The evening world., 1894-08-06
HARMONY TALK IS ROT
So Says E1-Sheriff 0'Brien Re-
plying to Senator Murphy.
Looks Upon II as a Case Of the
Spider and the Fly.
Some Of the Saratoga "Harmon-
izers" Start for Home.


SARATOGA, n. Y. Aug. t.-Senator
Murphy's Views on harmony, published
in The World this morning, repre-
sent exactly the ideas OF the machine
leaders here on that subject. II Is a
call for harmony with a club" as ex-
Sheriff o Brien, OF New York, expresses
II.
The harmony chord struck by Gov
Flower is out OF tune. There can posi-
bly, be no harmony on the candidates
named by Senator Murphy, the opposi-
tion leaders say.
Senator Murphy's talk is the old say
ing, Come into my parlor said the
spider 10 the fly illustrated" was ex-
Sheriff O'Briens comment.
at is trick, but we will not be
trapped. The machine bosses know that
We will not accept their invitation to
go In to their primaries. That would
be worse than folly. it would be suicide.
BY refusing we furnish them with the
pretext for excluding us from the Con-
vention.
That's just what we want. They are
not fit people to associate with. We
want to turn the thieves and rascals
can't do 1t by joining hands with them
1t Is evident that the machine Is in dis
tress. They want friends, but they can't
use us to pull them out of the mud"
Those who talk by the card. like Dis
trlct-Attorney Rldgway, of Brooklyn,
take a different view. lie says the only
way to secure harmony is at the pri-
maries. in the Convention and at the
polls on the lines laid out by Senator
/ Murphy.
Il think" continued Mr. Ridgway
Senator Murphys proposition is fair
All Democrats should have representa-
majority prove it. If they have the
votes they can easily carry the prima
ries. This Is not threat, II is a fair
proposition. The minority should not
attempt to break into the organization
like burglars in the night. Candidates
should not be asked to step aside merely
because some other fellows want the
nominations. Let the majority, rule,
lost, let thYse who have been fairly
beaten submit That is Democracy; that
Is the only, way to secure harmony"
way was in Washington recently and
talked with Senator Hill. There is a
great SINH ,arity between Senator Muir
phys declaration of principle and Mr..
ltidgway's views, which gives ground
for belief that they were inspired by
Hin.
If the friends of good government
would accept the Murphy idea they
would be in hopeless minority in the
state Convention, In all the sixty
counties OF the State. excepting three,
Albany, Clinton and Onondaga, the ma
chine Is in absolute control OF the or
ganiza ton, and the opposition would not
have the slightest chance of winning a
primary.
William H. Morrell, a New York real
estate dealer, who Is here, has an.
nounced himself a candidate for Mayor
OF New York City. He is member OF
the Anti-Tammany Democracy, but
| even his own leader. ex-Sheriff O'Brien
does not bel ieve that he has a chance
| for the nomination. Mr.. Morrell Is rich
and willing to spend his money freely
and may have the fun for his cash.
| Gov. Flower and Mayor Giiroy were
not at their hotels this morning, and
Lieut.. Gov. Sheehan and Corporation
Counsel Clark left on an early train for
| New York.
| At first the bosses were willing to
| make concessions to the anti-machin
people, but concessions do not insure
harmony, and as the other side refused
to be taken into camp, there was only
| fight. ~