Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-10-13
KILKENNY HARMONY
THAT II the Kind That Prevails Amsmg
New York Democrats.


not since the traditional cats Of Kill
kenny were hung across line BY
their tails has there been such an
amusing harmony or subdued discord
as Ii heard Hi New York, now that
Judge ID. Cady Herrick has been nom
mated BY the Democrats Tor governor.
Judge Parker wanted Edward a..
shepard. or District Attorney Jerome
nominated for governor In order TO
galyanize his campaign into the sem
blanca OF life.
David b. Hill wanted John "a.
Stanchheid, because Stanch6eId best
represented the organization outside Of
New York City, to which Mr.. Hill
owes bis ascendancy In the state
Democracy. Mr.. Hill had no use for
Herrick, who, az Democratic boss OF
Albany county, has been thorn Ia
his side for years. But. liz Ii said. he
accepted Herrick and put him In nom
nation on the principle OF the sales
man who sold coat marked SIS for
$40, on doubtful credit, because he
would lose less IL the bill was never
paid. Hill will lose less In Herrick's
defeat than IL he had succeeded In
nominating bis friend StanchfleId.
Senator Patrick III. McCarren, the
Brooklyn boss, TO whom Judge Parker
owes his nomination, wanted Comp
tfoller Gyout nominated, and for q
time he had Mr.. Hili's ostensible sup
port for Grout. Judge Parker and
Hill went back on McCarren; the
former to placate Charles #. Murphy
and Tammany, and the latter because
he couldn't help himself.
Tammany accepted Herrick be-
cause 1t was willing TO accept any
body who stood for the discontinue
of Boss McCarren. AS a tomahawk
10 the hands OF Charles #. Murphy
with which to dispatch McCarren, ID.
Cady Herrick would serve Tammany
much better than either Shepard or
Jerome.
Besides, did not Judge Herrick's ca
reer on the bench present sterling
claims on fhe admiration and neces-
sites OF Tammany? His abuse OF bis
judicial position to the political exi-
gencles In Albany Ii along the line OF
what Tammany considers the higher
walks OF politics. Moreover, has he
not practically pardoned an official
blackmailer and protector OF disorder
~ houses by imposing il paltry fine OF
$1,000 on the notorious Police Captain
Diamondg-a stroke OF judicial LEM
iency toward corruption iii New York
City peculiarly attractive to Tammany.
IL he would SO act as Judge, what
prodigies OF clemency to good men"
might lie not perform as governor?
SO Tammany dropped Mayor McClel-
Ian and swallowed Herrick and his
record with genuine relish 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 reelection
that one honorable nomination In four
years Ii as far as the New York DE.
mocracy can be expected to pander to
the somewhat blunted moral sentiment
Of Its constituency The EVENING
POST openly repudiates Herrick, say
Ing that proper regard for It's own
reputation forbids giving him the neg
alive support OF silence.
From this brief resume 1t may be
gathered that the elements for bar
monious Democratic campaign In New
York are all that could be desired
from d Republican point OF view.