The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-16
SHERARD.
A Mask FOR Eaectins tho County Ticket.

To " Fprron oF THE suS-Si. There
seems 20 be a disposition among many TO
regard Mr.. shepard's acceptance Of Tam
manys nomination for the Mayoraity on
Tammsny's platform ~ the act of o stu
good man temporarily gone wrong There
are those also who refer. sadly but admir-
inGiy. 10 the moral courage Of the man
the idea being that Mr. shepard sincerely
believes his present action aud attitude 10
be not Incompatible with bis past position
and uttcrsnoes, and that he honestly thinks
he may still schisve hts oft-erpres-ed ideals
OF municipal government despite hts present
associations and that hts acceptance 81 the
nomination with the cet tanty Of misundsr-
standing Of honest and high-mtnded motives
indicates his possession 81 that higher c"urass
which makes a man risk loss ~ respect aud
Of much that makes life sweet IN the Rdvo-
caoy or defence % N. right a. he sees Il
] confess | ind II impossibl. 40 10 regard
Mr. shepard
see In his nomination but smother evidence
OF the cynicism Of those expert Judges 81
human n~sture-the leaders Of that great
Organization known land not always favor
ably throughout the United states as Tam
meny Hall TammAny-and by that ! mean
the leaders and not the rank and hle who are
but the echoers OF the words and the runners
OF the errands OF thos. few who dictate and
direct the policy Of the or ganization-Tan-
many, ] repeat. doas not expect TO win the
Mayoralty for its candidate
4 cardinal principl. with these men. upon
which they Invariably rely In things political
Is that every man has his price II h'p want
a man, they ascertain what he wants. and
they give II 20 him to be theirs IL Ia ell
pedlent for them TO demonstrate occasionally
To their followers this principle Of theirs.
30 that all may see that the idealist and
scholar Ia politics. the Teformer. tho man
OF lofty aspirations who enters the strife
and turmoil Of politics FOR no selfish purpose
Of his own but solely for The good Of humanity.
ths uplifting Of the masses. the publication
81 the political atmosphere. - after ell an
idol with feet Of clay
Who that is familiar with Tammany and
IT, ways doubts that this IL the rolc Mr.
shepard II nov playing or rather the role
In which he i being pla yed'
To such base uses has he come. indeed
Men are 20 be Judged b. their actions,
not by their words slon" III" s'rn that Is
In a man - proven when temptation is put
In his way II te have ambition even though
~ be to he Mayor 81 this o'y and seeks to
achieve that ambition Nv u -fac".S1ou'.-
by the abandonment Of an h- former posi-
tions and principles. bv a disregard Of all
hts previous convictions and u'f-rau,o-.
then are hs fellow men Justified "a saying
Of him that he - after al bat an impostcr.
a ttmcserver. a tT,ck-tsr aud hyporritc
That | couy"iy" 90 he Ga" uucuNlabie posi-
ton of Mr. shepard The cIuak Of pr-teusiou
has been torn FROM about him aud he stands
revealed to the -ight % all meg 10 hts true
aspect
II waS Essu 81 old Who battered b.. birth
right for a mess Of po.ilgr Nj shepard
has forever lost the CONFIDENCE 81 h- fellow
citizens, has permitted himself 90 be u-od
as an eramplsr of the TAmmauv maxim t'1t
every man and thing oau hc had 10 a high
enough bid be mad~-aud D." viii NOS after
all gain the Maycral'v Ihru'
Ia that one hypoorte ln a high place has
been unmasked the present campaigr HAS
already accomplished much q good
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