New-York tribune., 1903-09-22
TAKE HIN.

Mr. William Hepburn Russell. We are happy
TO announce. is going back 10 the support OF
Tammany. Thus fusion is rid Of one of the
spoilS hunters who affiict it. Mr.. Russell. ac-
cordins 60 his own confession. has fattened
upon fusion without accepting its principles
Now. when. for some reason best known 10 him
self nc cares 10 renew his allegiance 10 Tam
many. he makes preiext Of devotion 10 prin-
ciples which he himself less than two weeks
ago catcgorically repudiated. and comes out in
opposition 10 an administration which a few
weeks ago he was praising in the most fulSomc
style He was kicked out by the Greater New
York Democracy last night. II Murphy can
make anything out of such a fellow, let him.
Mr. Russell pretends TO be greatly concerned
because the Mayor is not 3 good enough non
partisan 10 suit him. Yet 4 few days before
the fusion conference he wrote the Mayor
pressing his approval Of his administration. say
Ing he believed be was truly devoted TO non
partsanshp. and making the sole complaint
that the utterances of certain outside Republi-
can leaders tended 10 give a political cast To
the campaign. II was not anything In the past
conduct Of the administration that he found
fault with. but possible future ties and influ-
ences which he dreaded. Then. September
g. he-this champion Of pure nOn-partisanship-
had the effrOntery 10 go into the fusion confer
'mocracy is not and never has been a non
partisan organization" and 10 base his oppo-
sition to Mayor Low on partisan grounds Now.
sinking still lower into the mud, be begins TO
abuse the Low administration for not giving
him and his crowd more spoils A few weeks
ago. in spite Of the favor Of Republican lead
ers. Mr.. Low was a good non-partisan. but now,
ii the acts Of Mayor Low are nOn-partisan."
be saws. Il should like 10 know il. If such may
''be called non-partsan. then give me Tam
"many Hall"
That. suspect, is the true Mr. Russell. II
administration IS non-partisan which Mr.
Russell has squeezed dry, give him Tammany
Hall He SAYS he cannot understand how Mr.
Sheehan can support Mr.. Low when be "has
''been turned down disgracefully 10y the present
administration while Republicans. who cut
but n small figure i'm the election two years
ago. have been favored from the very start"
Now. there might be n difference Of opinion
about the turning down of Mr.. Sheehan and
about The small figure cut by the Republicans
in the election when they cast a majority of
the Low vote. Republican politicians think
that they have had nowhere near their fair
share. But putting that aside. even if Mr.. Rus
sells view Of the treatment Of Mr.. Shechan is
correct, then the cOutcntment Of Mr. Slechan
would seem 10 indicate that be was less OF a
spokesman than this Lightoned Mr. Russell If
Mr.. Sheehan was being so I'll treated all these
months, why did Mr.. Russell sit tight and con-
tinue 10 draw his own fat salary and without
complaint form a part Of an administration
which was acting 50 disgracefullyF Why. then.
did he a few days ago address to the Mayor,
and Yesterday. in resigning his Office. substan-
tally repeat, these deceitful words: 1t goes
without saying that your administration has
my sincere Endorsement. and that TO YOU both
personally and officially, my fullest confidence
lis given. and Il believe that your adminstra-
'uon has resulted in great good 20 the city Of
"New-lork. and that long after YOU have
ceased 10 be Mayor the merits o. your work
will be more fully appreciated than they are
To-day"
lake him. Mr. Murphy But watch him. lest
at lhe first chance he come up to deliver you
over 10 an enemy with his capriciOuS kisses