The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-06
KILKENNY HARMONY.
That IL the Kind that Prevails Among
New York Democrats.


That Is the Kind that Prevails Among
New York Democrats.
Not since the traditional cats of Kill
kenny were hung across a line by their
tails has there been such an amusing
harmony of subdued discord as is heard
in New York, now that Judge ID. Cady
Herrick has been nominated by the Dem
ocrats for governor. Judge Parker want
ed Edward NJ. Shepard, or District At
torney Jerome nominated for governor in
order to galvanize his campaign into the
semblance of life.
David Il. Hill wanted John B. Stanch-
field. because Stanchfield best represent
ed the organization outside of New York
City, TO which Mr. Hill owes his ascend
ancy in the State Democracy. Mr. Hill
had no use for Herrick, who, as Demo
cratic boss of Albany County, has been
thorn in his side for years. But, it
is said, he accepted Herrick and put
him in nomination on the principle Of
the salesman who sold a coat marked
SIS for SO, on doubtful credit, because
he would lose less if the bill was never
paid. Hill will lose less in. Herrick's
defeat than if he had succeeded in nomi-
mating his friend Stanchfield.
Senator Patrick * McCarren, the
Brooklyn boss. to whom Judge Parker
owes his nomination, wanted COmptrol-
Ter Grout nominated, and for a time he
had Mr.. Hills ostensible support for
Grout. Judge Parker and Hill went back
on McCarren; the former to placate
Charles f. Murphy and Tammany, and
the latter because he couldn't help him
self.
Tammany accepted Herrick because it
was willing to accept anybody who stood
for the discontinue of Boss McCarren.
As a tomahawk in the hands of Charles
+. Murphy with which to dispatch Nc
Carren, ID. Cady Herrick would serve
Tammany much better than either Shop
ard or Jerome.
Besides, did not Judge Herrick's career
on the bench present sterling claims on
the admiration and necessities of Tain
many? His abuse of his judicial posi-
ton to the political exigencies in Albany
is along the line of what Tammany con-
siders the higher walks of politics. More
over. has he not practically pardoned an
official blackmailer and protector of dis
orderly houses by imposing a paltry fine
of $1,000 on the notorious police Captain
Diamond "a stroke of judicial leniency
toward corruption in New York City pc
culiarly attractive to Tammany. If -,e
would so act as judge, what prodigies
of clemency to good men" might he not
perform as governor? So Tammany drop
ped Mayor Mcclellan and swallowed
Herrick and his record with genuine rel
ish and noisy gusto.
Not so. however, the Democratic press
of New York City. The WORLD takes
its medicine with evident nausea; the
TIMES turns Herrick's picture to the
wall and fixes its gaze on Judge Parker,
with the reflection that one honorable
nomination in four years is as far as the
NewYork Democracy can be expected to
pander to the somewhat blunted moral
| sentiment of its constituency The
| EVENING POST openly repudiates
Herrick, saying that proper regard for
its own reputation forbids giving him
! the negative support of silence.
From this brief resume it may be
gathered that the elements for a harmo-
NOUS Democratic campaign in New York
| are all that could be desired-from a
Republican point of view.