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the Electric Light and Gas companies,
and all the time the utilities made
steady headway in mulcting the
masses. 1t is this same role that
OBrien is enacting today, with his
gesture of a Charter Revision Plan.
Tammany Hall is opposed to revision
of any substantial kind and O'Brien
knows 1t. The new mayor Is en-
phatically opposed TO any change in
government. This arch hypocr1te
has expressed himself openly and
publicly on the subject III 1928, at
which time he little thought that his
words would be thrust back into his
teeth to expose him as a liar and a
reactionary. On the occasion Of
greeting the arrival Of the Bremen
transatlantic fliers, O'Brien at City
Hall asserted that he was opposed to
change in government, and he had
the temerity to add that the citizens
Of New York City were with him In
this stand. At that time he spoke on
behalf Of the Society Of the Friendly
Sons Of st. Patrick, en- organization
packed with Tammany politicians.
With the Underworld
IN assuming his role as Mayor TO-
day, O'Brien will have for his exeeu-
tive associates, district leaders who
havs provided protection to murder
ers. gunner, highway robbers, pro-
fessicnal gamblers and other types of
criminals, all social products Of the
capitalist system. The relation be-
tween the political tyrants and the
criminals is one Of reciprocity. The
professional gambler, for instance,
who runs his game in political club
Is source Of revenue to the Tam
many leader. The Tamnany leader.
on his part, assumes the onus. first.
OF providing a place where the gambl-
ers may, owing to the politicians
power, operate with comparative
safety and second, Of using his in
nuence for the protection Of the
gamblers and their patrons in the
event Of an arrest.
" DfAonS Ac04Apz1CeS
One OF the clubs where criminals
have been found to gather Is the
Tammany Central Association con-
trolled by City Clerk Michael ].
Cruise. This Tammany leader re-
calves $4,000 year from the city.
and this, aside fre-. the graft In
cident to the activities at his club.
Another O'Brien associate whose
club harbors criminals is Harry 6.
Perry, Chief Clerk of the City Court.
also at salary of $4,000 a year,
Jerry Is the head Of the Second AS
sembly District Democratic Club of
Manhattan. 4-
Still another associate Of .OBrien.
who shelters criminals, is Peter ].
McGinniss, Assistant Commissioner
OF Public Works in Kings County.
McGinniss, who is known as the Gar
OF Greenpoint, Is head OF the Peoples
Regular Democratic Club OF Kings
County.
Investigation has revealed that pro-
lection Is provided criminals in the
club controlled by none other than
the Sheriff Of Kings Countyl James
A. McQuade receives $4,000 a year
from the city for his loyalty to Tam
many. What he receives from other
channels, he tells the worekrs. Is
nobody'S business. He Is the leader
Of the Fifteenth Assembly District
Democratic Club Of Kings County.
That the Republicans work hand
In hand with Tanmany in harborine
criminals is disclosed with the ex-
posure Of the activities of Jacob
Rosenberg and John r. Crews.
Rosenberg, as an Assistant Deputy
Sheriff, has sheltered criminals at the
Lincoln League Republican Club.
Crews, Commissioner OF Taxes and
Assessments. at a salary of $4,000
year, has also assured protection to
criminals at the Sixth Assembly Dis
trict Republican Club.
The aforementioned cronies of
CBrien, together with more than
three score other Tammany leaders.
draw more than $7l5,ooo a rear from
the city without having taken civil
service examinations for their posi-
tions. These politicians hold offices
solely FOR patronage purposes. The
Municipal Civil Service Commission,
a reactionary body, has admitted that
the abolition Of exempt Jobs to
ward heelers and other Tammany
underlings would save $25 ,o00, 900 a
year.
Enormous Loot
Under the new DEAL" the Tam
many leaders will be in a position to
lay their hands on hundreds of MIL
lions OF dollars this year. OF the
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