New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-24
TJSJy ND MURPHY.

Sneaker Fish achieved personal victory on
Monday night when he succeeded In securing. or
at least RECORDING just enough votes to pass the
Troy Police bill amended to suit the purposes OF
Edward Murphy. jr. The bill passed the Senate
nc,rlv two months ago in Il form which was ac-
ccntoble 10 honest citizens of Troy who have
made n long n :. Derally unsuccessful fight
against the band q thieves and thugs cniisled
under Murphys command. In that form the pHl
provided for the appointment OF Il foilce b'alu
by three city officials Of whom Murphy controls
only one, and It's effect would have been TO ehu
thr abominable cooperation OF election 'hl'NcS
in Troy with police force which mas Known ITO
law except Murphy's orders. Naturally II WAS
extremely offensive 10 Murphy, VINO mace
hurried TRIP from Washington 10 Albany I" ar
rance for lis mutilatiOD. ana who remover HIS
efforts so soon as Congress had adjourned. BE
cauya II WAS Objectionable 20 Murphy ii was also
ohicctlonoblc 70 the Murphy Republicans of
Troy. whose leader is Francis y. Mann. Murphy
husiness associate and Speaker l'islls hrJthcrin-
Inv rb. result Of this combination was the
sidrIrockinc of the bill IN the Assembly for more
than = MONTH and lis final cmcrscncc from the
Committee on Cities carving IN amendment
which gives the appointment OF the Troy Police
I
arrangement the Murphy Democrats Of HE Com
mon Council would select TWO commissioners
and the Murphy Republicans two. aud Murphy
would continue to wicd the Police Boan!. rs he
has welded it in the past to steal elections ana
protect the thieves and ruihanS IN MS employ
This is The bill which Hamilton Fish. son Of his
father and Republican Speaker OF the Assembly
is apparently resolved 10 enact AT any sacrihcc
Of parly pledges public welfare ana PERSONA
honor
The PEOPLE Of this State are pretty familiar
with the history OF election crimes III Troy. inc!
have witnessed the failure Of many efforts To re-
lease that city from thc vicious AMI bloody d'S'
roiism of Murphy. under which 1t has been "c'
h,uched. pundcrcd and disgraccd and which cnl
minated in the murder Of Robert Ross last year
publi, recollection scarcely needed to be re-
froshcl hv the report Of the special Scnai" com
mitfrc which described ;hc processes If Murphy
and his mrrccnaricS. but that report j. useful ~
= ncrinancnr record Of ndSputablc faces ana
especially useful rs a frank cXpoSur" Of Tho h'i.
fer and shameful truth that Murphyi>m has been
established and maintained In Troy by R'pub
Lean cooperation. The report contains These
words: The conclusion of your Committee Is
that I'm the city If Troy election crimes Sr" due
"to the utter disregard Of law by Ia" leaders 81
tho Democratic party, 10 dishonest and incom
"pctcnt police force. and the suhScrNrncy 81
many so-callcd Republicans to the atroc"u> ser
.'yicc If the Murphy machine" such * III" syS
irm and such the alliance viii IA Tho Troy F"lic'
bin in It's amended form Is designed TO p"ilr'n
ate sneaker Fish i hhoring To- proin't" the
.'uticr disregard II law by the leaders 80 I'm"
d. Drmocraiic parry: IA" j. lIborng f" retain "a
dishonest and incompetent police force -" j.
laboring to facilitate and prolong "th" >uh>"rvl
"cncy of many >o-ctrd Republicans FOB the
..airocious service Of the Murphy machine II"
may possibly succeed ilr ht- gained "a" We
Tory already. but one more such victory would
ruin him The people will overwhelmingly ratify
Mr.. Ain>wOrih's indignant condemnation II this
surrender 10 the corrupt ana criminal Influence
(which has made elections \ m.cirJ IN Troy.
Speaker Fish has been l'>~ eager and r'so
lutte flc II reform ihln was expected when d.
negotiated for 'hr eminent r"s' ho ocTp."-. Joy
vhatcyr~ d. has done IN iho n'"rr>' - goal lfNs
and hau..' administration IS" h1yn been Gid i'
give him credit: br, II in his future dealings with
this maltrca',I measure be supplies further ana
final proof ~ devotion 10 he malignant scoun
drcls of both parties who do The bidding Of sen
ator Murphy, another indclibl" stain VIII be-
added 10 the strange and melancholy record 81
his official lif"