New-York tribune., 1901-11-04
HOW THE READERS VIEW IT

INDIGNANT AT APOSTAsY OF SHEPARD.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: 1 have lived in Brooklyn more than thlr'y
years. and in all that time kept up an ac'iVe
interest In all the political movements which nave
gone into history In that time. have oeeh Oh
the side OF every movement which PROMISED Any :
thing toward the uplifting of the people-eVery re-
form that had any tendency toward the peter AlN-
ing and welfare Of the people Old as am liie
blood pulses little faster when reform oat'io
Is being fought. But in this campaign, when 'he
struggle on for freedom from the clutches Oh Inc
pirate hordes intrenched In Tammany HAIL my
fighting blood is up, 1t was in 1861 which was
quenched till let copiously, at Spottsyivahia'
am indignant that of reform leaders mas
shown the white feather and gone over 10 'he
enemy Up to two years ago had prophet aii'eH
and proclaimed just what Mr.. Shepard Is DONG 10
day he would have In wrath exclaimed, is 1HS
servant a dog that he should do this thing! 80
would all of have said. with righteous lndleha-
ton, for could believe in the apostass VI
reform leader, f. NJ Shepard 1 am gfleVeo
and disappointed that Mr Shepard shouio take
upon his clean hands the vile burden OF cleai's
Tammany from its sins.
Is it not most pathetic gentleman dello-
erately casting the pearls of his good chafac'ef
and brilliant mind before swine who are likely 70
turn again and rend him. that he make stiit
greater sacrifices their Vileness! Mr.
Shepard is casting the pearls of honest purposes
before Tammany politicians whom he knows ana
mas described In a mastery way, pollticidhs
officials sworn to devote themselves 70 'ne
public service. rather bend all their energies , ~
diverng all possible streams of revenue into theiI
Golfers: working for their own pockets an
the time: amassing fortunes without LABOR OF
legitimate business efforts; spending fortunes each
year which diverted from the public treasury;
What do they want of Shepard but that ne ieao
them the official trough. where they may Iatteh
from the public revenues?
Is 1t not possible that the Squire of Vantage,
with grim aforethought. fndir = himself pnched
between the devil of Coler and the deep sea OF
Low, quite willing that the other DIG un
should set up the good man who might shoulder the
task of dragging the party through the slaughter
house Of public indignation to an hospitabie grave
of defeat and oblivion to him, tickling his ambiton
that it might o'erleap itself? Did the Squire thlnN
that possibly his good character would cover a
multitude of sins of 'de gang and hide them fro1n
the wrath of public Indignation?
Now, you will readily see tfat however Inucn
admire Shepard whom have followed with great
pleasure, l not willing to vote that he SnaIi
for years be the tail OF the Tammany 1lset.I
for on il will be forever lashed vice and crime:
Should he attain such sad distinction he would
become its vassal its victim. We too proud
and fond of him to permit him to enter the Tam
many fold for keeps To him from his new
made friends-tigers who may tuck him away out
of sight inside of their anatomy-we are going 10
whom the people have looked to with one accord
he who will turn the rascals out of the foid ano
up government by which the city business
will be carried for the benefit OF the city and
will be afraid that Tammany Will seduce MIN
with Deveryism and Crokerism and political cuss-
edness' generally. From the fear of the corrupt
ing of his political morals are going TO keep
our Shepard right at home in Brooklyn, to put IN
as our shepherd when Tammanyism is strangied,
Gahriel's trump ". p e.
Brooklyn. Oct. g, 1901.