Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-17
A FIGHT FOR PRINCIPLE.
EDWARD MURPHY STATES THE
HILL DEMOCRATs' CASE.
Dislike OF Mugwumps is the Cause of
the Opposition to Cleveland in New
York-Fairchild Feebly Defends
the Cleveland Faction.

OHiCAdo, June lo.-EQWard Murphy,
jr., OF Troy, one of the New York dele
gates-at-large. and for the past six years
chairman of the Democratic state COM
mittee, in q statement tonight to the
Associated Press, said the Democrats of
the country at large who favor Cleve-
land believe the Democrats of New York
are obstinate and willful in opposing
their wishes to those of the great major
ity, and they regard the action of the
New York delegation, in insisting that
they shall have their choice. notwith-
standing the majority is against them,
was unreasonable.
s'They do not know" said Murphy,
"that the Democracy of New York
would not be for Cleveland if Hill were
not q candidate. They do not under
stand that the opposition to Cleveland
~ based upon m idea. d sentiment,
which has become fixed and absolute as
principle"
DISLIKE OF MUGwUMTs.
s'The idea is dislike of q Mugwump.
It matters not whether he is Republi-
can Mugwump, like some of the editors
in New York, or q Democratic Mug.
wump, like ex-Secretary Fairchild, or
ex-Mayor Grace, The Democrats dis
like them all and all their followers.
aiders and abettors."
Mr.. Murphy asserted that the nomi.
nation of Cleveland would mean the
destruction of the regular organizations
in the great Democratic cities Of the state
and in the state itself, under which or
ganizations the party has successfully
won victories by increasing majorities
for the last seven years. "The Democ-
racy of the state of New York, /" said he,
cannot be made to believe that the
nomination and election of Cleveland
would not be to put in power Mug
wumps, or conditional Democrats over
those who contributed to the party's
success, and our people look upon the
contemplated action of the Democracy
in some of the other states as intending
9 reward of a wouldbe Democratic
Mugwump assassin.
A NOBLE INSPIRATION.
"The Democracy of New York are in
spired by something besides loyalty and
friendship for Governor Hill. They are
fighting for the life of the party. Cleve-
land, by acquiescence at least, in the
action Of the Mugwump convention,
proves that he is willing to 90 before
the people as the representative of
bolters, and no work that the party
leaders in the state might do, would be,
in my opinion, convincing to the rank
and file that they should support the
representative of such q body"
The above interview was carefully re-
yised and fully considered by the anti
Cleveland leaders, now in this city, and
represents their careful and deliberate
opinion in the matter.
r. FAIRCHrLD's COUNTER STATEMENT.
Ex-Secretary OF the Treasury Fair
child, the head Of the Cleveland delega-
ton, also prepared lengthy statement,
in the course OF which he says: The
delegates appointed at the Syracuse
convention desire to look the ground
over before determining in detail what
they will do. He said no fair-minded
man, well informed as to the sentiment
OF New York, can doubt that Cleveland is
by many thousand votes, the strongest
candidate for that state, az we'll as the
masses Of the party throughout the en-
tire country. Every one might be sure
that the Syracuse delegates, after careful
consideration of the situation, would do
that which would be for the best inter-
ests of the Democratic party as whole.
They were not here for the purpose of
stirring up strife.