The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
CR0KERTALKS STRAIGnT0UT
PLAIN ANSWER AND A cutI1Fxou
To ASSAILANTs or TAuuANy

| hNpNeVNA
the Charges Mnds-But He Do..,..
Thiuk So. and He VIII GO n. ,.,,,s
Tam""ny nud Appeal TO Oh. P..,,.
Next Novembe,-Hs Drne. A.y NE, a.
snow th"t He Has Ever Taken q Dollar
"ronef"hy-He Has Prevented oth.p
Me" from Doisg Il, aud to Them N. Lars
May OF the Attack. on fIim-Ths pre.-
ent Government OF THIS City, %. H.u.v...
f Capable, AND. ne Knows, Q. mon..,-
| IT No, Let IL Hs Exposed bring A,o,,
fOur Legislative Inve.ue.tton tr w,
Think II WIN Pay-Ths Pool Roo-.
Were Cosed and Ought 10 Have me-,
Cio"ed-Dr. Prrshur-t Con.,serea a.
eiHeere brt UnwIse Msn-Do w.. vv.,s
TO Annex II ~ook'yr and Her Rir Deb, o,
NO sympathy Whatever with On. s,-,-
h.sey P"rochinI school iiiIi-Fairy s,.-
| r'es About Mr. Cookers Wealth.
| Mr.. Croker was in very Agreeable frauao a,
mind yesterday An election in this citv al
| wars leavoa good denl OF subseauent vorh
LOT the head OF Tammany Hall and Mr. Croker
| mas Deen unusually busy during tho naat
month STRENGTHENING out the various tanpIes
ana getting things in shape for the ,enIalativ.
work soon to begin in Albany But he cot m.
last tAngle Strengthened out yesterday. and
Ielt so well over the result that he received a
SUN reporter with an appearance Of utrno.k
complacency. Mr.. Croker is not elven IA
talking for publication. but whom he does
consent to 10 80. he IL what is known in newa-
Paper circles as a good interviewer" Ha
'a'ks straight from the shoulder promptlv
answers every question put to him witbont
mincinR words. and generally means what be
says. Yesterday he lighted n cigar, leaned
oack IN MS chair. and sentsntiously told the
reporter to fire AWAY"
The reporter asked him u he had Rad IN.
account OF the formation OF tho Independents
County Organization in Cooper Union on
Thursday night
nave lust finished IT," he said. "Imeant
10 read It Yesterday. but things kept coming
I'D ana didn't get a chance. But I kent the
paper and was lust looking over the resolu-
lions when you came IN"
what do You think Of the meeting a.
whole2'
Think" replied Mr. Croker. that aware
man has right to express his own opinions
He has right to think them Important Too
II he wants to. Personally, I can't saw tbatT
attach any moro Importance to this movement
imam TO any one OF several others like IL
that nave been started since I have held NV
present position. IL the mon who were there
and did the talking really represented large
body or number OF people 1t might DO different
but they don't Whom does Mr. Townsend
represent? Ask some oftho men who have
been his clients. Or Mr. Hamburger. the CLERK
OF steckler's courtp Or ex-AssemhIvm..
Healeyr Or sx-Sherin Jimmy O'Briena Or
ex-senator BixDy2 II seams to me they might
have done better than that These men repre-
sent nobody but themselves. Most of than
are broEen-down politicians. who have been
Kicked out OF one party or the other for the
GOOD OF both the party and the city. Being
out they want to get In. and this Is the vay
hey are trying to do 1t. They have q perfect
'leht TO try. OF course We will see lates
whether they succeed"
What about the resolutions 2"
Well. lot us see. Here Is the fret ono. 10
'ays this movement shall be known a. the
Independent County Organization That's ali
light Here is the second. that the sole OBJ
ect OF this organization is to establish an i'm
artial. economic. and honest government I'm
his city, IL they would change economic
economical they would express Just what
ammany Hall is doing. It IL all right any
ray. Tho third says they Will do eyerythins
. their power to defeat Tammany candidatss.
hat Is all right. That 10 their privilege. The
'urth says that they 'strenuousiy obisot 40
20 system In vogue In Tammany Hall OF a.
sssing Judges and others for political pur-
oses.' Why don't they go to the County
Jerks office and get tho Lists OF expenditures
the candidates for Judges and other ofioesf
hey are all on hle there. made under oath.
nd anybody who wants to Gee them can.
" Then they 'emphatically oppose the syg-
m OF political blackmail By which liouor
'alers and others are kept In subsection bx
Hail. That is easy enough to say.
has been said before with just as much rea-
n as now. Ifthere Is any.system Of black-
all on the liquor dealers. It must take In =
eat many people some Of whom. I should
ink. would be glad OF q chance to resent it.
nat being so. 1t ought to be easy enough to
I evidence. Why don't they produce their
idencs2 The truth is. they haven't any and
MT get any. because there 10 no such thing
ing done. defy anybody to produce the
ghtest proof OF such charge.
Then they denounce tho illegal protection
" afforded gambling houses. houses OF m
ne, and other criminal resorts II there is
house open in this city | don't
ow IL. don't believe there is. And there
snt been time until two years ago for
Tty years YOU could say that I believe the
lice Department Is doing its full duty II
1bOdy knows OF anY being open. and will
q me the Information. will be among the
i to try to have 1t shut up
Then they advocate the absolute diyorca-
Mt OF politics from the school system This
nds we'll. hut is wholly Unnecessary.
Nv that l have never interfered with the
TX OF the school Board In any way. either in
matter OF appointments or anything else.
'n't even know how the Board stands poIit-
". nor the politics Of the individual mem.
;, Those now in office were appointed
lout consultation with myself or anybody
speaking for the organization.
Then they say that they favor non. partisan
20 anl election boards Well what have
got? Take the Police Board. 1t consists
'ur members Two OF them are TammAny
one is Republican, and the other Is an
penient Democrat. who usually support.
ispuGllean party. II that Is not about a.
ly non partisan board as can be az.
ID in city which gives the party in
II a majority OF nearly seventy thousand
II know what ia II certainly is not aon.
81 by the organization And the organ-
On Is not wholly responsible for its work.
ave two members and so have our share
. responsibility, but that Is all. II AEIhS
bers belonged To TammAny Hall or ~ ~,