New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-07
COMFORTING THE ENEMY.
CROKER CAT 1T" AGAIN.
THE EMPEROR" DRAWS ANOTHER
PICTURE OF THE TRUSTS AND
ALMOST SHEDS TEARS!

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the Democratic Club lest night. He has been
talking freely in the course of this campaign,
but last night he turned on the faucet Of con-
versation and everything in the neighborhood
inundated. He talked steadily as long as
any one would listen to him. The once taciturn
chief OF Tammany has developed into a chronic
conversationalist, and he talks whenever the
slightest opportunity offers. He jumps from
subject to subject and discourses on anything
that is suggested. When he started in TO talk
last night the trusts had the floor again. Mr..
Croker has developed a great horror OF trusts
save the Ice Trust-and great solcitude as to
what will happen If Mckinley is elected. He
took on a fierce expression last evening and be-
gan his deliverance as follows
THE whole issue in this campaign has mar
rowed down to a question OF whether the trusts
shall rule or whether the people shall retain the
rights granted under the Declaration Of indie
pendence that all men are born free and equal
This election is simply of the people
versus the trusts. The question involved is
whether the people will surrender their rights
to the trusts or whether they will elect TO con-
duct their own affairs. I do not think that the
people realize the sweeping plans Of the trusts
If they win this year through the election Of
Mckinley they intend to extend their powers
and enlarge and grow until every person in the
win this time and they will Systematically start
in to subdue and suppress the people until this
will be country of slaves, with the trusts dorni
nant. Republican rule trust rule, and IL
the Republicans win they will turn everything
over to the trusts, and the trusts now own the
party. Imperialism, a burning factor, is
pushed to the background by this growing
menace. The paramount issue is what interests
the people most, despite what party leaders may
-
and are going to work against them and vote
to do away with them.
THAT WILD MAN ROOSEVELT"
Take that wild man Roosevelt. who is yawp-
ing over the country about the Ice Trust as a
Democratic organization. Now, know that
Republicans own and control that trustl But
admit for argument, that own the whole Ice
Trust and that manage its affairs. Take that
for granted. Then am working for Democratic
success which means, the party platform out
lines the destruction Of trusts. If that is true,
am I not working against my own interests?
Perhaps some one will say I am insincere.
Grant that for the sake of argument, and am
not then working for the interest Of the Re
publican party, and what complaint has Roose-
welt got TO make?
This trust issue is an awful thing for young
men to contemplate. Suppose you - a father,
little money When your son is ready TO start
out in business you give him $4,000 to start
with What is he going to do with II?
What business can he start in? The trusts
would not let him start small business. They
would gobble him up drive him out Of bust
ness. Look at the big department stores that
make it impossible for the small merchant to
get on. He could do nothing, and the trusts
are to blame" And the voice of the boss of
Tammany Hall quavered and he almost sned
tears!
Having trotted the trusts around the fiery
ring whacking them at every jump, Mr.. Croker
leaned back in the richly upholstered chair IN
the luxurious Democratic Club. and surveyed
conpaisantIy his associates in the greatest trust
in the political world-Tammany. He seemed 10
be happy and gathered strength to tackle the
next subject offered. 1t CHANGED 70 be the cru
SADIE against vice. and some one asked him II
any Of the persons who wanted evil resorts IN
the city closed up had called on him.
SUGGESTS PLATT AS A DETECTER OF VICE
NO" answered Mr.. Croker. no one has Wis
tied me- but I have made myself clear on that
subject. am in favor Of clean city. l want
the Young of the city safeguarded against inc
slightest temptation. The trouble hes IN d -
partisan Police Board. There are two OelHo-
Gratis and two Republicans. deadlock Can
come Al any time. If anything goes WToIls
Tammany is blamed. But why don't they re-
Yoeunbar that there is Just as InuCn tNGpuDAA-@A
as Democratic representation on the Ponce
Foard7 There should be a single headed ponce
commission with a definite place 10 nix lespon-
aihiIitv 7 stand ready to go at any time win
snv one to any place to help shut up any piace
+bs+ should not exist. / am a busy man. now
ever WHY don't they go to Plat? Plat ~ouiu
rnet-a fne detective for them. This who're
--ica crusade is inspired by the Republican
nar+, and got up by an ex-Pollce Commissioner
800 the East Side. The Republicans always
s+on a crusade of this kind just before cleo
ton" -. ,,ss ia
Having cut the heart out oe the vice crusaue
and disposed Of that, some one asked MI CToheI
40 he mad told slim Jim" Richardson, the SheI-
iocIr Holmes of the Democratic National So 10
y1-fttee that Tammany would give Bryan 1oOVo99
majority in this city. Mr.. Croker said ne ma ma
navar made any such prediction; that ne dluli
ir+end To give figures, and that he was depehu
inc ON the people to look after their lntsfese9s
Tbs1 another question was asked. He moveN
abor+ ir his chair, took another and more com
FnrtahlA position and opened his lips, but ths ~
porters fed.
SENATOR FRYE SPEAKS AT NEWAkA'
Newark. y. J., Oct. 6 CspsciaD-SsnAtor Frye =.
Maine addressed large audience tonight IA -
I--,,a- Auditorium Franklin Murphy. onalFL-e
- 80 psu4bIican State Committee, presided -
aaoress III He devoted himself mostly to -
PI1itnnins question and American trace iu..eresrs
~ fT.r East showing how vital these Tba
-. - The welfare OF the country ana 70 ~
prosperity Of all classes his !oglcAi i'm
80 Asttiit,de IN the Philippines made deep m