The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-07
KILKENNY HARMONY.
Is the Kind that Prevails A m ong
New York DE mocrats.


Not since the traditional eats of Kill
kenny were hang across 4 line by their
tails has t,le"e been such an amusing
harmony of sublue:l discard as is heard
in New YORK. now that Judge -. Caay
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 galvaaize his campaign into the
Semhlance OF life.
David b. Hill wanted John e. Stanch-
field. because Stanchield best represent
ed the organization outside OF New York
City. to which Mr.. Hin owes his ascend
ancy in the State Democracy. Mr.. Hill
had no use for lIcrrick. who, Us Demo
craft. boss of Albany County, has been
a thorn in his side for years. But, it
is said, he accepted Ilerrick and puf
him in nomination III the principle of
the salesman who sold ii coct marked
SD for $40. on doubtful credit, because
he would lose less if thc bill WAS never
paid. Hill Will lose less in Herrick
defeat than if he had succeeded in nomi-
mating his friend Stanchtield.
Seaator Patrick ii. McCarren. tire
Brooklyn boss, to whom Judge Parker
owes his nomination. wanted Comptro!-
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 ouldn help Dim
self.
Tammany accepted Herrick becan use Il
was willing to accept anybody who stood
for the discontinue of Boss Mctarrep.
As IA tomahawk in the hands Of Charles
+. 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 in Albany
is along the line of what Tammany coll-
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 Ca ptsin
niamond?-a stroke of judicial lsniency
toward corruption in New York City Pc
culiarly attractive To Tammany. IL 20
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
llerrick 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 tn tho
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 a 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 harfno-
Nous Democratic campaign in New York
are all that could be desired-from I
Republican point Of view.