The sun., 1894-05-12
CROKER PREDICTS VICTORY.
.~,yT WILL WIN NEIT FALE sE-
c1UsE sHB DEsERTEs To


s,o,,,ne thst ths Citv II Badly A.
-. no n ~ Workers Dsfa-e New
Yo,s,-Isj.eups .u uA.t,-Ts-ssny nasyer
,.,. r,,y Assir- wo-id I.svit.biy R.-
,... Publio Inprovs.ents-M.ry wsru
r.,h,,.. TO the Rstires Chiettair.
p,.h.rd Croker a. leader Of Tsmmsny Hall
"a. rsputstion for retieence. He earned the
-. q, the silent man" because OF his re-
,".,,nes 10 talk on political subiects His un-
SriIroness TO talk offhand as the leader Of
T.nmany Hall was due to the fact that to
-, such utterance OF his was given the
..isbt Of party declaration binding on Tam
r,ny Hall Under such circumstances with
,hou,.nds OF critics ready to pick up his aay-
,,s. and make application OF them which
.isbt IN many ways initiate to the disadvsn-
,.ee OF Tammany Hall. Mr.. Croker cultivated
ah.bit " silence.
Richard croker. the e1-leader. 10 more ready
otalk on political subjects. His opinion as to
AZ. probsble outcome OF the Mayoralty light
,,tt 'ail is OF special interest in view Of the
promsed efforts to defeat Tammany Hall
"Tsmmany will win next fall" said ne to .
srN reporter Yesterday. They can't beat one
,t,e OF her The reasons are many and obvi-
Hall count for their strength? There are no
dsiectIons from the ranks desertions-and
there are no reasons why there should be any.
The fact l., the organization 10 in lust as good
,hspe as 1t ever was Whore. then. does the
otposition expect to get It's votes7 From
among those who have supported the Tam.
many Hall ticket because Tnmmany men we're
giving the city better administration than
ever before In its history II Il does. then, it
Il making great mistake, for the people are
not dissatisfied with the municipal admin!s-
tration. The taxpayer can't be convinced that
hsis heing imposed on when his tax bills
prove o him that he 10 not Ho can't be made
10 believe that Tammany is giving q corrupt
administration Of the city Government when
he knows chat no moro money is being spent
IN support OF It than was expended twenty
Eve years age. and that with all the mprove-
ments which are being made and have been
made
There may have been some occasion for
Brooklyn voters to do as they did last year.
They had a grievance. The New York city
voter has no such grievance. and no am ouns
o. Argument can do away with tho facts in the
eass and make him believe he has. The result
o. last years. election indicates what that OF
peJt year will be In this ctr. It was = year OF
democratic disasters. yot Tammany Hall did
u
repression. Its administration Of municipal
h1airs received tho same com mendation ns at
TS esn be against hst na
piini-tration. 1t is rust as good as 1t was last
roar. anil that Is so good that nothing wrong
strength o; Tammany Hall at the polls next
fall will be quite a. great as II was last year.
That uieans that its candidates cannot be
Iii will hs noticed that most Of the attacks
which havo been made against Tammany Hall
In atraf ItNtA Ill
against the administration OF the municipal
GoyernIp"nt ny Lammnnv men; That is not
tion know IL. so does tho independtnt voter.
who Ia not to lie deferred iron, voting for a
good goyernn cnt H. all the c!amnr.
Ano'her thing which will work 70 the ad-
vantage OF Tnmmnny Hall in the coming cam
pIiEn." continued MIR. Croker ia the knowl-
vided responsibility in city COVE, nrrnt should
other than Ta,n,n any Mayor 10 chosen.
Ha MIy% sS"Td nP. be IN nsy with with
md the other meiniers Of all the executive
boards the Board Of Estin,a,es Ini Arpor-
tho iionrd Of Aldermen and ali Of Tho heaGs oi
would he The natural resultf II would he that
All improN "ments Ehirh have iarn going on
cord. would TO drought 20 a trnntstill. and
Isilur1 TO progress wCrid :reLn iCrrc:ressinn. /
/ or two years New tori citt would 30 back
ward instead 81 forward. and all the imrrovs-
ments which he Ie' pie have been demanding,
Ind which TammanY Hal la, cen trying to
give ibeIo. %oui:l.a put oH NJ least Two years.
'een how this, unwiShei-ior state OF affairs
Elll be brought .bolit. Both sides might
,veryIhing which would ne advocated by
he Mayor would .e opposed by his
,olitirnl aGvanlaG" might accrue to his party |
trough t. nj tlon, i'n with any In prove
Ma, or would i,ut iis veto on 1t 10 prevent |
voi1id in fact he q roniition existing similar
,r4ston Gf tho IeGisiature. The Repubiirnns |
n the Leg stature. Tor instance. PASSED bill 20
hog ne wsTs TH" rens So The not os
nut Gov. Hover IN a ho!- with an anti |
anmany a Navor nrNt Year here would be too
rin,s'rn' ion. and too little advancement OF |
he interest NJ the city and the taxpayers. The !
Ind Girnr stands n, m evidence ot what can
- don" tow":h the Advancement OF the mu-
iici!a'.;rs int"rr'ts wh"n all branches OF the
'ty G"rcrnm"nt are IN accord; The voters
rr nnt goinG 10 veto against their interests
y changing jhi, condition. and that is why
,redL't & % 'ndsntil'y, tSe election Of the Tam
As in = ;orairr Interview with him published
n 7 = 49,, Mr., Croker again depre ated the
t:ncks made by sOmr newspapers on the fair
larr and famr Of their own city.
= They nAye gone 40 lar said he. that they
%.o Hd "atsie New war Sort city % and GSH are unao, M
,uainied Ni'h II "Nrepiin: through the me-
llu iI H''N-t hlHF IN prinatlOn that tnls city |
most dsrerG;ar /" ,placs generally. | know
onis r"nn'rImen Who urs so imbued with this
lotion thIt lh"g dare not come TO New York |
o! leac OF "n:: r"thed or murdered in tho
tTeets Sow. Sow Workers all know that such
NtlrSs nr- luust IN rev ui the fact that
'eNeT was til" riiY ir'ar from crime Of every
'nTt than now, au'l II H. anything but pleasant
Sh"n visiting other cities which are many
ines worse Than New York 20 pick up their
lewsrarrrs and read extracts from our own
Shlc would seem - give New YORK certih-
Htr rs being III" virGrdest city on earth"
hr trOker said t,,at he felt almost like q a boy
~ o. school since his retirement. and that he
,ltiei ihs man who would have eventually TO
urcesd him.
II ! had an enemy" said he for whose
lsAlh would not shed many tears. think
Ioll recommend him for the leadership"
i, Now that Mr.. Croker has retired said
layor GilIny yesterday. desire 10 pay my
rbute to hts ability as leader. In the first
'a'e wish tn say thHt Mr., Croker never as
,lred 10 the .eader ship OF TammAny Hall. Ii
VA, Ease oi natural election He displayed
uch ahlly In his suggestions MS TO the proper
"uTsr TO tie IluTsued Dy the Organization that
n ma lNrf flnfa aksalt