Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-24
A FEW POINTS
From Alfred Henry Lewis sketch"
of Richard Croker.

Interview with John l.. Sullivan
1T takes all sorts to make world.
We can't all be priests an preachers an
make a Twin scoldin' the devil. Priests
an preachers are all right, an would
be the first to call down a duck VINO
made a crack the other way. But say.
they amt got all the good to them
selves. I've cut UP rough at times, an
done a lot OF things | wish I'd missed;
but I've done plenty of coed. III bet
my life there's thousands OF strong,
husky young fellows who by seeln' me
fight got stuck on boxing; an they quit
bottles an all night sprees an the rest
of the funny business so they could
hold up their hands like winners. II 1t
hadn't been for seen' me, they wouldn't
have half the health they've got. There
would have been a bunch Of them in
Greenwood or Bloomingdale, too. No.
l aint tryin' to cop a sneak on any par
ticuiar credit for this; simply say that
there's kind of good example that
prize fighters set that a preacher or
merchant or lawyer or a banker amt
framed up to offer. See."
But one frets too much and with too
little reason. Belle ourselves as we
will. still we are saved by that latent
savagery which dwells stffly within
our breasts, defending an1 keeping its
own. And still do we find fame for our
fist heroes. What are the names of
century, or two centuries ago, to live on
the lips OF the present. With the Bet
tertons, the. Booths the Macklins, the
Garricks, and the Spranger Barrys OF
the theatres; with the Buckinghams.
the Rochesters the De Grammots, the
Herveys and the Bubb Dodingtons of
the courts; with the Clarendons, the
Robert Walpoles, the Butes and the
Peels of statecraft; with the Pitts. the
burkes, the Foxes, and the iownsends
of legislation: with the Fords, the
Wycherleys, the Vanburghs, the Far
Cuhars, the Cibbers, and the Sheridans
OF the drama; with the Fieldings. the
Smolletts, the Richardson's, the Bur-
neys. and the Peacocks of literature;
with the Youpgs, the Shenstones, the
Chattertons, the Grays, and the Cow
pert OF the poets with the Georges who
were kings with the Eugenes and the
Marlborough who were soldiers; with
the Blakes and the Rodneys who were
Sailors; with the Washes, the Davies,
the Alvanleys and the Brummells who
were beaux, and therefore nothings;
with all these, plucked as they are from
every garden of celebration, will go the
names OF the Figgs, the Broughtons. the
Jacksons, the Belchers, the Hun,ohries
and the Meudozas of the boxers. De-
spise them II you will; the last will live
while the Others live. and those exhaust
less lamps Of Immortality will burn
with equal oil for all.
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Richard Croker is firm apostle of
organized politics. He believes in the
machine" and was rened ct the knee
of that theory. one day he spoke to
me on this point. Every successful
enterprise" he said, must have organ
ization and a head Everything which
succeeds must and does have organize
ton; without it all things fall to pieces.
Be 1t store, or an army. or a church,
Or party in politics, 1t must have or
ganization and a head II I'm a boss,
then a merchant, bishop, or general /
is boss; and President is the big |
boss OF all. |
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