Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-28
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up town may even send young men and
women down to live in the tenements.
But the anarchist and ths. Tammany
precinct captain are 4broshers Of the
people, flesh Of their flesh, bone of their
bone. They understand and are under
stood. Also when the Tammany man
rises in the world, he comes back toSilis
lkitl and kin, not as a scientist exainin-
ing bugs, not as an evangelist an
nouncing the last. call for the dining
car, but as a manor lord returning from
a long and prosperous journey, with an
open hand and warm heart.
For Tammany breaches contentment.
lit tolerates no Jeremiahs Its plliloso-
ply is eat drink and be merry. fight the
enemy and knife the traitor; and Rich
ard Croker, late of the Fourth avenue
tunnel gang, late precinct captain. later
district leader and now haloed With
such divinity as doth hedge king,
lis the same Dick Croker who ran the
caucus and clustered about the polls
twenty five years ago III viii do as
much for his friend as he would n the
iold days and his friends morals interest
him nc more than his love affair or the
color of his hair. Another reason why
Dick Croker of the tunnel gang Is safer
! than the anarchist 10 control the mill
Isthat Is turning the raw material OF the
Isteerage into American citizens. is that,
isCrpker desires to he d gentleman. The
anarchiNt likes his gentlman on . spit
and rather underdone
4 Wiian Croker IS in America lie lives
al the Democratic Club, which may be
described as the St. James OF the
,rammary nobility. There gather the
beauty and the chivaliy of the institu-
tinn IN the evening Justices, counsel
lnrs. captains OF police, the chancellor
of the eXcheduer. the lord mayer, the
keeper of the buckhounds. courtlers,
jnobles, and gentry and his sacred ma
jesty the king a IL assemble there to pass,
a quiet hour discussing matters Of state.
5This Democratic Club 10 aliartered in a
high broWn-stones structure Well up to-
ward Central Park on Fifth avenue,
HSliere gentlemen pass the door all day
land as late at night as gentlemen are
Tout Of bed. Here are four floors upon
which lie thick velvet carpet-boueht.
lthey Viii tell you. by the chief. mean
4 ing Croker. Complete sets of fat laath-
i er furniture and sets;ef gilded spidsr-.
legged chairs and diyans. also selected
Y by the Chief, are sci against the WALL
i Aviaureon glowing pictures framed in
4 gold hang exactly on the Inc, in the
i shut-up thrcne-rcon of q parlor. 4 IL
I brary, Where are government reports
/ and broken sets Of editions dc luxe Of
foreign nuoveliSts. is conveniently near
the card room and under he roof IS q
Il dining room, splendid With much fine
adorned the ceiling With sanity pics
allesoric scores ia pink and laa-greesl
Z and blue from american history. and al
Leach CORNER Of the freseo With The sniil-
satisfied face of a tiger On an am
i1lated bust ii i, unnecessary to add
THAT this room Expresses, in iernis of
s form and color the olis'on singing in the
4 king . heart
Iutile royal paiaS reker IS treated
with all the ponin and circumstance
Il that become a8king. NsaAn he enters the
Z dining room robust conversation gasps
9Isint1 silence until tfskei is seated.
When he palssss befoF table the
9l,eiine''s rise. When he es,ssas a group Of
8 enui,Liers ans! GOES 10 quiet corner
4 With an unl.sate{i cigar between his
4 teeth. court etiquette says mat ne mus,
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