New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-08
HOT ATTACK ON MURPHY.
AScribed to HILL Men-Sdy Tam
many Wants Canals Doodle.

The friends Of Charles F. Murphy were thor
oughly incensed yesterday over the discovery
that hundreds Of pamphlets attacking Mr..
Murphy and TRmmany Hall were I'm circulation.
The Tammany men believe that the pamphlets
came from Albany They were mailed in sep
arate wrappers to independent Democrats all
around town. The pamphlet is entitled THE
Situation I'm New-York." one OF the display
lines on the first page is Using Cleveland as
a Decoy" while another IS 'Tammany Wants
to Handle Canal Money"
The portion Of the document to which Tam
many men take vigorous exception is as follows;
TAMMANYIsM A FATAL BLIGHT.
New-York can DO carried by the Democracy this
year. provided that neither its platforms nor It's
many HalI!" The principles to be enumerated and
the nominations to be made must be sven as VIII
appeal TO rather than arouse the hostility OF non
est Intelligent. independent and patriotic voters
surlIrg 10 arTosate 10 himself the role Of War
wick to the State and National Democracy! Shades
"a ne country. the state OF New-York TO Jump
out OF the frying pan OF Republican grating into
In ~ every instance heretofore Democratic VIC
tories have been won in the very teeth OF Tam
many opposition
Why not in 1901?
other portions Of the document unpalataole
to the leaders of Tammany are as follows:
TANIMANY WANTS TO DIG CANALS.
Tammauy's contractors and 'fnanciers' have
raised their eyes above municipal jobs. They are
now grseduy contemplating the ways and means
~ getting their hooks into the stupendous sums Of
money involved in the digging Of the great ditch
through Panama and In the reconstruction OF tho
Erie Canal
Boss Murphy as usual. seeks mask the auda-
cious purposes of tho moving spirits ~ his orEant-
zatiou with tho mantle % party zeal Just as Tam
many has always attempted To- conceal It's swash-
burkIug horde % vulgar sports, election pirates
and hiEhwayueu behind thin vrn.rr OF good men
whose good and eminent TespFrttnllity nave
boon leased 90 tho Tiger tn consideration OF pc
cuniary fivors OF political disbursements. present
or irrespective Murphy hopes Co placdtc the Dem
usratir opponents of his politco-comrucrcial syn
d.rtta bv an u-t-utatous Clamor for the Teuomiua-
lion of Sir. cleveland. and ny hypocrtucal pre-
which Taumanyltes have long fed and f5ttened IL
is plain how ever. that TamuuuFs conversion 10
,'letsl4rdsm and SIS sudden assumption of civic
Gsraury are msit political makcsAfts. Who does
not recall the Halls persistent and N"nomnus on
position Co NIr. cleveland iu former years. Who
las forgotten tho good old day. when Van Wyck
Nae Mayor and the Tiger rolled TN wealth and
rocked with Uuspea kIhl- iufami'sf
Murphy knows fun Vel TINT IuramanF mover could
ana never will De- able control NJ. Cleveland.
mated Tar-m1U,'s objects 90 raising tho slogan
'-Cl.y.irrG"' Hrr tuaricrstlv these. To rally the
Cleveland ola Guard Co "a" Tammauy standard; 20
secure men % hlEh staudiug and eminent r"specta-
lltr rs Delegates the National Convention
and thsu after iusin~cro and perfunctory efforts TO
60 stampede tho convention % Colonel Mcclellan ON
tho sr..rIouv plea that the Mayor g. Nsw-Gorks
favorifa and Mr.. 'I'Eel1ud~ political heir In
tHi4 connection 20 seems almost unnecessary 90 add
that the farce Holding the iId Down viii be-
continued only su long as there is "a chance that
Tarnruauy may Ns able 90 get "controilahle' men
into the Executive Mansions at Washington and at
Albany.