The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-14

NEWO YoRK
hesitsted to openly join hands with the
worst elements OF the Republican party
as when in the campaign Of last fall a coali-
ton was made between his personal ma
chine and that Of the Republicans IN this
county in many Of the Assembly and Alder
manic nominations. Indeed, 1t was by this
means alone that the Democratic oandi-
dates for Municipal Court Judge. Assem-
blyman and Alderman IN the Twenty-ninth
Assembly district were defeated, and the
Twenty-ninth Assembly district at all
events, is not forgetful OF this fact, q.
IF il Is into the hands OF such a mar
that the Democratic party IL now to commit
its honor and interest Democracy lie dead.
To kiss the hand that smites you may be
all very well as a rule OF action in the sphere
for which it is meant, but to my mind it is
for a great political party nothing more
or less than political suicide. l do not
believe the Democracy OF this State has
quite reached that point as yet; and do
not mean for my part to help In burying
Il alive.
But in so stating what I believe to be
the true interests of the party at this criti-
cal tuncture OF its affairs, and what ! know I,
as l have said, TO be the overw helming
sense Of the Tw~enty-ninth Assembly dis
triCt, which l conceive it to be my duty to
correctly represent, l wish to repeat that
/ say what | do absolutely without relation
to the purely personal question OF existing
primary contests. There is no such con-
test in the Twenty-ninth Assembly district,
and the district is not busying itself about
the purely internal Affairs Of the other
dist riots.
The Democratic organization OF the
Twenty-ninth Assembly district has nothing
to gain by grinding any ones axe and rests
for whatever consideration il may be en-
titled to upon it's party fealty and regu-
larity and what it can do for the party on
election day.
"On the nth OF last November Mr.. Hearst
polled barely 1000 votes in the whole
Twenty-ninth Assembly district; Mr..
Jerome carried the district by only a few
short OF 5000 votes.
-In the interest OF the party organization
generally, therefore, and without regard
to any personal or fractional interests what
soever, however important in their proper
time and place, l say again that l believe
that william Travers jerome should be
and will be the nominee Of the Democratic
party at Buffalo, and will receive in the
convention many OF the votes OF the dele
gates from New York county. I expect to
see his strength grow rapidly from now
on till the meeting OF the delegates at Buff
falo, and by that time to have reached a
strength which will sweep all minor interests
OF a purely personal nature out OF the minds
Of the party's representatives in conven-
ton assembled"
When Mr.. Rush's interview was shown
TO Mr.. Jerome he said:
Il rave read with great interest Mr..
Rush's interview. II is additional evidence
Of the existence OF a clean militant Democ-
racy which wants to win IL victory means
a win worth having-a win with and for
principle-but which primarily seeks a
fight in which every honest Democrat can
join because something other than mere
victory Is being fought for. Defeat is not
too greatly to be feared in such a fight,
because a group of men would be brought
together and left together determined and
able to control the party machinery and
to Use II to render effective the will Of the
Democrats Of the State.
-Mr. Rush is entirely right in what he
says about the use at the primaries OF the
name Of any putative candidate for low
ernor.
The issue at the primaries should not
be whether the delegates shall be for or
against any particular candidate. 1t should
he far other and broader than this.
'In Tammany Hall to-day the situation
is peculiar. There are probably no leaders,
even among those most friendly to Murphy,
who dc not realize that Murphy Is too small
for his job. that he hasn't got the hands
for his mount, and that be must 60; but
he is the Official head OF the organization
and the feeling Of loyalty to the organiza-
ton keeps many Of them from an out
spoken declaration.
They think the issue is between the
Mayor and Murphy and do not realize that
the real issue Ia between Murphy and the
organization. They think there Is an
effort TO impose Commissioners O'Brien
upon them as a leader, and efforts OF this
kind have never been popular or successful
with the organization.
without being in the councils Of he
Mayor I imagine he il too familiar with
the history and spirit Of the organization
TO make an effort OF this kind.
THE real issue in the organization is
whether in the future as in the past Mr..
Murphy shall ave the organization as his
personal asset and deliver IL as he secs At
and J. Sergeant Cram advises, or whether
he' shall go and the organization become
an integral part Of the Democratic party.
There ara a number Of leaders in Tammany
Hall Of the Rush type who are primarily
Democrats and want the organization to
be with and for the party, and to again
see the party a great and clean one. These
men should speak out now. 1t is not a
question Of candidates; II is a question Of
Democracy. Have they no sand2'