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10 WHY TAMMANY WINS. METHODS OF NEW YORK’S UNIQUE POLITICAL ORGANIZATION. The Philosophy of Thomas Jefferson—How Richard Croker Has Gained His Influ ence—District Leaders and Captains—The Will of the Majority. [Special Correspondence.] Aew York, Nov. 23.—The great po litical surprise of the last election, ■which passes at once into history as one of the peremptory declarations of the American people, is eminently suggest ive of an inquiry as to the means em ployed to bring about such an astonish ing result. In New York city the election was emphatically a Tammany Hall victory and was all the more pronounced be cause of the crushing defeat of 1894. That defeat seemed like a thorough re pudiation of Tammany Hall, its princi ples, its methods and its leaders. Many intelligent people have believed that it was exactly that, and to them the pres ent triumph seems almost inexplicable. What is it, then, that has enabled an organization discredited and apparent ly demoralized three years ago to win the most important victory ever achiev ed by a local political party? Tammany Hall won this year because of two things. The relative importance of the two will be judged differently by different people. First, I place the fact that the organization has stood stead fastly and continuously for more than a century for one settled and well for mulated political faith, and the faith which Tammany professes outside of the temporary complications of local politics seems to be the faith that the majority of New Yorkers hold. It is the philosophy of Jefferson as opposed to that of Hamilton. But sentimental considerations do not alone control municipal elections. The practical power lies in organiza tion, and it is of the organization of Tammany Hall that outsiders appear to be curiously ignorant. Simple as it is, it has been more misrepresented and more misunderstood than almost any other open, public association than can bf> called to mind.- • No better example of this general misunderstanding could possibly be found than has been afforded within the last few weeks. It is almost univer sally believed —it is even- believed in side the organization by some—that Richard Croker came back to New York after a long absence and by the exercise of some mysterious, unexplained power imposed his own personal will upon the party and dictated a “slate” which his followers were obliged to accept. This is entirely erroneous and mani festly impossible. If Tammany Hall had not chosen to accept Richard Cro ker’s judgment, there is no power on earth that could have compelled the fol lowing— certainly none that Croker controlled. What he did was to place at the disposal of his party his political sagacity, his intimate knowledge of New York men and affairsand his judg ment. He imposed his judgment on the party and not his will, and they accept ed his jugment just so far as they ap proved it and no further. The best proof of this is the well known fact that he was defeated in the nomination of some candidates whom he recommended. To make it clear that this is true it is worth while to consider just how Tam many Hall is organized and how it be comes possible for one man’s judgment to override another’s in a party which strenuously upholds the absolute equal ity of voters. In the first place, the organization is a' permanent one. It is not got up from campaign to campaign, but a permanent enrollment is maintained always of such voters as stand committed to the party, who are willing, or perhaps de sirous, that they shall be considered regular numbers of the party, ready to support it wit 11 personal effort, and on occasions v ;2 t 'h contributions toward. I® wL'ls* No mattei how much of K.r “| ’ z waL a business wa il j I \x/ IfcHw man a womai > f| 1 *7.// \ A may be, when 11 /II t/s \ tM the l’ ttle love- II /' I'& ' ■ god ma^es up *• if his m ’”d to y /dl shoot, there is no protection against his arrow. Yet many a young woman whose affections are already engaged, hesi tates to assume the obligations of wifehood and motherhood, because she feels unfitted for them by some physical weakness or disease. The special ailments to which the femi nine organism is liable, not only unfit a wo man for happy wifehood and motherhood, but incapacitate her for any sphere of action. No woman can discharge tne daily duties of any position with comfort or satisfaction who is constantly weighed down by head aches, backaches and dragging, weakening drains. Troubles of this nature are not by any means a necessity of womanhood. They are positively and completely cured by Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. It imparts genuine health and strength to the womanly organs. It was devised for this one purpose by an eminent specialist in this particular field of practice. , “ For severalvears I suffered with prolapsus of tlanterns." writes Miss A. Lee Schuster, of Box I, Wtodney, Jefferson Co., Miss. “Our family pwysician treated me for kidney trouble, and ev erything else but the right thing. I grew worse and worse. My body was emaciated, hands and feet clammy arid cold, stomach weak, with great palpitation of the heart. I dreaded for night to come for I would suffer with nausea all night and so I continued until some kind unknown friend sent me your book with a marked page. I began taking your ‘ Favorite Prescription,' contrary to tny family's wishes, and I began to improve right •way. I have taken three bottles and now lam very nearly well and am very happy, and thanto fill to yon." party expenses. Whether this willing ness arises from political enthusiasm or from a desire to share in the spoils of victory when victory comes, it serves the same purpose—that of keeping the party together. When election time draws near, the enrolled members, usu ally called Tammany Hall's general committee, form an army of regular workers ready for active service in can vassing for votes or in performing any of the labor that is necessary in the campaign. This general committee is the party. The organization of the party is the method it employs to express its desires and to execute its will. The general committee is enrolled, for the sake of convenience and effectiveness, by assem bly districts, and each assembly district committee is represented by one man in the councils of the party and in the gen eral executive business. He is called the district leader and is a member of the executive committee of the party, this executive committee consisting of the district leaders only—3s men in all. Theoretically at least this executive committee is truly a representative body. Each member is the delegate of his own district general committee and is fully empowered by those whom he represents to act always and under all circum stances for his district, or, in other words, for that portion of the party which belongs in his district. There is no fixed tenure of office. The man who becomes leader remains leader, and therefore a member of the executive committee, as long as he continues to represent his constituency in a maimer that meets their approval. Not one of Ike 35 could hold his place 35 minutes after his general committee had become dissatisfied with him. One detail of the organization should be mentioned here to explain how dis satisfaction, should it exist, can be readily expressed and readily made ef fective. The law divides the assembly districts into numerous election districts for convenience in voting and for each election district one voter in the party is selected as a “captain. ” He is direct ly responsible to the voters.in his dis trict on tlie one hand and to his district leader on the other, and he also contin ues in office as long as he gives satisfac tion, but not a day longer. There is no one man power in Tam many Hall. There never was, there is not and ‘there never can be a boss in Tammany Hall in the sense of one man being able to say to anybody else in the party, “Y'ou must do this because I say so. ■ ’ The utmost that Mr. Croker or anybody else can say is, “You must do this because the majority says so. ’ ’ That this will be generally believed outside of Tammany Hall is perhaps too much to expect, yet it is the exact truth. No boss and no leader in Tammany has any power, except what he gets from' the support of the majority of those be hind him. The recognized leader of the executive committCee is colloquially called the boss, and the term has grown into a Aitle, though not an official oife, but the boss of Tammany Hall is always the man whose judgment is most re spected. When the respect fails, the following ceases and the man from that moment is no longer boss. It is for these reasons, and for these reasons only, so far as I have been able to learn from 20 years’ study, that Tam many Hall succeeds in New York. David A. Curtis. Something to Knew. It may be worth something to know that the very best* medicine for re storing the tired out nervous systeip to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters This medicine is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone to the nerve cen tres in the stomach, gently stimulates the liver and kidneys, and aids these or gans m throwing off impurities in the blood. Electric Bitters improves the' appetite, aids digestion, and is pro nounced by those who have tried it as the very best blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c and SI per bottle at Carry-Arrington Co.’s drug store. WHAT IT MEANS. Duties, Lessons and Pleasures of Thanks giving Day. Thanksgiving! From basement to attic the word resounds. Were sounds ever sweeter than those made by happy chil dren’s voices? The tones proclaim the joys that be and joys that are to last through out Thanksgiving day. We watch their happy faces and listen to their merry voices intermingling with mirthfulness. What does it matter if the curtains are awry, the legs of chairs where seats are wont to be, and picture books,forgotten, lie in all convenient places, and tents of rugs and tablespreads wherein the occupants are re-enacting the hairbreadth scenes of old? Now they are gathered around the glowing grate where mind pictures of the long ago are vividly portrayed, and from their countenances we infer that they are beholding the Northmen as they view from afar the wonderful new world, and the Icelanders as they land upon New England’s shore in the year 1000 and realize the privations which they endured, and, too, the sailing of the Santa Marja, and later the Mayflower, laden with the Puritan fathers, and see the landing at Plymouth Rock. Were there ever more interesting stories than those relating the incidents which make up the history of this our new world? And can lips other than those of the gray haired father or mother picture so clearly those scenes? Nor do their joys lessen at sight of the Thanksgiving dinner, where epicurean skill appears to have reached its highest development When the lateness of the hour compels them to don their’ white robes, w T e hear mingled and thanksgivings more fervent than usual, and when their, eyes are closed in slumber our thanksgivings arise to God above lor the preservation of our little ones. Thanksgiving to the housewife has a host of meanings. For several days tur keys, pumpkin pies and innumerable edi bles have passed before her mind in stately procession. Cooked? Oh, no, waiting for her invitation to come, waiting for her busy brain to devise methods of procedure and her deft fingers to aid in the prepara tions, waiting for her aesthetic taste to ap r. >ve ar omidenvi and for lat look of re- THE HOME TRIBUNE. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28. 18»7 ' lief whin twTost the worfl "ready” Is pro nounced, waiting for her look of satisfac tion as the guests gather around the ample board while the thanksgivings of a year are concentrated into one grand thanks giving Until now she has scarcely con sidered its import, for often the weight of our cares drag us to their level, but when a respite comes we view them from above and with a sense of frettdom wonder how we ever became enslaved, and so the days, weeks, months and years bring their burden of cares, and at the closing of each we bid them adieu, expecting to awake at their bidding on the morrow. Thanksgiving to the men of our cities and the country means not only a day of feasting and mirth, but a time to review in detail the blessings received during the past year. Oftentimes rich blessings are freely scattered in our path and we with averted eyes recognize them not. Search your homes, search carefully, lest you overlook the little blessings which, taken severally, appear very small, but when combined make your home comfort able and beautiful, and with the atmos phere of love enveloping it, make it the dearest spot on earth. Inhale the atmos phere until your very being Is pervaded, until such a one, as pure as delicate, as invigorating as ethereal, and, withal as enduring, is shed abroad by you. Nor look with disdain upon the clouds, for many a cloud has a silvery lining. Look thought fully from the status which obscures your horizon to the high, floating cirrus with tints so fair. The shadows they cast over your way may prove to be blessings in dis guise. Glance through your account books. Is the bank largely your debtor? Are your storehouses filled with grain ready for the market? If so, offer thanksgiving to him who gave you strength that you might prosper. Have you enabled some unfor tunate one to rise above the difficulties which surround him? If so, give thanks. Thank God for the friends you have on earth. Thank God for the friends you have in heaven, the remembrance of whose love draws you nearer that happy home where the atmosphere is never clouded and the sun never sets on Thanksgiving day. AN OLD DOCTOR’S FAVORITE.’ Dr. L. M. Gillam, who practiced medicine over forty years, originated used and claimed that Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) phich has now been in use about fifty-five years, was the best Tonic and Blood Purifier ever given to the world. It never fails to cure the most malignant ulcers, sores, rheumatism, catarrh, and all skin diseases. Beware of substitutes. Use this standard remedy, price per large bottle sl. AFTER SEVERAL DOCTORS BAILED. I have been afflicted with Catarrh for many years, although all sorts of med icenes and several doctors did their best to cure men. My blood was very impure, and nothing ever had any ef fect unon the disease until I used that great Blood Remedy known as Botan ic. Blood Balm, (B. B. B.) a few bottles of which effected an entire cure. I recommend it to all who have catarrh I refer to any merchant or banker os Athens, Fa., and will reply to any in quiries. R. R. Saulter. For sale by druggist. LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE. We Have Many Causes to Be Thankful if We Try to See Them. Another Thanksgiving day has dawn ed, and we are perhaps questioning our selves as to whether we have any cause for gratitude in the way our lives have been ordered. The pessimist, looking al ways on the dark side, says, “Well, I tnay be fairly happy today, but that doesn’t argue that I may not be utterly miserable tomorrow,” and in conse quence he or she, instead of being thank ful for the present good, frets over the future evil which perhaps—who knows? —may never come. Every one of us has something for which to give thanks today. Now be gin and analyze our possessions and see if the blessings do not outweigh the miseries. If we have health, we should rejoice; that is a rare gift that cannot be too warmly appreciated. If a dear one who has been at death’s door is re stored to us, that is another cause for jubilation. Even if we are pressed hard financially, there are compensating sides to that situation. Nothing is so bad but it could be worse, and though we may not feel privileged to shout over a posi tive good we can be happy in the fact that it is not a positive evil. Every one of us has the power to make sunshine in our own and in the lives of others. Burdens there are to bear for every pair of shoulders, but in helping others, in self sacrifice, in a desire to be sweet, womanly and lovable, our own trials slip aw;ay and when Thanksgiving day comes around we can, with a joyous heart, declare that we have much to be grateful for. All holidays have their sorrowful side; they are reminiscent of other oc casions when the family in perfect, un broken numbers sat around the table and reveled in the spirit of the occasion. Now they are scattered here and there. Death, perhaps, has claimed some, and the feast of today is but a mere shadow of the functions of other seasons long gone by. But if you are left entirely alone and are obliged to sit down to your solitary meal with no companions save your own thoughts, you still have cause for thankfulness, and you will find it if you only make it your busi ness to look for it instead of moping and repining over what cannot be helped and wljat is only made worse by brood ing upon. Awake in touch with the spirit of the -day, and you will find that, despite all past troubles or present annoyances, you can cause the 24 hours to brim over with gratefulness that may do much to make other ones equally joyous. BUCKLEN'B ARNICA SALVE. The best salve in the world for outs or bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblain corns and all skin eruptions and posi frmsly cures piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Curry-Arrington Co., druggists, Rome Ge. ENGINEERS’ HOME. Probable Consummation of the Lone De layed Prqject at Mattoon, Illa. After much patient effort and the overcoming of many obstacles a scheme which was projected more than 14 years ago to provide a home for the dependent widows and orphans of deceased mem bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is to be carried into execution. Acting in his official capacity, President P. M. Arthur of the brotherhood bought the other day for this purpose a tract of land at Mattoon, Ills., known as Meadow Lawn farm. The purchase was made at public sale, and the price paid was $17,- 450. This puts an end to a squabble which has been going on in courts for years. In 1883 a scheme which was des ignated as “a grand gift concern” was planned for the purpose of raising money folk the projected home. It was really a gigantic raffle in which tracts of land were the prizes. The capital prize was Meadow Lawn farm, consisting of 256 if* P. M. ARTHUR. acres of the best black soil in Illinois. At first the raffle promised to be a huge success, but the sale of tickets was sud denly stopped by the Coles county grand jury, which indicted John H. Guilfoil and M. C. Nixon, who were managing the affair. Both of these men went into hiding, 6ut the scheme was not killed. The drawing took place secretly at Terre Haute. At .the final moment 25 tickets still remained unsold, and these were put in the wheel for the benefit of the order. One of these tickets drew the capital prize. Many complications fol lowed, and at length Guilfoil was made trustee of the land. In 1889 the brotherhood officials de cided to take possession of the land and establish the home, but Guilfoil refused to give it up. Then a suit was begun which was twice carried to the supreme court. Finally’ Guilfoil was ousted and the land ordered sold at auction. It was at this sale that Chief Arthur made the purchase, and the buildings for the home will soon be erected. Available. Many good remedies are unavailable because they need the direction of a physician. Allcock’s Porous Plaster can be used by anybody, and it is always effective for sprains, strains, weak back and soreness in the chest or muscles. Do Not Be Duped into taking an imitation. Insist upon having the genuine “Allcock's.” Allcock’s Corn Shields, Ailcock’s Bunion Shields, Have no equal as a relief and cut. for corns and bunions. Brandreth’s Pills renovate the system by purifying the blood. They do nor weaken. Chronic Diseases oUall forms Successfully Treated, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Bronehitie, Falplta tion, Indigestion, etc. of the Nose, Throatand Lungs. Diseases Peculiar to Women. Prolapsus, Ulcerations, Leucorrbea, etc. Write, giving history of your case and it wi 1 receive immediate attend n An opinion, price of treatment pamphlet and testimonials will be sent you freh Dr. S, T. Whi raker, Specialist, 205 Norcroaß Building. Atlanta. G Pawtucket Fur Company, 294 Main St, Pawtucket, R, I. WANTS ALL KfNDS OF Raw Furs, Skins, Ginseng, Senaca, etc Prices quoted for next 60 days are as fol lows: Silver Fox, sls 00 to $150.00; Bear, $5.00 to $25 00; Otter, $4.00 to $9.00; Martin $2 00 to $9.00; Beaver, $3.00 to $3.50 oer pound ; Wolf, SI.OO to $2.00; Red Fox, SI,OO to $2,00; Mink, 75c to $1.00; Skunk, 25c to $1.00; Gray Fox, 50c to 75c; Rat, 20c to 25c Price list on all other furs and skins fur nished qpon application. 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