New-York tribune., 1901-10-23

the two years past, put one of its faithful
session Of The whole field. opening It's whole busi-
ness again at the old stand, and chuckling with
as the best joke OF the season. it win then be
more unscrupulous and rapacious than before for
Sumed, of Mr.. shepard's partial good work; and.
Of pef for years its appetite will be greedier
than ever. and eager TO make up for lost time. 1t
Is the old story:
when the devil was sick, the devil a monk
When The devil was well again. tie devil a monk
was he"
This prediction may be made with the greatest
confidencs : for the idea that the Tammany spirit
can be reformed from the inside Is an amianle de,
OF the true essence OF Tammany's vitality. Tam
many may in old times have been political party,
PatFo5c aims f that might bs appealed 5 to- It has
r I99g ceased TO be that is n0T % IN Its
sional politicians for mutual support and assur-
the enrichment OF a few, ana the subsistence of
their retainers and dependents. What can you ex
pect Of such an organization?
THEY ARE AFTER THE MONEY. e
When reac in the papers of another dear and
highly esteemed friend Of mine going 10, Boss
pubiic interest. I was sincerely touched by the
striking guilelessness OF that attempt He had
do not take any interest IN the public business
OF it What they are after is money much money.
very much money, all the money they can possibly
dominant fact with which have TO deal. Do
enlarge his co,iTtTy seat ia ISIssnd nd &c tann % M
his stables of blooded horses, and his coo dogs
and his betting at English horseraces without large
revenues? Do you think the big Tammany chiefs
Do you think they can keep tens of thousands OF
their retainers voting cattle in clothes
mense cash returns Thus they need very much
money Tor their well known purposes and to raise
with no end of sinecures and superfuous salaries;
from the big corporation down 70 the 81 bootbiack
unaer @ a system OF blackmail-the most insdious
have 10 levy assessments on the brothels and gam
Of vice. for the more such places there are the
greater VIII he the income from them. These
gong ior II t9ey 90 not raise the money the or
therefore by the very conditions Of its existence
remains the robber nest II Is now. or ii Will
that there are stin otherwise decent people
family tradition or party spirit for Which Coo nav %
forgiYe them But am speaking Of the spirit that
Now, what can you do with such an organization
you with cynca annesss N that Isadtr sa E w who ot tells
for HIS own pocket al the time? Can YOU hope to
gton and the, charm of a virtuous example? 10
HIM. p&~g roed &I aisny is can 6e reformed only By
a public enemy must be crushed TO become harm
may he required to put down and laetingIy 10 keep
down the Tammary power. But do know that it
accomplish it ali the opbonents Of m maj t -
unite for common effort tbout disncfto H'uSf
party. ] do know, further that to the same end
the evil deeds and iniquitous tendencies of Tam
many must be relentlessly kept before the pubic
nIsae ana & more man mat We must not content
many methods Of government with better ones
the corrupuonists, the oackmailers the protectors
and promoters Of vice out Of their holes and 10
that they may not only receive their dues but
once not only MsTor who VIII 6o uf5 bs haTg nat IN IN
duties with zest and aacrity, which certainly Seth
eoadptors n sympathy with the work, and es
Pecli9ay ~ dASIfict @ Aitorney who understands his
With fearless resolution and enthusiastic energy
hTT. jerome. -
NOT IF MR.. SHEPARD IS ELECTED
We can hardly look for such action if Mr.. Shep-
ara ana MS ~ on the ticket are elected
among the objects Of this campaign among the
destruction of great political organizat9n on The
Manhattan side of the East River'-which expires
Mr. Shepard forgets the fact. which l suppose he
the moral attributes of political party organiza-
tion but that ii is now IN its organized capacity
| political party: We make war upon them. not for
yer be itV from us ' aGy. our 10 oe
demoralizers When J express the hope that under
many rascalities. not one-tenth of which have so
far become pubhcly known, will be uncovered and
possible of the blackmailers will be sent to jail
! Gratis Gut as criminals. And if by this process
Tammany should gradually be disintesrated, tn $
happy deliverance from loathsome fungus which
the Democratic party cannot get rid OF too soon
! / said that in the position he had taken Mr.
Shepard, despite his pure intentions, would 90 far
more harm than good. I repeat it. All the good
! he possibly do for TWO years as Mayor viii be
far outweighed by the evil he viii certainly do by
! giving the fundamentally incorrigible Tammany
the Strengthening prestige OF his countenance and
! The fusion headed by Seth Low, IS accused by
Z Mr. Shepard Of not being partisan IL pre-
tends be. The way in which the anti-Tammany
forces have been united Is, indeed, not the ideal
way. But whatever Just unjust criticism there
may be. thing is evident the fusion is Infinitely
more non-partsan than the body that no:nina ted
/ Mr. Shepard. The fusion not only processes to be
non partisan. but IL is largely supported by men
and organizations not belonging to the Republican
party: II has its ticket large proportion of
: candidates not belonging to the Republican party;
IL has put forth platform demanding in the
strongest terms for the municipal government a
+ non-partisan character. and its candidates Seth
pledge themselves in the most emphatic language
TO conduct that government In non-partisan
spirit.
mated Mr. Shepard while glorying in the record OF
the present Tammany administration, which is par
! tisan I'm the worst sense, mas promised, and in
= partisan administration And Mr.. Shepard him
self gives us 20 understand that municipal go$ern-
nent on party basis is after all the naturae and
| proper thing
AS TO MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Here differ with him most seriously. The mu-
| riously the sorest point in the working OF Amer
! ican institutions. They have, almost without ex-
| ception. produced corruption and misrule of the
most appalling kind. One OF the chief causes OF
these dreadful failures has been found in the fac;
that in voting municipal officers the citizens
l asked and induced to divide not on questions OF
| party politics And I'm this way. blinded by party
| allegiance, the voters apt to disregard the