Then Odell went through the country districts and said: "See what I have done for you.
You ain't got any more taxes to pay the State.

Ain't I a fine feller ?" Once a farmer in Orange County asked him: "How did you do it, Ben ?" "Dead easy," he answered.

"Whenever I want any money for the State Treasury, I know where to get it," and he pointed toward New York City.
And then all the Republican tinkerin' with New York City's charter.
Nobody can keep up with it.

When a Republican mayor is in, they give him all sorts of power.

If a Tammany mayor is elected next fall I wouldn't be surprised if they changed the whole business and arranged it so that every city department should have four heads, two of them Republicans.
If we make a kick, they would say: "You don't know what's good for you.
Leave it to us.