New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-02
DIR. WISE RAPS CROKER
HITS At TAMM4NY HAIL.
Says City Should Defend Itself from
Forces of Corruption.

With SHARP attack upon Richard Croker ana
Tsmnsny politics by DR.. stephen s. Wise, RABBI
ot the Free Synagogue, and an arraignment OF
modern religious methods by DR. Maurice II. Har-
RS, rabbi OF Temple Israel the first annual dinner
of the Ethical-social Leag~e. at the Hotel Martina
Washington, considerably envened last night
More than two hundred and women, repre-
sentins nearly every thought movement @and
profession. gathered with the expressed purpose
Or breaking down barriers OF prejudice
Dr.. Wise spoke on The Union OF Ethical So
cisl Forces" He said the world was just be-
ginning TO realize that there were social ethlcsI
forces outside the Church potent as those WITHIN
il. but that people needed with courage 10
break down The old pretudioes OF creed and race
lie said:
Here an example o. the weakness that We
must overcome IN our city. LAST night was night
,nunicIpaIi;y, a dinner was rendered to Richard
Croker which could not be called private fgnS
Court dfshonored themselves and the city alike
tsssi Il5 to Mr.. Croker was a humiliation to
such citizens not likely TO IorgeI ma i W
rate, the first Of whom was the bood!ing tWeed
DIV BetTeen the two stood Mt Croker def
and cunning thln his successor, but not less husg
pi,v FOR those justices Of the Supreme Court who
we're present at the gatheIlns TnIInany Hall
Let us be charitable and assume that they q q4
e' ot oret hal fhey did not have the courage to
stay away The citizenship Of New bor IsnS bin
- 20 -zn 10 do honor 10 the one-tiule betrdyer
and despoiier Of his city lately returned 10 Iee
SHORES Lei a LIST OF the guests be published that
we may know who these over-benignsnt TeFeIerS
We are not singing Mr.. Croker out for obloQuy:
from public scrutiny by remaining hidden upon ms
Irish estate could AFFORD 10 forget him, put
vrher he returns to these shores after having
sought his voice and influence in order I9
defeat Governor Hughes at The recent election an
when, moreover the whom the electorate OF
New York has lifted to places OF honor so far for
ger public decency as 10 90 hofor 70 al, -.
then Il IS time for New Workers who love TIER
and loathe shame 20 take counsel togeLner
The Croker gathering was pfOIosue 10 80
manv's attempt 70 refasteD her clutches upon the
life Of city If these men have The provision
gather together year before the next nv
private interests let the ethical-social forces OF
she community unite without delay 10 save ouI
city from another term Of misruie-
II certain men band together for the fu TtIeg
forces OF New York unite for New forks redernp-
ton Iet these forces be in earnest ano MAKE
getting the name God into the Constitution and
vet have such thing Platt in the Dnlteo Slales
Senate The socal-ethicai forces or our city ougHt
20 Unite IN every high cause, and no cause IS
higher compelling than that Whlcn prom
ises TO redeem and ezalt CUR city
Those raoscious TaTlna-y tigers process 10 low
the city We 90 love the city They don't love
Il enough TO losthe her shame; we 90 LoatIe heF
shame. They get together eleven months peLuLo
an election TO make that shame more certain we
wait until few days before election 10 wipe Out
her shame, and then we fail 10 90 IL
Dr. Harris denounced the methods employed by
modern religion 20 induce people TO go TO church
He said:
In these davs our PREACHERS hand out Christianity
with medical treatment thrown in The GIospei IS
7eTnpered with massage We hear OF prlna
donna evangeli5ts. More Is done TO attract auui-
ences than to attract worshippers