Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1871 — Ihe Guilt of the Democracy. [ARTICLE]

Ihe Guilt of the Democracy.

Every day that passes renders it clearer that the New York Democracy must be held directly responsible for the riot ana its consequences. In the first place, the Democratic papers, the Sun, Star, and Irish World, directly stimulated and encouraged the attack. In the second place, Mayor Hall’s order, by his Secretary Kelso, encouraged the law-breakers by virtually approving their course. In the third place, the World indorsed his action next morning, as follows S “ This determination the Superintendent of Pollc* has taken after full consultation, of course, with the city authorities and under legal advice. He will be sustained in il by all good citizens of all races , religions and political opinions. That the police hare now done thiswise and right thing ivill earn for them the thunks of all men in the community, not bent on riot and disorder with an eye to concomitant chances of plunder, or indifferent to riot and disorder if only they might breed some vile opportunity of partisan assault upon the government which suffered them to come to pass.” Then the Governor tardily revoked the order, falsely declaring that he had not been consulted; and thd World, basely flexible, changed sides, and said, “If we had been consulted,, we should not have advised any such an order!” Now, the New York Tribune declares, upon apparently g-Kxl authority, that Hoffman was in New York on Monday, and that he sent a stall' officer to consult with the Mayor, and received from the Mayor a full statement of his purjioses. The Tribune charges: “ Governor Hoffman begins his criminally tardy proclamation with an untruth which ho offered as an apology. He was not ‘ only that day apprised of the actual condition of things’ in New York, lie knew all about it; and the only and imperfect excuse possible for him Is that Mayor Hall may have deceived him for a few hours on Monday afternoon as to the contemplated Kelso order. Did he? Geu. McQuade! when, on Monday, you went back from Mayor Hall to Governor Hoffman, did yog-go back with the understanding that the Orange procession was to be protected, or that it was to be prohibited? Your answer cannot hurt Hall; It may help lloffman—who solely needs all and far more than all the helphe can get.” It was bad enough for Hall before —both Oakey and Tammany—and now Governor Hoffman will have to issue a supplemental and explanatory manifesto, or go to the wall.— Chicayo Post.