New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
they had hops that any man Of their own KIND

they had no hope that any man Of their own a. KIND
would be elected 70 the Senate unless MI: C f.
which his position as Presdcntrect declared nun.
They, however. did ask. and Mr.. Cleveland. oy
expressing his opposition TO Mr. Murphy on az
count OF his lack OF capacity Tor the Seiators,nP.
asked-they did ask that the machine shouiu Slect
some one who was worthy OF the place ana VITO MO
could fifty represent the greatest State Al Que
UniOn-thc Stat" which cast more DemocratIc No'c'
than any other State in the Union. ana State IN
which was located the commercial metropolis o. tme
Union but the machine Ss vote Of
the State. holding IFS power Simply ny hi
methods. decreed that an unit man snoulu oe
Senator because lie had earned the Sena'oishiP III
ite service. . l..
"There was no pretencc that he had earned II
in any other way. There was no pretence !hat
he had advanced Democratic principles or that
he understood them. or that he nad won NE Eic .
distinction by services for the State OF New-lorK
and the country. That machine and Its Senators
it's Governor and its whole organlIation are ~
metricaly opposed TO everything when MI. CieNe,
land regards essential to good government anu
sound politics do not know from MI Sieve-
land and | do not believe that any one Knows
from him exactly what he intends TO 90 IL IS
impossible for Mr. Cleveland TO consider maciihc
which prevents the best Democrats OF !nc H,a, S
from participating in Democratic campaigns; and
which sends TO the Senate such man as Edward
Murphy-it is impossible. say, for Mr.. Cleveland
10 consider the advice Of such machine as worthy
of any consideration whatever on any political
subject
MR. CLEVELAND KNOWS HIS ENEMIES.
Mr. Cleveland is thoroughly alive to the
sacrifices that have been made In behalf OF the
cause that he represents. He knows who his
friends have been, and he knows who his enemies
are. He has not shown in his past political career
any desire 10 punish men because they are his
onemics. Probably the last thought that would
occur TO him would be TO refuse an appointment,
on the ground that the man recommended Hdi
been oppressed TO his nomination, but II that MIN
rcprC 40 atcd those who have done their pes' ~
make Mr. Cievelands Administration unslceSSiuI
and who give TO the State Of Ncw-lork such
thoroughly inadequate and contcnpioise oeha'o
as Edward Murphy. the case IS dinerrni .,,,
DO you apprehcnd that there VIII De = s,luS
Gle for the Democratic organization IN TINS Silt
THAT is absolutely incvitaDl" lne Drni
Gratis who know why they are Democrats ci'not
consent TO he tho mere slaves OF an l@h9rah, ai,'
corrupt Oligarchy. Either they must oe TO-.
ni,rd and placed in command OF me presc.t , ~,
canzation or the present organization mus ans
what followers it can and set up lot lIscII' ~. rn
the Democratic party is going to contro i,s or UM
affairs in this State and 1t Is not eohg 70 I'll n
Sour bosses or five bosses, or laiilhahy nun nun
IInrb Mclaughlin or anybody else aDso.;,cH o ~
don;note its conventions and ITS Legislative i,
"~.n1 Tho Democrats do not propose 10 poI.
80, orr Marty but if the machine does ny
VIII no machine has got TO be driven our, uI,i
:, ,notos nm its mind TO return as a suppiihti;
T,orn NAV be some hope in this for the hepu'pn
cans hnt those Of us who feel as nave sponr rn
hnicyc that the hope will have only ""'poi"''
realization.