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The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
HE POLITICAL SITUATION

Tammany Hall, the greatest political
ganization in the world, may be
erthrown next Tuesday.
In the I25 years of its existence
kmmany has never been crushed and
hly rarely defeated. In the period
yered by the present generation it
elected every Mayor of New York,
cept William L. Strong and Seth
pw. Its power has developed with
E growth of the city until now the
tronage at its disposal exceeds
100000 a year. The prize at stake
xt Tuesday is much more than a
ayoralty. The members of the board
estimates, presidents of the bor-
ghs, and members of the board of
dermen are to be chosen and these
IN will have the disbursement of
arly half a billion dollars, for, in
dition to $2oo,ooo,ooo in annual ex-
nditures, the subway scheme will call
at least $25oyooo,ooo additional.
mmany has so long held the public
rse in New York City-with much
oht TO itself-that the large and
icy plum now dangling before its
IS will not be surrendered without
struggle.
And yet, unless all signs fail, the
ign Of Tammany is to be checked.
he people of New York City are long
fering, but there are times when
en- they refuse to be further imposed
on The disclosures of dishonesty
d official depravity have been too spe-
ic and convincing. Public offices,
en- judgeships, seem to have been
ught and sold. Men with political
wer havesgrown rich through rake
S given to them by contractors. There
to be sure, nothing new in these
ngs. They have always been as
IA part of Tammany methods as
pol is TO a sleeps back They come
", however, ike the typical last
-aw. Follow the exposures of
ttenness in the police system, with
arder going hand in hand with graft,
d the revengeful impeachment of
". Sulzer. The latter may not be
rthy of either respect or sympathy,
everything that may be said i'll of
reflects back upon tTammany. II
was a thief and a liar when Gov
Dor he was equally maculate when he
S the nominee for the Governorship.
he did not deserve to remain Gov
horAh did not deserve to be elected
'vernor. Thus Tammany is tarred
III the Sulzer stick, besides which
erybody knows that he never would
We been disturbed if he had been a
cile tool
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

that the men who wore lace rufies and
satin clothes and bucided shoes werg
too large a factor in the government
This explains why the members of the
organization espoused the doctrines oi
Jefferson. At first it was an innocu-
Gus institution, remarkable only for its
ridiculous mimicry of Indian customs
but Aaron Burr had the sense to see
in it an organization which might wield
political power. 1t accomplished the
election of Mayor in 1884 and from
that day to this has been the controlling
element in New York politics. Curl
ously enough, however, Tammany So
ciety and Tammany Hall are not the
same. The former is still merely a
SOCIAL affair; the latter is purely polit-
ical They meet in the same wigwam
and have some Offices in COM
mon, but there are. Republicans in the
Society, who would not vote for Tam
many Hall candidates under any in
ducement whatever.
Although non-Cathoiic and nonfor-
eign in its inception, Tammany soon
found that it could enormously in
crease its membership If it admitted
the thousands of immigrants who began
to flock into New York about 1890.
Therefore it took them in and today
its strength lies in the congested tene-
ment districts of the city. 1t pays
little or no attention to Upper Fifth
Avenue or the Central Park region or
Riverside Drive. 1t helps the irnnii-
grant to an easy naturalization, finds
him a job, and adds another vote to
its roster. 1t places a captain in each
ward and a leader in each Assembly
district and holds these men accounta-
bic for the vote. The foreign element.
grateful and submissive, rallies solidly
around Tammany at the polls. j
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

became president of the Southern Con-
federacy Gushing wrote him a letter in
which he recommended somebody for a
minor appointment The letter was sore-
served and was brought out from some
hiding place as soon as Grant nominated
Gushing for chief justice.
The fact was that there had been a
very strong personal friendship estab-
lished between Mr.. Davis and Caleb
Gushing at a time both were members OF
President Pierce's Cabinet There was
nothing in the letter to indicate that
Gushing was in sympathy with the at
tempts to establish the Southern Confed-
eracy.
Il was also told that no one sooner
recognized the necessity OF withdrawing
his nomination for Supreme Court Justice
after that letter was produced than cush-
ing himself. although he had forgotten
all about ii. The incident never i'm
paired the friendship established between
President Grant and Caleb Cushing. Only
few months later the President nomi-
mated him for Minister to Spain. Presi-
dent Grant was immensely impressed
with the services rendered by Mr.. Cush-
ing when he was one OF the counsel rep
resenting the United States before the
Alabama claims tribunal at Geneva.
There was, however. one mystery re-
specting the nomination for chief justice
which / was never able to solve. Presi-
dent Grant sent to the Senate the nomi-
nation OF George II. Williams, Of Oregon,
after he had withdrawn Gen Cushing's
name. Williams had been a United States
Senator and a very influential man.
Grant was very fond Of him. He was n
member Of Grants Cabinet as Attorney
General, but the Senate decidedly and i'm
pressively, for reasons which have neve-
been able to discover, objected to the
nomination. That was all the more sur
prising. in view of the fact that VIII
liams had been so long a member OF the
Senate.
TT was for the good fortune Of the
country, however, for it made possible
the nomination of Morrison r Waite,
whose rank as chief justice became very
high"
tCopyrisht lslSl ---..
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Faust Up-to-Date.

Some weeks ago. as told by the Paris
1ntransiseant. a brilliant performance of
Faust" was given in Montreal. The
interior Of the theater presented an as
peet Of luxury and elegance, and nothing
was wanting to make the Interpretation
worthy OF the opera Between the first
and second acts the stage manager made
a little speech to the audience. Ladies
and gentlemen" he said, by a happy
innovation our distinguished manager has
decided to replace the spinning-wheel of
Marguerite, a noisy and obsolete instrIi-
ment, by assewing machine OF Messrs
the running OF which is SO smooth
that you will not lose a single note of
the delightful song Of the King Of THUS. :"
Marguerite grayely took her seat be-
fore the sewing machine, on which the
name Of the maker was shown In Iumin-
Gus characters, and, when she had fin
ished the lines. murmured. enraptured:
This sewing machine is incomparable.
Moreover, 1t costs only $50"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
ling Pelion Upon 0ssa.

The stories of Tammany's tremen-
US graft which were told to the
nox investigating committee some
hrs ago, and which then led to the
sting of the bosses, were remembered
zen the tragedy of RosenthaPs mur-
was enacted. All that has fol-
we'd has been simply piling Peiion
on Ossa. John c. Hennessy, news
per editor and foe of Tammany, has
bped the climax by charges which
Jet with only faint denial. He is
Nemesis of Tammany, crying aloud
retribution and punishment.
rammany holds in the hollow of its
nds fully 100000 votes. Fortunately,
" are not enough. If all the oppo-
hts of Tammany unite, as they seem
have done this year, they can defeat
organization. Tammany is not in
ecible, as witness the victories of
tong and Low. At the same time, it
innumerable resources and it plays
game with unscrupulous hand.
hen fnesse cannot win, there is still
iot-box stufing or inaccurate count
to be relied upon. One cannot for
the election of 1894, when Tam
ny was fighting for its life and when
offered special prizes to the ward
ptain who made the best showing.
eN man turned IN a report which
tdifed the Tammany candidates with
ery vote cast. The ballots cast for
other candidates probably went into
stove.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
How About Burns.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
In the days when Gaboriau and du
Boisgobey were the last word in SEN
sauonal fiction, II became a fixed b.
lief that the French detective was vastly
superior in ingenuity to his British rival
And N. Guichard. who retired the other
day from the superintendent Of the
criminal investigation service in Paris,
maintains that the claim rests or
stronger foundations than the evidence
OF popular romance. Scotland Yard, he
says. discovers the authors of 90 per cent
of the crimes reported. whereas the Sur
etc has an average Of 20 per cent, and
is steadily improving its record. Last
year the detections rose to q per cent.
which is surely as near infallibllity as
the most exigent public could demand.
NJ. Guichard does not seem to have men
toned how many wrongful convictions
come to light under the respective sys-
TENS.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
" Tammany Has Succeeded.

There are three reasons for the great
titicsl success which Tammany has
bieved.
First, it appeals to the lowest, and
st numerous, class of voters; second,
always takes care of its own; and,
I'd, it has reduced unity and organ
hon to a science.
.'he Society of St. Tsmmany, when
was organized in I7So, was a pro-
| against aristocracy. The Indian
/ 'ef whose name it bore was taken
Z patron saint to ridicule St. George
} ST. Andrew. There was a feeling
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
u.eIes. Infornlation.

There are 5000 hand organs in Greater
New York.
VIII.
The average chrysanthemum has i7sSg
petals.
Upward Of 4.s2s,ooo girls had their
fortunes told ON Halloween.
one-eighth Of per cent of these for
tunes will come true.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Can Tammany Be Oyerthrown?

So strongly iItrenched has Tam
many become that it has taken a series
of volcanic events TO suggest even the
possibility of its defeat.
One of the factors detrimental to
Tamniany is the secret ballot. This has
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
Caleb Cushing and the Chief Justiceship.
(Written expressIy for The Herald.)

HAVE
by of
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o. ofc was
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

Our guess is that Col Roosevelt will
come up the west coast Of South
America and wade through the Panama
Canal on his way home.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

Many man has made a reputation as
hero simply because he didn't have
sense enough to be afraid.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

A boy always envies other boys who
can have bad dreams. a
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

You shouldn't let girl in dlaphanous
gown deceive you-you can see through
her so casilyi
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old Favorites Reyamred,

EAST Lynne" is liable to be along any
day now, dressed up as a musical
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
The Drama I'm New York.

Good show at the FrivoIity now." said
the New York man to his country cousin.
Want to go?"
Dunno. Is It clinical or sociological?"
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
FITTING In.

I've never seen the purple cow
OF which the poets baNI.
But she would be IN season nov
To 90 with purple faIl.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
ALrTTLE NONSENSE.
AFTER HAIIoWEEN,


AFTER HALLOWEEN.
ne post s;ts behind the store
And writes of Halionecn.
The PIXIES shiYsr In he Erore;
November winds zro knsn-
Ths poet thinks ks'd HE 70 phy
Where p<snkish pixics rove
But he l. better "a today
Behind the kitchrn stoEa
Horror. OF Div6ree.
'T see Mrs. wombat has her divorce. I"
"who got the custody OF the dogsg'
sShe did, but Wombat Is permitted TO
see them once \ week for ten minutes" Z"
He Tnburdens Himself.
'Can you bear It II tell you some
thing serious?" ventured the young hus-
band.
"Yes; don't keep anything from me"
gasped the bride ~
Remember. this does not mean that
my love for you is growing less"
Don't break my heart What is it?'
''weil. my dear. I'm getting tired, OF
angel food every day for dinner. Would
II be too much to ask you to have liver
and onions?'
Deduction.
Grace must be negiecting her music"
"what makes you think that?"
Il see her father has lost the harassed
look he had
Fitting In.
I've never seen The purple cow
OF which the poets baNI
But she would be IN season nov
10 20 With purple faIL
The Drama I'm New York.
Good show at the Frivolity now." said
the New York man to his country cousin
Want to go?"
Dunno. Is It clinical or sociological
Old Favorites RevamPed.
EAST Lynne" is liable to be along any
day now, dressed up as a musical
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02
He rnburdens himself.
DeductIon.

Grace must be negiecting her music"
"what makes you think that?"
q see her father has lost the harassed
look he had
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Horror. OF divorce.

'I see Mrs. Wombat has her divorce"
"who got the custody OF the dogs?'
.she did. but wombat Is permitted to
see them once 4 week for ten mlnutes."
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tinues placid. and after several terms In
the Legislature at home he knows politics
as the game is played in Illinois. never
fear.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-02

old Prince District OF Illinois the Pro-
gressive candidate CKincheloe) had 5000
more votes than Prince. the regular Re-
publican nominee, and Hoxworth, the
Democrat Of Rapatee, received exactly
the vote OF Prince and Kincheloe COM
bined.
Prince had a long and splendid service
in the House. and with a subsistence of
the Progressive fever out Illinois way
ought to come back. Rodenberg, OF the
district opposite st. Louis, missed con-
nections last year by just the vote given
the Progressive candidate.
Rodenberg remains a young man blessed
with vigor and courage, SO his return is
as much expected as that of Uncle Joe
or Mckinley. Foss, OF Chicago, whose
brother Is the Democratic Governor of
Massachusetts,, just now very busy, was
defeated by little less than 1000 votes
last year, and remains a loyal Republi-
can, hopeful of coming back next year.
The Illinois Foss has never subscribed to
the political fancies OF the Eastern
brother, and remains an old-fashioned
Republican, with no Progressive frills or
reaching out for the unattainable in poll
ties
Napoleon 3. Thistlewood is another
Republican veteran who viii seek vindi-
cation and $500 year in the next Con-
gressional campaign. He represented the
old Cairo District In the southernmost
part Of the Sucker State and lost the
election last November, thanks alone to
the Progressive spasm.
The, Hon. N. B. feels entitled to an
other term, II only as a matter Of vim
dication, and he has begun operations a
year In advance. Possibly the most serene
and contented Republican in the Illinois
delegation Is John c. Mckenzie, OF 10
Davies County, who is now In a-second
term. His district was not so much dis
turbed by the Progressive commissions
last year, and he came in without at
tracting much attention until he found
himself one of the few Republicans In
the House from Illinois. Mckenzie con-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-22
DIOCESE OF FARGO.

Diocesan Correspondent. Rev. V.
Ryan, sos Broadway, Fargo, N. D.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-22

Cathedral: Last Sunday the palms
were blessed by the Right Reverend
Bishop. After the distribution of
palms, Reverend DIR. Leo Cans, the
pastor, celebrated a solemn High
Mass in the presence of the Bishop.
At early Mass, the members of
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
received Holy Communion in a body.
In the evening, Rev. Dr. Cans de-
livered the final sermon of the Lenten
series. The large attendance at the
Sunday evening services attests the
widespread interest which was taken
in these instructions.
ST. Mary's: On account of grippe,
Reverend P. Alfred Mayer, o. S. B.,
was forced to take medical treatment
at the local hospital for a few days
last week. During his illness, Rev
erend p. Francis Mershman, o. s. B.,
from st. Johns University, gave on
Sunday. March 3, an interesting talk
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-22
TRIBUTE TO NUNS
THEY ARE THE STRONG AND IN
DEPENDENT WOMEN WHO DO
NOT FOLLOW THE BEATEN
PATH.

The other day we sat in street
car opposite two quiet, calm-faced
sisters of Mercy and smiled and
wondered if any among our fellow
passengers recognized them as repre-
senting perhaps the earliest type of
strong-minded women the Christian
world has known, says writer in the
Baltimore Sun.
We are well aware that as class
nuns, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters Of
Charity and other religious are
among the gentlest of women, and
with timidity and shrinking from the
world
Rather the daughters of the Church
who withdraw within the confines Of
convent life are among the strong
and independent few who have pos
sessed sufficient force of character
to choose a path for themselves ra-
Their than follow the beaten road, who
have chosen to guide their own little
ship of life rather than drift with the
tide of human affairs.
Remuneration generally demands
greater courage than action.
1t should be remembered that dur
ing the Middle Ages absolutely the
only freedom for woman was that
of the convent. Popular opinion up
held fathers complete right to dis
pose of his daughters as he willed
in marriage. 1t was only when she
chose to assert her determination to
follow religious vocation that her
individual right dared not be infring-
ed upon. High-spirited girls of the
twelfth century escaped from paren-
tai authority to the freedom of the
convent with all the secrecy and Gag
erness of modern maid clipping with
her lover. st. Clara, who founded in
Italy the Order of Poor Ladies, Sc
cretely left her fathers princely house
by sealed doorway, usually only
opened for the passage of the dead,
and significant of the irrevocable ma
ture of her departure.
As scholarly author of the pre-
sent day has said: ''No great move
ment of the world has succeeded
without the help of great women"
Many of the greatest works of the
past centuries have been materially
aided by the spiritual, yet low-voiced,
quiet women, whose lives are cloister-
ed, set apart from the world, yet
whose influence has been so power
fully and benevolently felt of all men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-22
4 HEROIC PRIEST
FATHER HAMILTON, THE ONLY
CLERGYMAN WHO VISITED THE
MILITARY PRISON AT AMBER
SONVILLE, GA.

The military prison at Anderson
vile, Ca, had its heroes, as well as it's
horrors. One of these was a Catho-
lie priest, Father Hamilton, who was
stationed at Macon. A record of his
devotion to the prisoners has been
left by a non-Catholic soldier, John
McElroy, who states he was the only
minister who went into the stockade.
"He was unwearied in his attention
to the SICK" the soldier wrote, "and
the whole day could be seen moving
around through the prison, attending
to those who needed spiritual con-
ISOLATION.
His unwearying devotion gained
the admiration of all, no matter how
little inclined one might be to view
priestliness generally with favor. He
was evidently of such stuff as Chris
tian heroes have ever been made of
and would have faced stake and fagot,
at the call of duty, with unquailing
eye. The world should know more of
man whose services were so credit
able to humanity and his Church"
Recalling the story, the Catholic
News of New York, suggests that a
monument should be erected in
Georgia to recall the sanity work of
Father Hamilton, the only clergy
man who entered the stockade at
Andersonville.
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DIOCESE OF WINONA

Winona: St. Patrick's Day in Wi
mona was celebrated at the opera
house Thursday evening, March 18th.
The Cathedral Dramatic club presented
it's annual entertainment and the ora
tor of the evening was John F. Do
herty of La Crosse.
A joint initiation of the Knights of
Columbus of La Crosse and Winona
will be held on Sunday, April 9Th. The
work will be in charge of State Deputy
Cronin of Minneapolis.
A two-weeks mission opened at st.
Joseph's church, Sunday, March 9th,
with Reverend Godfrey Schlacter, C.
PIP. S., of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and
Reverend Virgilus H. Krull, c. PIP. S.,
of Collegeville, Indiana, in charge. The
sermons during the first week were
given in German, and all this week,
in English.
Rochester: The proceeds of the
annual entertainment given by st.
Johns Dramatic Club on March 10th,
amounted to nearly $500. This has
been added to the pipe-organ fund of
st. Johns Church and will liquidate
the last of the $4,000 debt incurred sew
eral years ago. The program was in
honor of Irelands patron saint and
the central number was an Irish
drama in four acts, The Leprachann,
written by three young women OF
Rochester, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Luel-
la Spillane and Elizabeth Mathews.
Waseca: March 18th was celebrated
here under the auspices of the Sacred
Heart Church High Mass was sung
at ten o'clock, by Reverend j. j.
Treanor, the pastor. The ladies of the
parish served dinner in the Workmen
hall Immediately after mass. The
young people of the Sacred Heart ORA
matte club presented the drama, liar
vest" in the evening at quarter past
eight o'clock, at the Palace theatre.
Mankato: Reverend Robert Hughes,
pastor of the Church of St. John the
Baptist, delivered an address at the
Loyola club, Thursday evening, March
18th. His subject was What is the
Function of the Church in Social Wei.
fare?" This was the second of the
series of addresses given under the
auspices of the Knights of Columbus.
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to the young men of the parish on the
different states of life, and on the
following Wednesday, the Right Rev
erend Abbot Peter Engel, o. S.. B.,
preached the Lenten sermon.
ST. Johns University: On March
Z, the feast of ST. Thomas Aquinas,
patron of Catholic schools and semin-
aries, the students and seminarians
assisted at solemn High Mass,
celebrated by the chaplain, Rev. P.
Francis, o. s. B. In the evening, the
members of the dramatic club, under
the direction of Rev. P. David Yuen-
ger, o. s. B., presented the Bells" a
pleasing and instructive play in three
acts, by Leopold Lewis,
Reverend p. Stephan, o. S. B.: After
long and painful illness, Rev. p.
Stephan Koefier, o. S. B., died at St.
Raphael's Hospital on Wednesday.
March 18th. Several weeks. ago he
suffered stroke of paralysis, and
later on contracted pneumonia. The
deceased was born in Germersheim,
Bavaria, on April 8, 1861. He came to
this country when a young man, pur-
sued his classical and theological
studies at st. Johns University, and
was ordained to the priesthood on
June IA, 1886. For some time after
his ordination he was a member of
the faculty of the University, having
charge of the classes in ancient Ian
guages After several years of eff
cient work at the college, Father
Stephan was placed in charge of the
Sacred Heart Church in Freeport, and
later on transferred to Cold Spring.
Several years ago he resumed his
pastoral work at Freeport where he
remained until year ago, when he
left his parish on account of ill health
and served as chaplain of the Catho-
lie orphanage in ST. Paul. In all these
capacities, the deceased has dis
charged the many and arduous duties
of the priestly life in an inimitable
manner. The funeral was held at st.
Johns Abbey Church on Friday,
March IA, the Rt. Rev Abbot officiat-
ing.
Clear Lake: Three new affairs were
secured recently for the Church of st.
Marcus and have been erected by the
Giuliani Statuary Company, of st.
Paul. The main altar is of compost
ton material finished in marble and
onyx and the side affairs are designed
to correspond with it.
Fergus Falls: The people of st.
Otto's parish, of which the Reverend
George Rauch is pastor, have decided
to erect new church the coming sum-
mer 1t will be built of brick and will
cost at least $4,000.