The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-09-22
MR.. COML Y'S
CHANGES
His Defense Of the Organization
Two Years Ago Makes
Him Ridiculous Now.
MI. FOWLER CHIDES HIM

the independent papers, declaiming
against what he alleges to be . boss
ism " in Morris county, it is in order
to inquire into the reasons for this
change of heart so recently. For in
stance, during the new idea campaign
two years ago, Mr.. Comfy rushed into
print and under the hearing "To Re-
publican Voters: Never Swap Hor-
ses While Crossing the Stream" he
said: 81 am firm believer in party
organization and party leadership, but
away with the Boss whose loyalty to
the party or to the peoples represen-
tatives is assured by their personal
allegiance to him; who love his party
only because or when he can to COM
pei his party to serve him.
can investigation Of the new move
ment has led me to believe that not a
few of the men in its ranks are disap-
pointed ofice-seekers. Disgruntled
over the failure of their efforts, they
are venting their spite against the par
ty whose wisdom prevented it from
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bility by leaving its ranks and hurting
missiles against it from a distance.
Ilis very fact in itself-that the new
movement contains many disappoint-
ed e-seekers-sbeuld retard if not
prevent man from entering its ranks.
"To speak of our swn county let me
say that the general welfare of the
people has never been subordinated to
the party organization Morris has as
good if not better organization than
can be found anywhere in the State.
Bossism in the sense of one mans
running things is unknown. An in
stance of this was when the people of
Pequannock in 1902 sought the nomi-
nation of a man from their town to fill
the Office of sheriff. There was no
consulting any so-called Boss" Pc
quannock simply placed her man in
nomination, and he was elected on his
own merits by the voice of the people;
and this condition prevails throughout
the county,"
After setting forth the beneficent
results from Republican administra-
tion of National and State affairs
growing out of harmony in the party,
he closes: Why should there be any
breach in her ranks, and the party di-
vide into opposite camps and waste
its ammunition on each other instead
of concentrating it's thought and ener-
gy upon the great work of establishing
more deeply the principles of liberty,
equality and fraternity in the body
polite?
"WILLIAM F. Comfy"
1t should be remembered that at I'll 9
time of writing the above referred to
article Mr.. Comfy was holding a posi-
tion in the New York custom house,
which position he had secured through
the good offices of the county Republi-
can organization. In short time his
difficulties with the superior officers
furnished "good copy for the New
York dailies and considerable space
Was given to them. After appealing
from the decisions Of his immediate
superiors up to the President without
avail Mr. Comfy found himsely out of
the service, in spite of the efforts of
the party leaders here. He, of course,
blamed them for his pred4cament and
but short time ago informed the
treasurer of the county committee that
he would support the party if he was
reinstated. That his present attitude
is believed to be the result of his los
ing his position is shown by the fol-
lowing letter sent to him by Congress-
man Fowler:
Sept. 16, G9OS.
william F. Comfy, Esq,
New York City.
Dear Mr.. Comfy was sorry to
hear yesterday that you are opposing
Mr.. Voorhees,. I will recall his inter-
est in your behalf when you were seek
ing the Office of Assistant Appraiser,
and it was only recently that he spoke
strongly to me about getting you re-
instated.
"In my experience of six years with
Mr.. Voorhees,, have become convinc-
ed that he is an ideal leader of his
party; one who seeks to learn the will
of the people and then to make it eff
fective. Such leaders we should have,
or else party becomes a disorgan-
lied mob. No one is more opposed
than / to political boss; and l know
of no one who in his purposes and
methods is further removed from
boss than Mr.. Voorhees,.
Il sincerely trust that if you have
any feeling Of gratitude to me for the
Interest I have been glad to take in
you that you will cease your opposi-
tion to Mr.. Voorhees,, the more so that
know he is good friend of yours.
Sincerely yours"
Further comment is unnecessary ex-
cept to say that Mr.. Comfy has writ
ten to Mr.. Mills that he cannot sup
port him because he Mr.. CO is no
longer Republican and does not ex-
pect to affiliate with the party. Hence
he has no call to interfere.
ANOTHER VIEW OF MR., COMFY.
To the Editor of the Chronicle;
Dear Sir:--I was very much anus