The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-09-17
Issues Made Up in New York
Now and Parties Reverse
Usual Order.
@. o. P. rs IDEALISTIC:
DEMOCRATS CANNY
Neither Platform Means Much 70
Voter-Croker May Have
Advised Murphy.
By 7. c. WELLIVEP.

@ECN444lsoA L-Ehs N SEPT Ll.-Ine
issues have been made UP In New York.
and in the great contest for the pivotal
State, Mr. Brysn, the i6ealist, VIII be
In no wise handicapped by his IDEAL
ism, while the Republicans. ordinarily
the party Of thoroughly practical meth
DDS. VIII be weighted down ty the neces-
sity OF carrying the load Of Governor
hughes highly CrediIa5Ie but rather
impractical ideaIism-
To reconcile the factionaI differences
In TIE New York Democracy was a stu
pendOus task, and that Charles F. Muir
ply should have dropped his fight
against BIcCarren at the request Of Mr..
Bryan is evidence tha- Murphy and
Tamnany will be sincere in support Of
| the national Democratic ticket. Ever
since he became leader Of Tammany,
Z Murphy has been determined that Nc
Carren must be retired as a factor in
the politics Of greater New York Muir
ply proved his power 10 throw AIcCar-
ren out OF the state convention. when
he unseated In the temporary organiza-
ton a bunch Of McCa-ren delegates
Having gone that far, and demon
strated his control, ne is now in posi-
ton 10 claim thar n5tiune less than
maSuanimity and earnest desire for na-
LAsil.1L h4lAlLE lAElaLEI MS CDa-4&E IN per
hitting the credentials committee 70
undo The work OF the State committee
and seat the McCarren delegates.
Bryan Owes Tammauy.
IN yielding 70 the request Of Mr..
Bryan, MUrEhy has thus placed the na-
tIouaI leader under a great burden OF
obligation which is taken 10 assure that
II M Bryan shall be elected Tammany
VIII be on excellent terms with the Ma
JiOuai Administration. and Murphy wiz
be. 1T least in matters Of practical pol
iucs. recognized as the dominating fac
tor in New York
Relind the scenes. people familiar
with New York politics desc-y the intiu-
ence Of Richard Croker IN bringing
about this condition The former boss
OF Taumany has long been a thOrough-
going Bryanite- There IS good reason
10 believe that when David 3 Hill came
home a short time ago from Europe,
where he had had a long visit with Mr..
Croker. he brought a message from
Croker 10 the present leadership Of
Tammany-a message OF advice and
CO InseL
Il IS believed Croker urSsd upon Muir
ply that he ought 10 make every. posi-
bic cor CessiOu in order 10 obtain har-
nOuy Ia the state. and 70 give B-Ean
honest and vigorous support BY doing
this. IaIImauy would ClSarm much OF
the criticism which has long Deen aimed
against IL on the ground that IL is q
SOTdiC Power, having nothing in common
with the better aspirations Of the COun-
try and the part and devoted only 70
the purpose Of controlling the Offices
and patronage Of New YORK city.
Helps National Ticket.
At any rate, whether Croker had any
thing TO DO with IT or not. il IS Ger
tan THAI Tammany has started on I
couse which leads toward more intimate
conImg-Ity with the national Demo-
cratic party than II has followed since
rrime WAS when William J. BRYAN
might have hesitated TO ask OF Murphy
vLs>t he asked, and was given in the
Rochester convention. But NJ BRYAN
as / have pointed out heretofore in IhIs
corresDo' -dence, is this year the rracti-
cal u-an-
How marveIousIy effective he is at
practical politics when he sets MS
hand to II, is shown by the work Of the
Denver convention, the establishment
Of harmony IN state after state Cuce
torn by q factiOnal difference n ne
Democratic ranks, and finally By the
reconciliation OF mortal enemies IN the
great deJerminative State OF New York
To bring about all this M Bryan
has mad to surrender good deal his
radical supporters are not going 20 BE-
so enthusiastic as in previous cam
paignS, because they know GIT- BRYAN
is not 50 radical as he used TO Ge-
Those ardent followers Of 1886 and l200.
millions OF whom proclaimed Il were
better 10 march 10 defeat with their
peerless leader. battling for pure pria-
Ciple, than 10 60 on 10 victory in a
baser cause. know now that principle
has been alioyed with cheaper ele-
ment. But they viii not desert be-
cause the improving prospect Of sue
cess which this compromise places be-
fore them has its substantial allure
melts- Mr. Bryan's long record OF usl-
comprising insistence on principle is
expected 10 furnish the element OF
idealism for the campaign; the poIiti-
stock VIII hold out To the end OF q
distinctly practical campaign.
G. o. P, Idealists Now.
While Mr.. Bryan has been adding the
grosser element OF practical methods
unto his former estate Of IOfty purDOse.
the New York Republicans, in order
that they might proclaim themselves in
accord with the nigh purposes OF Gov
ernor Hughes, have been compelled 10
sacrifice much Of their purely political
strength. The nomination Of Hughes
has diSCruntled a powerful element OF
men who have been doing the dav-bv-
day work OF organizing and polling and
campaigning and raising funds and
hustling voters 10 the polls. Il IS too
early as yet 10 venture as TO how the
strength Of the two parties viii balance
I'D ir view Of the new conditions Ger
tain il is that the politicians left sara
toga With expressions Of reckless Cvuf-
cisu and. in many cases, frank adnlis-
sfOns that they didn't expect the ticket
to win On the other hand, the men ~
politics the cool, calculating people who
calculate the chances Of the game as
carefully as II they were playing rOu-
Iette, went away from Rochester in high
feather.
1t would be hard 10 tell which OF the
two platforms. that Of SaratOga- o. that
of Rochester, is entitled 10 least 70
spect- The Saratoga platform attempts
TO betray the candidates. while the
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