New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-30
lrIarGgLIys WARNING.

: If Charles +. Murphy thinks that Hugh NC
LaughIins disavowal Of any intention 10 ooiI
after Mcclellan is showed down MS lhroat
means that the Kings County Democrats are
prepared TO assist at their own obSequles' ne
may change his mind when he has read "Ihe
BROOKLYN Citizen" the organ or NlLousnoy
Street After that he will take little comfort
in assurances that Wiloughby Street WI not
bolt or that Lewis Nixon viii CONNIE MS aI'i-
bitlon within tie fence Of regularity. Ihere are
more WAYS than one Of skinning a cat. and Muir
pbv has due notice that his cat will be thor-
ouchlv skinned, and that not by boilers. but by
regular Democrats. carefully preserving their
rlace in the organization and holding them
selves ready TO take control of the party after
he and his attempts TO destroy them shall nave
been buried by the votes which elect Low IL
is evident that with Mcclellan running, the
Brooklyn Democrats have no real expectation
of electing their borough ticket Likewise with
him they have no hope of influence or patron
age in the greater city Consequently, they
yvouId rather see Low Mayor than Mcclellan.
Though they get nothing from Low. they know
that he will not use his power against them,
while with Murphy in the saddle they viii be
simply driven off the political earth. The Cit
ZEN is a model OF regularity. We do not re-
member ifs ever having shown even lukewarm-
ness toward q Democratic candidate. Its con
viction must be firm and its feeling deep when
Il Issues the following warning under the head,
What Kings County Will Do:
II there is TO be any Kings County organiza-
ton worthy of the name hereafter, il IS, there
fore. manifest that the members OF il viii nave
to check Mr. Murphy at the polls II he imposes
his programme the convention. argue as
they may in favor Of regularity, II VIII not De
in the power OF the local leaders TO obscure the
fact that Murphyisrn, as shown IN the nominal
ton Of Mcclellan. and a Kings County organi-
cation such as now possess. independent or
any outside dictation. cannot survive together.
Even Mr. Mclaughlin will plead in vain should
he urge his followers to consent 10 his and their
obliteration. The more they respect him, the
more resolute they will be in resentnG a blow
clearly aimed al the life Of his leadership. Ihey
will listen TO the old mans talk on the SIDE or
regularity and proceed TO prove their high
esteem for him by driving their knives 10 the
hilt in the bowels OF Mr.. Murphy's ticket The
subordinate leaders in question will have the less
hesitation IN acting in the manner here lndi-
Gated because tn y are alive to the fact that 1t
is not In the power Of any organization, or any
number Of leaders, to reconcile Brooklyn TO
Tammany rule While they might disgrace
themselves by pretending TO acquiesce in Mir.
Murphy's dictatorship. they could not, they well
know. prevent a large majority Of the people
Of Brooklyn from voting against it.
The Citizen declares that the technical rea-
SONS for not boiling weaken in no degree tie
reasons for opposing the ticket. The organiza-
ton viii carefully retain its regularity for the
next State convention, but the only satisfaction
Murphy need take in failure to bolt is such
satisfaction as Tammany may derive from see
ling fits ticket done to death in a strictly regu-
"lar manner" He is warned a last time before
il is too late TO save the Kings County Demo
Gratis from the duty OF helping TO re-elect
Mayor Low"