Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-06
A Bitter Attack on the New York
Senator.
SYSTEM OF CORRUPTION At TROY
Report Of Special Investigating
Committee.
DEALS TO GAIN OFFICE

ALBANY, NY, March 6-The report of
the majority of the special senate commit
tee appointed to Investigate the Troy cleo
tions is a bitter attack on United States
Senator Murphy. After alleging that re-
peating, riot, assault and even murder have
been common, it says: ut Is the exempli-
fled work Of a desperate and hitherto re-
sistless political machine, SO adjusted, or
ganized and run as to enable individuals,
in the name of the democratic party and
in defiance Of law, to overthrow govern
ment and thwart the rights of suffrage.
This machine is an organization composed
of professional politicians. having recog-
nized, acknowledged and responsible head,
and operates through democratic election
officers and other outlaws, supported by
police department and police force obedient
to its dictation.
This organization, known as the Muir
ply machine approves, rewards and pro-
tects its tools, and thus perpetuates Its
power. The process known as repeating
is accomplished by persons not entitled to
vote going through the city singly or. IN
bands voting in the various districts on the
names of legally registered voters. A ser
eeant 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 re-
peaters claimed to be republicans. but they
are what is known as Murphy republicans,
a class as much distrusted in Troy as the
Murphy democrats themselves. They are
on the board of police commissioners on
the police force and in other stations. and
abject submission to Murphy Is the ap-
parent price of their appointment. Their
chief value lies in their pretended affilia-
ton with the republican party, for demo-
cIats can be found in abundance to COM
nit crimes; the need is to find men who
will do vile service and at the same time
by protesting republicanism place part of
the odium upon the republican party.
The Strength of '.Murphyism.''
Under this system condition so rotten
and fostered that no person who has not
heard the testimony could believe that a
condition so appalling and corrupt could
exist in civilized and decent community.
The republican party is in no way respon-
sible for this condition, but some individual
members of that party are responsible.
Year after year Murphyism has gained
strength. One republican has surrendered
himself for office, another for business adj
vantage, another through fear or cajolery.
until scores of prominent republicans who
were willing to trade their political prln-
cipleS for personal advantage are now Sery-
ing as Murphy republicans.
''The effect upon the republican party of
this pernicious system is that large num-
bers of apparently respectable men claim
ing to be republicans can be put into i'm
mediate and determined action at the bid
ding of Mr.. Murphy, even though such ac-
ton be against republican measures and
against the overwhelming sentiment of the
republican party.
The Troy Election Frauds.
I'm the fall of 1893, although the state
gave a majority of over one hundred thou
sand against Isaac H. Maynard, Troy. in
spite of the overwhelming and unprece-
dented popular uprising, gave Maynard a
majority Of nearly six thousand, the frauds
Of that election being without parallel even
in that corrupt and degraded city.
1.-The conclusion Of your committee Is
that the city of Troy election crimes are
due to the utter disregard of law by the
leaders of the democratic party, to a dis
honest and incompetent police force and
the subserviency of many so-called repub-
licans to the atrocious service of the Muir
ply machine"