The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
SEND CASSIDY TO CONGRESS ?
M UOR MAS IT THAT M ~ ANTS
TO az no isHINGTON.
Aud Why Not: The Saiar, Is Only Ss 900.
but That Wouldn't Worry linn. and
Ile'd lie Glad TO Turn aver Isis Present
dob u some One NnOm tie Could Trust.

The people Of Queens who have SUI
fered gr evously FOR nearly four years
under the mi srue Of Borough President
Cassidy. are deeply Interested in rumor
that he ha- aspirations 10 g higher up in
politics The story l. that the office he
-eak- H. nothing less than seat in Con-
gre-, ~Mhy shouldn't Joe lc cent toNaShlng-
TOM asked one Of III allies in Long Island
City Yesterday What's 10 prevent HIM
getting the nomination; He earned his
spurs If any man ever did and is up 10
tie PEOPLE 10 give him his reward This
local field il getting altogether too narrow
for a man OF hi- talents He's been Alder
man Councilman and Borough President,
and naturally he II ambitious To enter the
br,uder field of national politics. The
fact that the salary OF Congressman r.
only 5000 a year. with little or no pick
ings. doesn't worry him q blt for Joe has
reached a point where he doesn't have TO
worry about the money end Of the game
The talk about Cassidy plans for the
future was started 10y the action OF Senator
Keenan, his handy man at ,bany in intro
ducing bill to raise the salary Of the
Borough President Of Queens from 5000
to 10000 a wear II vas figured that AZ
Cassidy did not need the money himself
the hili was introduced for the prospective
benefit Of somebody else presumably the
man h. will have nominated 10 succeed
him Xt fall
The fact Of the matter is that Cassidy is
greatly worried 10y the repeated eNDo-ures
Of the grossly corrupt and "Ntravagant
manner in which he mas administered his
office II is known that lie would like 10
turn the Job over 20 some one else II he
could find a man whom he could depend on
not TO throw nm down after obtaining the
office When The SrN first began TO let in hight
on the present reign 81 grant in Queens
Cassidy was disposed TO treat the matter a.
a Joke SO strong did he consider himself
with the gang that he boasted that the
would not in the least degree
weaken his position as boss Of he borough
He said that everybody in Queens knew OF
his deep interest m COCK ilghtmg ana morse
racing and that they would hOld him none
the less in esteem because he was dead
game sport.
A. to the revelations concerning padded
pay rolls. or neglected public buildings.
or his sudden rr-e from comparative pow
erty 10 great wealth which enabled him 10
keep steam yacht and an automobile and
make bets Of $1,000 crack on the ponies
why they werr merely idle tales which
wouldn't lose MN vote when election dhy
came around.
CASSIDY took another view Of the matter,
however. when II was shown by figures
taken from the public records OF the city
that the taxpayers Of his borough were
paying more money and getting less tene-
nt- than those Of any other district IN the
greater city Ines" ngutc- louched lhe
property owners IN u tender spot. The
figures had nothing TO do with the graft
that contractor corporations and other
had 10 pay That il the real
reason why they worried Cassidy ana
these exposures are now said To lie behind
his desire TO put up a dummy for Borough
President next fan HC does not. II ~
said. feel that il would be safe To run FOR
4 third term.
This Congress business IL all blum
,aid prominent member Of the Queens |
County Democracy. which il preparing H.
give Cassidy the fight Of his life next Mo- F.
.ember. Joe will never lei 20 Of the good /
hing lac has got over here until he Is forced !
%. II he gives the nomination TO any one I
Use II will he with the distinct understands /
ng that he is To be the power behind the .
hrune. Whoever the dummy IA he will .
nave 10 be contented. If elected. with the .
,are salary Of the Office. That In the req
,on, probably, why the gang ~ trying TO .
nave II boosted TO $1,000 joe always
vas generous with the money OF the +
,cople.
Some Of the wise ones IN Queens are 81 .
he opinion that Cassidy intends to run .
senator keenan for Borough President.
others declare that he will either have 10
axe the nomination himself or give 1t TO
Joseph Bernel the Commissioner Of Public
Works Bernie! got his present job be- !