New-York tribune., 1900-09-05
CROKER LASHES D. B. HILL.
ANGRY AT THE TROY SPEECH, he vIRU-
LENTLY ABUSES THE EX-SENATOR.

OFFERS TO BET THAT HE WILL WIN HIS
WAGER ON BRYAN AND DILATEs ON
TRUSTS AND IMPERIALIsM-AT-
TAcKs coLER. TOO.
Tammany Hall would not have deceitfuI.
untruthfuI sneak like Dave Hill I'm it's or
ganfzatiOn.-Richardc Croker TO newspaper reporters
It is war to the knife" between Richard
Croker and David B. Hill. Mr.. Croker stood in
the lobby of the Hoffman House yesterday
morning and hurled abuse and invective to show
that he was enraged at the ex-Senator's Labor
Day speech in Troy. He declared that Mr.. Hill
was tricky that he "deceitful" and 'un-
truthful" and "a sneak" and "a picayune poll
tician," and "a peanut politician" and that The
wouldn't be a captain Of a district II he
lived in New-York City" Mr.. Croker said those
things about ex-senator Hill because. as he
frankly admitted, he offened at Mr.. Hills
covert attack upon him.
In his speech in Troy Mr.. Hill said there
should be no excuse for the liberation any
where and in whatsoever party it may be found
OF what is known as political 'bossism, usually
ignorant. corrupt and arrogant which tolerates
no criticism, knows no prudence and accepts no
suggestions which first dominates wards, then
cities and afterward reaches out for the control
Of States, and governs its cringing sycophants
through patronage and the cohesive power OF
public plunder, and they. in turn acting under
the rule OF addition division and silence. blind
ly follow whatever they ordered to do with
out the exercise Of any reason, judgment or dis
cretion''
Mr. Croker evidently believed that he was the
person aimed at as an ignorant corrupt and
arrogant" boss, and when the newspaper men
met him IN The Hoffman House lobby yesterday
morning. they knew at once that he was angry
He seemed to be spelling for fight" as one OF
his friends In the hotel said, and as soon as he
had the opportunity he freed his mind to the
reporters.
Did you read HIS speech in Troy?" he
asked We'll, Hill attacked me in his speech
He did not come right out and attack me by
name but he did so indirectly. That's his style
Of doing business He did the same thing six
wears ago and when charged him with 1t he
denied that he meant He said at that time;
Mr. Croker I did not attack you. and my
enemies are trying TO make trouble between
US They are trying to make me say Things
I do not say and mean things do not mean
hut he did mean me all the time. MI. Hill
never does things in the open. He always hides
behind something and leaves loophoIe TO
crawl out Of He is deceitful, tricky ana
oo,1dn,t tell the truth If he wanted to. He Is
a nIcvune politician, a peanut politician. and ne
,,,o,,Idn,+ he a captain Of a district II he hveo
IN New-YOrk City.
"DFCEITFUL, UNTRUTHFUL SNEAK
.orammanv Hall wouldn't have deceitful un-
+-utbFuI sneak like Dave Hill in its organiza-
zion II II wasn't for these things would have
7acognized Dave Hill as leader long ago. What
we want in a leader is a man who is praVe anu
with the courage to stand by what ne means
and not 20 sneaking around in the dark ana
hiding behind anything. Take Senator Murphy
for instance. You can saeieve what he says
He doesn't say one thing one day and lie ABOUT
q the next He says what he means ana stanus
bv It. There's no sneak IN him. And Coler Is
inst like Hill. He did the same thing In MS
articles"
Mr.. Croker thrust his hands down deeply into
fae nockets Of his TROUSERS and began to pace
about the floor in a restless way, showing tha'
he was thoroughly enraged. He stopped to looH
at a report in 1.-The World" to the effect that ht
had an agreement with Senator Platt whereby
The nomination Of Mr.. Coler for Governor was
TO be prevented and Governor Roosevelt was Il
hold up the Ice Trust charges against Mayo
Van Wyck and dismiss the charges against Dis
4rict Attorney Gardiner. Mr.. Croker's tempe
did not seem to cool any, and he said;
''The idea Of any agreement between MI
Platt and myself is simply ridiculous. There
nothing IN It. Why, the more that paper say
against me and Tammany Hall the bigger vot
the Democrats get. If could get that paper
come out for the Democrats-its impossible t
get that paper TO come out square-footed 70
snything-we would lose one-half of our vote
DO you think anybody really believes anythin
that is published in that paper?"
Mr. Croker suddenly stopped and asked thi
question: "Is there really any paper but Reput
iican papers that want Coler nominated for Gov
ernor, anyhow"
Somebody suggested that good many Demo
cratic papers wanted him.
NO you're wrong about that" said Nj
Croker. somewhat hotly. It's the Republica
papers. and they've got their own object whe
they want Coler TO be nominated. What ar
the Republican papers talking about, anyway
What do you suppose they keep mentionin
sColer's name for?"
Mr. Croker than resumed walking up an
down. Suddenly he blurted out:
What has this man Coler done any how (
entit.e him to the nomination."
Done a lot Of talking" suggested some one.
That's about all he has done" said NJ
Croker. They're trying to get him nominated
order to provoke quarrels in the Democrat
party. It's Republican scheme all the wa
through. The Democrats are not accustomed I
playing into Republican hands"
Mr. Croker was asked if it true that Stat
Senator McCarren went over to Brooklyn 0
Monday 10 see Hugh Mclaughlin and reporte
back the result Of the interview. Mr. Croke
said:
There's no truth in that. either. OF course Sci
ator McCarren saw Mr.. Mclaughlin. He belong
10 the same organization Mr. Mclaughlin
There's no reason why he shouldn't call on hin
I didn't send him over, and he didn't repol
back 10 me-"