The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-01
No. a Political Boss.

It's to be expected that the republicans
will MAKE the mcst of every opportunity to
lessen Mr.. Cleveland's popularity and inn
pair bis usefulness, but efforts of democrats
aud democratic newspapers to do anything
Of that kind very naturally excites sur
prise.
The announcement that Mr.. Cleveland
made the other day that he was opposed to
the election Of Edward Murphy, Jr.. TO the
United States Senate from New York. has
subjected him TO good deal of harsh crit
ic!sm from members of his own party. The
fact that republican newspapers declare he
is the biggest political boss of ALL" counts
for nothing, because they say such things
simply because it is their policy to do the
democratic leaders and the Dem ocratic
party as much harm as they can, bud when
democrats declare that Mr.. Cleveland has
overstepped the bounds OF propriety. and
that be is meddlipg with things with
which he has no concern, it may Be in
auired very properly Whistler or not be has
done anything that should be condemned
by the leaders of his party.
Mr. Murphy is the chairman of the state
democratic committee OF New York. He is
a political manager. He has the reputation
of being an honest man and one who is
faithful to his friends. he is successful
business man, but no one has ever claimed
that he has the ability or the qualifications
that would win for him an Influential posi-
tion in the Senate.
But he is ambitious to represent New
York in the Senate. he managed the cleo
ton in New York so that a majority of the
democrats elected to the legislature are his
friends. 1t Is alleged that he brought about
the defeat of several democratic candidates
for the legislature because he knew they
would oppose him for the Senate. 1t is be-
lieved, and with very good reason, that the
activity he displayed in behalf of the dem
ocratic cause in the campaign last fall was
the result Of 9 purpose TO elect legislature
that would send him to the Senate. and not
of desire for Mr.. Cleveland's success.
In fact, he used his utmost efforts to pre-
vent the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland, and,
after the latter had been nominated he de-
clared be could not carry New York. He
is one Of those machine politicians who
know nothing OF what Is going on In the
minds of the people. but who depend wholly
uron the political mschine.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Cleveland told Mr.
Murphy very frankly that he was opposed
to him for senator, aud he gave him then
the same reasons that he gave to the public
few days ago, He does not care whether
Mr.. Murphy opposed his nomination or not.
II MIR. Murphy were qualified for senator
he would raise no objection TO him.
Mr.. Cleveland is now called q political
boss. the biggest political boss Of all, be-
cause, as citizen of New York, he has
dared to say he does not think Mr.. Murphy
the type of man that ought Co represent
New York in the Senate. It is probable be
would not have said what he did had he
not been persistently nagged about the
matter. He generally speaks what is in
his mind, however, and, as a rule, what he
says is approved by conscientious people.
1t is not probable that he intends to use
his influence against Mr.. Murphy. but be
felt that he would not be Just to himself il
he failed to say what he thought about Mr..
Murphy's fitness for the senatorship. And
everybody knows that the opinion he ex-
pressed is correct.
Under the circumstances can It be said
that he is trying to play the part OF poiit-
ical boss! Has he, in fact, done anything
more than every good citizen ought to dol
Mr.. Cleveland has convictions and the
courage to express them, but he doesn't
NEEDLE with what doesn't concern him.