The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-20
'CROKER's can


the Tammanvites Win ca,
10000 and onward.
THE people are Tired =
form" he SAYS. "They. h.s B. ~
that the most reform - Va
Is to increase their taxa Z % E.
rsae. New YoiA has nev.s Z 4 N
form governments in suw N.
dose OF that sort appcars n A
pie can stand. We shall
at the coming election. M NJ.
wo dominate" NJ
1t may be taken fer rrss,. 7.
Croker kr ows what he Il SsSs
/ am sure that he has ! -, NJ
ton OF running for mavor n.
would not think Of such 1 ma r. !;
not confident OF winning. si3s
innsmuch as 1ammany Il co..,.
power after three wears a ws
she ought to take hold WIN u
ton to STAY for many yeays = TIA.
knows that this can be dors H. ~
ing the people good goyerS, ~
give them a good governmess 4
OF Tammany must not oniv G -
do things. but not to do t6irss
a task recurring a strong hanS 3.
rightly and practically enoulS N ,
opinion that he is lust the m II :
Mr.. Croker returns probably z +
sort Of dictatorship over tho risui
port city Of the new world, II
confidence in himself. but viii w
ideas as to what he and TAmmn,v \,
should do for New York. Will y
has studied municipal eoyernmsss T.
land and upon the continent, n.
sorbed some exceedingly praeti2Si
as to the MANAGEMENT Of [
fairs.
II want New York to hava
government in the world" al /. +
mot only the best so far q ~
concerned. but the cheapest ~ r.
payer. We are going to have 4 b.
we can afford to borrow ideS r.
gestions from the old world 6
mavor of New York / should ~
mission to Europe to Learn 81 n
be learned about municipal msAs1
and then we should adopt o. H
New York" 'l
II Mr.. Croker gets a chanee 4 p
his projects into execution ne eou,'
have a most interesting expsdu3
watch. Mr.. Croker Is not 1 ~ r.
one-hatf as bad as he has Nm r.
He has associated with bad M
to his credit that he has alwayv NM
strain them from being too ia n
many had listened to Mr.. Crohaft
years ago and kept itself more ~
perhaps, 1t is more correct 70 ~ Y
decent--Tammany would not k,m|
thrown out of power.
Mr.. Croker returns to Amena =
termined to be better than eyW.
tired of the piddllng life Of 1 MI
owner. He has money enough II r.
needs-not so much as be had NJ
ago, but still enough-and be aip,I
career OF usefulness and diatlnAia|
he is a remarkable leader Of ccmur|
that he retains phenomenal coatnl I
greatest political Organization 4
city is obvious to @sl|
There are elements in New III
Croker better than any Other Ind
can control and restrain. II hsbegI
self to 1T, If, as now appears pgvl
the old buccaneering, I'm pollua n
there Is in 1t" spirit has bssa ~
refined out of him, he may ~
greatest municipal chief New ~
knew. He may make for himsqk 4
Of inestimable usefulness and nv .
1t would be strange II CrokW
do that. would 1t not? But It y a.
sible.
Richard Croker is quite I dlael
from the notion OF him which nuR
have formed. Read the New lcrt
look at their cartoons, and one "
clude that Croker is something ~
coarse, selfish. brutal
dissipated. He is nothing Of ~
sentially practical in all bis aeuNa
yet has sentiment in his compeAp
dash of sentiment which serves y
tate the man from the highess
animals.
Mr.. Croker loves children ~
animals. Men who were with hie
bad tell me he would stop oy -
and spend an hour with q fern .,
room or some rare flower o
stead of being a tiger or wv
aindiy a man as one could WV
Such refinement as he has con-
warm heart and from the onss
always deep within him 70 ~
deserve approval and TO gam
If his fellow-men.
No man who has a whc's..
Tor public opinion, no man
Graves public respect, can
Such an aspiration often
good man out of one VINO u
bad, and this, I feel sure, y go
The regeneration Of Richard W.
II Tammany must rule Nsv
suppose Unjust most Of ~
i is lucky for Gotham suei ~
Croker is at the head OF tnss .mr,s
He will make it a better srs
will give New York a better
han it ever had before unes
rule. -, " |
think would as soon tu's ~
% Croker as to Senator Pia.. ~ / p
would rule in person, and VIZ N
hand. Plat would be hwa's
If his wicked side partners. ~
Croker has been through 'ne
lie contempt and suspicion, ,.s,s 4
40 more of it. He hopes 70 ~
% his children that they ~
shame for. He has reacnesS,, y. n
which comes in every man IN
most reckless. when he tuIs w
md tries to put all his pay mi
,im and 10 live so that the ~
lis career will more tnau
'irst half.
Mr.. Croker was easily sns
yer aboard the steamship Nv" w
former cabinet n,a
,uo.. aa,.ors opera Sing
travellers and all sorts Of Nee W.
II name, he easily STOOD ~ ~ 0