The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09

makeup to give him an insight into
the future and see the possible atti-
tude OF the public on a given line OF
policy. and. above all. he must make
no distinction between public morals
and private morals. He encourages
tho thought hat q soft answer turneth
away wrath. and not the least impor-
tant thing learned by the worker In
Tammany Is how to shake hands a.
though he meant Il.
Ostogroski, in his work entitled
democracy and the Organization OF
Political PARTIES states that of the
forty-one Mayors elected In the city
of New York by popular vote from
the year 1884 TO the year 1897 thirty.
two were Democrats. of which twenty
-four belonged to Tammany, and IN
eight cases they were men who were
reelected once or twice. h opposing
organizations electinx the candidate
only eight times during that period.
n since 1897. OF the five Mayors
elected three were Democrats.
Many of the distinguished English
statesmen in the last century have
furnished us with examples which we
seem TO have followed in the perfec-
ton Of u district organization. Glad
, stone said hat no walk OF life needed
~humanlzing more than politics.: We all
appreciate what n little human SYM
! pathy means what little effort It costs
Us. and We NOW that II does us az
much good to give II "a il does the
= man who receives ii.
| I,,r..f, .li... A.. a., .,.. -.i,i,,
nothing H. insignificant" So every
detail is covered by the leader and his
workers IN the conduct of his district
| o~iganiZation. Former Ambas-ador
James Bryce in his work THE Amer
lean Commonwealth" takes particular
pans to paint in lurid colors the Tam.
many Of an age long ago and en-
dedNorS to persuade its readers that
he some conditions exist in the or
SANITATION nov as pertained then. H.
the most recent edition of the work,
1910, he says:
The captain * perhaps a liquor
| seller and as such has opportunities OF
getting to know the lower class OF
voters; he has often some small office
Jud usually some little patronage as
wrll a. some money to bestow; In each
Of the thirty districts there Is a party
Headquarters for the committee and
the local party work. and usually also
a clubhouse. where party loyalty is
ccmented over cards and whiskey."
This statement is not only mislead-
ing but untrue. ] think it is safe to
say that there Is not a single district
clubhouse of Tamnany Hall where
liquor is obta!nable and civil service
Ia W. and regulations make 1t impossi-
HE To- have patronage so easily OBJ
lainei AS he describes. We have no
golden saloons to welcome you, but
~atfectionate hearts, nor do We begin
by preaching universal charity and
end by general spol!atiOn." There are
too many men In this city who are
more anxious to criticise than to ex-
pend the necessary mercy TO reform
conditions from the inside.
or tho thirty-One district leaders IN
the executive committee to-day about
une-half Of them are men elected after
u primary contest in opposition 10 the
leader then In control. This In "A bet
Ter way 10 meet conditions that are
objectionable than sitting on the fence
growing out ~imprecat!ons against the
management Of an Assembly district
when the laws point out "a way to
remedy the very evils Of which he COM
plains, II he will only give the time
and attention to the work. A man
should not he a mere obstructiOnist; he
ought to realize that no one has any
sympathy for "A man with n crouch:
you are sorry for him when he is talk
ing to you, but when he leaves you
conclude hat o have enough
troubles of your own
The Tammany OF the period criti-
cised 10y former Ambassador Bryce is
the same Tammany wherein Morgan
j. O'Brlen, former Presiding Justice Of
the Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court. was "a district secretary; where
George l.. lngraham, who succeeded
Justice O'Brien a. Presiding Justice Of
the Appellate Division. was a local
candidate: where the late Surrogat tie
Frank T. Fitzgerald was a district
leader, and where Victor J. Bowling of
the Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court to-day was also a district leader.
1t IL the same Tammany which IN
Guided az district leaders Judge Null
queen OF the Court OF General Sessions,
| Judge Hendricks Of the Supreme Court
and az district workers Senator CGor-
man and many of our Judges OF the
Supreme Court, the City Court, the
Court of General Sessions and the
! minor civil and criminal courts. II is
tho same Tammany which included as
1, district leader tho late nuxh l.