New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17
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HIS RACING INTERESTS.
Mr. Townsend spoke about your investing *zoo-
900 In stock farm"
well. l own an interest In the stock OF rarm
which stands for 10000 hope 1t is worth It, and
1t u.s. The reports Of the racing season printed
in the newspapers show that my horses won w.
900 clear. But | will give Mr.. Townsend *so'0o
II he will pay what l the purchase money
for that $4,000 Of stock. That is 5000 less than
i owe on It, but think ought to have that much
for dealing with him.
80 far 1 concerned. have been In poll
tics for thirty years. and defy anybody 10 snow
that / have taken a dollar wrongfuliy
have prevented others from doing on more than
occasion. and that fact accounts for large
portion OF these attacks. Everybody who mas any
sense will know that corrupt man VIII get into
Office occasionally in spite of the utmost vigilance
/ can say that when such man has got IN through
Tammany Hall and l have heard of 1t he got out
quicker than he got in. If the editors who make
these charges would stop to think. they would see
that no man in my position could obtain money money
In wrong way without the knowiedge Od o' tsas
the men the Organization has turned out would
mo, / don't mean to resign year ago ola
make up my mind to get out OF politics bon re-
have tried outside Of politics to do something for
myself and my family; and have had some sue sue
given the same amount of energy and attention
to business that have to politics. should be I,
Year because the Presidential election coming
G That nd got S onf ai If u @a at I
result in Chicago. / would like TO get Out nov,
is being attacked right and left. and consider II
my duty to Tammany Hall and the Democratic
power to retain my position and let the people de,
eide the whole question at the next election, III
the people of this city believed these cnarges.
wouldn't stay at the head Of Tammany Han twenty,
reason At the last election we polled a larger
percentage. of the total vote for city candidates
government they are getting from Tammany Hall
until the votes are counted.
RESPONSIBILITY IN CITY GOVERNMENT.
1T is easy enough to find fault with any govern
ment But the theorists can say what they please.
You can't get good government in big city like
this without system and direct responsibility Tam
many Hall Is run that plan, and this city has
a better and economical government to-day
than any other big city in the Union. This city Is
Just like any other big corporation II you have
no organization II individuals are not held re-
sponsible by some central power, you make no
progress. Concentration Of management Is the Key
to success Well. what does that mean? In bus-
ness 1t means consolidation. In politics II means
organza ton or a machine whatever you wish
to call 1t. You divide the management and you d.
vide the responsibility. and divided responsibility
means bad government. You go and ask Depew
or Plat or somebody else who knows something
about both business and politics and see II they
don't tell you the thing.
Now. | have said good deal more than IN
tended to say. but have had these few things on
my mind for some time. and perhaps II Is Just
as well 10 let the people have them. The news
paper critics and professional reformers can con-
tinue their policy OF abuse and misrepresentation;
and will. Of course. / ask favors or any OF
them. They liberty to attack my political
methods as much they please. There Is Just
one place where I draw the line That Is at the
threshold Of my house one newspaper Is making
II a particular business 10 hound my family; IL
began last spring, and IL has kept II up. snort
time ago II printed urid story about women In
a Turkish bath II said that my wife was there
sation and told about their having things brought
In TO drink, / have never said anything about
this before but I want say now that IL was alb
solutely false My wife never In the place in
her life and never spoke word with any OF the
others whose names were mentioned. don't know
what possible object the most diseased mind can
have for making such Infamous attacks az these
But do know this and give fair warning TO the
man who is responsible for them that they must
stop | will find some way TO protect my iaHlily.