Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-13
GOSSIP OF NEW YORK
MCkaneism Not altogether
Dead in Politics.
1t was Merely Another Name for
CrokeriSm-COun'ry and Town
neihOdS Follow Boss Leader.
Ship-HiII 10 Run the Campaign.

| New York, Sept. 12.--Tlhe 6Iisgr3 ce
and death in tho end of john Y. Nc
K.Ge has led 10 the dangerous state
meut gaining circulation that men of
his kind llave passed away. HIS down
fall is declared to have, marked the
last of She ward bosses of party pol
ftics in this state. This is not so. Tire
ward boss survives in the country type
in the country districts over the state
Both republican and Democratic towns
have thsn. Ca the republican, side
sCcnc OF 'tise most ccrrr.'. Political l-f,-
byiStS have their strength in thciS alb
s,olUte control CT the vote of whole
towns and largely of the cocl-lt.es in
which they belong. Thers are rlo such
| stringent regulations for honest elec-
tions and au honest count in the coun-
try as in the city. Ballot ElX ssufiTg
is dead, 'CIEt all the other features OF
boss government on small scale re-
mai1. 3IcFla1eisan meant in Couey
Island Tire misuse cf the right of suf
frage for local and personal ends The
misuse of the suffrage is notorious in
a good many of the country counties
of the state and as stated Both parties
get the advantage of it.
The dow nfan of McKane did not
bring McKineism to an end in the
Coney Island district either. Polite
ianS were unable to control the ballot
boxes but they have kept hold of the
offices DESPITE the ballot boxes and in
the teeth oe civil service regulations.
AIcKaate also bou2ht and sold priyi-
legeS in vice at the Island. There may
be more or less of this, but the morals
of the place are unchanged. His Down
fail made it no better, and it could
have baep no worse if he Were alive
and still in power. In Brooklyn the
downfall of Mclaughlin, who was the
open friend of AGcKane. was reported
at the same tipe that Mchana was
Oventhrowps What really hafpere1
was that ti1e democratic organization
TaD4ed in less than year, and n that
time had reiTstafsd N.lcIaughlin 10 his
former duties and all his privileges.
He is an old 1naU now, bIst l4a is still
as much a boss OF The party macAa1e
dis in the DAYS before the greater city
took shape. His followers are Tra1-
ticaHy the same men and his motives
ans the same. Ai>lK;i:ia, on his relpa;-e
from prison, went back TO Mclaughlin.
ami the two men shook hands as If
there never lrad been any disgrace for
the fallen bloss of CoEey IsIaud
What AIcKane dill on a. small scale
is done by otlBars now CT a larger
scale. The stakes played for are not I!
small offices here and there, hut off |
ces in the lump. NIcKane never |
changed his methods. (which was his
mistake. Croker and Mclaughlin |
changed theirs, though retaiLing the
same motive through all changes. The
patronage at the diEpcl5nl Of the two |
amounts to lmilliCcs in Il year Where I
l1efore it amounted practically to |
thousands only. most of it having to |
go to powerful opposing politicians
who threatened to raise Il disturbance. |
so long as there is money SI bCssfng
parties there win loe a lot CT men try
ing to do it, ard they VIII have, = lot OF
fcllowers. AIcKai1e never mastered the
are art of destroying opposition by
secret Bargains. He always d:ckered
in the open. His followers ALWAYS
knew What he wS3 about to CO With
their votes. Croker IS the MOST So
cretive boss the city has ever knawn.
with the result flIat he is less subject
to attack at this time than az anv
other period CT his life. He rsve1. WAS
so M9,le On Che defensive. 1t is a 1,lz
zle whether or not the revelations be-
fore the NIazeit cc;ncn;ttse did t.ID
good or not. His popularity with his
followers is urEliminished in spite of
his hIusqua and rnn2anly refusal to Il
meet them and his resort to AiCfng
places to avoid publicity NIcKane-
ism WEiie It Ils,tc1. was merely a little
bit Oie Croker:stn. and ,Cr-olze1is:n is as
Hive and strong today as it ever was.
In the continued absence of Croker
there is further talk of the campaign
5or the assembly this fall being turned
over to the Hill mecl By this it is
meant that Frank Campbell, who is
chairman of the democratic state com
mittee OF tho regular convention will
De asked to assume charge of every
Thing here. His arrival i'll the city to
Spen campaign headquarters has been
feported for several days, but he has !
iailed to turn up When lie does, how
aver. ii lis said that he will be given
al lie warts in The management OF the
This is practically the same
as saying that the assembly is sur {
rendered 10 the relsIb.tcans There !