Though highbred and luxury-loving, as a young man he was not averse to hard political work, and many old-timers still remember the days when " Bill" Whitney delivered cart-tail harangues on the lower east side.

尽管出身名门且爱好奢侈，但作为一个年，并不反对艰的政治工作，前辈仍然记得“比尔”惠特尼在下东区发表夸夸其谈的日子。