River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-06
KILKENNY HARMONY.
That IL the Kind that Prevails Asaong
New York Democrats.


Not since the traditional cats of Kill
kenny were hang 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
6crats 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 B. Hill wanted John B. Stanch-
fed, 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 Tor 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 coat marked
SIS for $40, 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 Stanch6eld.
Senator Patrick II. McCarren, the
Brooklyn boss, to whom Judge Parker
owes his nomination, wanted Comptrol-
Ter Grout nominated, and for time he
had Mr.. Hills ostensible support for
Grout. Judge Parker and Hill went back
on McCarren the former to placate
Charles Il. Murphy and Tammlny, and
the latter because he couldn't help him
self.
Tammany accepted Herrick because 1t
was willing to accept anybody who stood
for the discontinue of Boss McCarren.
AS tomahawk in the hands of Charles
r.. Murphy with which to dispatch Nc
Carren, ID. Cady Herrick would serve
Tammany much better than either Shep-
ard or Jerome.
Besides, did not Judge Herrick's career
on the bench present sterling claims on
the admiration and necessities of Tam
many? His abuse of his judicial posi-
ton to the political exigencies III 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 lenency
toward corruption in New York City Pc
culiarly attractive to Tammany. If 4e
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
it's 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
New York Democracy can be expected to
pander to the somewhat blunted moral
sentiment of it's constituency. The
EVENING POST openly repudiates
Herrick saying that proper regard for
its own reputation forbds 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 he desircd-from
Republican point Of view.