The age-herald., 1901-01-07
TERROR HAS TAKEN
 HOLD OF TAMMANY
Its Power Threatened on the
 Rocks of Reform
REVOLT AGAINST CROKERISM
"The Boss" Has Fled to Europe ana May Never Return-Other Leaders Are Packing Their Grips-The
 Situation Among Braves.

Copyrig hted by the Cosmograph Company.
 New York, January 5.-Tammany is in terror,
 These four words summarize the condi- tions in the inner management of the country and which holds in its grasp the government of the second city in the world.
 Tammany six months ago believed itself to be and, to all appearances was invin- cible. Richard Croker was one of the very greatest figures in the Kansas City Con- vention. In his arrogance he trampled David B: Hill in the dust and for mo- ment, in the wantonness of his power, and set up one of his henchmen as the candi- date of the Empire State for the Vice
 New York, January 6.-Tammany is in to him for the favors he promised-the loyal support of Tamany, an enormous campaign fund and the electoral vote of the state of New York.
 Returned to the luxurious lair of the Tiger in the Fifth Avenue Democratic Club Croker set up new leader for tho old-fashioned Democrats of the interior of the state. With the promises of Tammany patronage he debauched the active politi- clans of the state organization, gathered into his hands the reins of power, and then, to redeem his financial pledges, sent his collectors into every branch of the municipal administration with orders to assess per cent. tribute from every IldIl Oll lHe pay TOllS. lNOl tt Ol lt6Iu dared to refuse to contribute. As chair man of the Finance Committee, the vast sum raised in this way way was turned over to Richard Croker. The amount of 1t will never be known. Croker will take care of that. As the campaign went on the Tammany chief let go some hundreds of thousands of 1t, and National Chair man Jones professed to be delighted. He expected a million, but was glad to com promise on a fraction of it. Indeed Jones was lucky to get anything at all from Tammany, for, In three words, the policy that piratical concern Is ''Grab and keep" Ever and always Is it out for revenue, and it cares not from what tainted source the revenue comes. The house of ill-fame, the den of the gambler, what is known as the front door privilege" and scores of other agencies of evil are all under trib- ute And the instrumentality of this foul blackmail is the Police Commission and their subordinates. the police force New York cannot have decent government while this vile and vicious system of Tanmany, by Tammany and for Tammany Is suffered to continue.
 At last New York has arisen in revolt against it. Bishop Potter first aroused the conscience of the metropolis. He began the work of moral regeneration in his assault on the vice conditions that are permitted to flourish by those charged with their suppression. But the revolution he started has grown to proportions far beyond what he conceived either probable or. possible. In it are now enlisted the best elements In all parties and amoung all conditions of society. The churches, irrespective of conflicting creeds, tue great commercial professional bodies like the Bar Assocla- ton and scores of minor organizations are all in process of amalgamation for the purpose of eradcating the crimson rule of Crokerism. The Republican leaders are unsefshly giving their cooperation to- ward driving Tammany from power, and will support any candidate that may be agreed upon whose character and standing are of a character which gives assurance of better and purer municipal conditions.
 But the most formidable and practical of all the movements against Croker and Tammany is that led by John c. Sheehan. It strikes at the very yitals of the Wig wam, and is sweeping into it's ranks the men, disgusted with Crokers methods, upon whom Tammany depends for success at the polls. Sheehan has recently eX- posed the baseness, selfishness and treach- cry of Croker in his political methods. It was revelation of political perfidy and has had the effect of alienating from the Tammany boss an immense number of fol- lowers that hitherto reposed the most i'm picit confidence in him. Neither Croker himself, nor any one for him. has ventured to reply to that terrific onslaught.
 l have said that Tammany is in terror. A Democratic member of Congress of this city tells me that Croker himself is dis mayed at the prospect before him in the coming campaign. He assures me that previous to his departure Croker trans- ferred to England and took with him bonds, securities and cash. amounting to the enormous sum of s2, ,S00.000 This gem tleman does not believe that Croker will ever return, and declares that he has re- solved to reside permanently abroad.
 This gossip, known to be true, adds to the Tammany consternation, and the pre- diction Is confidently made that the new year will not be very old before four or five of the inside Tammany coterie will have purchased tickets for Europe with the intention of sharing the self-im- posed exile of their chief. The spectre that appals them is another sweeping investga- tion by the Legislature similar to that of the Mazet Committed It has been the blackest Christmas Tammany has had in years and the skies of the new year are aflame with portents of disaster. Not a single newspaper in this city can be found to defend Tanmany, and under the ma nipulation of Sheehan a wholesale deseI-