The age-herald., 1898-11-03
HOT TIMES
. IN NEW YORK

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 ~~>~~~-~-~~~----------- ----------------~-----~--- to the Long Islanders today before the bus mess men early in the morning HIS principal topic was Richard Croker, who last night attacked Colonel Roosevelt,s ad- ministraton of the police department dur ing the mayoralty of MT. Strong. At South- ampton, for example, Colonel Roosevelt said, that if the democratic ticket was elected in this state, it. meant that every storeKeeper in the state would be laid un- der tribute to Tammany Hall.
 "Tammany" he said, "already blackmails vice and collects tribute from those who thrive on vice, but it is now beginning to levy tribute upon honesty, where honesty is helpless, and if you elect Tammany you will assist in that operation"
 The tour of the day closed with two big meetings, one at Flushing at o'clock and one at Long Island City. The hall in Flushing was jammed to the doors and he received an ovation.
 Colonel Roosevelt began his speech by asserting that his real opponent was MT. Croker and not Van Wyck and then he be- gan to reply to the formers attack upon his administration of the police department. Colonel Roosevelt said in part: --'
 "IIe attacks my administration of the po- lice department. I should be sorry indeed if it had merited his praise. Mir. Croker invoked the testimony of Tweed against Judge Daly and now he himself testifies against me. Well, he may. He says in effect that under my administration crime was unpunished. That statement is sim ply untrue. Near the close of my two years term of service the presiding judge of the court of general sessions stated that crime had diminished until it was less than ever before in recent years. MT. Croker does not really object to what we did with crime. What really makes the galled jade
 
 Disgrace to New York
 'The acknowledged financial partnership existing between certain leaders of Tam many hall and protected vice is the scan- dal and disgrace of New York It was on this that I warred. I broke up that partnership and I will break it up again whenever the chance, let MT. Croker cry ever so loudly. It is small wonder that should be denounced by those who exact tribute from purveyors of vice, who rob the honest poor and who care little for civic pride as they do for decency and mor ality.
 .Every purveyor of vice who plies his vile trade unmolested in consideration of the blackmail which gives the true reason for the existence of wide-open policy, echoes every maneuver of MT. Croker when he attacks us, because we made the police honest. It is fit that MT. Croker now seeking to corrupt and degrade the bepch should rail at the men who drove out the corruption from the police depart ment. He now runs the city through one of his delegates. and, swollen with the power which this gives him, viruent in his brutality, he tries to strike down an hon est judge because that judge is not his cringing constituent. If another delegate, he gets control of the state, the just men of the state may expect evil times indeed ."Tammany even now blackmails vice, but 1t has already begun to backmail honesty, where honesty is helpless. If it gets the power it will extend it's system of corrup- tion all through the state. This was once before done when Tweed was dictator; it behooves the good people of the state to see that it is not done now. MT. Croker's governor could send Mir. Croker's judge to any part of the state, and if MT. Croker were charged with malfeasance it would again be MT Croker's governor who tried him. What a travesty on justice such a trial would be. .a7 ,.sf.
 Turned Down McCullagh sMr. Croker, through his pull turned out the best chief of police New York has had fin many years, John McCullagh, and put in a man who he knew would carry out his behests, whose appointment was an affront to every citizen. & man while chief of po- lice, has publicly indorsed Senator Hilrs scandalous indictment to lawlessness and riot at the polls. MT. Croker Is striving to