That's all wrong.

We've got some orators in Tammany Hall, but they're chiefly ornamental.

You never heard of Charlie Murphy delivering a speech, did you?
Or Richard Croker, or John Kelly, or any other man who has been a real power in the organization?
Look at the thirty-six district leaders of Tammany Hall today.

How many of them travel on their tongues?
Maybe one or two, and they don't count when business is doin' at Tammany Hall.

The men who rule have practiced keepin' their tongues still, not exercisin' them.