The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-17


chief, and politicians need TO be warned
ut once that they cannot start the
flame without being consumed in it.
A "Biger" Man Than Old webster,
The speech with which the Hon. Col
TIMOTHY SULLIVAN, Tammany candidate
for Representative in Congress Of the
Eighth district. opened his campaign
IN the Battery Dan region was broth
OF bit OF speech. The practical test
OF every specimen of oratory is not its
literary value or its conformity with
the rules of rhetoric. but its effectiveness.
Judged by that standard, the Oratio pro
Sutirdno must have a mark Of not less
than 90 per cent. As defence against
the charges Of his opponents. Battery
dandom will hold it to he unans werable.
There and in many other parts of the
town TIM is hero, the type of the sue
cessful and masterfh, man who has
come up from nothing, il proud of it.
spends his money free and is wild
his constituents every and all the time
Here is TIM SULLIVAN, fine big fellow
to look at, a monumental statesman
| The story Of his rugged rise is known
to his followers. but they like to hear
it. No ragged, quick-eyed, quick ed
newsboy in all the district that doesn't
admire and long to initiate this man who
got job carrying bundles for news
paper when he was a tot of eight: who
at 10 got the teacher to let him out of
school SO he could carry a newspaper
route Of his own who had to work
because the money was needed at
home;" who though he has never
taken drink used to have to go into
MCCARTHY's saloon in Leonard street to
keep out of the cold and wet; who got his
education in the Elm street school and
isn't overeducated. There is truth
and perhaps little bitterness of remi-
niscence in this last phrase TIM had
mighty few advantages. but he had cour-
age, will, patience, and now he has thea
tres and an automatic pump business: and
he denies that any Of his income of not
more than $4,000 a year comes from
forbidden sources.
Raised in a hard school, TIM may not
have the delicate sensibilties of some
Of his critics, but he has an education
in life and men which is denied TO most
Of the fellows from college; and most
Of these are babes and sucklings in cx-
perienoe, compared to him. The worlds
rough hand cuffed him into shape and
sense long ago; and he has education
| hav 10 IL, L.
My mannerisms and ways" he says
shrewdly, are the mannerisms OF 95
per cent. Of the people represent and
they'll be the mannerisms OF your chill
dren and children's children" TIM
knows where his strength lies. He il
to the mannerism born, although he
can throw it OF when he chooses. There
10 solidarity between him and his people
He knows EN-; knows most Of 'em by
name. He understands them and they
understand him. Every Tammany poll
tcian of the first class il sort of n
Roman patron, the helper and hacker
Of many clients, only he ia a plebeian,
man of the people, and makes no
pretencc Of being patrican.
TIM SULLIVAN may be considera-
bly, less stainless than GALAHAD, and
vet be good fellow. He has TO be, if
he were not one naturally. TIM has
plenty OF humor, quality too often
lacking in those whom he calls the over
educated" He has n keen eye for the
main chance, "a plenty Of less interest
ing characters have, but he has much
more than business ability. He has a
bold, salient and forcible personality
and he knows how To temper shrewdness
with dash OF devil-may-care. Out OF
the streets, out of the tussle Of crowds,
out OF the daily jump and wrestle for
comes this athletic young prizeman
The city turns out few stronger or live.
lier products. We don't want TIM to 60
to Congress. He is a native flower OF
Manhattan and ought not to be trans.
planted; but we don't mind saying that
we rather like him. Doubtless there are
heaps Of better men. but he is at least
, perfectly natural.
If you elect me- says Big TIM
, "Ill be better Representative foI
the Congress district, if do say it, than
DANIEL WEBSTER could be if he was
back on earth" Well, why not? DAN.
, TEL had brains to spare, but no would
, never do in East Boston or South Boston
in these days still less in Batterydandom
and other demesnes of Sullivania.