New-York tribune., 1900-08-09
COLER'S YELLED ATTACK.
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professions the ruling power make or mar
the career or young man
This condition in the business world has
brought conmercialism in politics 70 a hlgh
state Of development. The ordinary lobbyist Of
other days fingers useless and unemployed on
the stage Of public affairs To-day the business
hetween corpora tions and corrupt politicians IS
transacted directly by the who have legls-
lation 70 sell and those who have the money or
STOCK with which 70 buy If the ownership OF
every share Of stock OF the corporations OF any
great state OF the Union could be exposed there
would follow political revolution in that state
MORAL BANKRUPTCY THE END
No man can grow rich on the salary of any
public office in this country. and whenever a
public officer accepts chances to earn money
by reason Of the place he holds OF the power he
wieds he has entered the conmercialism II
politics and the end Of that business is dis
honesty and moral bankruptcy. This business
Of trading political favors and Government aid
for individual wealth Is bad for State CITY.
pad TOT lndlviduat citizenship and unless II y
checked II is going 70 lead speedily 70 disastrous
results for all concerned
The remedy is publicity and State inspection
Of the books. accounts and business OF every
chartered company An aroused public opinion
will administer that remedy until the oo7y
polite is purged
There is nothing personal in the article. Il
is purely academic in its character. and applies
with equal force to both parties, said Controller
Coler when seen Yesterday afternoon.
Isn't the quotation from political leader
who said, working for my own pocket all
the time from the testimony Of Richard Croker
before the Mazet Investigating Committee" ." the
Controller was asked
There is nothing personal in the article re-
peated the Controller IF you look around
4 little you'll find trustees and directors Of
charitable institutions who use their places
apparently not to further philanthropic work
but for the purpose of selling supplies 70
the institutions they are supposed 70 guard. The
same spirit Of commercialism permeates scores
and hundreds Of our public and charitable tnsti-
tutions II is spirit that has got TO be stopped.
or we shall soon be confronted with crisis full
Of tremendous calamity"
WON'T STAND MUCH CHALLENGING
Mr.. Colers position toward Croker was stated
yesterday by Commissioner on terms of init
macy with the Controller. He said;
The friends Of the Controller cannot fight 10
get him the nomination for Governor unless he
signifies his willingness 70 be candidate That
he has not done Coler is the kind Of a man who
will not stand much challenging. Croker and
his gang at Saratoga are blowing about Mackey'
whom no one knows in this end Of the State. Il
the Croker crowd isn't careful, Coer will soon
compel them TO make good their boasts that he
cannot get the nomination
AS The Tribune said some time ago, the Hill
men. backed by members Of the Democratic
National Committee. are determined 70 bring
about Coler's nomination if possible Controller
Coler visited the Democratic State headquar-
ters with the expectation Of seeing Executive
Chairman Mcclure yesterday MCGUIRE favors
Coler for Governor. After the Controller re-
turned 70 his Office in the Stewart Building, lie
said
I don't know what the people al Saratoga
are saving about me Il is Of no consequence 70
ne what they say NV attitude with reference
70 the Governorship nomination is unchanged
7 don't care TO talk about the GovernorshlP
situation IF I were a candidate IL wouldn't
make any difference to ne whether those people
at Saratoga were against me or not"
When Controller Coler's article became noised
about through the political circles Of Brooklyn
few Democrats would give any expressions Of
opiniou TO the newspapers Hugh Mclaughlin
was out OF town. Three weeks ago he went
to Jamesport. Long Island. James Shevlin, the
boss's right hand man, was also away rom
Brooklyn He had hted himself TO Saratoga
and cool Lake George a fortnight ago, and an
EXPRESSION from him could not be secured Sen
ator Patrick H McCarren could not be seen
He is in Saratoga attending the races.
There was no one save the secretaries az the
Democratic headquarters in the jefferson Build
Ing IN Boerunl Place, OF Fultcn-st- yesterday
Patrick H Quinn Commissioner of Street
Cleaning in Brooklyn and a prominent member
Of the Executive Committee has gone 20 Far
Rockaway The hot weather had affected him,
and ne stayed in his department only snort
time in the early morning and then started for
the ocean breezes Of Far Rockaway. IN fact
most Of the leaders were out Of the city
Thomas F Farrell, Deputy Commissioner Of
the Department Of Highways and well versed
in the inner lore Of the Democratic party in
Kings County, was in his Office in the Municipal
Building when a Tribune reporter called there
yesterday. The article Of Controller Coler was
shown him He glanced through il; then. with
smile. said
7 have nothing to say. 7 am nor attacked.
Why should 7 say anything2 This weather is
TOO hot for such heavy things Don't you think
so7"
The reporter for The Tribune talked with
number of prominent Democrats in Brooklyn
yesterday who refused 70 allow the use Of their
names for publication. One of them said
II IS not likely that the organization n this
county will back Coler in his attack Neither
will they throw him down. The Democrats OF
this county want TO run this county themselves
without consultation with Croker. and on the
other hand, they are willing 70 ler Croker do
whatever he wants TO in Manhattan"
sTAPLEToN PLEASED.
Assistant Corporation Counsel William J Carr
is on his vacation. Luke D Stapleton. First
Assistant Corporation Counsel and Demo
crat, said 70 Tribune reporter;
The article by Controller CoIer is a remark
able one, but It IS a plain statement OF facts,
which are familiar to sveryb body who knows
anything about the practical operation of poll
tics. It is the hope that Controller Coler may
be able to make a change in that respect which
attaches so many people devOtedly TO his can
didacy- I believe II can be changed and I be
Iieve that the Controller is sincere in his en-
deavor 10 bring II about II one two men,
the product Of public school system,
siding in every block Of the city Of New-York,
would make up their minds 10 better political
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