Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
GRASP OF HEARST
IRON IN STRENGTH
Empire State Said to Have a
New Boss.
HIS POWERFUL MACHINE
Independence League More Practical
Than the Democratic Organization.
EXCHANGE BETWEEN LEADERS
How the Deal With Murphy Was
Made and It's Effect Upon
the Gothamites.
EXCHANGE BETWEEN LEADERS
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK, September 2S.-"Good morn
ing; how do you like your new boss? ~
This is the way New York democrats face
titiously greet each ether on meeting. Then
they say that it is no joke, and fall to dis
cussing the case seriously, for realization
is slowly dawning that democracy has a
new boss Mr. Hearst has complete mas
terry of the organization of the democratic
party of the state of New York.
Moreover, and to add to his iron grasp
upon 1t, he has a complete organization of
his own in the Independence League, far
more practical and perfect than the demo-
cratic machine and on a moments notice
he replaces a mutinous democratic faction
in the organiza ton with one which will do
his bidding to the uttermost
William r. Hearst has at his command
today the most powerful, formidable, eff
fective and sinister political machine in the
United States. Its effectiveness arises from
its practicability. 1t is a machine which
can work and produce results. Its sinister
character is due to it's blind, unques ton
ing and ruthless response to the pressure
Of it's operators.
1t will obey without a word and will act
with effect. 1t is the first case record
of great political machine with duplicate
parts in every essential
At the head Of it all stands Mr. Hearst
with the wire knout in the form of his
newspapers. Let any democrat oppose him
and he subjects himself to being exploited
before the reading public in the most odious
form which adrot writer's and cartoonists
can devise. The new head of the demo-
cratic party in New York state has means
at his command never possessed by any
other leader and the effectiveness of which
has been shown in the past
Believed Him Unsafe.
The upstate democracy is loud in its
resentment of this wrestling of control of
the ancient machine from its old-time own
ers. The New York democracy has vet To
declare itself. 1t will have to be given
time from business and the pursuit of pleas
ure to allow the full significance of the
situation to soak in.
Last fall a large proportion of the voters
OF Greater New York registered their die
approval Of Murphy by following William
r. Hearst Many people believe that a ma
jority OF the voters SO cast their ballots.
Mr.. Hearst has now delivered over to Mr.
Murphy these voters in Greater New York
whom lac gathered around him on the score
Of opposition to Murphy. Last fall a :arpe
NUMBER Ct voters opposed Mr.. Hearst be-
cause they believed him to be unsafe. and
voted with Murphy for the regular demo-
cratic ticket. Mr.. Murphy has now turned
these voters over to Mr.. Hearst, thus there
is perfect exchange by these two leaders
OF the electorate which followed them last
november ano delivery into the hands of
the enemy. The question is, Will these oan
think they have been betrayed and tricked
and so turn to the republican ticket ia re-
Duke their bosses. or will they still follow
the red fire and the cart-tail orators and
cartoonists?
Last fall Mr.. Hearst appealed to the
populace against Mr.. Murphy on the score