Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-22
Jerome Says Party Machinery is
Used 10 Deprive People Of
Political Rights.
HEARST is AGAINST MURPHY.
Also Against the Mccarrens' sulll'ans'
McClellans and Belmonts and
Their JerOmcs.

New York, Aug. I,-Charles F. Mur-
-bv leader OF Tammany Hall today
ssid he had not observed any sentiment
IN rammany for the nomination OF DIST
,uv. William Travers jerome for gov
,,,or by the Democratic state conyen-
,on but there was he said plenty OF
sentiment FOR W. r. Hearst Mt Mur-
rty declared that he was not commit
lea 20 any candidate, but II was the.
mile Of Tammany 10 be guided oy the
continent of the organization. and he
would be guided by Il al the state con-
yaoson. Nr Murphy said mat TAM
many delegates 10 the convention would
be Bound by the unit rule.
Mist Attv Jerome tonight gave out
tho following statement
"Tt Is no surprise 20 me 20 ma Muir
piy practically declaring for Hearst.
me only reason for my taking an act
i've part IN politics this year is 10
larry on the fight Of last year, which
was frht 10 free the people and par
les from the domination Of just such
rol.ucal pan-handlcrs.
birds OF a feather flock together
and when a person intellectually ste
,uc. socially vulgar and morally OBJ
fuse insults the decent peope Of the
state, irrespective Of party, by seeking
the nomination Of q political party by
advancing dollars ana not IDEAS and
hv methods akin 20 those OF the black"
mailer. no thinking man could doubt
where Murphy col&be found.
Il should fear / bad lost all my Ideals
q found men OF .eais type supporting
me. except under absolute compulslon.
III ever come ~ have any influence
iu the Democratic party Il viii be used
10 drive out bosses OF this type.
"B3.h the Democratic and Republican
PARTIES have long enough been dis
lraced and dominated by men of this
type. controlling party organization.
"P7rty organization was created or
iginally To render effective the VIII Of
the people.
"The servant has become the master.
and the executive machinery. controlled
hy small groups OF selfish and unusual
Is corrupt men. has been used 10 de-
prive the people OF the parties Of their
political freedom.
THE fight Is not 70 destroy parties.
Parties are essential to the proper
working Of our political institutions.
The fight IS 10 free the parties from Just
such mea as Murphy, 10 deprive them
OF their control OF their executive ma.
chinery. 10 restore 10 IL the discharge
OF the functions for which Il was cree
a'ed, tho effective expression Of tho
win 81 the people who compose the
party. Wen this Is done we shall have
h3ders and not bosses. We shall have
Conventions Of real delegates seeking 70
determine whom the people want placed
il nomination. We shall have candl-
dates and public officers In which the
peoples voice has been potent and who
NH feel that their responsibility Is TO
the peCule and not 10 some political
boss who created them"
William r.. Hearst tonight gave out
the following statement:
II have no interest whatever In the
f8ctional disputes OF Tammany Hall.
These declarations for or against me
aIc nothing more than at most 10 in
nuence votes IN primary contests
over three months ago ! gave an in
tcrview % the Brooklyn Eagle defining
my position, which I have not altered.
II reIeat now that ! am absolutely
and unalterably opposed 20 the MUIR
phys aud the McCarrens and also 10
ihc SulIvans and the McClellans. and
IRE Kind OF policies they all represent
Z ana opposed 10 boss rule In poll
tics.
] am opposed 20 corporation control
~ parties through machines and the
fact that boss or q machine declares
t1r Jne does not alter my attitude o.
.r particular.
am also opposed Co tho Ryans and
b uouts and their Jeromos On politics,
% Toe corrupt use of wealth 20 debaUch
tas ballot and % the purchase OF pup
pets IN Offices.
q am opposed 10 these paid puppets
il office who serve their corporation
masters slavishly and shamelessly
through their whole term o. Office ana
On.y develop a scmi-sensc OF dccenCy
and O. pretended regard for the people
when au election Is pending
The country needs "a purifying inde-
pendent movement because the old
parties are infested with the yermn OF
bosses corrupt.onists and rascals IN
Office who mouth empty words about
civic corporation masters are juggling IN
their pockets.
'Nr. Roosevelt slys the people need
!uaTe deal : would add that "a
have a square deal they must have d
nt deal FOR nearly all the cards 10 the
political packs are marked by the cor.
l0-at.ons and dirty and dog-eared from
Che corrupt uses 20 which they have
been put"