New-York tribune., 1901-11-13
T4UUANY'S RAINY DAY.

If anvhodv still doubts that New-York City
| has Inst been delivered from gang that has
been fattening at the public expense, whose
| business was to live and luxuriate at the cost
| of the taxpayers of the metropolis, who had no
other thought in life except to transfer as large
| an amount as possible from the public treasury
to its own pocket, he has only to rehu re-
| Gently published interview with Senator george
w Plunkitt Tammany leader In the A'th AS
sembly District. Says Senator Plunkltt:
They put up Tammany tombstones in 1874; In
| 1897 Tammany took possession OF greater New
| York and have been pretty coIhIortaoie'
thank YOU. How are going to get through
the next two yearsf speakin tor msse .iii udIl
say that no Tammany man In my dlsulct VIII
suffer for coal I've got lots OF patronage out
side of politics. I've got three hundred men on n
the street railroads, and I've got pun with Dig
corporations that employ thousands of men, anc
thev will take care OF Plunkitts followers until
we get back into office. I've been caught in the
rain before so 1 laid by something for the rainy
day
The beauty of all this is its simplicity, its
matter of fact acceptance and announcement
of the fact that when Tammany is in office
Tammany men live at the expense or the city
Senator Plunkitt might just as well have SAID:
Now that Tammany Is going out or oihce ram
.manv men will have to look elsewhere than
"to the public treasury for their daily bread.
Still he Is not pessimistic. Tammanyites OF
the NEth District have heretofore had their
winters coal at the public expense, but now
he will have TO see that somebody else provides
it-notably the big corporations. OF course, 1t
is asking a good deal of the street railroads to
take on men they do not need at 81 % day
when Tammnny can give them nothing in re-
turn and il NAV be that Senator Punkitt Is too
confident Ii will come hard. too, to have 10
work for living after much ease on Father
Knickerbocker's bounty. If there is anything
the average Tammany heeler hates 1t is work.
but II is doubtful If even the automatically
generous street railroads will be willing TO give
a maximum of wages for a minimum OF toll
To Senator Plunkitt and his followers the out
look Is not pleasant He admits that frankly.
but he hopes that the corporations Tammany
has befriended in its season Of power will come
to his rescue In view Of benefits 10 come should
the Tiger once more return to the city crlh
This is a practical confession that the corpora
tions have received benefits from Tammany 10
which Justice and the law would not entiue
them In other words. Tammany has helped
them to rob the city and In the hope OF Tam
manv,s aid In the future TO secure more unlaw
FIJI plunder It is expected that the recipients of
past favors will help to keep the thieving ma
chine In q workable condition.
i've been caught in the rain before says
Senator Plunkitt SO. believe, said certain
incredulous persons In Noah's time, but they
forgot that there Is vital difference between n
shower and a food. 1t fatal error for
the antediluvians. and 1t may turn out to be no
less disastrous for Tammany. 1t may be very
long rainy day.