The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-06
BANDS OF OUTLAWS
OtherwiseCalled DemOcratS' nun
New York Politics.
Such Are the Terms Oh the
Report
ON THE TROY MURDER
Just Issued by the State Senate
Committee.
ON THE TROY MURDER

ALBANY, n. Y, March 6-fhe report
of the majority Of the special senate COM
mittee to Investigate the Troy elections
is a bitter attack on United States oena-
tor Murphy After alleging that repeat
ing. riot. assault, and even murder have
been committed. it says:
alt is the exemplitied work of des-
nerate and hitherto resistless political
machine. SO adjusted. or organized and
run as to enable individuals IN the name
of the democratic party and IN defiance
of law to overthrow government and
thwart the rights of suffrage. This ma
chine is an organization composed
of professional politicians, having rec
opnized. acknowledged and responsible
head, and operates through Democratic
election officers and other outlaws sup
ported by a police force and police de-
Dartment obedient to its obligations.
This organization known as the "Slur
ply machine" approves rewards and
protects its tools and thus perputuates
its power.
accomplished by persons not en-
titled TO vote, going through the city
singly, or in bands, voting in the
various districts on the names of legally
registered voters, II sergeant of police,
an ex-president of the common council,
a member of the detective force, are
samples of the official positions held by
those who escorted and guarded those
criminals in the commission of their
crimes. In rare instances those aiding
the repeaters claimed to be Republicans,
but they are known as murphy Repub-
licans," class as much distrusted in the
DRY as the Murphy Democrats them
selves.
Their chief value lies in their pre-
tended utilization with the Republican
party, for Democrats can be found in
abundance TO commit crimes; the need is
to find men who will do vile service and
Il: the same time by protesting ReDubli-
canism place part of the odium upon the
Republican party. Under this machine
a system 80 deoraded and rotten has been
created and fostered, thar no person who
has not actually heard the testimony
could believe that condition so appall-
ing and corrupt could exist in civilized
and decent community.
One Republican has surrendered him
self for Office. another for business ad
vantage, another through fear or cajol-
cry until scores Of prominent Republi-
cans who were willing to trade their po-
litical principles for personal advantage
are now serving as Murphy Republicans
The effect upon the Republican party o.
this pernicious system is that large mum
bers of apparently respectable mer
claiming TO be Republicans can b'
put into Immediate aud determined &C
tion at the bidding of Mr.. Murphy
even though such action be against Re
publican measures and against the over
whelming sentiments of the Republican
party.
"The conclsion of your committee i
the city of Troy election crimes is due tt
the utter disregard of the law by the
leaders of the Democratic party to a dis
honest and incompetent police force anC
by the subserviency of the many so
called Republicans to the atrocious ser
vice of the Murphy machine"