The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-29


personal experience, which has not
been deep, high or wide. He does not
read and he does not think; he asks
questions and muses.. There is no
ideaIisn in him. He cannot give what
has not been, and he does not see whaL
is needed TIL it has been supplied Mr.
Croker is as L think have Indicated,
an attractive personality; II he were
a horse you could love and follow hinl-
But as a ruler of cities, he is hnpos-
sibIe. There Isl no hope OF better
things IN him. ne Is doing the very
best he knows how.
Z why Shouldn't bar. Plat take adj
vantage of that2 Mr.. Croker plays
upon Mr. Platts weakness, why
shouldn't Mr.. Plat reach. over Mr.. Gro
kers limitations? Because Mr.. Flatt
tries to play, not his own, but Croker, s
game, and Croker can beat him al 1t
every time. There is a broad differ
ence between the Democrats and the
Republicans in New York City. You
can boss the average Democrats, or
enough of them to make "a majority IN
the city vote. Mr.. Croker is king,
mild and easy going, but king. Mr.
Platt wants to be a king, too But
since a great body of Republicans yvill
not be ruled after the Tanuany
me thod; but they won't bow down TO
Mr. Pia5t.s so he kings it over the rag
tag and bobtaiI of his party. To win
the city he, like a minority leader any
where would have to attract about him
the leaders of all the independent. bod
| les in the city, Halter where he cannot
kcomman6s buy where he cannot borrow,
anything to- gain a majority! Chief
/ among the requirements however, IS a
promise of Better government, since
/ there are so many voters who don
I care a snap for anything else. and since
only the hope Of improvement viii call
out such men to make an effort to Gust
Tammany. If no one viii accept Mr.,
4 PIatt,s promises in the reform line, then
he must give a pledge in the shape of
candidat ties who people believe. viii not
1 let him go back on his word Mr.. Platt
could outline a policy of reform that
! would never. occur to Mr.. Croker. and
/ he could nominate neH for office who
I would be a positive assurance OF good
1 faith. and men beyond Mr. Cookers
! reach and ken. There is w49eEe he has
/ Mr.. Croker on the hip. But ne won't
/ and there. is where Mr.. Croker has him
t on the hip. Mr.. Plat is by nature what
1 he calls a diplomat; ltheS Washington
and Albany incidents show that diplo-
/ macy is not the right world; he likes
! TO dicker' and deal. and he hates to
/ have any equals about him. IT is only
| since Governor OdeH has shut off any
/ chance for a police deal. that NJ. Plat
/ may he expected to turn in and make a
fight for New York City, AID the. dan
/ ger of a dicker is not passed yet. II
/ he should show himself ready to take
I the best man in sight for mayor next
/ fall, Mr. Croker would send his am
bassador, state Senator Grady, to Mr.
| Platt.s minister, I.emueI Ely Quigg.
/ They would consider together how I'M
wise for machine government il is to
! let 'reformers get control of such a
/ mine as the city of New, York; how
much better 1T We're to divide little
/ more. equally. the treaty makers
would report to their sovereigns, and
! perhaps it capld be arranged so that
[ Mr.. pIatt would name a nachfae man