Show STUDENT LIFE cedented personal crusade against the' criminal enterprises of New York When a case was brought against a “joint” and the evidence at hand was technically insufficient to convict the guilty persons the judge would dismiss his court and make a personal visit to the place and secure enough proof to convict the offenders He was frequently seen superintending the removal of roulette wheels and other gambling devices from the “dens and as these devices were usually used as proof against the owners Jerome’s courtroom often presented a ludicrously questionable appearance But he never failed to punish the guilty persons Rich and poor high and low always knew that they would get their just deserts from Judge Jerome When the city election of 1901 approached Jerome felt that he could accomplish more good as district attorney than he could in the position of judge and he therefore determined to make a fight for the place Accordingly aljout two months before election day he began his wonderful camHe dispensed with the paign parades glee clubs torch-ligbanquets flattery campaign cigars oratory — everything that is usually considered necessary to success at the polls In their stead he used simply one thing — simAs ple direct honest TRUTH Lincoln had done he put his faith in the common people believing ht 75 like Honest Abe that the people would solve any public problem correctly if they were made to understand it He used ar automobile for his campaigning car and he held meetings wherever he found a good sized crowd There were no flowers He is not an orator in the common meaning of the term but he pleased the people because he talked sense to them He explained in simple direct language the exact condition of things in the great city The people had often heard general statements made against the Tammany crowd but here was a man who brought forward specific charges He mentioned fan miliar names designated places connected with knew them public evil — no one fohe had been a better than he visitor frequent during his term as judge These things he did He openly and without fear knew that in making the statements he was exposing himself to savage attacks by the machines of bo'di parties but his disdain for these lawless organizations simply strengthened his position with the people and marked him as an uncommon figure in the politics of New York City The well-know- people saw in him that for which the' had so long sought in vain — namely an honest man in politics They had for so many years been deceived and tricked that a man of the Jerome type was given a |