The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-05

There is to be war next month in the
New York legislature between the Demo-
cratic factions over the election of United
States senator to succeed Mr.. Hiscock
whose term expires in March. 1893. The
reputable Democracy of New York, rep
resented by tho New York Times. the
Brooklyn Eagle and the New York Even
iag Post, desires the election of Hon. Carl
Schurz, who needs no introduction to the
nation. while David B. Hill and Tammany
Hall desire the election of Hon. Edward
Murphy. of Troy, who does need a fiatter-
ing introduction badly to American pub
lie, but unfortunately cannot get it, since
his only qualifications for the United
States senate appear to be that he kept a
"gin mill" in his youth and has become
. millionaire by brewing beer and selling
the same.
Mr.. Cleveland does not want Mr.. MUIR
ply elected; ex-Mayor Grace does not APP
prove of Murphy, and the New York
Times has this to say of him:
We do not learn of Lincoln that he ever a.
sisted at a dogfght or prizefght, and. at any
rate, his participation In these contentious
IL,
are the tavorlte pasttme OF Mr. Edward Muir
phys mature years. the TACT may be adduced
against the theory that in him we have a states
man in the rough who needs but the opportu-
nifty and forum to develop his latent powers
The estimate of the New York Times
probably does no injustice to Mr.. MUIR
ply; he has absolutely no qualifications
for the United States senate, while Mr..
Schurz is a statesman. if literary and his
torical scholarship. joined to great powers
of impressive public speech. are all that
is necessary to complete statesmaHship.
Nevertheless Ii Is quite probable that Mr..
Murphy will succeed Mr.. Hiscock in the
United States senate. because he is backed
by Tammany Hall and David B. Hill.
the controlling forces of the New York
legislature. MIR. Schurz is peculiarly Of.
fensive to the subterranean sayages of
civilization that form the rank and file of
the Tammany Democracy because ne il "a
Mugwump;" he cannot say, as David B.
Hill can, that he has always been a Demo-
crat. On the contrary. Mr.. Schurz has
been everything by turns and nothing long.
The drift OF Democratic politics at the East.
however, is not with Mr. Schurz and polit-
ical and literary scholarship: it is with
that robust utilitarianisn that was voiced
by the late Simon Cameron, who was
never weary of expressing his contemp,
for chose id literary seIlers" Mr..
echnrz. unfortunately for his political sue
cess IN the Democratic party, has always
been clasSed with 'the id literary fell
lers." while the warmest admirer of his
rival, Mr.. Murphy. does not pretend that
the millionaire brewer has a soul that has
climbed 20 the level of the lowest SPUR of
Mount Parnassus. When Mr.. Murphy
proceeds from labor TO refreshment his
robust nature recruits it's DEPRESSED en-
ergies 10y witnessing = prizehght or dog
Gght, or even the lighter aud more trivial
aladiatorial combsts of the cock pit.
The reputable Democracy of New York
who support Mr.. Schurz have lived too
long; they are political RIP Van Wrinkles
who have been asleep and blind 10 the
changes that have taken place IN the ruI-
ing forces Of public opinion AZ tie East
during the last twenty-five years. The old
race of ''silver tops" in politics that used 70
dine and wine the wealth and culture of
both continents, aud belonged TO the
charmed circle OF the Brahmin caste in art
and literature, no longer rule public opin-
Ion either in New York city or Boston.
The time was when men like Van Buren,.
Wright, Marcy. Tilder. herman. Augustus
sehell, Dix, Dickinson, William Cullen
Bryant. Hoffman, "Sunset" Cox counted
D. 80
cratic party. but that day is gone not soon
20 return. Scholarship. high political in
tei!igence and trained intellect no longer
rule the New York Democracy. Its rising