Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-05
MEMORIES OF BOSS CROKER

The death of Richard Croker in the land of his BIRTH
after spectacular in America, revives many
ories of oldme politics in this country His rise to the
head of the Tamany regime in New York City made him
conspicuous citizen while he lived in this country While
he lacked the refinemens of real intellectual leader he
yet able by force of dominant personality exercise
great influence in the public affairs of the marvellous
tropolis of America, and of the world To do this it
often charged he resorted to questionable metGd
with commendable qualities in the OF charities
and welfare work. that that organization hoa upon
the affections and confidence of the people How he
rich was something of mystery those observed him.
both closeup and afar but he retained his wealth till
the last and as gotten gains usually transtory and
usive the logic of it all would indicate with some degree
that Croker did not dishonesty his for
r susncon th that might still exist He furnished an inter-
estng example of the kind of that possible under
form of popular government He was not he Kind OF man
that fathers and mothers of normal kind would hold
example for their sons to follow yet his career was
such command certain general respect because OF
the elements OF leadership he showed
New York hotel owners, and to extent their
kind elsewhere through the country beginning to
humble pie The wild orgie of the people during wartime
profteering made the hotel of Gotham resort to all
linds of buccaneering Their hoselries filled TO
overfowing with gotrchquck people and patrons were
literally compelled to beg for accommodations This filled
the Bonfaces with domneering spirit that is van
ishng when their apartments empty and the bandits
at the cloak and dining doors are pess In the
long most things even themselves up
Over at Garden Grove in Orange county the people the
other day voted bonds of 100000 for drainage
They found the water level rising to point too near the
surface and they wisely concluded to themselves from
loss So they took the second step in all rrga
lion projects The moral is plain.
Never was there duller time in politics The primar-
les will be here in August and candidate has yet been
found by republicans to against Johnson the demo-
Gratis are still looking for and they haven't even been
able to competitor for the governorship 1t looks
like would be great year alfalfa in California and good
men are needed the bayfield,. Politics business is
unproftabe anyway.
Some people must lose faith in the government when
they what little has in the matter OF re-
sstinq the march of the through the cottoneds
of the country The boil wee is about hard to conquer
cancer
German chemist has succeeded in fusing diamond
chps into and ustrous solitaire AT that most
o ms will have to content ourselves with the popular paste
variety.
In China the colleges all demand of their students be-
fore they will be graduated that they have good working
knowledge of the English language. II they would emulate
in the same way the American ability to fight those col
sons of their sectional and factona armies would not be
such comparatively bloodless affairs