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tor Plat and I agreed to urge the passage
of the anti-cartonn hill

tor Plat and / agreed to urge the passage
OF the anti-cartoon bill.
The agreement was without result, as
Gov; Black declined to sign the bill. Black
was praised as New York's best Governor
for his attitude, but shortly afterward he
was being cartOoned as a rogue.
Il am convinced that il the a~nti-cartoon
bill had passed President Mckinley would
now be alive If the oartooned plumber
bunders' are assassinated the responsibility
will not be hard to trace.
Nothing could induce me to reassert
myself in Tammany and play another
part in politics. 1 am out for good and all.
l would not live five years IL l returned to
the political arena. Here in Ireland. with
my horses. l am looking forward to the
fifteen best years of my life.
When l resumed the leadership OF Tam
many in 1900 l did so only after twenty-five
OF the district leaders had urged me to I'M
tangle matters. l insisted the call must be
unanimous. 1 went into the executive COM
mittee meeting and asked II anybody
opposed me to let him stand up like a man.
Nobody stood. Then Mr.. Sheehan arose
and said he wanted to announce that b
was ready to follow wherever I might
lead. l will never assume the position
again. l do not intend to return to New
York shortly as alleged. l considered re-
turning to gather evidence for my libel
suit against the London Magazine, but as
the suit was settled by an apology I will
remain here.
Concerning Tammany's future. the men
on the spot are the best judges. I have
no information as to a fight between Murphy
and Mcclellan, but I regret the misunder-
standing and hope some means will be
found to change Murphy's opinion Of Mayor
Mcclellan and McClellan's. opinion OF
Murphy.
The future Of the Democratic party is in
the hands OF the workingmen and Demo-
Gratis should improve the conditions Of
labor n should insist that trusts which
raise prices be killed. Rebates and enor-
nous dividends should be prohibited, and
combining to raise prices or corner food
stuffs on the Stock Exchange should be
made a criminal offence.
The real lesson Of the election was that
the people are alive to the dangers of trusts.
II Democrats fail to realize that q change
is coming in America the party will surely
suffer. Democrats should seize the oppor-
tunity to work in company with labor.
Il want to point out the opportunity
for the Democratic party to prove its friend
liness. Let it copy the philsnthropic work
OF Nathan Straus and confer substantial
benefits on the poor. Unless the Democracy
protects workingmen from INSCRIPTIONS
capital it will cease to be a great party.
an conclusion let me give this advice to
the party, to refrain from personal vilihca-
ton in future campaigns. Calumny never
wins political battles. Fight on clean cut
issues and do not accuse opponents OF
crimes simply because they are opponents.
II you cannot win by fair means do not stoop
to foul ones. Do not despair at defeat if
you have retained your manhood. That
has been the lesson Of my political career"
Lone VIEW. Tex, Nov. l7-William
r. Hearst passed through here to-day on
his way to Mexico. He said to a reporter;
-Croker's statement is nonsense. 1 nave
never cared whether he went abroad or
stayed at home. l don care particularly
who is leader Of Tammany Hal. As a
citizen l can't imagine a worse Il adler than
Croker and as a Democrat I could not
imagine a more disastrous leader.
Il rather believe the best thing fos Croker
to do is to stay abroad, and l should think
it the safest thing for him in this day OF
Investigations and jail penalties"