The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-23
THE BOSS" AND
TAMMANY HALL"
1900 YEARS OLD
Idea Was Caesars, and Clo-
dius Was the Old Roman
Prototype of Murphy.

About l,soo years ago Charles +. Muir
ply had his prototype in Rome The
name of this ancient boss was Clodius
and under his guidance. and with the
aid OF Caesar, Pompey and Crassus.
there grew up in Rome the first Tam
many Hail organization.
That the methods OF Tammany Hall
were in vogue in Rome comparatively
short time after the beginning OF the
Christian era is conclusively shown by
the Italian historian. Guglielmo Ferrero
who is now i'll the United States for the
purpose OF delivering a series of lee
lures. Ferroro has created a furore In
the world of letters. He writes history
in such a way that it is seen from a
new angle.
History" says Ferrero, rs simply
a record OF human allure The ancient ;
mad the same passions, ambitions, fail
ings and virtues that We lave. The
men of power in ancient days were like
the men of power in our times. Attend
ant conditions are different. but the
ground work--the human elmenl-is un-
changed and Interchangeable"
Was Caesars idea.
II we are to accept the re-incarnation
theory-to which Ferrero does not sub
scribe-men like Richard Croker and
Charles F. Murphy are spending their
second time on earth. They were origi-
nally the politicians and dictators of an
Client Rome, born again to be the polltt-
clans and dic;ators OF modern New
YORK. How so many Of the Roman
bosses came 10 be re-incarnated in Ire
.aau is phase of the question which
must be left TO wise men 10Y solution.
Going back 10 Clodius. the Charles Il
Murphy OF his time, We find his work
Was extremely coarse. Mr. Murphy eX-
''oi's more finesse, more respect Tor
the conventions than Clodius exercised
but Clodius got there just the same
and in general his organization was
formed and flourished along Tamnariy
Hall lines.
caesars was the master mind that
conceived the first Tammany Hall
Clodns was the active leader. Rome
was divided into districts, as New York
Is divided to-day. Each distric, had a
leader
Laws were passed, or rather made
by tlodius at Caesars dictation for the
purpose OF placating the poor and Sc
curing their support. The poor were
allowed to draw grain from the State
sratultously as a matter of right: the
people were permitted the right OF
peaceful assemb!age on all ordinary
days; labor unions. which had beer.
prosecuted previously. were encouras ed.
Made Friends OF Poor.
Clodius and his organization not only
protested great friendship for the poor
but gave open proof of it. The poverty.
stricken were assisted along the lines
th~t Tammany follows in paying rents
for the dispossessed and paying fines
for petty offenders.
/ on election day the Roman Tammany
Hin came out strong. Gangs of ter
were organized to march TO the polls
and the work of repeating was doubt.
less conducted then as sklfully and ef.
tectiNely as 1t is to-day, Clod!us and
/ MS organization controlled the election
. machinery,
Naturally Clodius was rich man. His
district leaders and close underlinEs
waxed fat upon the honest graftT tx.
| tracted from the Golfers of the state
The organization was all powerful while
II lasted.
/ In time, however, ClodIus got his. as
they say at Tammany Hail. Their
were reformers in those times, TOO
Also, as in these safety razor times
/ the refOrmers were addicted to whisk-
cTs
So as Ferrero shows. there is moth.
ing new under the sun Murphy, the
Twentieth Century boss. making and
unmaking judges. controlling nomina.
tons, grabbing contracts, looking out
for legislation WHICH will serve to make
the poor contented, is doing just what
| Clodius did in the Rome of the Caesars
| Only Murphy does not lead desperate
gangs. armed with biudgeons and dag
gers, TO the polling places on election
/ day for the purpose OF terrorizing the
opposition. Clodius did, when the cleo
ton was close and there was telling
/ WORK 10 be done
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