The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-02
Present Administration of Tammany Has
Brought Back to the Party Men of
Highest Ability.
New York Now Receiving the Very Best
Government Ever Accorded to the
People Of That City.

Interest in the personality of Charles
F. Murphy has grown since he took a
hand i'll the game of national politics.
He is no longer to be reckoned with
merely as a leader Of a powerful muni-
cipal organization, says the New York
Sun.
Democratic politicians of national
prominence have not been slow to
recognize this fact. Many Of the lead
ers of the biggest calibre have recent
}y been in conference with the young
Tammany chieftain, and they have
come to feel great respect for his wis
dom and political foresight, not only
because he absolutely dominates the
most perfect, and in some ways the
most successful, political machine in
the world, but also because he has
shown personally grasp on the ma
tional situation that entities his views
TO consideration.
His opposition, for instance, is a
serious obstacle to Chief Judge Park
er's candidacy. 1t was N1urphy's atti-
tude perhaps more than anything else
that prevented his friends from secur-
ing enough instructed delegates to in
sure his nomination on the first ballot
at st. Louis. as they boosted they
would the day after the state conven-
tiOn.
Mr. Murphy's attitude toward Judge
Parker and the Hill-Belmont-McCa Carren
combination has been explained in
him doubts that he is sincere in his be.
lief that Judge Parker would be q
weak candidate before the people, that
Senator Hill would be like a milestone
around his neck. and that his nomina
ton at st. Louis would spell defeat
again for the Democratic party.
The Tammany leader is, first Of all
a practical politician. That is his on1,
business, and it occupies his mind tt
the exclusion of almost everything elst
men are usually interested in. This be
friends say. that his reasons for op
posing Judge Parker are of an entirel.
practical nature.
In reality Mr.. NIurphy greatly ad
mires Judge Parker for his sturd.
personality, his stainless record, an,
his distinguished services on tn
bench No one has ever heard hin
say an unllind word about him. Ye
he feels that Judge Parker is not til
man the people want for president.
But Mr. AIurphy's chief title to dis
tinction will always be, in the mind
of the people of this community, a
least, that he reformed Tammany hal
New York is Democratic city to til
core, and it naturally desires Demo
cratic government. But it won't hav
Democratic government at the price Q
red lights, graft and wholesale corruI
fiOn.
Mr.. Murphy was shrewd enough
recognize this but it is one thing
know and another to act. 1t took
man of nerve and iron will to revolt
tionize Tammany hall.
1t was no job for weallling. Th
case of Devery shows this.
When Murphy announced his detel
animation to put him out Of the organ
1zation, in spite Of the fact that he ha
been regularly chosen leader of til
Ninth district at a primary election, Il
came nearer to losing his hold in Tan
many than he ever has since. The di
trict leaders were on the verge Of
revolt-not that they had any love fc
Devery, but because they feared fc
their own political lives.
They figured that, if Murphy wer
allowed to throw Devery out after Il
was legally elected, precedent woul
be established which would give hi1
the right to cut off any leaders, hea
whenever it suited his fancy.
In all the storm that ragged abou
him at that time Mr.. Murphy neve
budged an inch from the position h
had taken. Devery was responsible
for the red lights. Devery had to e
And Devery went. This was the frs