New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-31
MURPHY ESCAPES CRAM.
That Is Jer0me's Comment on BOss's
Recent Utterances

In A. speech which kept the five thousand persons
who gathered Suffers Park alternately cheering
the speaker and kissing Charles F. Murphy, Dis
trtct Attorney Jerome last night launched INTO a
savage attack on Patrick F. MCGOWAN the Tam
many candidate for President OF the Board OF Al
dermen, typical boss made nominee. He varied
his familiar question to Murphy, Where did you
get it?" by asking, with reference to MCGOWAN,
Where did you find hm?' Murphy himself also
received rough handling He was characterized
as that blooming thing trying to ll shoes too big
for him" and That baby's rattle with Tuxedo
Cram attachment OF MCGOWAN he said:
He may have been minister of the Gospel; he
may have been bartender Murphy may have
found him in light place: he may have found
him in dark place: you don't know; Cont know.
And yet 1t is within the bounds of possibility. if
misfortune should happen to George Mcclellan.
that this man would have the controlling voice for
franchises for the next four years. franchises
whose termination and I will not live to
Again 1 ask you, Mr.. Murphy, Where did you find
him"
In dealing with his Tammany opponent who was
Kissed Poor Jm.' before he had been named by
the speaker, Mr. Jerome pointed out that Osborne
alone had forward the champion Of
Murphy. He pictured Murphy as a sensitive.
shrinking SOUL who had rushed to print at the
first utterances Of the question Where did you
get it?"
He pictured j. Sergeant Cram. after the
first explosion of the boss. saying: BEG
pawdon Mr. Murphy, this-aw-won't do you
know" and putting him in 1.-The cooler" and
then the sudden rush of Osborne to his defence.
He pointed that other candidate, neither
Mcclellan. Metz, nor even MCGOWAN had attempted
to defend Murphy, only Osborne and then said
grimly:
Nothing is now left for Osborne and Murphy
but to ask that Infamous Tweed question. What
are YOU going to do about it? - Time and again,
as he characterized Tammany leaders. mmicked the
social relations OF Murphy and Cram, whom he
miscalled Clam" once. the audience interrupted
him with the widest applause that mas greeted
him at any meeting this year. There were several
minutes of sustained cheering Witch TIC 9oia' i'-
garding Murphy:
well you buy itveried chauneurs you can
b,1v automobiles. you can buy the paDys ratte
with the Tuxedo-Cram attachment, but you can
buy brains-that is for yourself
Paving his respects to Poor jim Osoorhe' MI
Jerome said:
The only man that is speaking for Murphy since
Cram bottled him UP is Osborne Murphy started
az lam Imagine a zeal man with jaw IKE
Coker going up IN t1f h a e that Shrinking that
comes with association with your az e. se gem. sn
era hrps $500 Social amenities You notice Mcclellan
doesn't say anything in defence OF M9 MT 1yo
didn't notice any defence OF Murphy IN MI re1e
have not noticed N that grea The oniy
Bourke COCHRAN defending b MI cboKed Who has said
ANYTHING for him is Mr. Osborne
Mr. Jerome recounted Osbornes two famous
declarations
IF we didn't get it, he was 1901 ana 'eion''
is mad because Charlie Murphy has got IL: Inns
latter he stamped confession that Murphy hao
"got it," He continued:
And now breaks ont Murphy himself | suppose
Mr. Cram was called away at some little social
duty somewhere. Murphy climbs out OF the cooler
and Murphy escapes out of dark room clam
mean Cram daughter and appause)-aho comes ouI
in the public prints saving that he STANDS Tor an
Mr. osborne has said That Osborne has expressed
his sentiment. Why fellow citizens, the only thing
left and poor Jim has got week left TO say II III,
FIVE
to do about IT, - - :.
Among tie other points made by Mr. Jerome IN
his sneech were the following.
III makes no difference TO you or me whether a
boss is d Republican or DEMOCRAT: they are OF
fine same breed of cattle the world over
You have good deal of talk about the words
of that distinguished Taumany light Senator Plum
ixitt aboilt honest graft There is no place for
honest graft IN American public life to-day IN
Ices misunderstood the American people. IL
rs graft its graft Ii may not come within
the nena code. but that society Is base indeed
witch rests lis code OF morals on the penal stat