RABBI WISE HAS
MADE NEW ISSUE
Croker Speech Makes Former
Portlander Most-Talked-of
Man in New York.
PUBLIC FEELING AROUSED
TrrtnrndoiK Sentiment Manifest for
Divorce of Judiciary from Poll
tic New York Learning
Oreffon Ways, Says Wise.
BY I.!)YD F. I.OXEROAN.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8. (Special.) Dr.
Ftrphen S. WIm. formerly of Portland,
Is tlie most talked about man In New
l'ork City today.
Ills Croker speech has placed him on
a pedestal, and everybody Is talking
about the rabbi, who, like young Loch
invar, "came out of the West."
Boss Croker bitterly referred to his
critic as "a narrow man," and seem
ingly none of the New York papers
have taken the trouble to find Out that
Dr. Wise Is neither narrow nor old.
Contrary to press reports. Dr. Wise
has not been issuing .daily bulletins.
He fired his bombshell at the sinner,
and -then gracefully stopped talking.
But the rumpus he started will cer
tainly be one of the principal Issues
of the campaign.
I saw Dr. Wise at his home. No. 4
Kast 68th street, today, and asked him
for a statement regarding civic con
ditions here as compared with Port
land. Athough he has declined a num
ber of requests for interviews, he dic
tated the following:
I wish New York might be roused
to a consciousness of the need of res
cuing the government of the cities from
the clutches of men who, in the classic
phrase of the former chief of Tam
many, are "working for their pockets
all the time.'
Oregon Awake, Says Kabbi.
1 "Oregon is awake. Oregon Is aroused.
The people rule In Oregon. Oregon has
found that the cure for the evils of
mlsgovernment in civic life is, first,
more democracy, and, next" better cit
izenship. "New York Is learning. New York is
getting the lesson that Oregon has
learned."
Will Xot Reply to Croker.
Dr. Wise. does not care to reply to
Croker's charges. He takes the ground
that he said what he did because he
was compelled to do so, and he has
no desire to repiy to the wrathful out
pourings of Croker.
Politicians generally agree that the
vigorous worda of Kabbl Wise have
greatly damaged Tammany. He em
phasized the fact tlt twelve Supreme
Court Justices assembled to do honor
to a man who had been practically
driven out of New York City, and
wanted to know what the average good
citizen thought about It.
"Dr. Wise has made people sit up
and think.' declares Robert Fulton Cat
ting, of the Citizens' Cnlon. "By a few
well-chosen words he has demonstrated
the control of Tammany Hall over the
judiciary. His speech will certainly
receive careful consideration in the
coming campaign."
A well-known Tammany leader tells
me that the organization is thorough
ly upset -because of Dr. Wise's attack,
and that the big men regard it as a
most serious matter.
Croker' s Stoicism Pierced.
"I have known Croker for 25 years."
Tie said, "rfrui In all that time I have
found that he could keep his temper un
der the most trying conditions.
"But Dr. Wise 'got his goat.' and the
old man turned himself loose. What
he said for publication utterly falls to
describe his remarks in private. He be
lieves the rabbi was unnecessarily cruel,
and that his speech should never have
been made.
" 'I am not the leader of Tammany
Hall now." he declared. 'These men. even
If they are Supreme Court Justices, are
my friends. Why shouldn't they call on
me? This chap Wise blows In here from
the country and tries to make me a mark
He ought to be run out of town, and if
I was 20 years younger I would beat him
to a Jelly.'
People Jealous of Judiciary.
"The trouble Is that the people are
more Interested In the-Judiciary than in
anything else. They expect Aldermen to
be crooked and have practically lost all
faith in Assemblymen, State Senators
and Congressmen. But when a Judicial
issue Is raised there is real danger.
"When David B. Hill tried to regard
Maynard for crooked political work by
promotion to the Court of Appeals, the
people turned the state upside down, and
the Republicans have been in power ever
since. John C. Davies, Republican Attorney-General,
ran for the Supreme
Court in a safe Republican district, and
was beaten 10.000 because, of certain
charge made against him. Only this
year McCarren's friend was beaten out
of his boots, because he ran against a
non-partisan candidate.
"It has always Jeen the understanding
in this state whet! a man is promoted to
judicial office that he ceases to. "be a
politician. In fact, it is the rule that
candidates for such positions shall not
make speeches, but await, in dignilied
silence, for the verdict at the polls.
"Dr. Wise has demonstrated that Tam
many Judges are still Tammany Judges
after they don the ermine. I suppose
that this will be one of the principal battle-cries
next campaign, and it is a very
unfortunate condition that confronts us."
Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst furnished
the Issue of the campaign of 1894, when
the Republicans swept the city, by dem
onstrating the partnership that existed
between Tammany and proprietors of
illegal resorts. The minister's visit to
several resorts, full details of which m
gave from the pulpit, gave the anti-Tammany
orators material which they used
with effect from the stump.
' In ISol District Attorney Jerome was
the star feature, with the "brass checks."
which he had collected from "white
slaves." Jerome's exhibits, coupled with
the opposition to Police Chief Devery.
drove Tammany out of power for two
years.
And now Dr. Wise has furnished the
Issue. "Shall crooked Tammany control
the judiciary?"
Wlie Issue to Be Featured.
It will be featured all through the cam-'
palgn and is bound to have Its effect upon
the. voters. And. furthermore, it will
undoubtedly redound to the discredit of
tli 12 jurists, who. to quote their own
words, "simply called at the Democratic
Club as citizens to pay their respects to
Mr. Croker. as individuals."
The Evening Post. In a scathing edi
torial, sums up the situation. It says.
In part:
"Mr. Croker does -well to be. arjgry-rlth
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the Rev. Dr. Wise. That Impertinent
rabbl has groBsly misrepresented the
sentiment of New York. Croker knows
this city better than does Air. Wise; he
knows Americans better; and his -wrath
at being so audaciously assailed at the
very moment when his political canon
ization was almost complete, is founded
on a long observation of our ways. He
understands. If Rabbl Wise does not.
how limited is the American capacity
for moral indication. Our anger at
political scoundrels is a briefer mad
ness than that of the proverb. ,
"Wo hold no brief for the judges who
Joined In the tribute to Croker, but we
can easily sea how sound a defense they
could urge. Many if them had paid
him the- price of their judgeships. How
could they be fastidious about meeting
a man from whose hands they had re
ceived the ermine? There Is a nice
question of Judicial ethics here, which
it Is plain that Dr. Wise entirely over
looked. Besides, there was the force
of old habit. In his testimony before
the Mazet Committee. Mr. Croker let It
be- known that he "expected" certain
things of the men whose JS000 or J10.
OuO he had taken and then made them
Judges. He expected them; for exam
ple, to appoint Tammany referees, and
to act on the bench as "members of the
party." That, he testified, ""is the first
consideration.'
"But it is really Impossible to main
tain the Ironic vein In writing of this
public disgrace. Dr. Wise deserves the
Uianks of the city for speaking out so
emphatically the . thoughts of many
hearts. He. at any rate, would rot ex
pose himself, with the Judges and Mr.
Jerome, to the terrible arraignment of
the Scriptures: 'When thou sawest a
tlii-f. then thou consentedst with him."
We are convinced that the attempted
rehabilitation of Croker that man against
whom the city rose as against a brutal
tyrant, guilty of unspeakable crimes and
responsible for nameless infamies can go
Ino further. One trve utterance has
ended that. If any more of our dignitar
ies dine with Richard Croker. It will be
only at midnight and in disguise. The
moral pestilence for which he stood, all
the years, 1b again fastened upon him;
and from that plague men will flee."
Yes, a former Portland roan has certain
ly made himself felt in New York City
politics.
And residents of Gotham are -waiting
with Interest to see what he will do next.
SCORE INJURED WITH BOMB
Shell Thrown Into Tenement House
Air Shaft Causes Panic.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9. More than
score of persons were injured, five of
them seriously, and a hundred more were
thrown Into a panic early today when a
bomb was hurled into the air shaft of
the tenement-house at MO "West Sixty
third street.
The house was badly wrecked. It was
occupied exclusively by Italians and It
developed that threatening letters had
been received by many of them during
the last few months.
The explosion was terrific. The con
cussion shook buildings for blocks away
The air shaft down which the bomb was
thrown is lined with sleeping-rooms on
one side and bathrooms on the other.
Practically all of those injured were
asleep In the bedrooms.
Plaster and bricks, mixed with Jagged
pieces of glass from the shattered win
dows, were hurled into the sleeping
rooms with frightful force, and some of
those injured were found half buried and
unconscious under the debris piled on
their bodies.
It was more than an hour before the
excited men and women who thronged
the surrounding streets could be quieted
and Induced to return to their homes.
DONALD M'LEOD BROUGHT
FIRST SHEEP ACROSS PLAINS.
Partner of General Miller and Sen-
ator Bureh In Willamette Val
ley for Manjr Years.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Dec. 9. (Special.)
The funeral of the late Daniel McLeod,
a plon.-.er sheepralser of the Pacific Coast,
who died In Santa Clara Monday, was
held in Santa Clara this morning. The
deceased was born In Scotland In 1824,
and came to this country when a boy.
During the gold excitement In 1849 ha
came to California, In 1850 he re
crossed the continent to Vermont and
the next year secured a large herd of
sheep and started to return with them
to the Western Coast. Late in the year
he reached Oregon with the first sheep
ever brought across the plains. After
raising sheep with i great success In the
Willamette Valley, Mr. McLeod entered
Into a partnership with the late General
John T. Miller, of Salem. Or., and the
late Senator Burch. For many years the
partners conducted the largest sheep
raising business In the West.
He later dissolved the partnership to
engage in dealing in livestock, to sup
ply the markets of San Francisco. Puget
Sound and Chicago. About 20 years ago
he retired and came to California. He
lived on the old Morse seed farm, west
of Santa Clara, for the past Ave years.
His body was taken to San Mateo today
for burial under the auspices of the Cale
donian Society, of San Mateo, of which
he was a membex. "
Banquet Given New Mayor.
MILWAUKEE. Or., Dec. 9. (Special.)
Mayor-elect Philip Streib. of Milwau
kie, was honored by his friends Tuesday
night In a rather unexpected manner.
They went to his home early in the even
ing and serenaded him for a- time, then
capturing him took him to the band hall.
Here a banquet had been prepared. Con
fidence was expressed that Mayor-elect
Streib and the Councilmen who will be
associated with him in the affairs of the
city for the next two years, will work
for the interest of the town. Mr. Streib
also responded, thanking his friends for
the honor conferred on him, assuring
them, and all the people of Milwaukie.
that he realized the responsibility of the
office.
River Strips Off Clothes.
OAKLAND, Cal., Dec 9. In the
course of the testimony given yester
day by F. W. Leavitt, a mining engi
neer, who is suing Andrew Hunker,
of this city, for $40,000. alleged to be
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made. Leavitt told of a terrible Jour
ney he had taken with Hunker down
the McKenzie River. He said they were
making the trip on a raft, which was
overturned in rapids they endeavored
to shoot, throwing him Into the Icy
water, while Hunker stayed with the
raft. Leavitt seized a tree that grew
near the bartk. but before he could
draw himself to safety the rush of
the w:iti-r had stripped him to the skin,
and in this nude condition he was com
pelled to walk to camp tnrougn me
bitter cold. Hunker's raft was wrecked
a few miles down the stream. Leavitt
claimed that his sufferings at this
time entitled him to compensation from
his employer.
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