The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21

IAmMAN1'S LATEST CONQtEST.
Tammany Hall has been in i'll repute since
1861, when 1t used its influence IN New York
city TO oppose the Lincoln administration
IL the prosecution OF the war for the Union.
In 1871 came the Tweed revelations. which
attracted the attention Of the whole coun-
try. 1t was then made clear that Tweed,
as the head of the board having charge Of
the expenditures of the city. headed con-
spiracy by which New York was robbed of
a large amount of money by fraudulent
bills in connection with the construction
and furnishing OF the county and city
building and other public works. No charge
was made other than this. but. under the
lead of the late Governor Tilden prosecu-
tions were begun which resulted in the pun
ishment of the conspirators. For years
Tammany was out of power. except to an
noy the regular Democracy. With the adj
vent of Richard Croker 1t became an ag-
gressive and successful party. Repeated
Investigations have proved that IL was not
only corrupt combination. but power for
evil and debauchery. Matters went from
bad 10 worse, and from worse to infamous.
until the enormity of the vice and crime
protected and taxed by Tammany was laid
bare by the Lexow committee. the Society
for the Prevention of Crime acting as
prosecutors. 1t was then disclosed that all
of the captains Of police were the collection
agents of Tammany to insure immunity
from arrest by the payment of large
were blackmailed by being made TO pay for
any occupation of sidewalks. Even street
vendors were compelled to contribute 10
the Tammany fund. All kinds of city con-
tractors were bled, robbery permeated the
city government. and all who came within
the influence of Tammany were robbed.
In 1893 and 1894 the newspapers. day after
day, contained revelations of the crimes
committed by the organization of which
Richard Croker is the head now, as he was
then. The people rose up in their wrath
and smote Tammany hip and thigh. Four
years of clean administration followed, but
the people forgot. and, by an unfortunate
division, Tammany came into power again
in 1897. Now. before the end of three years,
Tammany. directed by Croker, is as vile
and Infamous as it was in 1888. Again
church leaders, headed by Bishop Potter,
have made another Indictment of Tammany
and Croker. Their investigation shows that
10000 vile resorts, brothels and low gam
bling dens exist. paying into the treasury
Of Tammany Hall over $4,0O0.O00 a year as
the price of protection by the police. Rev.
DIR. Parkhurst. after this revolving expose
said of Tammany rule in New York in a
sermon:
The genius of anarchy is nothing more or
less tndn defiance OF law. 1t may parade
with red nags, or it may have the parade
and omit the fiags. AS a general principle
the red-DaDnered procession is to be pre-
ferred, for then you know who is who and
what is what. II they omit the banners
they may still be Anarchists, but you may
take them to be mayors, aldermen, judges
and commissioners administering civil gov
eminent. Now, II there is anything that
the senate committee has succeeded IN
demonstrating TO this city, it is that the
corporation or political reptiles that is ad-
ministerlng this city has tor its genius con-
tempt OF everything that is liked and de-
terminate, and that the outward cere-
monies OF legality under which it conducts
operations are simply the thin and sneak
ing disguise with wnicn it seeks TO mark
its anarchlcal defiance of everything winch
is stationary; in other words, the nerve
and tissue OF the system is anarchy in it's
essence, and OF as pure type as was ever
produced in Chicago or St. Petersburg, un-
encountered by bunting and lacking the in
genuousness of anarchy of the ordinary
type, but on that account more periious,
because more inSldiouS, a man snrInkS
with colder horror from a Shiny serpent
than he does from frank and honest
gorilla. Anarchy of the ingenious order
plants hard blows upon the mailed INST
OF civilization; anarchy of the Tammany
type IL every whit defiant of law, but
cIdndestineIy Introduces its subtle virus
into the tissue OF civilization. Ii a
lew loopholes OF insight, that have been al
most accidentally gained into the unfatn-
omed depths OIL pollution in which our
municipality Is officially reeking, have
brought 10 view SO mucn that Is loalh-
some and unutteraDle, what must We imag-
inc would be the full story of dIsnonor IL 1t
could be told IN the horror OF its details?
With this Tammany and its Croker
Grover Cleveland refused all relations in
the way of alliance before its crimes were
so fully exposed. He abhorred it. But into
| the embrace of this same Tammany, under
| the same leader, with the fresh revelations
| OF its crimes and vices, William Jennings
| Bryan publicly rushes and pronounces it
the head of the party In New York and the
| East. Great is Tammany," he shouts,
| and Croker is its prophet