Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1892 — NEW YORK SAFE. [ARTICLE]

NEW YORK SAFE.

timmui/ Hall Will do Better Than In 1888. In a recent interview Colonel John R.. Fellows, a leader of Tammany hall, said: “New York city will give Cleveland 60,000 majority. Kings county will give him 30,000 more and the other Democratic counties on Long Island will be good for at least 5,000 more. This gives us a majority of 85,000, and I can not see how Harrison can come down to Harlem bridge with more than 70,000 majority.” “Why do you think Kings county,” I asked, “will give Mr. Cleveland 20,000 majority this year when it only gave him 13,000 four years ago.” “Four years ago,” was the reply, “Kings was stolen from us. Mr. McLaughlin was as certain that Cleveland would have 18,000 majority in Kings as he could be certain of anything. It was so great a surprise to him as it was to anybody when he saw how the vote had fallen off. The Republicans threw an enormous corruption fund into Brooklyn and stole it from under our very noses, for we had no idea that they contemplated such a course.” “What is to prevent them from repeating such tactics this year, if not in Brooklyn, elsewhere?” ‘‘The Australian ballot law,” replied Colonel Fellows. “It will be impossible to buy up voters under that law with any degree of success. It is for this rea-* son we think we will have at least 60,000 in New York city and our vote in Kings county ought to be at least 2,000 beyond what we figured it four years ago.” “If your estimates are correct they would indicate that Tammany hall is going to do its whole duty by the Democratic party.” “I am sure of that,” was the reply, with much earnestness. “Tammany will do better work for Cleveland this year than she did four years ago, and in saying that I do not mean to say that Tammany hall neglected her ditty by the presidential candidate. What I mean is, an impression prevails that our organization is hostile to Cleveland. We are hostile to him, but since this impression exists we think we must neutralize it by putting forth our best efforts. I believe we will do better work for Cleveland this year than we would have done if Tammany hall had not opposed him.” “Some of your people opposed Mr. Cleveland at Chicago on the ground that if nominated he could not be elected. How do you reconcile that with your declaration that you are going to roll up an increased majority for him ?” “Some of our people,” replied Colonel Fellows, “were a little injudicious in saying that. A great majority of our delegation, however, was not so extreme as that. We merely said we would have some difficulty in electing Mr. Cleveland, owing to his lack of popularity in some localities, but no well informed man said we could not elect him if we tried. We shall try, and we expect to succeed.” The Fourth of July celebration by Tammany hall, in another evidence that New York is all right, and that there will be no skulking by Senator Hill and his followers. Senator Hill closed his letter to the society as follows: “Our course at the present time is plain, the Democracy of New York in the approaching struggle should present a solid front to the common enemy. Loyalty to cardinal Democratic principles and regularly nominated candidates is a supreme duty of the hour.” Governor Flower, who was at the head of the Hill delegation at Chicago, in his letter to Tammany hall said: “The party is fortunate in having as its standard bearer in this great contest for the rights of the people two excellent representatives of the United States principles and traditions, and under their leadership personal differences will be subordinated to party success.” Burke Cockran and other Tammany leaders in no uncertain language committed themselves to the support of Cleveland.