Tammany's Treason: Impeachment of Governor Sulzer; the Complete Story Written from Behind the Scenes, Showing how Tammany Plays the Game, how Men are Bought, Sold and Delivered

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Fort Orange Press, 1913 - 448 pages

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Page 203 - God, Give Us Men! God, give us men! A time like this demands Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands; Men whom the lust of office does not kill; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will; Men who have honor; men who will not lie; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking! Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog In public duty and in private thinking...
Page 252 - Time's noblest offspring is the last," our civilization should be the noblest; for we are "The heirs of all the ages in the foremost files of time...
Page 203 - Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and ready hands ; Men whom the lust of office does not kill ; Men whom the spoils of office cannot buy; Men who possess opinions and a will ; Men who have honor ; men who will not lie ; Men who can stand before a demagogue And damn his treacherous flatteries without winking; Tall men, sun-crowned, who live above the fog, In public duty and in private thinking...
Page 385 - ... the specific nature of each item, and the purpose for which it was expended or contributed. There shall be attached to such statement an affidavit subscribed and sworn to by such candidate, setting forth in substance that the statement...
Page 12 - To make a happy fireside clime For weans and wife, That's the true pathos and sublime Of human life.
Page 192 - I live for those who love me, For those who know me true, For the Heaven that smiles above me. And awaits my spirit, too; For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong that needs resistance. For the future in the distance. And the good that I can do.
Page 383 - ... member and other person in its behalf. In each case it shall include the amount received, the name of the person or committee from whom received, the date of its receipt, the amount of every expenditure or disbursement exceeding five dollars, the name of the person or committee to whom it was made, and the date thereof; and unless such expenditure or disbursement shall have been made to another political committee, it shall state clearly the purpose of such expenditure or disbursement.
Page 383 - Sulzer, directly or indirectly, by himself or through any other person, as the candidate of the democratic party for the office of governor of the state of New York...

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