The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-09-28

rising from another retreat, Shiny.
treacherous ana threatening.
1t was only the other day that SEN
ator Plat marshalled the forces of
the underworld of the saloon, the life
insurance companies ANA the kings of
finance ana industry under one ban
ner ana led them to victory at the
polls Changing conditions have put
the stat, boss out of business but his
heritage was bequrathcd to Aldridgc
of Rochester, "Fingy' Connors OF
Buffalo and William Barnes, Jr" Of
Albany. ON Tuesday the bell tolled
for the political demise of Barnes and
all of the despicable standards of
political alliance ana trickery that he
stood for The political boss Of AL
bany, he essayed to become the boss
of the splendid state Of New York.
and failed mserably.
But who is Barnes?
He comes of the most approved
New England stock. He is gradu-
ate with honors from Harvard. Yet
this is the picture of the man and his
machine drawn by Burton ]. Hendrick
in McClure's Magazine.
"An this makes rather strange
reading now, for the familiar sight OF
William Barnes in the cafe of the Ten
Eyck hotel surrounded by a hilarious
and bibulous company, suggests little
of the sanctity and modest culture
usually associated with the name OF
John Harvard. The mans personal
ity and political methods would rather
imply an origin from the ranks OF
Tamm8ny Hall.
Here is 2 big, brazen. talking
man, red faced. red necked. wei
dressed and with precisely that bully
ish energy, that capacity to rule
through fear, that daredevil willful-
ness and determination never to COM
promise with his opponents. which
explains the rise of so many Tam
many chieftaius
Even among his mediate fol.
lowers few love Barnes, though every
body fears him. He is unQueStfon'
ably man Of great physical and
mental force. Barnes discusses poll.
teal matters with an engaging frank.
| utSS ihdh MIS- Nv dktCAb0Ao ~ Soh
ceal the secrets Of his political sue
| cess.
When he took charge at Albany
in 1890 the town was a hopelesslS
Democratic strongho old. and until 1885
1t had never had a Republican mayor
In that year. however, Barnes elected
a Republican administration and has
kept the city Republican ever since
| He has accom- plished this b,
thorough organization and the plenti
full use of money. Before all election:
he assesses the local officeholders
and, according to its political enemies
the Republican organization acquires
the sinews from even more doubtful
sources.
Albany has a well-deserved repu
tation of being a wide-open town
Barnes theory of administration is Z
give the people what they want" Hi
organization makes no effort to en-
force the laws against gambling
Sunday liquor selling or houses o
prostitution. As political philOSo
pher Barnes believes in the European
system of segregation; and it is this
he thinks, that makes his control i'm
pregnable."
The mastery of his county b
Barnes was absolute until now. Ye
his influence extended beyond its Dor
ders only by united action with tn
entire group of petty RepublicaI
bosslets and the same class OF Dem o
Gratis that have joined in blpartisa
graft ever since Plat used TO arrang
the division of the state and city plum
der with John Kelly and Richar
Croker.