New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-24
NETTING OF THE DENOCEITIC cow
NITTEE

Chairman Murphy Of the Democratic state
Committee announces that his party will dis
ncn,e with state Convention this year, allow
ing the committee - make the nomination FOR
a Judge Of the Court OF Appeals 10 succeed
Judge Earle. lie also announces that the
committee will meet in August for the purpose
of making this nomination and for The trans
action of some other business II l. interesting
to note what the committee proposes Ia do be
sides naming candidate for judge. Alr.
Uurphv states that il will adopt resolutions
"calIing upon the voters Of the state 10 put
forth their best efforts in the direction OF elect
ing Congressman, in order to secure IN" defeat
Of the niauitouS Force bill with il, Federal
bayonets cleaning behind it, and to strive to
Gain majority in the next Legislature ana
elect a Democratic successor 10 senator EV-
arts"
As to the first of the proposed resolutions, il
is ~ be said that it Is only natural that Ed
ward Murphy, jr.. should characterize a meas
urc in the interest of fair elections a. inlqui-
tous" If he took kindly to the Lodge bill
those who believe Ill pure ballot-hoX might
we'll look upon il with suspicion. ndcr MS
political "boss-Ship." rs is we'll known, the
rioht of suffrage has become little better than
hollow mockory in the city OF Troy. The
evidence taken last winter by the Senate Com
mitteo on Elections in the Rogcrs-COlinS con-
tested seat case must be regarded As going far
10 prove that the chairman of the Democratic
Committee lavors government by rcpcaterN
instead of a government by the people. The
most influential Of Trojan Democrats. the
leader without whose concurrence nothing
is done in local politics he is properly to be
held responsible for the many barcfaccd and
outrageous frauds upon the ballOt-boX which
were pcrpetratcd in his own city at the last
November election. fine man is Murphy to
denouncc the Lodge bill \ road-agent would
| scarcely cut a more preposterouS and rcpulSlvc
| figure dcnouncing highway robbery.
The other resolution which, according to its
| chairman, the Democratic Committee Is Ia
adopt invites the question-What did the
representatives Of the Democracy do in the
| last Legislature in virtue Of which that party
can ask the voters to give il the control of
the next Legislature? The question admits
of only one answer. They did nothing. They
opposed the great reform measures. They
fought the original Saxton bill; they fought
the High License hill they fought the bill
| allowing the voters TO say ut the ballot-bON
what they thought Of Prohibitions they en-
tered into combination for the defeat OF
rapid transit In word, the minority in the
last Legislature was little moro than a nui-
sance. Yet Chairman Murphy'S committee is
going to resolve T. capture the next Assembly
by majority big enough to elect Democratic
United States Senator
Resolutions arc cheap; but the two in qneS-
ton are ridiculously so. Still the committee
has doubtless made the best use of its oppor-
| tunities The Democracy of Newly DIRK has
fallen on evil days. With Hill and Murphy
as its leaders it naturally finds it difficult to
resolve anything looking to the promotion