New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
DEMOCRAT PRAISES MURPHY.
HE SAYS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE HAS
BEEN GROSSLY MIsREPRESENTED.

M BAYS NOMINEE HAS
BEEN GROSSLY MIsREPREsENTED
number of reputable Democrats and Republi-
cans of Newark. while discussing the nomi-
nations Of the candidates of their respective par
ties for Governor. yesterday said that they hoped
that the present campaign would be free from such
political scandals and falsehoods had disgraced
so many State campaigns Reference was made to
the rumor that several Democrats had urged,
a matter of shrewd political policy. the presenta-
ton by circular to the people of the State the
port that Franklin Murphy, while member Of
the Newark Common Council had made state
ment derosatory to the interests Of workngmen
which brought up some remarks recently made by
Eugene Nanderpool. a lifelong Democrat and a
prominent business Of Newark At that time
Nh. Nanderpool. after declaring that there was no
truth in the story said:
1t has been whispered about Newark for some
months past that Mr.: Murphy said "a dollar day
Is enough for q Workingman,' and the poisonous
ialsehood has spread ali the State. but, say
again. II Is untrue. The story grew out of an in
cident in which Mr.: Murphy figured in the Newark
common Council, about twenty years ago. He
the leader and spokesman of his party in that body
a., A proposition was made that the pay of the po
was money enough in the contingent fund either TO
MAKE ms increase IN the pay OF the policemen or
enough money TO do both. Mr. Murphy thought it
would be better for the Police Department and
for the public welfare increase the force by ap-
pointing the additional twenty men. and he said
on the floor of the council room that. as there
We're many men who Were eager for positions on
the force at the pay, he thought the 50 80
a day was ample. That remark. made under those
circumstances. has grown. like the story of the
three black crows by persistent repetition dis
tortion, into the SANDER that MIR. Murphy says a
dollar day is enough for workingmen." These
facts are matters of record. and be verified
from the columns OF The Newark Daily Adver-
tiser'' at that time.
have long been a close personal friend Of Mr..
Murphy and have been associated with him in a
business way, and am thoroughly familiar with his
relations with his employees, and have no hest
tation in saying that he is the most generous and
considerate employer of labor that | ever knew
his treatment or his is something quite
usual for its nberaty in these times of selshness
he has not paid more than 81 a Gay. e not only
pays his men liberal wages. but he pays them by
the week, and not by the day, and while there are
times when business is dull his workmen never
know ii. for their pay is continued the year
:. In addition to this: the company OF which Mr.:
Murphy is the head gives its workmen half
holiday every week: winter and summer. When one
Of the men is sick the company cares for him.
and when he grows old and is unable to work It
pensions him. AS result Of this care and treat
,rnent of its men the company in all its history
has never had the slightest trouble with its
ployes In short. II should be asked TO name the
most generous and big hearted friend of the work
ingman that ] know in the whole State of New
Jersey, and whom the dollar a day story
most absurdly nisrepresented. ! should designate
Franklin Murphy And I have known him all my
life, and a Democrat.