New-York tribune., 1900-11-04
CROKER GNASHES HIS TEETH.
STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM. THE PARADE
DID NOT PLEASE HIM.

Richard Croker was at Tammany Hall yesterday
for the greater part Of the day. While the Sound
Money hosts tramping bravey through the
and mud to testify their faith in Republican
principles, Sound Money and National honor Rich
ard Croker. the prophet of Tammany, the advocate
of lawlessness and violence and William ]. Bryahs
great and good friend, talked with the Tammany
leaders Mr.. Croker in bellgerent mood.
He took a great deal of credit himself for the
maliciously insulting banners which Tammany ha"
swung along the line of the parade Mr.. Croker
declared that this mis- idea. and admitted that
Tammany mone,- paid for the banners, and
chuckled with great glee at what he seemed to
think masterpiece Of statecraft His tntelli-
gence did not seem comprehend that decent
minded people regarded it of the most
couth. vulgar, brutal and vile political tricks
attempted.
Mr. Croker's i'll humor largely due to the
PORTS mis- leaders made to him AS told in The
Tribune on Friday morning, the estimates OF the
Tammauy leaders give Bryan only 2S.0oO majority
in this county. Owing to these alarming figures,
Mr.. Croker has departed from his usual custom of
giving out estimate the Saturday preceding cleo
ton, and yesterday there figures at Tam
many Hail. 1t is generally believed by the
Tammany that Kings County will give at
least 1900 Republican majority; that Manhattan
and The Bronx viii turn in about 81 600 Bryan
and that Richmond will give 1000 for Bryan. Mr..
Croker's great trouble yesterday was the Sound
Money parade and he walked up and down the
floor in Tammany Hall and spoke viciously about
| the paraders and the Republican party. He thrust
his hands deep in his pockets and growIed out:
eo R9 @ be this rs : the m 5g that L1
principles and motives are the same? 1t is not.
Il is simply the trusts banded together oppress
by trust controed by RePubcans So If they win
this election we might as well give up this country
l am sorry that it rained. though 1 really
have to if they hey had had @ far
see they have lassoed that wild man and got
her m aNiayy he a6p Ha
ought to like this weather. This is strenuous
sorry it is raining for a;our BANNERS 8 viii get wet
l / am also sorry for the men that are forced to
II rains or not. Some of the favored stay
at hon home out Of the vet and not lose their Jobs
, them to vote next Tuesday.
So. with stream OF bitter abuse and invective.
Mr.. Croker talked Later in the day he issued
formal statement, which follows:
It is natural that should prepare beforehand to
been fully advised bv Democratic leaders in the
SHkg rT snS and ep0s haS had up az bt the oq Us
conservative figures. over one.hrd of the paraders
A large number of men in organiza ton
Were compelled ON TO march In that parade, and did
u II 1etteF for men to parade than for them to lose
from men who were forced to parade. BY a con
seryative estimate of the two-thrds who
and who paraded over IS per Cent of them are
Democrats and men who will vote for Mr. Bryan
The political significance OF the parade is inn
portant only as showing how completely the trusts
dominate the employers If these men, and how
these employers are unscrupuloJs enough threat
en- their employees with loss of work unless they
surrender their political Independence far as it
can be compelled outwardly. I satisfied that
even a respectable percentage of Republicans will
resent the political dctation of their employers by
voting the Democratic ticket, and I base this
ment on communica tions sent from men W ho
believe IT dangerous matter for employers die
tate to employees how they cast their votes
1t is dangerous. and any man with true American
principles in his hear. no matter hat his political
belief. ought to 1t in this campaign by cast
ing his vote for Mr. Bryan. The trust parade to-
day assures Mr.. Bryan's election by an overwhelm-
ing majority in this State.
At the Democratic Club last night Mr. Croker
said:
The city and State OF New-York will be swept bv
Bryan. and he will be the President OF the
United States: The Republicans have positively
given up the fight
Take that parade to-day. I was Informed by
people who are competent judges that hut 45 men
S7.615D. Allowing the Republicans 25 600 OF these
as voters living in New-York County and giving
them 10000 voters who did not parade We will then
beat them by $1,000 majority. Bryan four years ago
received eco votes There is no question as 10
the election OF Bryan. and New-York State will
give her thirty-six electoral votes to him The
statement made this morning in of the papers
that said New-York would only give 900 pllral-
ity for Bryan is a lie. II made out OF whole
cloth. and never said II anything that would
warrant the statement.