New-York tribune., 1888-04-15

trcal Is small, CllL1i eLtnoDA4S 'N""i ~
colony Of tumble-bugs Nothing ever goes on
there. Its gambling houses do but poor business
It's cn-mis are nsgnincant Its dives have no great
rank as nstitooshuns' and what IS there lett "hen
these attractions gone for men Ike the DoourIe
These are the foundations OF their greatness the loos
by means Of which they carve their names upon 'ho
monuments OF fame In their fuu perecuon' ui'0',
saloons, faro banks, sporting houses ana fceoIs
the kind exist nowhere except in New-York, and there
fore nowhere else the man fitted to 0e pohtic@
boodler live and be happy. The social and other
conditions which satisfy the ambition and greed Oh
such men as John keenan, are TO be found ID 10 o'n'
community on tho face Of the earth than Ne"-ioiA'
Here they are in their fulncss, and here ne ls CON
tent. Here the opportunities VI making money "
who cares nothing about how 1t Is mace arc ori
liant Keenan, seized upon them all He put money
In all sorts Of enterprlses-grocerJ stores' nqNo-
stores, ship yards. breweries, and every dollar no
made was utilized TO strengthen his political pun
he did not want to hold Cfice he wanted 20 posS'
TO lord 1t over oficohoders, 10 have Mayors Uon0
lers sherifs, Registers and all the great Oh tno
bowling before him they bowed before Johh Aen'' .
This was Keenan's dream. and he came As near ="
its realization as he could and miss It, IL was iaS.
crystallzinc into fact when the Broadway Railroad
deviltry upset everything When he went a"a' no
had succeeded in placing al sorts and cohdlllon u
men under obligations to him. Ohcehoiaers "ot0
indebted to him for loans In paymeht Oh tnoi .
ments. and many highly respected cll%eN ~
quake at the thought OF the publication Vi 'ONH
Keenan's letter-book His part In the brodu"af
bribery was that Of stake holder. to when ne was u
elected by the combine" upon the recohileiu@'''
Of De Lacy and Jaehne. a man OF a4'c''''o~ 80
worthy Of confidence. In his hAnuS 0N4iP ,
boode7 was deposited. and be distributor IL alouii1
among the BOYS" such middle man was 'iODs-i
necessary. and he had to be person "hom "o'A '"'
Aldermen and Sharp could trust II mas o4'oH O'o-
alluded TO with surprise that shrewd man as
keenan, should have mixed up DeTsoha' - ."' -
Bat there Is really nothing odd about that' 4he'e
was no particular reason for suppo'n~ - -e-.,N-
All hands were engaged in It. so thar no lac'oh
couId uSe u as a scandal against the other Bood-
ling.' moreover. was an ordinary occupsuon 10 saf
Of local ~statesman,s He is an Aderhah' was
Ike saying in a Prohibition town, "Ihat man Is
druggist Evervbody understood what was meant
Besides among the Keenan, kind II Is no smal hohor
10 hold the Doodle To be elected formally oS
combine as stakeholder marked Mr. heehan 40
man OF distinction II gave him po"or suu rshA ~
tribute TO his honor-al In thie'inH "af' Sou
know. but sttl . tribute.
This IS the man. and thrse his antecodents' "hom
Colonel Fellows, once Inferior to him IN ranh among
tho captains of the Democratic host proposes 10 one
back from exile and TO set al liberty III 'ho snso "a
an informcr What can he inform tno court eoou'
that IL does not already knowi Not single thing
The story OF the great bribery all toia Inc oooA
Is complete The facts and the law are all equally
ascertalned. The Court Of Appeals has passed ueh-
ntely upon everything II has sustained Jhhse barre'
in his methods OF qualifying and dsqualIy ing Jurors
II has pronounced his law 10 the reception OF fu
gratis story good Law. II has sealed Tithits spprsvA