The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
CALLS LEADER MURPHY A LIAR
M'LAtGHLIN ISSUES ANOTHER
FORMAL STATEMENT.
Says the Elements Of Evil Have Gathered
Alrrsd! A'out McCarren's Head
quarters In BrOOklyn-k working
Hard 70 save Kings From Tammany.

ticket becomes more pronounced. ana ne
IL now using all his influence and political
skill TO have 1t showed under next Tues
day on the other side of the East River
Yesterday he came out in this authorized
interview:
ASKED how the campaign was progress
ing, Mr.. Mclaughlin said he was well con-
tent with the reports in his hands He
was satisfied that the friends Of good gov
eminent in Brooklyn were now thoroughly
alive to what WAS involved in the scheme
to extend the influence of Tammany, with
its red light and other denominations TO
this borough The effort OF the allies Of
Murphy to gloss their purposes with the
varnish Of regularity had failed. and were
almost certain to be increasingly Ineffective
between now and election day,
He wished, however, to call attention TO
the fact that Brooklyn was not merelythreat-
ened with the consequences of Tainmany
misrule, but was having some little expe-
rence already of " hat it meant.
-'Around jefferson Hail. said he, there
are object lessons which should not be dis
regarded by Democrats Of the self respect
ing type. As if by magic, the elements OF
evil against which in all great cities every
honorable organization must contend have
come boldly forward to seize the refns of
power, 80 that it is no longer doubtful that
victory for Tammany would mean the rule
Of men who in a proper state OF affairs are
subject TO the oversight and repressve
measures of the police.
1.-The very men who exerted themselves.
but, f,,lI, n, hnr
a few years ago, when Van Wyck was Mayor
for gambling shops. dives Of questionable
character and houses Of positively vile
character are now obtrudng themselves on
the public notice as leaders, doing work
which, In their judgment, will give them a
strong claim on the Tammany authorities
for recognition should the Tammany ticket
win at the polls
This, Mr. Mclaughlin thought, was
subject that ought TO be laid to heart by
Democrats like himself, who desired to
have the party made and kept worthy OF
the support Of honest citizens.
Another point which Mr. Mclaughlin
wished to emphasize was that there was
nothing Democratic about the manner in
which Murphys programme was pushed
through tho city convention. II there
was no other reason for opposing the Murphy
conspiracy, there would be reason enough
in the fact that 1t aimed deadly blow
at true Democracy.
Murphy continued Mr. Mclaughlin,
paid no attention TO the sentiment Of
the party. but simply made up his mind
to force ticket Of his own making on the
party by means Of the hard and fast Tam
many vote IN the convention. He and his
confederates. finding that they had the
necessary number of votes, resolved from
the beginning to ignore Brooklyn. and
when Murphy told me that he would, at my
suggestion, take into consideration such
names as those Of Judge o. Brien and Judge
Giegerich, as we'll as when he said that he
was uncommitted to Mcclellan, he strayed
far from the truth.
Here added Mr.. Mclaughlin, \ may
mention an incident that sheds Some light
Murphy has Of the common obligation
to refrain from falsehood, After he had
been twice at my house he not only denied
to the reporters for the press that he had
been there, but had the audaclty to call me
up through the telephone and ask me also
to join in the same falsehood | have
had many peculiar experiences in my time
at the hands Of SO called leaders, but never
before had been requested by any Demo-
Graf of distinction to unite with him in
palming of Il deliberate lie Oh the public
The incident is worthy of mention because
Of the bearing il has On Mr. Murphy 8 pledges
to the public for the future of the govern
ment of the city.
"'Here may pause TO observe that Mr.
Mcclellan has somewhat changed his tone
of late in regard to the red light abomi-
nation. AT the outset he declared that
Tammany had nothing to apologize for.
Later he ventured to remark that no party
had a monopoly OF vice, while. with Mr.
Murphy's permission, | assume, he now
Id. ali go
If he is elected. 1t must be somewhat re-
GREETED by Mr.. Murphy that he did not per-
nit his candidate at the outset to acknowl-
edge that the trade OF levying tribute upon
houses of ill fame had been carried to an
indefinabe extent In years gone by, and
that il would be part Of his duty, if he were
Mayor, to resist any attempt of the Tam
mand leaders to revive it. The value at
tached TO Mr. McClellans somewhat be-
lated pledges will, of course, depend upon
the value attached by the voters to Mr.
Murphys word
Another thing that seemed to Mr.
Mclaughlin worthy of special comment
was the refusal of Mcclellan, at Mr., MUIR
phys dlctatlon, to appear on the same
platform with Mr., Littleton, because the
latter was not going to support Grout and
Fornes
-'In doing this Mr. Murphy had plainly
made up his mind not to leay" any room
for doubt in the public mind as to the neCes-
sity for placing Mcclellan in the same
category with hecandiciates for the Comp
trollership and President Of the Board Of
Aldermen.
al should have thought continued Mr.
Mclaughlin, that Murphy would, in view
of his own relation TO Circuit In the matter
Of the Dock Board inquiry as we'll an in
the very peculiar transaction by which
Grout played false TO Low, have been
rather pleased than otherwise to have gained
votes for Mcclellan without reference to
what any citizen might think Of the Comp
troller, II will, in my Judgment, be very
much regretted by Mr. Murphy, after the
ballots are counted, that he caused his
Mayoralty candidate TO take so imprudent
a step.
I'm point of intellectual attainments at
least it will hc generally admit ted that Mr..
Nc, lellan was not quite the man to suggest
the unworthiness Of Mr.. Littleton TO appear
with him before a Democratic audience
Mr.. Litleton is certainly not behind Mr.
Mcclellan in moral character, and if am
not much in error IL greatly his superior
mentally But, of course. do not count
this or any other error against Mcclellan
His master IL responsible, and his mast or
will have to take the consequences But
Mr.. littleton will have his say before the
people Of Brooklyn, and they will decide
bet ween him and Mr.. Murphy
"Returniug to the sub ect II the city con-
yention, Mr.. Mclaughlin used the following
language
Had nv advice been taken the KINGS
county delegation would not have entered
that convention when il was learned that
Murphy had made up his mind TO push his
DrDgrDnme through without reference To