New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-05
MP BOGG RIDES INTO TOWN.

Mr.. Hogg, Of Texas, was at Tammany Han
Yesterday bull in a china shop Is nothing
10 him. He is a whole Texas ranch turned
loose At the sound of his voice the Iammany
herd. is usually as mild as a flock of sheep ana
as stupidly given to following their leader, were
set loose in a wild stampede full Of the spirit
of Bryan and the cattle ranges. Yesterday was
a great day for Hogg. AS Rough Rider
Roosevelt is an amateur beside him. The
Texan comes to cow punching by nature, and
he had inst as lief break the back of TAM
many programme as OF bucking bronco. And
he proved 1t Yesterday. He broke the back or
the Tammany programme, he stampeded the
| Tommany crowd till it tossed Augustus Van
Wvck over into the dust heap and ran of,
leaving Mr.. Croker's lieutenants and stabemen
whIte.faced and trembling. No cowboy ever
rode into peaceful community WIN Whoop
and did It up more completely
Yet there Is another side TO the performance,
q side which will appeal to Mr.. Croker. Ac-
customed as he Is to all the refinements OF OLD
civilization. enjoying the friendship of the
Prince of Wales. we fear that Mr.. Croker VIII
shudder at such crude behavior It's barbarlty
will shock him. When he reads of II amid
the elegant surroundings which so become him
he is likely to conclude that this man Hogg Is
no gentleman, and perhaps order him 10 De
excluded henceforth from the polite society or
the Democratic Club, even If he should attempt
to masquerade in a dress suit. And who could
blame him? 1t Is bad enough for elegant
gentlemen like Mr.. Croker and Mt. carroll ana
Mr.. Freedman to have 10 endure barDarous
Texan in the cause OF Democracy and equallty,
even when he tries his best TO conform TO social
usages but when he comes here to stir up ram
jly 0uarrels and break up happy home IN
the absence of the head Of the house. no wonder
he awakens resentment Here Mr.. Croker had
set his house in order His housekeepers had
arranged quiet and decent Fourth of July
njcnic for the children. There were to be no
disagreeable subjects mentioned. Brother An
gustus was to be gently launched upon the sea
of National popularity from the obscurity fol-
lowing an encounter with one Rough Rider, ana
It was not intended that he should be buffeted
hv another Rough Rider before his new boom
boG Il fair hold on life And then came along
Hocr. Of Texas. and spoiled II all.
No wonder Mr. Carroll is angry Mr.. Croker
may reasonably be disturbed Has Hogg no
sense not to say manners? Doesn't he KNOW
that Mr. Croker cannot afford TO he for Bryan
or have Tammany for Bryan now! Ihey might
support him as regulars" after n nomination.
but 70 boom him now would cut off the Croker
supplies II Is all very well for the Texas
rangers 10 have the courage of their convic-
tons hut if Mr. Hogg wanted to get money
from goldbug monaires TO keep going an or
ganization in this city for use in behalf Of
silver candidates when nominated ne would he
n little less boisterous in shouting for Bryan.
He sbould have reflected that Tammanys heart
Is true to sllver-as was shown by the en;husi-
asm Bryans name aroused-but that IT Is opcr-
ating in the "enemy's country" II cannot work
mjllIonares here by the hold ups of Western
road agents. IT has TO follow Eastern bunco-
steering methods, and II was doing so success
fully till Hogg appeared. Now there Is trouble
trouble for Brother Augustus. trouble for Mr.
Croker. trouble for Mr.. Carroll and the other
servants who were left TO keep the house. and
Of course. will be blamed By the master i'r the