Evening star., 1901-10-10
BOSS" McLaushlin.s Machine


kind of an organization that pushed shep-
ard into Crokers arms. Much is heard
Of Tammany, but Boss" McLaughlin's
Willoughby street concern has not Vet ac-
quired national reputation. Already what
his sponsors can be seen from the many eyi-
dences of a ''wide-open'' town in his home
borough, Brooklyn. In the borough across
the bridge. from the borough hall to South
Williamsburg to east New York and back
again to Greenpoint, so-called hotels by
the score openly violate the excise laws,
and without the least pretense of conceal
ment haunt their vice and pander to the
vicious before the sight of the respecta Bile
part of the community. Dissolute women
throng the principal thoroughfares of the
borough after nightfall without fear of
mOlestation. The political Vaccinations of
the Willoughby street machine as exempli-
fled by the openly avowcd policy of cater
ing TO the dissolute and criminal element
OF the community for the purpose of vote
getting are repellant to many strong mem
bers of the Kings county democracy. who
despite their party traditions, will unQues-
tionably revolt and cast their ballots on
election day for clean city government by
voting for the nominee who is the exponent
of that principle-Seth Low the fusion can
didate- Such as these cannot hide from
themselves. no matter how much they
would like to do so, the glaring signs and
the methods that are in vogue in the bor-
ough of Brooklyn this campaign; an ire
futable admission by the Willoughby street
leaders that every reed, no matter how
fragile Is being clutched at just now In
the frantic efforts of the democracy for
support. Near police headquarters itself
are some half dozen of the worst hotels
in the borough.
Vice In Brooklyn.
While the social evil in the sister borough
across the bridge is not so widespread as in
this borough, it is even worse in certain
sections particularly in the vicinity of the
borough hall. The streets in the neighbor-
hood OF the Brooklyn navy yard are over
run with vice. Although the borough of
Brooklyn has no red light" district, the
traffic in young girls, many of them colored
is almost unrestrained, it is said Over in
the eastern district, in parts of Williams
burg. vice is rampant. The most immoral
conditions prevail there. Their bravado and
utter shameleSSneSS speak volumes for the
inefficiency or acquiescence of the police in
Brooklyn and are sufficient evidence to the
average citizen that liberal police has
been decided upon during the campaign by
the democratic managers of the democ-
racy's candidate, Mr.. Shepard The worst
concert halls and dives in Greater New
York flourish in Williamsburg. The Hamil-
ton avenue police station, near the Hamil-
ton avenue ferry, which carries passengers
to the Battery in Manhattan, looks down
upon score or more of evil resorts. That
Is another pest spot of the borough across
the river. During the I.exow Investigation
this part of Brooklyn was peopled by a
large number of the worst women of New
Yorks east side. Many of them have re-
manned. The plague spots of Hamilton
avenue flourish almost under the eye of the
police and public. Many stores on the ave-
nue. are partitioned. In the front of these
places cigars and candy are sold In the
rear gaudily gowned and painted women
lounge about pandering to 'longshoremen
and sailors. On Adams street within a
stones throw of the Adams street police
station. are number of disreputable
houses. They are, however, for the most
part conducted discreetly. and many of
them the general public Is not aware of
1t Is therefore seen that, whether a Tam
many candidate or a Willoughby street
candidate, Mr.. Edward M. Shepard stands
| for all that is worst in the city of Greater
| New York. The Low people argue that as
| Shepard cannot inaugurate reforms, can
Tot set up an establishment for himself
| the issue Is clear between vice and reform
and the personality Of the democratic nomi.