New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20
THE THEE GR.fCES.


They were Statesmen Typical Tammany
Statesmen Three OF them. They might nave
hccn known by the ncighborhood. II WAS III Il
district where Craftsmanship Of the hlGhoSt OF
der known in Tammany Hall is constantly OH
tan and political questions Of supreme conS''
uuencr are discussed from bar 10 bar ana from
dive TO dive at all hours Of the day ana night
with such oloqucncc and fcrvor rs carry men
off thcir feet. and in a chastc vcrnacular when
cludcs ordinary type aud only finds expression
{, tho blank and dash which call Imagination
into play II Wa Il district in when Few men
have the hardhoOd 10 vote tho K'puhH'dH
ticket. and where If any such ballots are east
the Statesmen in charge do not permit the
reputation Of the district 10 suffer by thrr p'lh-
counted They might have been known 10y III"
plncc II WAS a training school ot pciliocra''
Statcsmcn-Mr Morris TelulSkys saloon. hy
their attitude you might also recognize them.
They were leaning against the bar Further
token Of their calling. md Of their success ana
high rank in il. was furnished by thu tipplr
they were taking 1t was of the sort that.
wherever manufactured. bears The label ana
brings the price II the coStlicSt vintage "i
France habltml beverage Of the successful
New-York Democratic Statesman. Ahov" AL
thcv might have been known 10y III" rising
f.ryor and freedom II heir discourse. and III"
breezy blank-and dash vocabulary which for The
purposcS Of debate they called into u>c.
Three typical Tammany Statesmen plying
,bcir vacation There WAS the Hon. Morris rc-
kulskv. for whose proficiency In Craftsmanship
and familiarity with The fundamental principles
N fine base Il free institutions our ruling or
-. tt.I 4. II
selected him To- represent 1t in the constitutional
Convention and assist N the creation ~ a new
organic act. There WIS the Hon Patrick Div
yer. 10 whose at,ainmci in tn science # Law
Gained hy wears II practice behind The bar The
Hon. Frederick Smyth had paid III" tribute 81
q special certificate and whose qualifications for
interpreting law and administering justice had
been recognized hy The same ruling organization
I'm hi, appointment to u judicial position when
N. consented to adorn Tor a term Of years AT
the moderate compensation 81 SN"" year.
There WAS the Hon John Spcllman. whose ~
slduous devotion 10 the fortunes Of Ju>ilc" DIV
yer not less than his skill in The manufacture
of q hat through which members oi Inc I"'''
could talk to Mr. Gon ana the l"N"w '"n'""
t.e had been rewarded 10y the lucraiiH" appoint
mont az Halter 10 the Police. ThcS" were me
thrce Three GraccS Flith. Hope and charity.
Rut the luckicSt Of thcS" was 'harltN. i"'
,,hilo Faith. represented 10y Diver in the booty
confidence with which hc sailed In. was soon
lost i'm sight out # sight. and beyond sight: ana
Home rcprcscntod 10y T"kul>ky who only l"n"ri
for pracc and quiet IN his own GinInlll' 'hh'h
in the fruition Of that boon. Charity, represent
cd by Spcllman the Halter ran out unanimously
into Park Row and thence INTO the bonhdl'SN
realms Of the Bowcry
Th. hish debate began with bit Of personal
upbraidng at about the middle OF the lhird
hottie. when Justice Diver with just SuS-
r.stion If injured innocence but yet with IN"
calm. judicial dignity which chAr1ct"rl%'N HIS
utirrancos from the Bench remarked mat VIZ
Tcklllsly had done him dirt by saying during
thc absence Of the Justice in California for MS
health. "Lct Diver come back and his ola
friends will stone the bloody life on of MN.
He also requested Mr. Tckulsky. in persuasive
lint v.r,. decided tone not TO lie about II.
rho s,loon having been the property of Justice
Divvcr while hr was fitting himself for the
Rcnch and before it passed into the hands Of
Mr. Tckulsky who had used il rs study whllr
prcparng himself for the duty of composing
new organic act was pcrvadcd with what might
be called judicial atmosphere; was radiant, III
fact. with what Lord Coke called "ihc glad
some light Of Jurisprudence. But about this
time Spcllman the Halter. who. it must ID" SAID
Notwithstanding his profitable contract, Is some
what deficient in knowledge of the first prli-
ciplcs Of any law except that Of Sclf-prcScr'a-
ton observed that the atmosphere was getting
thick and the light low. He accordingly He'd.
SpcIlman the Halter has great head.
The debate proceeded subsequently. ns one
might say. with leaps and bounds. one of JUS
ticc DIVERS leaps-onc which might be called
extra iudiclal-waS originally intended for Mr..
Tckulsky's stomach but falling short on de
murrcr, only gra@cd the Constitution rramcrs
thigh on the other hand, several Of the Con
stltution Trainers bounds landed with extreme
viyaciiy on the Jurists nose 1t was quite an
animated debate At its adjournment the tx
FOUNDER Of Law and Minister Of Justice had
larger assortment Of colors around his eyes,
little less stcadncss t. the bridge Of his nose
and a prof,lsc decoration of court-plasier. But
he had also the satisfaction Of knowing that he
had pursued to Il conclusion his inquiry as To
whether Mr.. Morris Tckulsky had said that the
boys would "stonc the bloody life out Of him"
The conclusion was adverse. Meantime the
Hon. Morris Tcku!sky resumed his functions be-
hind the bar. where he Is ready 10 cxpound the
principles of true Democracy or answer the call
Of the ruling organization 10 hold any office
within its gift. 1t should also be said that while
some things which happened this occasion
might seem to indicate personal feeling, there
is nothing TO prevent all three of the Statesmen
concerned from voting tremendously the entire