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Show "I'lUATKS FOK rLVNDF.n." 1 (jKoiujE William Curtis, editor of ipi'trper'a Weekly,' has dealt the Tam-iiany Tam-iiany tiger a paralyzing blow. All honest hon-est democrats, he declares, must disown Tammany Hall, and now is the time to do it. His defection means that all independent in-dependent democrats will vote for 1'assltt. That makes republican success suc-cess in the empire state sure. Curtis, discussing the situation, says: N (j!ietion at this election takes precedence of riie restoration of Tamnmny H ill to political jio or in th" st:ite. That organization has been lesc -rilied by a distinguished democrat as a conspiracy con-spiracy nsainst honest government, and it is declared de-clared by other eminent democrats to be already in absolute control of the democratic party. The character of its management and its methods Invebeen courageously and accurately exposed in detail, mid all ; ood citizens of the c ity have been summoned more than once to unite against i's malii'ti ::nd desradins power. Tammany success suc-cess would be a national disgrace. P''This year tli" call N even loader and more jie.;ei nt iv', a Tammany hall h'is shown its fi-preme fi-preme inlluer.cc in the state convention of its party, and now aims at the control of the state jovermiieiit and of the state representation in the next TiRlion.il democratic convention. Whatever may be our party sympathies the success of such an effort would lw a common national disgrace. Let any intelligent and patriotic American acquaint ac-quaint himself with the facts in regard to the leadership of Tammany hall and imagine that leadership representing the power of New York in a national convention. In s'ich n situation the paramount issue in the Hate at tins elei t jon is truly described by Mr. Fssf:ttji .! government against Tammanv hail. There s no wise reform In the tate to which Tamic.sv is known to be frieridiy, an. I re ne whose prosecte would not be harmed by its bxrondeccy. Honest democrats disown it as a j'ir.'.ti'Hl orff.uifza.iion for plunder and without politics. l!i:t they cannot deny that now, as al-v. al-v. avs, its power is sustained by democratic votes. The way to make opposition to it effectual at this election is for such democrats, and for all those who ai-ree with them, not to support its candi-fi'ites, candi-fi'ites, bat to vote f.r Mr. Fassktt and the candidates candi-dates associated with him. |