New-York tribune., 1908-08-24

,,tzs-5or has served notice on Senator Pat
-tck Y. McCarren the Kings County leader
hat there will be let-up in the fight that
,yr,-phy is vaging for the snnihilation OF the
Brooklyn boss
vas in the toru1 Of long statement given
49,, bv him last night. and was evidently timed
= at5 in the fight being made against McCar-
-, IF the primaries. and contains savage al
tack on the Brooklyn Senator
WHAT MURPHY HAS TO SAY.
yurphy's statement follows:
Senator NcCarren mas talked much lately
about Tarnmany Hall crossing The Brooklyn
R-idge and il las oeen said that our dlsasree-
,-7enT arose from attemp: 10 introduce the
- lights into Brooklyn This latter state
-nent Is partly true, but the attempt 10 intro
-. licensed vice into Brooklyn after Tam
many Hall had driven II from Manhattan was
made I- AIcCarreu and was stopped ny Tam
rnenv Hail. II the first Mcclellan campaign,
v-ren Tammary Hall. which vas alone reSpon-
sIble FOR the selection. and which by that Selec-
7fo- made NcCarren leader Of the Brooklyn
Democracy. had nominated Mayor Mcclellan
the pledge made that has administration
yzofll5 stamp OUt the red light system with ali
its attendant evils. and puJ an end ~ that
hight on the homes Of New York. That pledge
xes vigorously kept and the REQ lights were
hanshed from Manhattan. 10 remain haniShed
SO long Tammany Hall has any influence
with the city government.
Upon taking Office. Mayor Mcclellan appoint
&c William MCAdoo Commissioner Of Police.
and Henry Faggerty, the partner Of McCarren,
was selected the deputy 70 have charge in
BROOKLYN Very shortly thereafter complaints
were made that Haggertv. with the assistance
and connivanCe Of NCCarren. was permitting
the Introduction If the red lights into Brooklyn.
end an investigation was at once made by
Commissioner NcAdoo which satisfied him that
the charges made were we'll founded. A con
ference was held by Mayor Mcclellan. Com
missioner McAdoo. Deputy Commissioner Nc
Av0y an7 ne. and it determined that Hss
Eerty's resignation should AT once be demand
- and - he did resign he should he
moved. McCarren did everything he could 10
prevent the carving out Of this determination.
nut Eaggerty was removed. Commissioner Nc
Adoo at that time stating his reasons for such
E step as follows:
From the time ] came to this Office have
been deeply anxious for the good police gov
eminent Of Brooklyn. During the last political
campaign FOR the Mayoralty our political opIso
nents sJrenuously insisted that 4 return Of the
Democratic organization TO power in greater
New York meant the letting loose Of s food of
vice in the Borough of BROOKLYN; everything
had that had hitherto existed in Manhattan was
II cross the bridge at once. and all the moral
Influences that surrounded the home were 70 he
destroyed and every barrier against vice lev
sed- The Mayor repeatedly pledged himself
that no such conditions would be allowed 70 pre-
vail and that Brooklyn would have an honest,
efficient and clean government
Ndr- Haggerty was the partner of Senator
NcCa7en; indorsed by his Democratic orgsni
zatton- After his appointment II early devel-
oped that my ideas of proper police policy in
Brooklyn. looking to an aggressive opposition to
sny attempt TO revive old vices or create new
ones would not receive any support There
mere difference Of personal opinion. hut
marked division of sentiment as 10 the princi-
pies 10 be pursued.
Brooklyn was afflicted with marked in
crease in gambling in the various forms. with
6isordeTlv hotels and houses. and street walking
became alarnalngly on the increase was com
Uelled 10 take personal direction of the police
affairs Of the borough It then soon became
clear TO ma that. unless the evil tendencies were
checked. the situation was sure TO become
worse"
This is the cause Of the difference between
NrfT4TrA1 and TamnarV Hall o.
nents and Hbelers 70 the contrary notwith-
standing. stands for morality deoency and
cleanliness, and represents q constituency whose
moral standards are at least high those
# any other body Of American citizens II has
things as McCarren attempted 10 do in Brook
lvn, and any man who under the cloak Of Tam
many Hall has attempted such practices has
been driven in disgrace from place and power.
end the campaign Of abuse and viihcation from
which Tanlmany Hall and its great member
Fhip have suffered
As II NcCarren's declaration that Tammany
Hall wants 70 take control Of the Brooklyn
nothing Of the Democracy of Kings except that
they should send 70 the general councils of the
party honorable and clean men, with whom de-
cent men from other parts Of the state may
associate without shame
The Democracy Of the state and Of the city
Is entitled from the Democracy OF Kings
County 10 leadership in that county which will
work for victory on Election Day. well
for control a. the primaries, and which. instead
DI ETllng me DesHOCTdIlC ticket and belnE the
best asset Of the Republican party, vii assist
Democracy in electing the candidates named in
Democratic conventions rather than ir making
certain their defeat.
NcCarren is nov engaged in predicting that
the state ticket 10 be named by the next Demo-
cratic convention is 70 be defeated an en-
tirs]E willing 10 leave that question TO the voters
of rre state This iE only continuance of the
work he has been doing fo- the Republican
party. McCarren is not Democrat. He has
been oUtlawed by the state and national con-
ventions Of the party for treachery dlsloyalty
and Illegal practices, and is only kept even nom
lnally within the party by forces outside of II
for the express purpose Of helping the Repub-
Hcans. whose ally and assistant he is. He is
trying TO alarm the people OF Brooklyn by the
crv % an invasion bv Tamrnanv Hall Rut
they are not children and are not to be deceived
The only issue before the Brooklyn voters Is
come in such fight The decent people of
Kings County. who are in the vast ma ajority VIII
man, but viii undoubtedly select from among
their own number some worthy TO repre-
sent them in the councils Of the party.
Murphy refers to the first Mcclellan campaign
In 1903. saying that Tammany Hall selected the
ticket then. and that act responsible for
@cCarren's leadership Of Brooklyn. It was
when Tarnmany insisted placing Edward NJ
Cirout and Charles Y Fornes Cvrho had been re-
nominated by the Citizens Union) on the Demo
cratic ticket Hugh Mclaughlin who was then
leader in Brooklyn. would not recognize Grout
and Fornes. and McCarren, after a fight, took
charge Of the Democratic machine in Kings
County. Murphy has since made several at
ternpts 10 Gust McCarren and take control him
self by proxy. but has failed each attempt.
Even those leaders who do not favor McCarren
IL not wish Tammany domination in Brooklyn.
Some Of them are suggesting that a COM
promise be made, and that McCarren divide his
leadership with James Shevlin. who first
lieutenant Of Hugh Mclaughlin.