New-York tribune., 1901-11-05
CROKER'S HEART BLEEDS.
TEARS OVER THE "VILIFICATION" OF
THE CITY-STEALS a LITTLE RAPID
TRANSIT THUNDER.

| TRANSIT THUNDER.
| Richard Croker's heart had bleeding spell
| Yesterday on account of the bad name that the
| reforners are giving to his beloved New-fork
| City.
| People are getting afraid to come to New
York. especially Foreigners said Mr. Croker
| THE people on the other side say to me that
New-York is an awful city and when I say
| it amt they point to the New-York newspapers,
and what can do? It's no use to argue with
| them They see that every newspaper mere
| says the city is dangerous place. ant can
| convince them otherwise. They think that "hen
they step from the steamer in New ork theg
viii be knee deep in mud: that the streets are
| not lighted. and that they Will KNOCK theii
| heads against things if they walk around at
/ night That's the way the fusjonfsts are
/ hurting the city, and all to gain votes for Low
| Mr. Croker waiKe6 from the Democratic
| Cv1uh Yesterday morning to Tammauy Hail with
| Maurice Blumenthal, Richard Crokec, 1r, ana d
| number of newspaper men, an6 later asseH'ec
to their requests TO be permitted tc qn3'e hili-
We are going to win" said he Kings
| County will give a good majority for shepard
Shepard is an able man. and Kings CcrH'y
should be- and is. proud of him, and VIII show
| that at the polls tomorrow. The hgures We
gave out last Saturday are conservative, shep"
ard will get a large majority in this county
| am not SAYING this TO boast. Allowances have
| been made OF all sides. The Democratic ticket
from top TO bottom VIII win II all the oofousiis
They have tried to prs;uoce tie vcters OF
our city by slencering II and by Vih1y1ns us
The voters know better. Fer sixteen years the
! Democracy has been in power, WITH me eAcep-
ton of three years during tie Strong admins
tration.
-Yo;, know that story ther tell about ir.si-
dent Lincoln Some one came 10 Lincoln aro
| told him that General Grant "as c-unSeFd.
that half the time he was under tEe influence
of LIQUOR Others went to him atad tclc nm the
same story Lincoln got out ot pat-ence' 'iiu
asked them what kind Of whiskey II was rhat
General Grant drank. They asked hiin why, and
he said that be would give il tc the other gen
erals SC they could win scTne victories
! Because one or two men have done wrong IN
/ this or that department the whole blame Is
placed on Tammany Hall Should the "ro.e
| police force be blamed because one mati mas
! done wrong? Should every other department
| of the city government be blamed because one
| of the employees in ii has done wrong? Take
| bank for instance Surprising the cashier or the
president has done some wrong, they don't pun
! ieb the other officers. though in that case the
blame should be distributed for lack OF watch
fulness. Take it in any business house. the man
Who doe; wrong is punished. not all the MEM
l;ers of the firm. 1t would DC wrong TO Puiiisii
s..,ncent people Tammany Hall is blamed by
: D.. Republicans for the actions OF one or TWO
, ..'TI,e people of this great city won't be de
ceved ty this cry of vice 1heE VIII hot pe
fooled by- vilification and abuse You've got TO
give them sGInc ether argument rms c2mpalgh
has been disgTaced by the Republicans sendlhg
out matter that indecent It has sent out cir
cuars that scCrious, and spreac them
about where women and children CcGld get them
and see them. The WorneI. and children shoulu
not be contaminated by SUCH stuff Besides thiS,
they have tried TO Viiify every candlclt".
Think Of so-caled reforners doing sucl Things!
II seems TO me that the refornlerS ne reform
themselves. :, -,
The campaign ;e ended In spite Of all the
abuse all the scurilous attacks in spite OF all
the false cry of vice. Democracy VIII VIII, anc
py a large ma jorftY. .
Stopping at the bridge across the rapid transit
tunnel at Sixtee.ltfl-st and FcIIrth-ave. oppo.
site the Citizens Union HEADQUARTERS. sIr C"c.ec
walked over to the rail- and looked ~ the neit
placing concrete the top Of the iroaWofk
crowd gathered about them Turning TO
Blumenthal he said:
That IS one thing the Democrats acTninistra-
ton has done and is doing It IS strperdors,
1T is the greatest work ever done IN TINS
country" spoke up bystander
1T IS the greatest work. sir, ever done IN the
world" replied Mr. Croker, and who did it?
THE Democratic party" said the bystander
You're right" said Mr., Croker; yet they can
us thieves and thugs and talk about vice, not
I.ithstandirc all this big work and the money
the city is spending on it See "hat hlgh prices
our bonds get. Could they do all this IL the
Democratic administration was so bad?
The Republicans liars shouted a voice
DO you think the people believe those hes?'
asked Mr.. Croker.
NO shouted nalf a dozen voices.
Then Mr. Croker walked and appeared TO
be satisfied. At Fifteenth-st- and Fourth-a ave
some in express wagon saw MI croker
and shouted out:
There goes the ice man.
Mr.. Croker paid no attention to them.
He walked to the WigwaIn and at once went
TO work with his secretary. Thomas F. Smith