Democrats left? It has never been proved to my satisfaction that
there is any. I know that some upstate members of the State
committee call themselves Democrats. Besides these, I know at
least six more men above the Bronx who make a livin' out of
professin' to be Democrats, and I have just heard of some few
more. But if there is any real Democrats up the State, what
becomes of them on election day? They certainly don't go near the
polls or they vote the Republican ticket. Look at the last three
State elections! Roosevelt piled up more than 100,000 majority
above the Bronx; Odell piled up about 160,000 majority the first
time he ran and 131,000 the second time. About all the
Democratic votes cast were polled in New York City. The
Republicans can get all the votes they want up the State. Even
when we piled up 123,000 majority for Coler in the city In 1902,
the Republicans went it 8000 better above the Bronx.

That's why it makes me mad to hear about upstate Democrats
controllin' our State convention, and sayin' who we shall choose
for President. It's just like Staten Island undertakin' to dictate to a
New York City convention. I remember once a Syracuse man
came to Richard Croker at the Democratic Club, handed him a
letter of introduction and said: "I'm lookin' for a job in the Street
Cleanin' Department; I'm backed by a hundred upstate Democrats."
Croker looked hard at the man a minute and then said: "Upstate
Democrats! Upstate Democrats! I didn't know there was any
upstate Democrats. Just walk up and down a while till I see what
an upstate Democrat looks like."

Another thing. When a campaign is on, did you ever hear of an
upstate Democrat makin' a contribution? Not much. Tammany has