The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-07
CROKER COMES.
May Run For Mayor of
Greater New York.
Believes That Tammany is
the Winning Power.
Has Made a Study of Municipal
Methods While in Europe.

New York, Sept. 7.-Richard Croker
was passenger on the American line
steamer New York which arrived at her
dock early this morning.
Mr. Croker's fellow passengers have
come 10 the conclusion that he is TO be
tho Iammhny Hall candidate for mayor
Of Greater New York. During the voyage
many efforts were made 10 draw Mr..
Croker out on this subject, but not only
To newspaper correspondents but to his
most intimate friends on board, did he
decline 10 state his purposes. The under
standing among mir. Croker's friends,
however, is that he very strongly inclines
To permit the use OF his name Us IA can
didate for mayor.
Il have not tho slightest doubt that
lammany Hall will carry the greater city
by 90 600 votes and upward, said Mr.
Croker TO tho Associated Press CORES
pondent. Now York never had one re-.
form admiDistration aftor another. one
such government appears To be oil the
people can stand In ono decade. The
present so-called reform administration
has been chiefly noted for it's increase of
the tax rate, accompanied by a higher
appraisement. III there has beon any
corresponding improvement in the
quality Of the government the people
have not discovered IL. "
"Thon you think the people are again
ready to entrust the r. ins OF government to
Tanmany Halif"
Yes, and why should they not boz
Iammanv Hall always kept the taxes
down. lt managed tho government
honestly and economically. That was be-
cause Iammany is u practical, not
theoretical body. Wo are workers. not
dreamers. Iammapy believes, and / be-
lieve in tie widest personal liberty for
tho people that Is consistent with good
order and good government.
Some people think 1ammany is bad.
very bad, but as IA rule they are people
who live at n distance and who trust to
hearsay. New Workers know better.
They know that IL Iammany were the
corrupt, degraded. horrible monster some
people try 10 make it out, il would have
been throttled long ago. No such wicked
men as wo have been pictured could live
and maintain their influence year after
year in New York or any other free
American city.
And are you to be the Tammany can
didate for mayor, MIR Crocker?'
Il have nothing to say on that scoru. "
During his soiourn abroad, Mr.. Croker
has made special study of municipal
governments carried on both in England
and upon the continent. lie perceived
many WAYS by which the administration
Of affairs in New York can be In proved
by borrowing ideas from the old world.
Mr.. Croker Is not only confident that
TammaDy Is coming back into power,
hut no tells his friends that IL is his am
bltiOn O. see New York tue best and most
economically governed city in tie world.
lie bopes TO signaizo the resurrection of
his organization 10y government so salts
factory 10 the reODle that Iammany may
90 given long lease of power.
IL is obvious TO all Mr.. Croker's friends
that in this great work he expects TO
play an important part himself. For this
reason his friends are confident Mr.
Croker will NO tho lammany candidate
for mayor. They say ho is tho domino
ing personal force in tho hall and that
he could do more for the organization
and the city than any other man, that If
the hnll is to come back to power IL ia
only natural and logical that the great
leHGer should accept full responsibility
anu not trv to shift tie burden TO the
shoulders % others
MIR. Croker appears to have fully re.
covered his health. He was one of the
liveiest of all tho passengers aboard the
New York, as we'll AS the most con-
spiCuOus