The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-10

are yours. Pay the price and take
| them.
"To burglars apd thieves: Have you
| ever before had such a harvest in &
| great city?
ITO householders Insure in Oul
| Own Bonding Company against losses
by burglary You run four times as
much risk of burglary as you do OF
fire.
IF you have anything to sell. or any
trade or graft you want to operate
come to us and we will make money Tor
you as well as for ourselves. Or do
you want to evade the law? VIII fix
, it for you.
please under stand: We own Great
err New York. Nuff sed! If you want
our permission to succeed, you must do
business with US. We admit that the
present district attorney does not be-
! long to US, and some Of the Judges
do not admit our control, but that is
temporary and accidental. We are now
making combinations to correct these
small defects.
Some of our new books: shepard,
Gently Lead U.s. 1.-THE Science of Craft
and Graft" 1.-THE Descent of Man, q"
How are the Mighty Fallen" "A Re
spectacle Cloak" Masks and Faces. "
Slightly soiled books: 1.-THE Pirate
Ship and It's Loot" by r. c.; big
Tim, Little TIM" ME and Frank; +"
Protection in a Great City" 1.-THE Ex-
patriates-Benedict and Richard;" "A
Monarch's Troubles" Diamond Mike
and Clifton Bill"
Special works: Marks on Fire
Hose" "Nagle's Money in Garbage"
"The Climate of Vantage" Rust and
Strain of Bridges" What Fools New
Workers. Be-" IVAN Wyck on Courtesy"
Another circular bears an alleged
likeness of Chief of Police William S.
Devery, In the big mans shadow is
depicted a masked burglar, revolver
and dark lantern in hand. At the bot
tom Of the circular is the admonition,
Vote for Low, who will cut his head
off"
Another leafet, issued by the Vigi-
lance Committee, depicts Father Knick-
erbocker eJecting an attractively
dressed woman, labelled Miss Vice, and
young man Of the red light district
persuasion, from the tenement house
district. A group Of children is pic
tured hanging about the coat skirts Of
the apostle Of law and order as with
pointing finger he administers the adj
monition, Move on"
The heading of the circular bears
this inscription, "Tammany keeps vice
in the tenements because vice fills Tam
many's pocket. And the squire is
working for his pocket all the time"
Another cartoon depicts Tammany's
candidate for mayor, Edward NJ. Shep-
ard, in the act of lodging questions of
the day in the shape of pictured inter-
rogation points, which are represented
as flying toward the candidate from all
directions. One large question mark
bearing the query, will you remove
Devery?" is represented as having
struck the candidate full in the chest
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picted upon his features to cast it
away.
Still another document represents the
Tammany octopus. a hideous devilfsh,
with the head and features Of a typi-
cal ward healer Of the variety made
famous by cartoonists of the day. Be
meath the cut is the following explana-
ton:
1.-THE Tammany octopus is devilfsh
that has seized its prey. It's prey is
the city of New York.
Its first arm is protected vice. This
enters the homes Of the honest poor.
1t destroys decency. 1t ruins children.
It makes money for Tammany.
Its second arm is protected gamb-
ling This robs poor man Of his earn
ings and leaves his family hungry. 1t
tempts young men to steal from their
employers. 1t makes money for Tam
| many.
Its third arm is police corruption.
| This collects money from the vicious
and the criminal. from thieves and
roughs 1t EFFORTS money from honest
| citizens.
Its fourth arm is extortion. From
| the push-cart man to- the storekeeper
and from the business man the officials
Of Tammany Hall extort money by
| threats by terrorism.
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