The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-16

To rHt ErIToR oF lHE So Sr Mr.
Edward VI shepard LRs 50 often pla ycd M"
part 81 a iust sud vigorous d]euounc-r 81 tho
manifold iniqu'ti"s ~ the present lammanv
system that al voters wondered a. 20 the
! r-a sons or EXCUSES which D." would give for
being the candidate - tH" I|auTuauy chief
for the highest orice iu his ar
Hts letter ~ Justification was eagerly
Anticipated by those Who have Wrtfu"d under
his scorpion whip. az well as by those Who
thought that he was a. un~'inshly sincere
ss he was savage iu his iIst de1uuciations
differing g"u"Talfies. Ingenious EXCUSES
and sclf-prai~" Tor hsh aims vI not suffice
of hur CsIaci'N. h|r.lluir eloquent. a ,uc-
cessful LAWYER. and personally r"u'l,m,r.
he will need all he resources 20 lead fair
minded men TO believe 'la' uLly worthy
motives haN" apparently I'D hm down 10
IN. plane 81 on" who shares with croker.
Devery. Scannsll and Nagle tho pron's aud
infamies Of 1Ammauy iutl We htv" read
his self-accusiug EXCUSES W shall fee, that
cteduli'y must approach imh-rili'y bof"r" t
can believe thai Croker chosen shepard VII
have N" will aud power 60 control croker.
IN" author and beg-'t~r Of iis rludidscy
~. cannot serve two such opposing masters
~ Tammnnv snd Pubic Wc'f.r" 10 fr.,
~ either he must be- false 'o the other Tor
years Tsnmauy has embodied tho regular
Democracy n New Nork. and aS u Demo-
cratic partisan Mr Nu"p,rd> allegiance
was its due. yet In several campaigns be- has
been false to that regularity
Frequent changing from sid" tn s.io may
show n,mhlcn"ss. hut they demors'rat" hat
lack Of st"adfas'nn,~ which u- tl" first rrqui-
site 10 political leadership
which O., the NOR" steadftst. tho mcre
v,rile. the more dominant. croker ur shepard
4. man ~ man which is tho stronger Mhiu
has the greater WHIP To hghtntng-chanre
artist shepard under tie calcium light Of
the age. or Croker. the bulldog ~ Tam
many
These questions 1rc self-suSN"rug What
WAS aid ~ Jud,h T. true of Mr. shepard and
every Other Vacillstug dill-ttgnts ~ politics
Unstable a., water thou shalt not cN,al
I confidently hyleys that the instability q
will. The habit e iucous'au,y which pertains
20 the lost leader shepard. would c,u~r him
90 he controlled hv N" dominant virlify aud
overwhelming force of ~" gcr man.
Richard croker Dare YOU risk Il. fellow
voters
We have nov seen Mr. Shcparl's letter u
acceptance" IL make. no excuse. mo- Ialls-
ton ~ the conduct which has shocked p. e-y
man With a particle OF -rnsiblity lie has no
word II gratitude or Enforcement ol the
gang Who nominated him docs not even
utter the word -rammauy o. vet Dc
dcnsntly stands nv al his previous uucrancos.
msny e which were ,iiriohc deruuci1tipus
~ Taminany and Irokerism n there rr
any m"n on the Ia" oi the o.rth VIII should
b~ eager Va vote against Mr. Sh"prri ,h"y
arc thu-. IN the rank, 81 Tamm7uv 10 them
10" 10 = traitor and migrate Kotter be- beaten
than 10 win under th" FAC 81 "a rc-t"aut Nho
would he sure - try g. b.troy their trust
even II they should select him The hahit -
descrl0n has become hts sHltId nature
To prevent u they would hav" go watch uiui.
t. bully him. aud perhaps =, hrrd.." l.m
Already u begins =" be apparent that Nr
shepard H. ~ Toe thrown over t.rf ..- t.'us
will he scratched. ~ h~ traded f.r trust
worthy candidate e. EIt,i, j