Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-26
Tammany's Iniamy.


The FIGHT in New York City is not
a PARTISAN contest. The lires are not
drawn between Republicans aud Dem
ocrats. The issue is between Tam
many Hall and the voters of all parties
who believe in an honest municipai
government. The wickedness that has
run riot under Tammany auspices,
in New York city. has never been
dreamed of by the vast majority Of the
the great metropolis. 1t has been well
understood that the aim of Tamnany
bad an administration as il dared 70.
II has secured its emoluments not 10y
hy a systematic tax upon and part
nership with the worst forms q vice
1t seems strange that i'll any en-
li.htencd community Of this great
country the saloon. the brothcl ami
The gambling den. should be objects. Of
police rrotcction:" but this has been
The condition OF affairs in greater New
York under rammany Han.
]. has remained however. for Judge
Jerome and District Attorney Philbin
l. Ia -i.,,4 r.,
The great metropolis to its depths. III"
fact that there has been an organized
fyger young women INTO lives OF shame
=. movement that could not exist for
il by rammany officials and the pc
lice department. which they control.
hats been made fully apparent. So
n"rrihle has been the testimony oi the
district attorney. that all the decenr
clements OF New York are aroused
and united Is never before. Even tine
lcthargic citizens, whose Indifference 10
their ci~Ic duties and obligations
makes possible a rule like Tammarys $.
air"a> At LIST to b. aroused to ac-
lion. Speaking Of these revelations the
Sew YORK All. ana i.x.nv-s says:
-'rnr'r III 1,tnmg more abominah,e
Un1.r Heaven than thst .merchanG.--
ms If the virtue Of women ami plac-
inc them in such a position that escape
from 4 life NJ degradation j. imrcs-
sbl-" Ia which District Attorney
philbin bears testimony. such 4 trait
Il, rocks with tho slime Of the bottom
less nix There is No creature that
::crs N tWu legs ana calls itself /. man
that is 50 unspeakably Vile ;ts thu. "c.-
Diet who b-traN& young Girihood anC
sells it into the disord"riy houses
such Il crcatul- would shame Il fallen
angel There IS II" authority 50 ne:,fl +
Internal rs that which would stand Tor
that ratiic and its agents and. VITA
their brides in its pockets. laugh in
The faces Of the fathers who come t" it
with thoir wrongs. Such 4 uo,v"t
ought L" b. seated ou hollis th;unc.
r.tn"r than ul,or earth.
This is Il strong Language bur it is
amply justified by the horrible facts
that have been placed before the T.. o
pie of New York CitE. by officials VINO
49, ~ position not only to know tie
;,h.olute truth of what they assert. but
who are amply able To prove it BE-
ycnd the shadow Of Il doubt
~ viier wretch than you said Mag
istyItc Crane recently in sentencing i
cadet" has never been before a
co'lt Of justice. Such men have *
iStcl merely that The bosses Of Tam
many lIall might accumulate personal
wealth from thrir hidcous traffic: that
Eirn2rd Croker might have an estate
ana stables i'll England. and that lis
licntenanfS might have city palaces
and elegant country homes in New
York and it, suburbs. Such an orean-
MISUNDERSTANDING the fact that
Mr. William J. BRYAN has pronounced
il great lis Il fostering sore on
'nr body politician altogether sickan-
ln@ stencil in the noStrilS of decencv.