Year: 1879

induce him to do his best thereafter to maintain the
entity of the party which had given him so generous
support. The prevailing opinion among many
democrats that he failed do is OF the great
causes or the present distraction.


GOVERNOR RoBIssoN's ACTION.


What about the political features of Governor
Robinson's administration. and have they been
affected at all by Mr.. Tildens intuence?'


Mr. Robinson had boen elected Governor in the
both received in this city majority of moro
than $4,000. secured to them by the efforts of
the New York democracy. OF which Iammany
Hall was the regular organization. AS Governor
OF the State Mr.. Robinson might have done
much to keep the party united. and it was mis-.
prevent prev it, and think he he could Governor r. Robin.
sons admins tration to adopt u narrow proscrip-
tive policy or to take any hand in the local divisions
aud quarrels in this city except by way of trying to
settle them. II the influence OF his position had
been used to harmonize instead of to rule
have been avoided. But what the facts
year ago faction Of the democratic party in New
local ticket composed of democrats opposed to the
regular democratic organization and OF re-
publicans; After the election proceedings
were taken to turn ofce-holders. mem
bers OF the Tammany organization, who
had been elected by the people out of their positions
No one would condemn the Governor removing
such officials if he believed IL TO be his duty
to do So but when he removed Mr.. Gunbleton
tho County Clerk, who had been elected by
the democratic organization which gave Cover
Robinson his large majority in this city.
it was grave mistake to appoint i'll his place



ton which had just previously defeated the regular
democratic nominees The doing OF this Identified
the Governor with the fac;ional fight i'll New York
especially as it followed by the removal by the
Mayor, with the Governors consent, OF two Tam
many Police Commissioners, and the appointmentin III
their place OF gentleman who had been almost
Mr.. Tilden's private secretary, and another who
was the private secretary of the Mayor.
The people believed that these young men
would never have been appointed to the
important Office of Police Commissioners without
the approval or both Governor Robinson and Mr.
a m lS n i11 fhnf
the removal OF these public officers and
the appointment of their successors were the
They not. any than the firing
on Fort Sumter was the cause of the late
civil war. They only precipitated. that did,
an impending conflict the real causes Of which lay
very far underneath"


TANIMANY'S BOLT.


But do you think, Governor that these causes
justified the bolt OF the TaInmany organization on
Governor Eobinson's nomination.


Decidedly not. If had thought SO should
not have resigned my position as a Tammany
sachem Bur, unfortunately, one set Of men
teach another set ndelity to party obligations both
by precept and example. The secret opposition
manifested to portion of the State ticket in 1877
by men whose action it was very well known Gov
ernors Tiden and Robinson could control.
ugly and unjustfable the present open bolt, and
far less manly. 1t came defeating some Of
the candidates, and some men who now the
loudest in insisting tie duty Of supporting
regular nominations were the most busy then in
trying to defeat regular nominations. There
but it is due to the truth OF history
to state the fact. and, while it does not
justify in the least degree the present bolt,
it lets in some light on the existing condition OF
affairs. Whatever causes OF grief and anger demo-
Gratis - in any part a., OF the. the state may have
election the coming Presidential contest dwarfs
and makes insignificant all minor and local
troubles The one thing for democrats to do now is
to support the nomination OF Governor Robinson.
the regular candidate of tho party without brood
ing over wrongs and without stopping to think who
is TO be helped who is to be hurt Presidential
candidate in $780, They should let 1850 take of
itseli.


'.rAxdASY's MISTAKES AND BLUNpERs."
"But don't you think. Governor. that Tammany
has made mistakes on its side?'


.Of course it has. but they have been mistakes
which need only to have given offence to democrats
in the city. aud had direct bearing State
politics. Mr. Kelly himself is responsible for
takes may be productive of divisions among the
local democracy the present conflict is not
Mr. Kelly ever made was whom he declared in ad
vance Of the Convention that he would not support
| Governor Robinson il he should be nominated and
| then became member OF the Convention. The
greatest mistake the organization has made has
been in putting itself by bolt in oppo-
Of the State, that tho present election shall be won
by the party as the advance victory Of the great
Presidential battle The bunder of announcing in
| advance that Tammany would leave the Convention
! in Of Governor Robinson's nomination is
proved by the fact that it insured just what Tam
many desired to prevent 1t. aided by the weak re-
publican nomination for Governor. really nominated
Governor Robinson. 1t attempt to do by
threats what might nave Oeeu done by argument.
II Mr.. Kelly and the other Tammany delegates
had uttered no threat but had appealed to their
follow democrats ut Syracuse not to nominate
candidate whose treatment Of the regular democracy
Of the city made 1t impossible to obtain for him any
thing like full democratic support, whatever the
leaders might do to the usual majority it is
not impossible that their reasonable plea would have
been needed, and that Governor Robinson would not
now be before the people as q candidate"


KELLY AND ROBINSON.


Governor, you have known Mr.. Kelly and Gov
ernor Robinson well. Have they any traits of char
scter III commonw


and Of great energy and force Of character. The
one, whatever mistakes he has made. has
been of the best Governors New York
has had. and tho other OF the best Of the city
comptrolers. One is just as honest and just as
obstinate tho other and neither is to be despised
IS . popular leader. One is very strong in
tho rural districts; the other has great
strength in this city. The fact that
both men of positive. aggressive. unyielding
natures makes the present conflict navoidable,
even II the other active causes to which have
ferred were not at work to divide the democratic
party in New York"


"How do you think this election will result Gov
ernor, and what will be the effect of the conflict
the future Of the democratic partyY


IL shall make no prediction as to the result of
the election, the condition of affairs being without
precedent Is without progDostic. Whatever the
result may be need think tie democratic
party is its deathbed. 1t will survive all the
men who have forced this crisis and will render
just judgment upon them before they die"


JUDGE WESrBROOK'S DECISION.