The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-16
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hears wondering inquiries as to the man
ner and methods of Tammany's hold
on the voters of New York. Highmind-
ed and highbrowed reformers are ready
and anxious to give the city the bene-
fit of their purity and ability, but,
save for an occasional spasm, Tammany
men generally manage to grab off the
offices. Hard to understand, isen't it
Last week "Big Tim Sullivan, one
of the most successful of the Tammany
leaders, gave away 5000 pairs of shoes
to the men of the Bowery and other
East Side streets. There wasen't any
"organized charity red tape about it
either. Every man whom "Big Tim"
could rear about needing a pair of
shoes got a little note asking him to
come and get them. Each man who re-
eeived a note was addressed as "Dear
Friend, and was merely advised that
Senator Sullivan wanted to see him at
No. 207 Bowery. When he got there
he was asked what size shoe he wore,
and the size was handed him, together
with a warm pair of wooden socks, with
"Big Tins compliments. When
next election rolls around, now, do you
suppose those 5000 men are going to
take the advise of some blue-stoekinged
gentleman who comes over from the
West Side to preach an annual sermon
on civic virtue?
Of course all the votes Tamany gets
are not purchased with shoes, but the
system is the same throughout the or
ganizaticu. The district leaders and
their lieutenants attend funerals and
weddings, look after the sick and dis
tressed. and are a real, vital factor IN
the lives of the people. Yet good peo-
pie who live on Fifth Avenue and visit
the Bowery once a year or less often
wonder why the voters of Greater New
York cannot be aroused to the enormi
ty of Tammany's rule.
New York women arn't slow about
asking for what they want. Their lat
est demand is for separate "ladies
cars on subway trains. A formal re-
quest has been made of the Public Ser
vice Commission that the rear car GA
each train be set aside for the exelu-
sive use of unescorted females.
The demand is not without its color
of reason. If you have ever attempted
to board a subway train during the
rush hour and have seen the way strong
men jostle women about, ~crowding
ahead of them in the grand scramble
for seats, you will be able to under
stand why the women want ears set
aside for their exclusive use. In al
most every big city ears are set aside
for the exclusive use of smokers, or
there is agitation that such ears should
be, and the women content there is
much more reason why they should be
protected from the ruffian tactics of
New York men than smokers should be
afforded opportunity to enjoy the
"weed' in comfort.
The attitude of the average New
York man toward women ON the street
ears often causes amazement to visi
tors in the metropolis. In most cities
it is customary for gentlemen to give
their seats in street ears to ladies, but
the rule of conduct doesn t seem to ap-
ply to New Workers. If a New York
man secures a seat he generally keeps
it, unless the woman is standing in
front of him is of his acquaintance OF
unusually pretty. This, however, is
not the base of the complaint of the
women who want separate ears. They
are willing to stand, if need be, but
they object to being crowded and push
ed and showed in getting on and off
cars.
The matter of increasing New York s
Indebtedness has been given a new
turn. Heretofore the only question
has been as to how great volume of
new bonds could be issued without vic
lating the law fixing a limit on tbs
bonded Indebtedness of municipalities
Now the city in confronted with the
problem of floating any new bonds =
all.
The cry of distress has beer -ais..
by present holders of New York bombs
They contend their investments are be
ing DEPRECATED by the talk of new is
sues and they talk of enjoying the city
from straining its ere lit further. 7,
support of their contenti "a hey POM
to the fact that New York city 3 IN,
halves, which for the last few year
sold at lib, nave recently )eeh quote,
as low as rs one half. They declar,
this amounts to breacl Il faith on ID
part of the city and threaten if an
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