New-York tribune., 1902-01-26
WHY TANNANY FAILED.
ANALYSIS OF THE RECENT MUNICIPAL
c,,tp,ICS BY EDWARD NJ SHEPARD.

In the February Atlantic Edward NJ Shep-
ard contributes article analyzins the las'
municipal campaign. Devery and Jerome III
dieParent vays of course. he declares to have
been the potent forces which brought about the
upheavaI of last November. The share of each
Mr. Shepard carefully anayzes, and he pays gen
erous tribute to Mr.. Jerome. whom he names the
Prince Rupert of the campaign. For Mr. Croker
he protests in some measure against the popular
disfavor visited upon him. pleading that the in
fuence of the newspapers was powerful and
continuous factor in causing the popular revolt
against that boss
concerning Devery's influence Mr.. Shepard
writes:
Whatever may have been the merits demerits
of Chief Devery's former career as captain m IN,
bipartisan board. or of the public sentiment that
certain that the power welded by him in the
Borough of Manhattan as practical head of police lice
aroused against himself. and what was far more
or wrongly. was held responsible for his incum-
bency, an enormous and intense public feehns
press. he INDUCED unI the eve Of the election in
crude utterances which strengthened the impress
sion of abuses and expressions. His very energy
that most useful single quality after honesty In
baeT fa fury VI exqGsey disturbing to every person
ntelligently concerned for Democratic success.
Concerning Mr.. Jerome. Mr.. Shepard says:
The, campaign, beginning with the most serious g
vorable to the fusion it wore on. But near
| the end of the campaign the tendency was effec-
ton restored to assure Democratic defeat This @
ddate I for the important Office of Prosecuting At
torney in the Borougns Of Manhattan and The
Rupere Of the campaign Sounding the single note
OF corrupt aliiance between crime ana the poGe @
dressed his appeal the simplest and strongest
Of the dKi efhs sen tRen 6y Sop
the year before In effective often rude but often
ne
deepest impression of his own truth telling SINGER,
to as was no other candidate He had the burning
what were deemed mere faults or taste
In behalf of Richard Croker Mr.. Shepard ap-
peals from the popular decision. After review
| ing the war waged on Tammany's recent leader
by newspapers in their articles and cartoons
Mr.. Shepard says:
What measure Of Justification there was for this
II is not within the scope Of this article to inquire
son our o5e man bod aG o b G Ion nS
for the five or six years OF Tweed, or the three
or four years. popular military fury OF an Alci.
citizens OF Industrial and highly civilized COM
mH9'ty qnSuding ior shorter Ter or Longer PeT3ds b
sPiriO. so that his will is, or rather seems to be-
that there are at least some errors omissions in
the porra!tuTe II not. then there are many prob
tan Borough and among them the nominStion Of
ship IN 1856.
His own relation 10 the campaign Mr.. Shepard
also discusses at some length.
MY candidacy" he writes. was intended by
those who proposed me. and very certainly by
myself. signal promise that II II were sue
cessful." the ideas OF public service for which
he had stood should dominate the mayoralty
during 1902 and 1908
The sincerity OF the promise was disbelieved
by the opposition such disbelief
reasonable. If there to be imputed to the
quarter million voters who made up the regu-
lar Democratic strength the unworthy motives.
corrupt purposes and low ideals attributed
and no doubt often with reason-to political
leaders. But that great body of voters de-
served no such imputaton, and they had first
to be reckoned with. The nomination-leaders
or bosses, or no leaders or bOsses-was for them:
its strength had to depend chiefly upon their
goodwill, and they were sincere. whether or not
their leaders were"
In ending his article Mr. Shepard expresses
his own personal conception of the duty of the
new administration. While giving voice TO his