The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-19

who have fought Tamnaany's battles On the
Who have been ased 70 ne c ss-s ssoons
and the docks. They are not the KIND Of
men wno take kindly 70 dress suit. and
'Sss i wears ~ upon a ans man
bring these hard-headed. hard-fsted.
rouga-and- tumble fighters into line re-
mains TO be seen. IL Is almost pathetic
Ing and watch the gathering there The
lammany men, IN iii-ntsing dress suits
shoes that ereak. broad expanse o. shirs
'front.' studded with huge diamonds, and
with high collars sit around looking IN
comfortable. ard furtiveiy watch Richard
Croker and try 10 initiate wha. ne DOGS.
Croker who tried 10 inaugurate this reform
a battle would have ensued bat The
chiefs" word IS law. and when ne said
that dress suit was the real thing fer
evening wear at the club. every mothers
con started out TO get.one.
HE decorations III the club are also
true index 10 the character Of the men
who live in it. To decorator with some
Cfgrss OF taste was awarded the contract
for decorating the club house, but after
hs had received a few suggestions from
notifications In his plans he gave up in
helpless tismay The wsgdes; fancy would
hardly conceive the decoration In the room
OF Andrew Freedman that n the room Of
senator Grady and that in the room Of
Mr.. Croker. Here colors riot. styles con-
tiict and the result is Simply an irrational
JLHoic. he &nOlS cup Is m2gHiute0t
example OF what can be done with lot
OF money and desire 10 prove that money
was spent in decorating-that is. in trying
10 make the club impressive they have
succeeded IN making IL as tawdry and gar.
ish as possible.
Croker "Receiving."
Here in the evening Richard Croker re-
ceives. 1t would take a stretch Of fancy
indeed to hken 1t 70 the levees once held
by RicheEeu. but the principle involved Is
10 10 hal M Nta.7
France by fear his levees were attended
by hundreds They came in their finest
garments and besieged the great leader
with their claims. Today Richard Croker
receives in the same way and his cour-
tiers, in their conception of what IS the
right thing In the way of dress, don the
hnest clothes they have and come TO see
him AT his right always, is John Carroll.
SNUG. smooth-shaven and impenetrable
ready at word or nod TO carry out his
chiefs orders Then in line OF preference
come the other favorites that bask in the
light OF the chiefs presence and shine In
reflected glory What can be more anus
many leader in describing Mr. Croker,
when he said:
Il watched him tonight when the candi-
date for governor approached him There
was man supposed to be learned judge,
a deep student and a man above the ave1-
age; and yet II looked 10 me like a mouse
gong TO a mountain. He s grand and
peerless man. and his equal does not live
In the city"
This is the spirit that Richard Croker
tries to iDculcate in his followers When
ne gives a favor he Is humbiy blessed.
When he roughly takes away there is no
cry. only mute submission. He rules by
fear and ne knows it. He has lately come
10 look above mere ward politics and to
stretch out his hand for state leadership.
He has seen what men of culture can do,
and he Is trying 10 initiate them. He can
never hide his lack of cultivation or cover
his uncouthness, but he is trying to emu
late the example OF people Of good breed
ing and trying TO carry with him and etiu-
cate In the same way the roughs and
smudge of the contact with the vile dens
OF lnfamy, the gambling hels the pool
rooms and other lawless resorts that Tam
many fosters and from which ii collects
an immense amount of blackmail, will
cling to the organization. Indeed. It
VIII appear almost as feasible to try and
reform and make lamb-like citizens or the
ly resemble. The instinct is there and 1t
cannot be stamped out.
When Richard Croker does succeed In
making cultured men out of the leaders OF
the organization. If he ever does. he will
work the destruction of the organizat ton
for no man OF culture and honor will work
out the criminal plans of Tammanv Han.
that it is easy TO give. but which 1t is
criminal and brutal to execute. Thus
curious problem is presented of a leader
or an organization, the object of which is
loot. trying TO make gentlemen out OF his
bandits. Perhaps. as one philosopher re-
marked quantity he is only trying to make
polished villain out of them after all 1t
In his curious propaganda.-New York Trib-
une