Milford chronicle., 1928-07-06
TAAINIANY NAMES
IT'S CANDIDATE
From Phila. Publie Ledger)

, is the elimination of an effort eX-
tending over more than six years. II
is a triumph of the East and NORTH
over the South and West. 1t is a
triumph of wet Democracy over dry
Democracy and makes the Demo
cratic Party the wet party of Amer
l lea. 1t is a victory of city Demo
cracy and a powerful group of city
bosses over rural Democracy. More
than any one thing else, it is a tri-
umph for Tammany and the greatest
ever achieved by Tammany in all oi
it's more than 199 years.
The shadow of Tammany was
heavy at Houston. 1t is true that
Tammany's unctuous, suave, smooth
and smiling manipulators were cour-
tesy's own self. They kept in the
background. There were no Tam
many's parades, Tammany bands or
Tammany marching clubs. Over and
over again the bands played Dixie. u
Only occasionally were the strains of
"The Sidewalks of New York" watt
ed on the Texas winds.
Nevertheless, it was Tammany's
show. The delegates knew it. Hun
dreds of them gloried in the fact,
although the name of Tammany is a
reproach and byword throughout
the civilized world. Other delegates
were silent and sullen. They were
ready to surrender before they en-
tered the convention hall. Planning
last battle before hauling down
their flag, they were resigned to the
inevitable.
Tammany had overwhelmed them
and they knew it. Professional poll
ticians were in the saddle. There
was feeling that Governor Smith
must have his chance, that he had
earned it and if it was denied him
the nomination would not be worth
offering to any other Democrat.
This feeling of helplessness with
the disunion of Smiths foes and the
yearning of deserving Democrats"
for the spoils of Office hastened the
inevitable result. The watchword of
the party worker at Houston was:
1--WE have a chance with Smith" For
eight years the Democracy had wan
dered in the wilderness, living on
political husks. The Democracy is
hungry for the f1eshpots, and even in
the old strongholds of Organism in
the West and South the party was
willing to trade its traditional birth
right for the hope and the promise of
a mess of political pottage.
Today the Democracy Of the East
and North is elated, and the Demo-
Gratis of the South and West are
consoling themselves with the hope
that they have picked a possible
winner. They know that Governor
Smith has never broken with Tam
many, but they yearn to believe that
he dictates to Tammany and Tam
many no longer dictates to him.
They must learn to point with pride
to his record in public life and to his
admitted and genuine ability as a
statesman and an executive.
They will try to forget the long
and sordid record of Tammany Hall
that at last has conquered the Demo-
cratic Party and for the first time
has dared to propose one of it's own
sons for the White House. Every
effort will be made by Democracy's
spellbinders and propagandists to
keep the wigwam in the background.
There will be no chanting Of
Tamman-ee, Tamman-ee!
Big chief sits in his tepee
Cheering braves to victor-ee.
Tamman-ee, Tamman-ee!
Swamp 'em, swamp 'em,
Get the wampum,
Tamman-ee!
But the voter will hardly forget
that battle song of the wigwam. Nor
will the country forget the black and
sordid story of the Tweeds and
Trokers, the honest graft" Of
George Washington Plunkitt, the
Forty Thieves" of other days or the
5ullivans and Murphys Of yesterday.
There is a fear and hatred Of Tam
many in these United States that
,annot be wiped out by talking Of
he new Tammany" nor removed by
my Democratic lust for the flesh
lots of Office.
1t is with this that Alfred Emanuel
smith, Sachem of Tammany Hall, ,
must reckon as he looks from the
vigwam toward the White House. :
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YOUNG MEN IN POLITICS
The youngest man at the Demo-
,ratic national convention was said
o be Roy Fernald of Maine, who is
'6 years old. For the most part the
delegates to such conventions of S
10Th parties have been middle aged c
nd elderly people.
At business conventions, there d
re a great many young men. who b