The Irish standard., 1903-11-07


ing, absolutely nothing clerl:-
ships in Tweed's time may be regard
ed as having had some value and
they are to-day all above the necessit:;
of hard work, in money sense, an<'
above the necessity of any work.
''Martin was car conductor befor.'
he got a small job in John Kelly
time. Then, by the force of his own
personality, he went by easy stages
to the Office of police commissioner.
but long before that had been known
as Tammany Halls lobby man. Sincs
the going out of Gilroy, Martin has
been regarded as the shrewdest man
in Tammany Hall. He never talks
for publication. He will always help
| friend, whether it is to get him into
a public Office or job in a printing
shop. Accurately, it is believed the
ill success of Croker came only when
! he pushed Martin aside as an adviser
and took less astute men into his con-
fidence.
"Tim Sullivans whole success has
come from doing things for his con-
stituents and standing by anybody,
criminal OF not, who is member of
his party, to the very extreme. From
a newsboy he became Bowery poll
tician, then a member of the Assem-
bly,, and a senator. Now he has gone
to Congress for some object as yet un-
known; but as he has made represen-
tatives in Congress for twelve years,
it is not ambition or love of the place
that has sent him there.
| sullivan gives away money faster
than many men can make it, yet since
he ceased gambling he has become a
millionaire. He is large racetrack
stockholder, has an interest in four
theaters, is large property holder,
and an owner of stock in transporta-
tion companies.
I'm financial sense, Sullivan was
down and out when the Van Wyck
administration came in, but in four
years he had easily reaped half mill
lion dollars because of his autocratic
control of the police on the East Side
of the city.
George w. Plunkett has accumu-
lated million in twenty-five years of
political life, and probably would have
twice that sum, only that he has
found it necessary to expend about so
per cent of his income to produce and
keep the other SO per cent. He has
fought every central leader in author
ity and kept possession Of his Assem-
bly, district. He gets down among
the women and the children as well
as the men. He obtains small con-
tracts for small men, and takes big
ones for himself. He starts men in
liquor saloons, and takes notes over a
long period of time in payment. He
helps widows, and has his charities
we'll advertised. He is a politician
waking and sleeping. He expends ten
cents a day on "shine," except on
Sundays, and wholly for the purpose
of holding his office on the bootblack' s
stand. where lie is to be found at a
certain hour every day. His Office,
when not there, is in his hat He re.
CARDS all laws that interfere with his
friends as bad laws.
"Patrick Keenan,, never seen wax.
ing or sleeping without smile, has
held office for thirty-five years, and
like the others, has accumulated a
handsome fortune. He is an Irish
leader in a district made up almost
wholly Of Jews, Austro- -Hungarians
Swedes, Germans, and sprinkling OF
Irish. He is not the only leader who
has that sort of district,-as, for in.
stance, P. ]. Scully, Florrie Sullivan
and Tom Dunn.
William Dalton became a politician
as a small butcher. became a greater
one as liquor dealer, caught the
friendly eye Of John Kelly and the
commendation Of Hugh ]. Grant when
mayor, and, thus intrenched, easily
became the leader of a district.