The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-04
CANDIDATE AND SUPPORTER WELL
MATCHED.

CANDIDATE AND SUPPORTER WELL
MATCHED.
Senator Edward Murphy. junior senator
OF New York. has publicly expressed the
onfnion that Senator German OF Mary
land shall be installed by the Demo
cratic rartv as the leader Of the next
r,esidential campaign, and it's very easy
,o read between the lines that senator
Murphy would be glad to see nm the
Democratic leader in the character OF the
martyrs candidate for the Presidency. we
have here candidate and supporter wen
matched. There is no form Of vile poll
tics that Murphy has not given ms en-
dorsement and support to- He mas out
RACED public decency in New YORK ana
defed all healthy and sound morals unth
he is accepted there as the mou'hpiece
for and representative of the lowest
form OF trading and fraudulent poiu's'
and as nothing else. We take from a"
editorial review of his career in Harpers
Weekly the following;
"NIurphy was the head Of the machine
which made Hnl the candidate for Gov
ornor and denied TO every Democrat I'm
the state Of New York who had an IN
deneudent mind ard conscience the
right 10 participate in the nomination oil
candidates for Office lie is the man VINO
led the Democratic faction which hcid
tho 'snap convention of 1892, for the
purpose Of helping Hin end defeating
Cleveland. and he was defeated by the
Anti-Snappcrs. lie predicted thdt MI.
cleveland could not carry New loik'
anc the pooplcl Of the State stamped his
prediction as n falsehOod. He made Hlll
the candidate for Governor, and the
voters elected a Republican Governor by
a plurality Of $4,000, ard a Republican
Legislature. As a Senator. he has distin-
guished himself by preventing the car
rying out Of his party's tariff pledges in
the interest of the manufacturers of col
lars and cuffs. During ;he present ses-
sion Of the Legislature Of New York. the
majority OF an investigating committee
speaking with a moderation that induces
belief In its report. has found that the
Murphy machine of the city of Troy is
guilty OF nearly every conceivable Of
fence against the elective franchise; that
1T has robbed citizens Of their votes. and
the community OF its right to govern st.
self by the lowest and most brutal acts
known 10 the rufnans of our cities; and
that, as a GROWING infamy, 81 is re-
sponsible for the murder of citizen who
was trying to protect the ballot-bCN from
pollution. This is the man and his at
mosphere-the nan who announces his
favorite Democratic leader for the pres
idential campaign Of 1896; the man whom
the Democrats Of the State and Of the
country permit to sTeak with the voice
of authority"
Bitter and savage as this is It contains
nothing but the truth
But in what respect is his candidate to
be called better than Murphy himself?
He has been a malign influence in Mary
land politics from the day he appeared
in them. His whole work las been to
form a machine. all the parts of which
maintain and support the head, in con
sideration of salaried offices assigned to
the parts by the head. Through the in
huerce and operation of this machine,
sprSd on; all over the State. he tas ena-
ed ali free and Independent discussion
and thought: he has compelled all per-
sons who would otherwise seek promotion
by honorable competition. 10 bow their
neckS under his foot. and receive what
be gives them as bounty from a master.
and. as the necessary companion part Of
such plan. he has debauched Mary
lal Us politics, and. as a consequence,
fraudulent electors have resulted.
The following is taken from an official
letter C. Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt giving the testimony taken in
Baltimore:
Pudding ballots" composed Of six or
seven ballots folded together as II one)
were profusely used at these primary
elections In the various wards ~ Bal
timorc. one OF the witnesses examined.
an enploye OF the custom house. testified
as follows; Each side cheats as much
as II can in the primaries. Whoever gets
two judges wins. do just the same as
they do. They had two judges" Q.-"How
do you DO your cheating" A-"Nell. we
do orr cheating honorably. II they catch
us at It it's all right: It's fair even car
rded box home with me on one occasion.
have broken up more than one election.
This letter has been copied by the Hon.
James Bryce as a foot-note in the third
edition Of his worlS-"'rhe American Com
monwealths."
These are the. politics which German
approves OF. and is the head OF In Mary
land. He is a Protectionis,. and has
dickered with the idea OF cheap money
az witness the compromise fa,hered by
him. which almost defeated the repeal of
the sherman law. and would Nave de-
feated II but for Mr.. cleveland's firm
ness and determination. lie confesses