Show CROKER CROKE CRIES CRE ENO ENOUGH UGh Croker retires from lom American politics or rather rath- rath er from froni the lie he n Held field id of municipal plunder a t con self failure It is re regrettable that any combination combination tion of circumstances s in our om greatest city should bring ng such a man into prominence of leadership But ut Croker has been leen I a potent factor in the government government govern govern- o ern ment of or that great gleat urban community standing for principles and enforcing met methods hods which worked cd for the degradation of the worlds world's fin iiii finest st city Commencing Com Coin life poor pursuing a re respectable trade or profession for fOI a livelihood he lie devoted de himself from froman an au early earl period of life to politics 1 lie He was violent determined merciless merciless quick t to reward friends ed and certain if circumstances permitted to punish ene ne ne- mi mies ills His idea of the highest highe t political duty is re ye fleeted in his own words I have haye lived to I see Ill my friends rI p put t into good positions Why should I do 10 i lIlore more ore I have havo done enough for the party his llis friend Maurice lauriee who spent some some time with tl e fall n Tammany chief in England de de- Cro r with clara characteristic fidelity fl TIe lib wa was in a 1 reminiscent mood 1111 went over 0 the past paRt und and reviewed with evident leli relish h the lays days when Tammany Tam many was waH stron strong and in power pow and mimi I think b he be feels keenly the rc recent reent ent defeat but he lie is a n. s and and and-ac accept ac ac- the situation tom for what it is J i think he lie reels feels eels some tinge of disappointment at the tile WH way WOy some som lt le leaders lead lead- ailers ail ail- I. I v ers have f turned out ont not just such SUCIL material as he l thinks Tammany should t have e for its success Tile The I of Lewis Nixon lIon was felt keenly b He Hc had selected Nixon as asa n a man who had the qualities quail ties of a l leader ader It is to Mr Nixons Nixon's lusting hasting credit that he renounced a leadership not to be held except ex cx- except upon conditions of dishonor Tammany has long been the Democracy's worst foe and Croker Croker- ism was in the last two Presidential campaigns no small factor making for for- party failure The day daj of the boss in both hoth parties is rapidly rapid I. I coming to fo an end Cud The downfall of Tammany the worst illustration of bossism on the continent foreshadows its complete elimination from our political system Education the consolidation of the various elements clements of our conglomerate cit citizenship p social progress s the inde ind independent pendent press and the purified enlightened pulpit are all ull too strong for a revival of that bossism of which Croker was the last and most odious representative e. in high places |