The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-07-25
THE .JEFFERSONIAN

me believe they were asleep as to the
opportunity thus presented them to
assure the defeat of Wilson if not
the nomination of Clark. Tammany
doesn't work that way! Never did
before! Are we making history or
just repeating it? l say we are re-
peating and not making history in
SO far as that nomination went to
Wilson.
Remember that Charley Murphy,
Tom Taggart and Roger Sullivan
each and all belong to the same
Identical crowd or gang; that the
Taggart machine in Indiana Gndian-
apolis) and the Sullivan machine in
Illinois (Chicago) are own dear
brothers to the Murphy machine in
New York (New York City,. Papa
Pope is the father of all three. 1t
would almost be the essence of in
decency itself to even tell who is
their and their other brothers harlot
mother. They are more than mere
twins, mere triplets, ETC., they are
joined as were the Siamese Twins,
which it meant death to separate.
Now, remembering this, let me ask
you why Tammany Taggart did not
Marshall-if they really wanted
Clark? You notice they got Marshall
afterward. Tammany Taggart's aim
Murphy America Roman
Catholic. Again, why did Tammany
Sullivan go to Wilson at the expense
Of Clark at the very time Clark
needed their votes most-at the all
critical moment in Clark's efforts to
land the nomination? Tammany
Sullivan's aim or goal is the same
as Tammany Taggart and Tammany
Murphy's aim or goal-Make Amer
lea Roman Catholic. Don't you see
how New York Tammany milIstoned
Clark while the other Tammanyites,
including Bryan, bolstered up Wilson
and got him safely to shore? How
do you account for the. epicure Bryan
straining at the New York Tammany
Cat while he gulped down the In
diana Greaser and followed it up
with that Chicago Tammany pussy
foot? If you can explain that in
satisfactory manner the writer will
be only too pleased to have his
present convictions with reference to
Bryan and Tammany converted. Or
put it this way: Why did Bryan eat
all of the cat-tail to head-and
then balk at the few whiskers on the
Tammany Cats face? If he had
baked at the tail there might be
some excuse. Why didn't Bryan put
Sullivan and Taggart in the list with
Murphy, Belmont and Ryan? Why
break up the class these very parties
had made for themselves? Are Tag
CART or Sullivan any cleaner than
the Murphy whom he abhorred and
used as a boiling excuse? Hasn't
Bryan said some very mean things
about Sullivan and shaken hands
with Murphy? Who changed? But it
wasn't part of the plan to nomi-
note Wilson for Bryan to switch
when Indiana and Illinois fell in line
for Wilson. His part was to keep
the public eyes off the portion of the
gang who were actually doing the
stealing or crooked work, while caus-
ing the public attention to be fixed
on their accomplices who were assist
ing. Ever hear of the little fellow
who kept the grocer busy in one part
of the store while his pals were help
ing themselves to the sweets? The
little fellow is Bryan.
Taggart is Tammany- in Indiana!
Sullivan is the same in Illinois!
Taggart went to Wilson from Mar
shall! Sullivan went to Wilson from
Clark Murphy held Clark, Taggart
hit him and knocked him down and