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protestations are nothing more than col
| lections OF words arranged TO deceive ths
public Thr orsa1iza.ion mas oHe nmcSHaen nsSbl
| policy: that is to enrich those in controi ana
| TO buy support and immunity by the carelui
Beyond that policy Tammany has no con-
graft"
| lection from the penalty of the law 1t makes
| the enforcement of the law matter OF price
Such is the record Of the organization,
and conduct consistent for century Is not
reformed in one campaign. Iammahy y
the same, foul. corrupt organization. ana
no candidate. however high his Ideals or
pure his character. nominated by that pr
gnnization can change the issues OF TINS
campaign. The fight is for public dece my
Ssy . sr ss
ticket will win against any man.
Herman Ridder, the recognized leader
of the German American Reform Union,
was asked this question:
an view of the editorial statement in to-
day g issue Of the Std1ts- Zeitun0, that Mayor
Lows administration was admittedly the
to be lack of good citizenship on the part
of the German-American organization TO
decline to support him in the coming CAM
paign?"
question l must at this time decline to
answer When have had conferences
with my colleagues and the Tammany Hall
ticket has been announced, the intention
of the Union will be announced. Which,
ever candidate it decides to support, the
union will give ample reasons for its actions.
The union has no desire FOR representation
on either ticket"
w. Hep. Russell continued to talk. Mr..
Russell has taken himself very seriously
throughout all Of the preliminary deliber-
atoms. and just what following he has in
New York city is one Of the political co.
nundrums of the year. 1t was recalled
yesterday that MIR. Russell has been in all
most every political camp in New York
city since his advent from Missouri with
the net result to himself OF an appointments
as one of Mayor Lows Commissioners
Of Accounts, at 1000 year. Mr.. Russell
said he didn't know what his "organiza-
ton is to do
John c. Sheehan, it was said yes
terday. has now no political following
whatever. II is different with Mr.. Rdder,
cisms heard against him. has followers
who are regarded as numerous and also
as a good class Of citizens.
The man who will tell exactly why Mr.
Russell takes himself 80 seriously, and
who can estimate whether he has fol-
lowing Of ono vote or ten votes in the en-
tire city, will, it was said yesterday. be
year.
One politician, who is a careful reader OF
newspapers. said
1T is amazing to me that some OF the great
metropolitan newspapers print the idle
vaporings Of this man Russell. Nobody
knows who he is, and nobody knows what
following he has. Yet we are daily told
what this man Russell says. and laymen
might. without thinking. believe that he
is an important person in the community.
Then there are John c. Sheehan. Otto Kemp
ner and people Of that class telling the
voters through newspaper interviews what
they are to do and what they shall not do.
In my opinion, Russell. Sheehan and Kemp
ner are not even worth the trouble to dump
them into the river
The Republicans and the Citizens Union
are in very close accord. much more
30 than they were in the campaign OF 1901.
as some Of the old feeling of the campaign
of 1897 had not then been quite obliterated.
Now. however, the situation is different.
Mr.. Bruce and Mr. Cutting and their friends
propose to put up the stoutest kind Of
fght to realect Low, Circuit and Fomes.
By the time the City Convention assemblies
on Sept 81, candidates for Sheriff and for
President Of the Borough, after much
scrambling and wrangling. will have been
selected, and meantime, II She chan and
Russell and Kempner and Coffey behave
pretty we'll their organizations may each
get one OF the Jobs