The Progress., 1893-06-17

4 many Hall and into IT'S influence anC
into similar institutions in other cite:
= thus through ti.eir ambition for power
and preferment. 1t is impossible t.
) estimate the influence for evil that such
= Iorces exert i'll the development of the
: life of people. Men observe how power
and wealth are attained. They also OBJ
serve the abySmal cowardice of thou.
sands of men who profess to believe in
higher principles
The power of such gang as Tammany
|. Hall TO intimidate masses of people is
something appalling The ave 0N;e citi-
zen of New York today fairly SHAKES in
his boots ut the very mention of public
antagOniSm of this set of scoundrels. II
he has any business i'll the city. whether
or not that business may be affected di-
rectly by Tammany Hall or not. he may
give you little subscription in private,
but he will beg you beneath his breath
never to let it be known that he has in
any way anything to do with any move
ment against the bosses who rule the city
OTTO KEMPNER on BOSSIsM.
Fourth-Ihe degradation of municipal
government to the mere word of low
born boss. with the ideals of the gutter
as his principles of life, and the glOrifi
cation Of such a man in the annals of the
city Is fact that accounts for much of
, our present disgrace. There was in the
last legislature of New York but one
man found who among the majority
party dared to lift his voice against the
rule of this master of the city's affairs.
There was but one man among all those
elected by the Democratic party who had
any conception of his obligations to the
people, who acknowledged any authority
save the will supreme of the boss of the
city of New York. This man-Mr. Otto
kempner-has recently given most
vigorous account of that legislature and
OF his intimate personal knowledge of
the facts on this point Hear him:
In every case where Il decided express
sion of public sentiment in favor of bill
clashed with the wishes of the boss the
people were cleanly and completely
knocked ont There was no more con-
sideration paid to their desires than if .
they had been 80 many Cinnamon under /
the ban Of instant deportation. On the
other hand. the bosses had merely 80 de-
note their wisb by a wink. and III the
twinkling of ais eve their will WIS done.
There was no trouble. no delay. no fall
tering, about the work. The Legislative
machine was perfect in all its parts and
operated with the regularity of an auto
matte clock. Poor impotent Emperor
Willow, h.,1 -, 81,
becanse it refused TO appropriate TIM
amount required for tine army Our rub
ers, however, are more successful Billy
| Of Buffalo and Richard of New York
have merely to raise the finger of com,
mand and the peoples legislature will
obseq1nously bow down and obey"
Referring to the problem of quaran
tine, he continues: Has, the legislature
met the emergency? Has it taken the
advice Of the Academy of Medicine, the
Chamfsr of Commerce and other repre-
sentative bodies of public spirited citi-
Zens am3 the press to provide for com
petent hard of sanitary engineers and
place the matter in their charge? No.
1t passed bill authorizinga a certain city
official OF inferior mental equipment to
land in the CrotOn watershed.
There is'nO telling what tire entire cost
will be. Five hundred Thousand dollars
rs to be spent yearly without providing
any essential protection. The simple truth
Is that this most serious matter was util
lied TO excuse gigantic Job. Thus the
safety OF millions of people was sacri-
feed to satisfy the greed of few hungry
POLITICAL pirates"
DICK CROKER.
Referring directly to, Mr.. Croker, he
further says: Together with Ed Muir.
ply and Billy Sheehan he runs the state
as commercial exchange. dealing in.
local md general franchises, diverse.
political privileges and public offices
from governor down to street sweeper.
all of which are auctioned and sold to
the highest bidder. This mummy boss
is reputed to be one Of the wealthy men
Of New York. Did he come honestly by
his wealth, or has it been wrung by in
direction from the pockets of the tax
payers! The question concerns us deep
Iy. directly. vitality. But a few years
ago Dick Croker had no visible means of
support. He is rich man today and
Indulges in the costly luxury of fast
horses and racing stables that may well
excite the envy of prince or potentate.
1T Is uppermost in every thoughtful
citizens mind how the leading politi-
clans of Tammany Hall have made big
fortunes ON small salaries Have we an
other Tweed ring: Oh. no, There is no
stealing going on now. Our rulers are
not made of the coarse stuff of common
thieves. They are refined in manners as
we'll as methods. All that we can charge
against them is that they belong to the
new school of political prestidigitators.
Without stealing outright, after the
clumsy fashion of the embezzler, they
still manage to amass enormous riches.