New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-21
MURPHY AND CROhEf.
c,xDrn OPINION OF THEM AND
THEIR DUMMIES" FROM ONE Or
THEIR PRESENT SUPPORTERS.
,,,-,,, Tho New-Y York Times. June z IoooJ

from The New-York Times. June 2 1881
vrrnbv and Croker should by all means
head the ticket. They are lhtehSt,S -, -
,tro and nerfectly typical II the leaders VI
- nrt, rcallv believe that they ought 10 De
ai,c,ad Governor and Senator. respectively .lIen
II is useless to hope for any oerIsi CpOTTFR
nominations If MURPHY A NJ DX XDHD RI
tPE SET ASIDE 1T WILL BE FOX EN- t ~
TTCy,S SAKE. NOT FOR PRINCIPLE, 49, A.,
TWO DUMMIES OF THEIRS WILL Bh ri e.
REST WE CAN EXPECT IN THEIR fLACr'.
Give us the principles. We want no CLERKS oi
. uinJ u Phi no the bosses themselves.
Vho can point out any reason. IN pontcs or
morals. why the Democratic party shou'I I nYs,
tote TO run Murphy for Governor ana Srohrr
Gov senator? The sort OF politics they beileVe
- - at IT,, lost fou We defy person
familiar with the rules Of the game OF poitlcS
- set ND any valid objections on poIitica!
o,,,Is ~ an avowed canvass for the Senator
shin bv Mr. Richard Croker. He ls' IN iact' the
cnndIdate naturally pointed out by the eVolu-
tionary course and tendency of events
senator Murphy has been chairman OF the
r,,,,ncrotic state Committee since lSSt. Mr..
Croker publicly declares him 70 De the leauer Oh
tho marty in the State. Candor compeIs us 10
admit that under his leadership tne Pat Try c mas
gone TO the dogs. He owed his seat In the SEN
9tn to the theft Of the state Senate FOR Whlch
Maynard was held Responsible ana Mayildra 5
defeat by 100000 majority In lN"' ioiio"e9 10y
Tho election of a Republican Governor In 1914
and 1896 hardly render ilustrious his tenancy
Morally, we favor the candidates. of Murphy
and Croker in order that we may know where
we stand in this State. why snouIu we
ehr,nk from the test? If THIS is REALLY \
MURPHY STATE. LET Us NOT GO ON Df;,
IJTDING OURSELVES WITH THE BELIEF
THAT IT is STILL TILDEN AND SEf-
worn STATE The error OF suppOsirg
we are a high-minded community. like Massa-
ohusetts when in fact are a community on
Murphy's level, would lead us into all sorts OF
embarrassing predcaments Let us ma out
the truth. Mr. Murphy has been hve years IN
the senate His acts Of craftsmanship in that
neriod are two He held up" the Wilson Tariff
bin until the collar and cuff duties had been
dxed at rates satisfactory to himself and the
TROY manufacturers Of those articles, and he got
his son appointed "A captain in the Army. .
Tho same reasoning applies to Croker. Is
this the kind Of State that wants that kind OF
man to represent II in the Senate? II IL 49, the
Senate and Assembly districts would send 10
Albany the kind of men who would vote for
him next January. WE KNOW THAT THIS
is AN OIJT-AND-O OUT CROKER CITY Is IT
A CROKER STATE? We are really In doubt
about II ourselves. and we see no reason why
we should dodge the question.
II is possible that the Democratic leaders are
wiser. il not better. than they are pictured To
us bv the Tammany gentlemen whose Views
have found their way into print They may
have no purpose 10 nominate either boss or
the tool of a boss FOR Governor. They may not
favor the ambition which Croker perhaps Sc
cr,tlv cherishes. II may not he altogether fool
ish to hope that men whom all Democrats would
I support with pleasure. and whom the state
would view with pride In the nigh places OF heI
| service will be the candidates OF the party for
| Governor and Senator. But II not. we decid
edly favor Murphy and Croker
A man who hangs forever on the edge of
wickedness ard debauchery. longing yet fear
Ing too weak morally 20 put Satan behind him
and too irresolute 10 become n determined sin
ner, Is a contemplate being here and should
be damned hereafter.