Evening star., 1902-03-08

follow. Provide for the safety o. III b.
selecting honest political AgentA"
Young men are more honest In politics
than the oldf' asked.
''Ths young man h more likely to have
sineieness OF purpose. his intelligence de-
acter over craft and shrewdness. Young
men. think. as q whole. are more temper
ate, too. In their habits than the old"
Richard Croker has been q politician an
. shipbuilder. The trend Of his mind u
constructive, exact, accurate. To make q
ship float she must be built on certain
standard lines. There are definite rules
70 observe and. there is no mystery about
them. The older members OF Tammany
Hall did not take kindly to Mr.. Croker's
statement that Lewis Nixon would be their
chief when he resigned. He had not grown
been captain or district leader. How
could he know anything about the intri-
cacies OF the machinef Mr.. Nixon did not
care anything about previous plans. Like
all young men. he was a straight out and
out voter. He had certain intelligent rea-
sons and convictions that governed his
vote. that made him a democrat. as differ
ent convictions might make another q re-
publican.
A Personal Sacrifice.
IT made a personal sacrifice in accepting
the leadership OF Tammany Hall. but ev-
cry man has some duty to his country. and
I had mine" Gradually the old heelers,
the men who have lived on the political
revenue OF Mr.. Crokers wonderful political
system, will find a different spirit In Tam
many Hall. The man who designed tho
Oregon Is planning great democratic
ship. which he will launch in New York
and send out as specimen OF what party
principles look like, apart from personal
political ambitions and the private greed
OF municipal control,
I asked Mr.. Nixon II he had political
ambitions. If he would run for office.
If this organization required me to do
so no doubt I should he said and ex-
cept for those conditions I do not believe
he has any great political aspirations.
Lewis Nixon Is an interesting example to
career and a safe example. He looks upon
his political obligations as part Of his duty.
a sentiment almost akin to the responsible
tiles Of his conscience. OF course. there are
warp the least intentions and endeavors.
These hint at private motives that have
urged Lewis Nixon to become the leader
OF Tammany Hall, but I can look at the
facts as l know them, and the man as l
see him.
He Is an athletic six-footer. dark.
swarthy, genial with the deep, resonant
voice that SO many southerners have. He
is q Nirginian, born in LeeSburg, forty.
one years ago. OF course. he is one Of
those men who has no interest in any,
thing that does not involve work.
Success is within every ones reach. It
simply means work. he said, and he does
his share
Business in the Morning.
He is at his shipyard in Elizabeth N. j.,
by 8 in the morning. In the afternoon he
opens his desk at Tammany Hall. In the
evenings he jumps into an automobile
and with his private secretary. Mr.. Alfred
nv o1,o ha fo oil
the town. attending district meetings, four
or five in night. He lives at the Wal
dorf-Astoria, with his wife and child,
boy.
''Don't you find the work exhausting?"
some one asked him once.
Not half so eXhausting as idleness, he
answered with a smile.
This youthful steam, this Impetus or a
mans energies In full action at the prime
of life. Is what Mr.. Croker shreWdly recog-
Lewis Nixon has no use for drones. He
wants men about him who will work as
he does himself, under the same Impulse
of party feeling that he believes IN.
II see all kinds, sorts and conditions OF
men here" he said at the end Of an after
Moons session. 'Some like and some !
don't. but the first and foremost fact |
satisfy myself about them is, are they
democrats at heart. You have no Idea OF
the mass Of detail this work involves. and
it must all be done accurately and faith
fully"
"And cheerfully!' I added.
"Cheerfulness Is the outcome OF faith In
| a principle, and every good democrat mas
that"
Anti-Tammanyites o. K.
"Are the anti-Tammanyites coming back
| to the fold?"
1.-THE anti-Tamman nyites were the chaps
who believed in the principles Of democ-
racy. and since Tamnany has sworn obe-
daence. to the letter. to the democrats OF
New York city. to the democrats OF the
United States. I might say. the disgruntled
members are returning to us daily
AS a designer Of famous battle snips tne
new Tammany leader has made America
| a sea power He made the plans or the
oregon in ninety days What won't he DO
| for municipal politics, with three hundred
| Thousand democrats to build with?
This young man in politics will be an
| example to every municipal organization
| In the United States, for he represents
| SpOllS.