New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
THE DAYTON THAT WAS5
HAS HE CEASED TO VALUE HIS CITI-
ZENSHIP AND REVERENCE FOR
THE ALMIGHTY?
WOULD STRIKE AT CRoKER1sM.

WOULD STRIKE AT CROKERIsM.
don't want TO run for office BUT WOULD
LIKE TO STRIKE A BLOW AT CROKERISM.
at Crokerism by accepting such a nomination
view on Cctcter Il. 1897.
CROKER'S BRUTAL. DESPOTISM
and d the brutal @ desposm Which he has established
in Tammany Hall the most serious possible injury;
If | accomplish more against Tammany and
Crokerism by accepting a nomination two nom
naons for r. should no I'D tnsy Pe Sderea
that if Robert a. Van Wyck and Bird 5. COIer
of the greater New-York. they viii go into those
places simply to register and fulhl Croker Will Will
'' -9''' CRoKERIsM DEFINED.
now confro9tins the people to be whether Croker
ism shall for the next four years rule our greater
ment IN the hands of one man. who administers a
princpality solely through the agency OF personal
poses being the essential test OF fitness for office
If one man can control the action Oh a great great
secure practical ownership Of men eleeted 70 Of
THE fE@FfE EGE TIk Egg+ff8 PE9FfE HsTH ASP
5vEREnENT 81 Ff OF TIE ! PEOPLE BY bEs
P0T P0T Fol For Ills His oWN PURP6sEs Whatever
mtted. iaadabIe political ambition viii be sted,
political interests must suffer. popular government
personal liberty. The coming of Mr.. Croker and
his assumption Of compiSte eSnIEol th 3 ths
methods persued by him: the utter absence OF any
the party; the sitting of even the right to be
heard or the floor OF G9nyenti9nST7321Ll' 721 IHIS rS
SEfMTTH WHETHER ER Or Or NOT We Ne ARE TIviNG. IN 4
raSizptton but when the organization becomes the
property Of one man IL ceases to be democrats S,
racy of Thomas jefferson. accepting the nomina-
tion for the ofice Of Controller. October 15. 1857
OH. WHAT \ CHANGEt
My position in this campaign has been said TO
and profound regret to them. They had builded
for me SpIfndd cnTee ths Sa %a Occupy
II only would bow dpMh 10y and %0ETRIR FRISb Sf tnf
NEXER pTD ANP As yA1TE S5 NJ MY TE EHT!zET en-
in a speech at Terrace Garden, October is. 1891.
THE ROSS ON HIS THRONE
II the kind of convention held at the Grand Cen
trail Palace was called Dem9cEatic GohvSntI4n g. -
ton If ratified next November the nominations
S6e 5 Ibs6 p9T,x xea&
E I9E four rtaTrREs ysarT sE OF cRoKERs Will AND
HE THE vIcToRY OF THE TAMMANY TIGSET S6,
g WSUP UPd4dA 4hkf fH9SER fRR6SR N n sFGsk E FG
TRY As Any Ro MoTAEcww FE MAs IboH Hs W.
oetober oaSioiI Il. i. 1897. R Sp'''' 90
WANTED CROKER DRIVEN OUT.
hope that the result of the coming election will
leadership forever. Had he really STAYED out OF
polticS, ne announced at one tlune, MI SIlSe-
hon TynuId have nut up a ticket that would have
been invincibIe.-(Charles w. Dayton. in a state
ment AT the Henry George headquarters on Octo-
Der ~. 1891.
THE MODERN DOGE
The Venetian Republic of old was presided over
by a Doge who was assisted by a council OF ten
men He selected those himself. and thus
made himself secure In his place. 1ammany tiaI
Is conducted In similar manner. Mr.. croker Is
the DoCe He appoints the various leaders. HE
calls the primaries. and the delegates named al
these primaries must he named by him, and ther
he names the candidates. The people VINO vote
the Tammany ticket vote for his candidates
(Charles w. Dayton. in a speech at the Ataiahla
Casino, November l, 1897.