New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-30

CROKER'S SYSTEM SHOWN BY HIS OWN
TESTIMONY
VOTERS ASKED TO SHOW THEIR DIsAP.
PROvAL OF HIS BRAzEN AvOWAL
OF Personal OWNERSHIP IN
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
The Republican club through It's Campaign
Committee last night issued the following ap-
peal 10 voters based upon some Of Richard
Croker's testimony before the Mazet Committee:
To the Citizens and Voters Of the County Of
New York
The Republican club Of the city Of Nev-York
appeals to every person having the welfare of
the METROPOLIS at heart to assist at the coming
election in securing an honest administration Oh
its public affairs The Republican club assumes
that civic pride is not dead I'm this community.
ana that the old fashioned. time honored prin-
ciple Of government for all and not for fo"
yet remains as hope ard an inspiration Of the
majority of our citizens.
The attitude Of Richard Croker. the leader of
Tammany Hal. toward municipal affairs
| hbitei before a legislative committee, its bold
defiance and enrontcry I'm the face of ordinary
virtue and self-respect. ought 10 recall every
voter to the danger which threatens us and the
duty which he owes 10 the present and the
future.
The recent address issued by a committee Of
the Republican county Convention deals with
facts affecting the personality of those n con
troll II Tammany Hall. and through that hall
of the city, SO explicitly that nothing further
would seem certainly nothing further ought 10
he requisite to complete The story of our neglect
and Indifference 20 public duties.
ought a man 20 Toe continued in the exclusive
control and management ~ the city government
who boastfully testinos that he selects the judges
of our supreme Court directs and controls their
judicial patronage. workiuE as ne tesiihes for
his own pocket. "all the time? a distinguished
writer well SAYS that "Institutons are said to
form men. hat a. s no less true that men give 20
institutions their color and tendency"
We have reached that stage in our municipal
government whore this declaration has become
Self-eVldcnt truth. The Venal conduct ~ tH-
men In control and their character evidenced
by their declarations and purposes. are giving
Ike color and tendency To our Institutions
our young men who growing up in this
modern school have no high standard Of po-
liiical ethics 10 elevate or encourage thom
They are given 70 understand that Tammany
Hall Is political cadron in which the city
Is 10 he submerged and then robbed and plucked
fo~ the private benefit % few self-constituted
leaders. associated together under the pretencc
and fiction of being a wing of the Democratic
party.
Recall for one moment that the theory Of
our Government is representative. Intended 10
cmbody in its management the VIII ana Wishes
Of an intelligent majority. with due care and
RECOGNITION Of the rights Of all and then con
slider the tendency Of this declaration Of Rich
ard Croker before the Investigating Committee:
wanted mqncpal gas nlaTT ha' dIb tqT Tom csn
.'"S da~~,ed out bv the orranization Tanmany
right clear through. want the whole business u
I can get g.
Without this confession by the leader o. this
oreanizcd band the most bitter enemy Of Tam
many Han would never have dared 10 pr9clalrn
such views a. a declaration - its faith ~
cannot be maintained that all this sordld ana
personal gain IS for the benefit of the Demo
+ cratic partv whatever the pretcnse. The best
men of that party rerudiate it. the weak and
farering deprecate Il. II IS for the pecuniary
Again listen 10 the testimony Of the CHIEF
in proof Of this assertion. twice ana thrlce
told tale itcrated again and again 10 'iloi aroqse
our citizens and voters from thelr 'upa"''
apathy and Indifference;
hrm ii'e,Sr + Never : Go). has nearly all Of the
q You are his Mr Meyers partner In that
| huti -. aISi YOU - H. Mover gets Won
share Win him DOM you? A.Yes
. These judicial sales are sent there by tho
Qse J9dsgs eeed sSs, by ammaPy a @Ppohn 'he
referee is appointed by ne Judge and hc appoints
Nnd Your room Is made valuable because the
Judges have designated II as the judicial sales
'y)'" o. YOU have already stated that it their
e.' a. },r az hey could to members Of the orsanlza
a. lion. 10 YOU remember Tint? A.-That is what
O. And DO YOU Gelleys that Is wh@t ,in the pc%gle
meant whom thoy elected Iammany, iiann a. - 49,
am Al he is Democrat. he ought to d. it
so lnai v@a also 7participate in Tho 5ou
,oruis that come from them in judicial sales A.
g. IT goes INTO your pockets? Ayes. We expect
BE WI Ar9 9o ,on get some Of the patronage? Ave
h22}e Then you are working for your own po'ket'
/ A.-Al the time
". cannot believe that our citizens have
hod a n4riod when II s too late 10 awaken
,n tben a demand for at least a preience OF or
dtnarv virtue on the part Of leaders and oihciais
in the discharge OF public duties
We do feel that honor ana decent regard TOT
,oh, conduct have not perished among US,
ana mat the efforts now being made by puonc
snirited citizens 20 destroy the hanei1i inelnouS
- Tammany Hall will meet with such measure
- srcress AT the polls that our city shall take
re Mace AT the head of the well governed ana
honesty administered municipalities OF '"e
4 world.
GIVE BENsOLYPTUs TOOTH POWDER
| ~ trial Its merit will do tho rest. AZ al, oI.R
| g,sts Cleenses the teeth e"'e'e"' '-'