The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-26
DEWEY AND JEROME DID TT
shepard's Autopsy AFTER me Batte-Crokcr
Not 50 Black a. Painted.

Edward NJ. Shepard, who was nominated
by Richard Croker for Mayor last fall ana
was defeated at the polls, has performed
an autopsy and written the report OF IL
for the February number OF the Atomic
: Monthly. Mr.. Shepard finds that the cause
OF defeat was too many votes for the other
side and that Devery and Jerome both
deserve credit for the fusion victory. while
Croker Is not so black as he is painted
First Of all in the list OF the causes that
led TO his defeat Mr.. Shepard puts DeSry,
and of him he says:
N Mhst o nay hayS efen zenith the c nss.ls 10 or cs ap-
tain. Inspector and Superrtenden 81 PoiIcc
under the bipartisan boar.,or OF the publlcsen-
timent that put him or the defensive from Ihe
outset, II is certain that the. power Nlelueu
by him IN the borough of Manhattan, as prac-
teal head Of police during the Few nonIhs
before election In 1901. aroused against MN.
self. and. whit was far more serious, against
the party. which, whether rightly or wronelg'
was held responsible FOR his ineunibeney'
| With singular fatuity, %sSlfuliy goaded on
by the press. he INDUCED until the eve OF me
election in crude ntteranGes which S,reae IN
nreSsions. His very mercy ina most usei
full single quality after honesty IN the hehd
of a police forcc--spcmed To possess u balelul
fury, exauisitely disturbing TO every person
intelligently concerned for Democratic SUE
cess.
Mr.. Shepard thinks that Justice Jerome
was almost as good a campaigner ior tne
fusionists as Devery. After saying that
as the campaign opened there was a proba-
bility OF Tammany defeat. but as II pro-
crossed there seemed to be a change Tor
the better, from a Tamnnay viewpoint
Dir. Shepard soys:
But NJ =. the erd Of the campaign. the ten
der<v Las effectively reversed. and enough
OF the original situation restored TO assure
Democratic defeat. This was the work OF
Judge Jerome. who was the candidate ior
the Important Office OF prosecuting, attorney
In the boroughs OF Manhattan and The nrnhN
A. thu lasi he h"cqme the hero or prnGe
nn'c of - corrupt alliance between crime
and the police force under the. Denlnoratio
administration he addressed his HI'peai 70
Better than any one else he ndontcd the
text stcrhly given by Bishop Potter the year
before In effective. often rude. but citcI
the very drrpcst impression Of his own truth
%tellinr s%inc.rity, and utter courage I've
candidate lie had the burning zeal Of |.
true crusader. and 10 il were forgiven "hat
were deemed mere faults OF taste
Mr.. Shepard seems to think hat Mr.
Croker was crude. but sincere, and mat
the reason that ho kept his power was that,
all things considered, he deserved to keep
1t. OF Croker Mr.. Shepard says;
The now-Tapers estimated. with practical
genius. the danger OF scattering nre ana w
advantage OF n specific target from ,Whloh
their range should never be diverted, and
which should have about it a personal and
familiar p~icturesduenes- sure 70 nom Iopuim'
interest This they found in Richard Nrokef'
the loader Of Tamuany Hall In cartoons,
and In the virile and unweariedly continuous
work OF reporters and editorial writrrS ailkn'
they held him MP a a heavy brutal, uun'
i~nsolent, corrupt, tyranniCal, reckless, uh-
rea~oriuG, absentee. political boss Nh1'
measure Of justification there was for thl'
it i not within the scope OF this article to
inauire may SAY, however. that where
in our country, with our secret balloi ahu
free AVID constant discussion, one man hoids
for half u generation mot for The I'VE or -lI
years OF q Tweed. or the three or four yeaTN
peculiar military fury Of an AlciOindesi th'
encrii i've support of great inaN-"~ oi ctlH"h@
~ an industrial and highly civilized. cont
murity Gncluding. for shorter or ouy,r
periods. men OF all grades OF wealth, lntfll-
rrnce, and public spirit, 20 that ms VIII i,
or ruther seems to 10. theirs, "A p~hilosophic
observer will probably b"li"N" that lh"Ie
are ri least some error or omissions 10 the
portruiture IT, not. then there ar" nahy
urOhloin-. puz2ling. indeed, in IN" history
OF Manhattan borough. and among theh,
the nolniration 81 40 iu'Ipiy r %ti'i bg Lane
many Hall under the croker leadership In 1888
Mr.. Shepard has a knife for Mr.. Low.
hut he conceals II well, and 20 find II one has
tn read between the lines OF the closing
words of his article:
hope that MIR Low viii, in his great ofice.
have a large and noble success II he be
genuinely successful, II he administer Wen.
n he uncover and punish a large part OF the
rt-t wrOngdoing described during nv cam
ptign. be- will secure a hold upon the cont,
dence of the voters of this city which VIII
wholly or largely neutralI2e the reaction
which must inevitably come. II, however,
he fail In the vigor and thorough extent With
which he pIocuTes Justice % be metrd out Tor
the past ~wrongdOing described a. 20 obvious
and p"rNadiug. the TeiOrmutorN cd lhdeITh-
dent sentiment la both parties will be IN
eyitably and calamitOusly Weakened