New-York tribune., 1900-10-08
CONTEMPT FOR CROKER.
NOT A KIND WORD FOR HIM HEARD
IN THE INSTRUMENTATION OF
TRAINED NEWSPAPER MAN.

Chicago Oct. : (SpeciaD-''The Times-Herald''
spondent who accompanied Governor Roosevelt on
his tour of the West:
II is pitiable thing for to have attained
fair untarnished reputation. / am just finishing a
journey of over twelve thousand miles, through
seventeen of the States Of the Union. During the
trip, covering more than thirty days, almost every
nationality and kind of people in the United States
has been Every shade of political opinion
has been viewed. All kinds of sentiments have
private or public table on no street nor by any
trail, on mountain SUBMITS in depths of mines.
Ior Richard Croker. of the United States of Tam
do not know Croker. I probably would not en-
Joy his companonship If did. But his horrible
isolation in the minds OF the people. high and low
is something which would appall all but petrfed
1;t' neart' TO be a man without country" is some
thlng shameful: but to have country and be con-
nlnea TO ne lasting contempt OF its 100000 peo
stand Of the Isnar at tio oiiter oP ~ So+eS
Of the land of the beautifuJ.
Chamberlain from Chamberlain to Bismarck, rer
c, cIe ROCKIES. % down the g0rges to Denver up the
Nebraska wherever our eyes have turned has been
singuarly enough too. it has not been the Re-
publican mark of scorn alone, but the Democratic
you in days gone by may have been in communities
come. or her antecedents nothing was known. Her
speech was fair her charms fairer For a brief
without warning, chill passed the people
The woman was left standing alone the target of
the archer the lawn. A gulf opened between
her and all who were near Men looked down
averted their faces children whispered behind her
That" said wyoming man to me- '4s the posi-
ton Of Mr.. Croker in this country to-day He
wears the political scarlet letter.
thought perhaps the Montana Democrats would
nave, nave some word OF respect for him. I made in
they spoke With Contempt Even or
OF the Clark faction used harsh terms Men who
had sat with him in the Kansas City Convention
Sy ueGuheeq t o. PC nm 40 not pretend to explain
II might be expected that the do
Gratis would find some word of commerdation for
praise, They went further. They expressed the
nope that in no short time Mr. Croker would be
things Free Silver Democrats were as open in
cpst crst co3Genanon as old line stalwart Demo
being POLITICALLY bad some one will be found to
say: We'll he's good fellow. anyway But
no such clause is uttered for the leader of Tam
thing wrong Personally could not say one Gie Ro2d aoE
against his private character if he has one differ
the popular voice of seventeen States He is
sneered at. cursed, lampooned ridiculed damned
This is affecting votes in the States referred to-
Is not alone the Ice Trust exposure that bringing
success this year would mean greater Croer pr9
inence Perhaps this is not true In this beautiful
is felt for Mr. Bryan where from the little children
up to the the elder elder his name is uttered with respect
that If successful Mr. Bryan will make Mr.. Croker
But the very fact that in campaign work the
names of Bryan and Croker often intermngle is
unquestionably having its effect. 1t is proving the
old adage that cannot be too careful about the
kind Of company one keeps if he desires popular
approval. Here is a who lives within a stones
throw of Mr.. Bryans house, in Lincoln; in his bay
window Bryan lithOgraph hangs. The man is
Democrat. few days ago he drove into the
country with friend. In talking with him he
said: "I can't vote for Mr.. Bryan. I won't I
don't like Mckinley. but hate Croker. I hate the
whole New-YOrk Democratic gang. They not
Democrats. They vultures. 1 have got to keep
that lithograph up but I'm going to vote the Re
His friend asked, "TIave you ever met Mr.,
Croker?'
NO but I'm afraid of him. I feel like the old
farmer did out in Buffalo County He was plough
ing. The sky clear. Suddenly he drove his
team into the farmyard. His wife surprised
10 see him, and asked what brought him home
early
d" I don't know. Mary, said he But just had
a hump that h was brewing somewhere and
I'm going to take to the cellar.
He did SO. and hour later cyclone opened
up the whole country. I'm like the old farmer.
and I'm going TO take to the cellar. for have
hump far Croker is concerned.
This is but one of hundred similar Democratic
expressions that have reached me during the last
month The Prince of Darkness could not be more
condemned than is Mr.. Croker in the West.
How does feel who has the consciousness
that 70 999 ,999 men, women and children of his
land despise him? Is the game worth the
tempt? Does he long for the hand of conf
dence, the glance of trust. the word of faith?