The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-31
1T IS HERE TO STAY:
NOW, WHAT is CRAFT?
Wide Use Has Giuen Word Permanent Place
in Language---hs Interesting History, and
Definitions Suggested BY Prominent Min
neapolitans.

sideration which man has no right to
receive as a matter of morals or law.
Betrayal of Trust.
Probate Judge F. c. Harvey: Graft
is the betrayal of a trust by which a
CRATER obtains money or property by
indirect means or measures which will
not stand the test of law or equity as
to honesty or validity.
Chief of Police Doyle: Graft, as /
understand the word, means an income
of public official thru some violation
of law. ..s.'
Frank w. Booth: Graft is the taking
or giving Of money or other value for
dishonesty in official action, or for OBJ
tanning official preferment. r..
DR.. G. M. Jordan, superintendent Of
city schools: To graft is to use oppor-
tunities of public office for illegitimate
private gain. '
Ralph w. Wheelock: To graft is to
take personal advantage of an Of
fetal position.
Weed Munro: To graft is to give
away or take, while in a position of
trust, something for which proper re-
enumeration is not received or given.
City Attorney Frank Healy: The
word graft as now popularity used is a
term implying CORFU ption. 1t is used,
as the Dutchman says, "going up and
down the street cheating and calling
that business.''
| Wosf1o Groft ,,ooopo NM
sumed dishonesty in the use Of po
sition of trust.
Many Definitions.
Carl E. Blake: To graft is to gel
money in some Legitimate way.
F. G.. Nickels: Graft is when a mar
occupying position Of trust appropri
ates illegally public funds for his owl
private use.
Henry G.. Marks: Graft is when a
man takes money to do crooked work.
Register Of Deeds George G. Merrill
A CRATER is one who receives something
Of value for improperly using his posi-
tion or influence in a manner repugnan1
to a high sense Of honesty or citizen
ship.
Assistant County Attorney William G
Leary: Graft is word that covers ;
multitude of sins, as generally used. II
define it is about as difficult as it wa
to define electricity years ago, when tn
dictionary gave it as Electricity j
a powerful agent Of which very little i
KNOWN In a general way, I woul
define graft to mean money or an ad
vantage obtained by the use of some pc
sition, political or otherwise, or som
!. knowledge; such money or advantag
not being justly or legally due to tn
person receiving it.
William H. Eustis: To graft is t
, take under the guise of virtue for publ
or private service compensation whic
one is not legally or morally entitle
, to receive.
John M. Rees: To graft is to betra
for consideration the interests o
those whom you represent, and it ma
, be either in public affairs or privat
business.
3 CRATER Has Nit Out.
Mike Breslauer: Graft is when
man has his nit out behind his bac.
= without saying a word; when he ha
both mits it's case OF doubl
l graft.
8 George E. Bell: Graft is what abou
80 per cent of the people seem to b
) after.
Theo L. Hays: Graft is gettin
money illegitimately by betraying
position Of trust.
George F. Porter: Graft is when
man takes money from the public i
an illegitimate manner without an adj
quate return for what he does.
Lac Stafford: Graft is somethin
that everybody understands and sti
cannot define. It g like the air-a
around you, still you can It get hol
) of any The term, as used, is abor
: like calling every woman who dresse
a stylishly a society woman.
s Professor Conway MacMillan: Graf
J. is slang expression used to conve
i: disapproval Of another's methods {
t Selling the advantages. of life. Il
j. meaning depends upon who uses it an
J. in what connection. -
W. G.. Nye: In a general way graz
1 applies to your getting something thu
does not properly belong to you. .
e W. w. Bardwell: Grating is usin
Y a public office for the purpose of s,
!. curing a. benefit to which one is NJ
e morally or legally entitled.
|. Graft in China.
v Albert H. Hall: Graft is a species {
theft carried on secretly by conspira
o ors who divide plumber unlawful
u taken in breach of trust and cont
l. dcnce, and in covert evasion of tt
law from public or private treasure
t Judge F. G. Brooks: Graft is benet
l. given and received with the inter