The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

and he has done IL by refusing to have
any books OF the spending or receipts of
Tammany Hall kept. He takes the money
and he pays II, and that is the end Of the
transaction.
Tamnany Hall is on a high tide AZ this
time and Is in as good working order as IL
was WHEN Tweed ran away. II makes
hrllilan: example for the study of men
who think municipal affairs should be
controlled by rings ard bosses. II has no
peer for compactness on earth--is the
most compact political conspiracy ever
pcrpetrated. There Is some doubt that all
he striking features should be given to
Tweed's ingenuity and brain. [; ought to
be remembered that Tammary Hail is al
most as old rs tho union Il was organ
igsd during tho second term OF George
Washington as president. Mooney. AT I'D
hoistere-, wAS its founder. II started 20
work along charitable lines. The name
c4a2c fro-ri ons of the Delaware ehieftains
who had been particularly friendly 10 the
new republic Other cities took up the
idea and plan and AZ oHe time There weTe
several Furnishing Tarunisny Halls over
the country-one famous one To Philldel-
phia. They took hand in the perpetga-
ton OF the early history o: the country
and we're largely devoted 70 patriotic eff
fort The times. the customs, what ter
rible falli
Mooney was 4 poor chan. and his society
outgrew his capacity. He should have
lived in this day and age of Tammany
Hail. Ills society got beyond him. ard
from being 2 local institution II developed
into being organization which should
figure ln > II had no small part IN
the war OF >lg 1t had battery posi-
bly, two of them, and regiments Of In
fsntry in the civil war, There was never
4 call for loyal action that Tammany
Hail IN IT'S early DAYS a!d not sc, into tho
first rows OF those who answered. II
gathered yncE from all over the city. hav-
ing az It's foundation principle an opposl-
ton 70 the doctrine 81 Hamilton, which
favored ms, creation Of a monarchy
rather than republic II America Il
Was popular among the common people.
and The membership grew 10 immense
proportions Its politics Was OF the high
and lofty kind. and 1t IS not recorded Just
when il went iato the business OF whole
sale dishonesty and dashoner
Tweed and craker--the two most cor
,e,np,{bis of It's leaders--are the best or
the worst known. John Kelly ruled be
tween them bat he was n hgngiing boss
Of reputed honesty. Croker succeeded
htua There was n, change III policy as
the rulers change4--oniy a change 81 the
completeness and dispatch with which the
work was done. Croker had come 20 this
country anont forty wars before his efec-
ffer tFe grew up as an east side tough.
and .he police knew BIN as r member az
the Fourth avenue turned gang. He a0-
sansca 10 the position NJ having gtaS
OF his own. His reputation was added 70
~ successful coashats with all the anna
teur ard scrub professional fighters of the
day he next opened saleon- This was
the hack door into politics. ard Ne passed
in a step hlEher--or @sat down step
lever lie represented the hali in his pre-
einck One DAY he helped swell tlse Dem
.A>raslc majority IN hls cagllw.ek. TIE
managers 81 the district were Pleased.
They gave him s }ob-~EEade him sioAer
so~ a t8re engine II was fair place for
a n1sr ike hsm. iistte wax and s0od gay.
Croker then became = creature - Tweed
"A verY small and insignificant creature.
nut Tweed saw 81 him re making q
skilled ward politician. Tweed called ss.n
20 e,ea .fs.uRrters ard gave aim a ssafSsFs
ggtrkshtn in the city government ~&eSe
Prince Harry Genet~oT The satn9 eBeth--
would - BIS boss. Croker saw how sss@a
were getting rsea without worS- he had
ssnsra.sars - sas RS asxecS nearer tae
r,,sh15e, raorev bags Tire easiest Say %
IA shfs ~as 20 get elected alderman
Tweed sent word 20 The E7&n Ia Crok~Es
.sist~ses that Croker was IL * re nsxt
alderman from that section = ward or
tnfS ktsA was taw. Croker ~As et@ctsa -
mach tee Minute Tweed ordered Z s. &c
was after ,Ee Votes were counted, =
.sslHssn votes cositd 10; have defeated ain
Urinary Halt had - defeats n ta- Gay
~ r,u-r.s II counted ire ballots
-7-ysAaS vvss he bxaSs. ard DC omnsS Gro
Asr head aus foa5 Croker kans T. A1'5
sre Trss FAF1< ~ s4As s34syr8an a 2z 80
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