And I never monkeyed with the penal code.
The difference between a looter and a practical politician is the difference between the Philadelphia Republican gang and Tammany Hall.
Steffens seems to think they're both about the same; but he's all wrong.
The Philadelphia crowd runs up against the penal code.

Tammany don't.
The Philadelphians ain't satisfied with robbin' the bank of all its gold and paper money.

They stay to pick up the nickels and pennies and the cop comes and nabs them.

Tammany ain't no such fool.

Why, I remember, about fifteen or twenty years ago, a Republican superintendent of the Philadelphia almshouse stole the zinc roof off the buildin' and sold it for junk.