
selves in the destruction of the power
OF a party organization which II allowed
to remain prominent will again prevent,
II il can. party success in the nation and
in the State.
1T is the present policy OF some of the
Tammany leaders that the Democratic
organization of New York city has no
party obligations outside OF the city. that
the Democratic party. so far as Tam.
many Hall is concerned. is a local insti-
tuition.
"Tsmmsny Hail for its own preserva.
tion must be in harmony with the Demo
cratic party IN the State or In league
with the Republicans. and for some rea.
son not understandable TO men who see
things as they are the Hall has chosen
TO deceive the Democracy OF New York
In the interest of the Republican party
and at the same time 1t claims a posi-
tion OF trust among Democrats In the
nation and State.
This narrow. selfish, local. deteriorat.
ing and destructive policy was most
manifest in last falls campaign. II was
the design OF the leaders OF Tammany
Hall to throw the Democratic party In
the nation and in the State into ruins
charge the disaster 10 the Adminstra,
ton OF President Wilson and then Tam.
many Hall was 10 rise vindicated out OF
the chaos It had precipita;s;. But the
III directed plans went amiss
Every one who is concerned in the
welfare OF his party and doesn't rise to
the situation and lend his assistance to
the purifying OF the party leadership in
New York city is himself guilty OF
treachery by failing In his duty 10 hi,
party obligations.
In the frame OF mind in which the
Democrats of New York are to-day there
is no sense In entering into the coming
municipal campaign without first remov.
ing the suspicious under which the Tam.
many leaders lie and for which no salts
factory account has been rendered and
no sensible attempt AZ explanation
given"