New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-05
4 E4TEFTL NIGHT

II will be an interesting, eventful memorable
night For the first time since the chicago
Convention overcame Mr.. Clevelands mlsglv-
ngs and nominated him for the Presidency the
Democratic State Committee is to meet. And
there is business on hand The nature of the
business is not in doubt. 1t was divulged SIX
weeks ago by "The New-York Times" with
candor which left nothing i'll suspense. Taking
its prop,r place at the head of the triumphant
Cleveland cohorts, our contemporary on the
morning of the nomination proclaimed Inc
watchword of the campagn-Put none but
idOlaters on guard. Under direct inspiration
it dismissed in disgrace from the service OF
candidate and party the Z" devils " pirates
and misleaderS"-to wit, Murphy and Shee-
han. 1t ordered that their buttons should be
cut of and their heads shaved, and that they
sbould be drummed out of the Democratic camp
TO the "Rogues March" Owing to clrcum-
stances over which nobody seems to have had
any control. these explicit orders have been held
i'm allowance up to this time. But there Is no
reason to suppose that the purpose OF the com
mander-in- chief has been modified. The state
Committee meets tonight under instructions
TO administer the appointed discipline without
further delay, and if the spirit as well as the
letter of the orders is carried out Murphy and
Sheehan will be hung M by the thumbs for the
rest of the campaign
It will be painful spectacle but have they
not amply earned the punishment? As the
leader has declared Ii was the Cleveland De
mocracy which was recognized and influential
at Chicago" and which there and then came
- into power in this State Its sovereignty
was officially proclaimed. From that moment
Murphy and Sheehan were traitors, and Justly
doomed to a traitors fate. Not only traitors,
but "pirates' and not gentlemanly pirates
either but blackguardS.' Of whom " an hon
orable course in the future g is unthinkabe.
Obviously neither of them can be retained
in a post Of trust and responsibility in the Dem
ocratic organization But il i quite ObVi-
Gus that mere OstraciSm will not suffice. No
body can afford to ignore "pirate>.' When
they find that thsy cannot capture "a ship and
sail her to suit themselves they like nothing
better than to scuttle her and slip away. The
only safe course when you have them at your
mercy is to trce them up. And that, we under
stand. is the programme Of the victorious Cleve-
land crew for tonight.
There is to be sure, one contingency ion
when the OIlltIdl programme uOt> Hot pl'Nii'.
1t is lust possible that Murphy and Shcchan
may refuse to be hung M by the thumbs, 81
any other part Of their anatomy. for the rest
of the campaign. or even for 50 long period
as twenty seconds by watch. And when
il comes to pull. it NAV be found that they
have more weight on their end of the line than
the official SQUAD on the other end. OF course
this would be exceedingly Notifying To the
grim and intrepid leader who gave his orders
some six weeks ago and means 10 have them
obeyed tonight at all hazards; especially since
the mere accident Of piepondelancc would mol
disturb his conviction that they are black
guards "deyils.' msleadeis, wrong
doprsv and pirates" What will happen
We don't know: bat we are sure that a an
object of c0ntemporaneous human interest even
the red and ledoubtable Mars won't be in ii
tonight with the meeting OF the Democratic
STATE Committpe