The sun., 1904-06-26

In IL facs OF trsmsndous pressure he
stuck 70 him svsn whom tho great Demo
cratic organisation Of Kings county threat
ened TO revolt. The wisdom Of his course
has been completely vindicated.
Occasionally q cry ID raised that tho
Mayor 10 too strict and that the sporting
element In Tammany Hall 10 too powerful
to be put down. Nevertheless, the policy
pursued by the Mayor and Mr.. Murphy In
this matter has received the approval OF
the ablest and most important Democrats
in New York, many Of whom have never
heretofore been identified In any way with
Tammany Hall.
Mr.. Murphy's desire to raise the tone
OF the Demooratio organization In New
York has been manifested In various ways.
The first delegation he ever sent to State
convention contained the names Of men Of
national prominence In the business, social,
professional and financial worlds.
He labors constantly to dispel the inn
pression that Tanmany Is merely another
name for organized graft. He 10 attracting
back to tho councils Of the party men of
high ability. whoae voices were stilled during
the Croker regime.
He has pushed 10 the front such men
"a Victor ]. DowlnS and John j. Delany
and he has sent Bourke Cochran back to
Congress. And finally he has wiped out
practically every trace OF Crokerism in
Tammany Hall.
No sketch OF Mr.. Murphy would be COM
plete without . reference to his fight on the
leadership OF Senator McCaTen in Brooklyn.
The Senator is as able and az shrewd
practical politician as ever grew. He was
clever enough to raise the issue OF autonomy
In Brooklyn when Murphy attacked his
leadership and 1t proved to be strong
card.
Mr.. Murphy has recently said he desires
to defeat McCarren because he Is not In
sympathy with the Mcclellan administra-
ton in certain important matters. he
charges the Senator with trying to )ift the
lid in Brooklyn and declares that the Quarrel
had It's inception in the administration OF
police affairs across the bridge.
To this McCarren has replied by demand
for bill Of fparticulars. 1t has not yet been
furnished, publicly. at least.
Murphy has been criticised for not giving
his real reasons for fighting McCarren at
tho outset OF the controversy. Az early as
the meeting OF the State convention he
was urged by his friends to make statement
to the public. but he would not do 1t.
A little less reticence at that time would
have saved him Q lot OF trouble. But
then Murphy does many things without
taking the public into his confidence. He
belongs to the old school Of silent poll
ticians-the school OF which Croker was q
shining light until ne began to mingle with
the sristocracy OF Europe. He is a man Of
few words, even 10 his friends.
As q district leader Murphy was the
author OF several innovations in practical
politics. He was one OF the first thorough
" to systemattxe the work, and the result
showed In the ma jorities he rolled up for
the Tammany ticket every year. His was
always either the banner district or close
second to 1t.
Hekept tabs on the polling list, and II any
! citizen in the district suspected Of being a
Democrat had not cast his vote by o'clock
| in the afternoon he received card by mes
seneer co,,rteously inviting him to the polls.
For two hours every night. winter and
summer, Murphy stood at the corner OF
Second avenue and Twentieth street. 1t
was here he transacted his business as dis
| trict leader.