The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-01

must have gone down under the re
! peated attacks of the Hearstites and
the Hearst newspapers. Drops OF
water, one by one, will wear away the
was undoubtedly society favorite,
while he was a Travelled man of the
world, college graduate and all OF
that sort of thing. no man is big
enough TO gild "gang of crooks.
and even McClelIan's best friends
Tammany hail. as it is constituted,
and in today constituted is 'gang
of crooks. This, OF course, since
the quarrel which has reached the
bitter stage-the stage when the
Mayor is now endeavoring to deprive
Leader Murphy and the Murphy
family of valuable franchise rights
did not shine in upon Mayor Nc
Clellan and his dealings with Tammany
hall Mcclellan was able to pose rs a
purist In politics. But the moment
the fierce white light which beats
around the throne was turned in the
direction of the Tammany leaders and
the fact was made. public that the
a crooked vote Of 50,0oo--a vote of
which Mcclellan has for years been
the beneficiary-that moment the
Mayor commenced TO appear before the
citizens of New York in n different
light; 1t may have been case of
political poor dog Tray caught in
political bad company, but caught in
political bad company the Mayor GER
tainly was. And the humor of the
situation is found in the fact that the
leader of Tammany nall and the Re
publican government are combining
IN an effort TO bring about the end Of
Mcclellan and McClellanism here in
the city of New York.
Warm Friend Of Cleveland.
The Mayor, who is known to be a
great admirer Of Cleveland and who re-
peatedly visits the cX.President ta his
Princeton home, has attempted to dc.
fleet public interest to a minor matter
by writing a letter to the Board Of
Aldermen asking that body TO fastcn
the name "Cleveland Square on the
space to the front Of the Manhattan
bridge S Manhattan terminus The
trouble is that New York is a city so
devoid of public pride that the new
square might Just about as we'll be
square for all the citizens of the metro
polls would care. But ever since eX-
President Cleveland accepted the $l2-
600 a year rtealner from the life IN
surance companies to settle the rebate
difficulties of those bodies whatever re-
spect the citizens may have had for Il
man who has been great Democrati,
character in politics here In America
would appear to have in large measure
vanished. This is not 10 say that the
Cleveland does nor docs not draw I'll
salary at the present time. But the re-
tHiniug of a former president, though
perhaps innocent in itself and well
meant. has nevertheless so many Of the
features that brought the life insurance
companies and the politicians into dis
reputc that the people appear to be tired
of the life insurance lobby stories and
tired of the men who have benefited
i'll that connection,
Hyde Case Cited.
Ii will be remembered that Former
Senator Hill demanded and received Il
whitwash at the hands of the Bar as
sociatjon because lie received Il retainer
of $1,000 year from n single one of
the life insurance companies. The form
er Senator coutcuded that he earned !
the fee. just as the friends of former
President Cleveland now maintain that |
he is earning his salary of $4,000 Il
year, and there is PROBABLY much of JUS
Licc in the claims. ii the situation had |
not been obscured By salaries of $780, |
600 TO men like Alexander, and $4,000 !
il year to men like Hyde, and $4,000 II
year TO men like Senator Depew merely |
for acting as member of the Board !
of Directors-if it had not been com
od b,. cornpliun contributions lIkp |