The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-23
Politics and Business.

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There Is great hue and cru 49,.
publican papers Just now becap,o ~ -
croker, the acknowledged leaaa,
greatest political organization in ~ me
tne lammany society of New ynrL "V.'o
upon the Witness stand before tbs v rent
committee and-told the truth. IN. AasH
iee.ure Oh this act that so greatlv .,.. Wv
tnese SELF styled prude organs, Is m ss-suss
esc courage OF the witness. crosss auu'
politician; so is every other man IN -,
lie. IL he is not he seldom And. q, puollc
into the political world. and IL n,s Hs5
breaks in by accident, he does No, > r ~
long II he Is not politician Tb.. YUAN
politics In all civilized countries a. ~
has been frequently stated than no onu I. y
parties are necessary to the pronsr '. ~
ministration of this government. Ths,s a.
an abstract principle that any nsr,v !. /"
manning too long in power will bacoms c ~,
hupt' The Tammany party may have bssn
and may be corrupt. Tammany has -
reason OF abuses, been defeated, but whe =
in lies its strength is that In power A. az,
OIL power 1t is still Tammany. Its perfect
organization mas always been maintained
II stands together, friend 10 friend, each
10 the otner. This is the secret Of It's SUE.
the witness stand and say Tammany Il.
ways stood by its friends, and 10 a man
in politics this was a full statement AZ IN
case. He believes in no civil service fraud
pretension and deceit He says he believes
ito the victor belongs the spoils." The 70.
publicans believe the same thing. but
by their every teaching are afraid 10 SAY
SO. The present investigation In New YORK
VIII probably show that the city govern.
ment gives every city contract possible 10
members and friends OF Tammany; that
members of the organization who are city
officials owe their elections 10 the organl-
cation and are morally bounden 10 heb
their friends. That is good politics. Are
not the republicans doing the same thing'
Is not Hanna the prime factor In he
present administration, because be made
NJ. K'oley president? Is not Alger, with all
the odium thrust upon him, still secretary
OF war, be- aLse he contributed largely
to the republican campaign fund? Was not
Eagap let down easy and given nne pcsi.
ton for life because he was zone Of tho
prsf?" Is not the present republican 3D.
clinistratior a greater stencil In the pub
lies aostrils that ever even the Tweed
regime dared to be? Was Tammany ever
charged with anything so black as was Tie
S ates senate? Politics pervades the every
detail OF government, from the hlgacs
rlace to the lowest 1t always has It al.
ways will. The republican party with IL
old time WI SKY ring scandals, It's star
route frauds. its Matchmaking campalgn
assessments. its mole recent war scandals,
its rotten beef contracts, its public officials
selling supp'ies to the government at ia''
ulous prices, it's subsidies, its Hannas, ~
Ayers its Eagars, its greatest ropos
horde ever gotten together in the name
of trusts, and With robber tariff to msss
r;cr the many for the enrichment Of ~
few; with all of these 1t is In poor Wy
to cry aloud fraud, fraud" because Kna.
ard Croker SAYS Tammany stands py ~
friends. One modicum OF Croker's hoafs'y
would he fcaven-sent leaveping sucn y
woull develop more meanness witnin "
present republican administrator tnsn
dozen Tamman; societies could be caolos
Of were they so inclined, wnicn' snsn'
goodness they are rot.