New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
MURPHlDESPERATE
WHITE SLAVE ATTACK
Demands Disclaimer Of Re
Sp0nSibiiity for 1rticlc.

Charles r. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, demanded last night that President
Parsons of the Republican County Com
mttee and Representative William 5. Ben
net, VINO Is managing Otto T. Bannards
campaign, disclain responsibility for the
attack In 'McClure's Magazine charging
that Tammany and Tammany district
leaders are in active and profitable part
nership with the infamous white slave
traffic Mr.. Murphy said that If they did
not disclaim responsibility they would
stand accused of indorsng the attack.
Tammany is in distress over it's own de-
moralized condition The district leaders
privately admit that Judge Gaynor is the
only man on the city ticket who has any
chance of success and they are none too
hopeful of electing him.
Mr.. Murphy's latest statement regarding
the Mcclure Magazine" article is taken
by Republicans as a signal of distress. At
the beginning of the campaign he spoke
rather scornfully of the Republicans. say
ing Mr.. Barnard would run bad third
The preliminary canvasses made by the
district leaders show that Mr.. Barnard is
going TO poll the full Republican vote and
more, too.
Mr.. Murphy's latest statement follows:
l agree with Judge Gaynor that the man
who wrote the infamous article in Nc
Clures Magazine" was a bigOt. but what
OF the men who are behind him and try
ing TO use his lying statements for po-
htical purposes? They are bigots also,
and II they have any manhood IN their
makeup they win come out and show
their hands. It is known that The New
York Sun" and other newspapers which
copied the article did so because they
were prompted by Mr.. Parsons, Mr.. Ben
net and others responsible for the manage
mo of fha hltray -fyrGin can
That is obvious, but they should not try
to cloak themselves behind a writer who
is a stranger in the city and shirk the re-
sponsibility for the circulation of such lies
for the supposed benefit Of the ticket.
Had Mr.. Parsons been mentioned in the
in place - OF Mr.. Sullivan DR.. Siicer instead
of Mr.. McAvoy, or the Rev. DR.. Parkhurst
instead of some other Tammany leader
their names would never have appeared.
1t is the innate bigotry of the men who
concoct such stories that makes them dis
crimlnate against Tammany because II
has the respect and confidence OF the plain
people.
But Mr.. Parsons. Mr.. Bennett and others
remain silent while they are using the
lying article as a campaign document. Let
them come out manfuly and either iEdorSe
such stories or acknowledge they believe
them. If they think sucn conditions eX-
list, then good citizens they should call
upon the District Attorney and grand jury
to act at once.
In the same issue of 'McClure's Maya
zine is published an article by 5. S.
Mcclure suggesting that New York City
should be given absolute powers. The
article is called The TammanylZlng OF
a Civilization" The writer, evidently
prompted by some master hand, says:
THE second greatest city in the world
would not be governed. as now, by an as
sociation of criminals; II could and natur-
ally would expect to secure the direction
of a board of men of the calibre of the
following ticket Mayor Th neo R0ose
Leonard Wood: Commissioner of Finance.
J. Pierpont Morgan; Commissioner of
Public Works. William G. icAdoo, the
builder of the Hudson tunnels; Commits
sion of Law, Senator Elihu Root.
Why do not Mr.. Parsons and Mr.. Ben
New York see the political scheme pro-
posed seriously for their government. Some
OF these gentlemen named do not even
live in New York, yet the men who are
fighting the Democratic party would like
10 have New York City governed by the
military and corporation powers Such
suggestion would be secuted even in Tur-
key.
Ii is up to Messrs. Parsons and Bennett
to discaim the Mcclure attack. or stand
accused OF indorsing it
Speaking for my own Assembly dis
trict," said Borough President Ahearn,
leader of the 4th District, last night, Il
am in position to say that there are no
disorderly houses in my district, and 10
white slave traffic Is carried on there The
give names and dates, and then the Dis
trict Attorney could take the matter up.
As soon as a man or woman attempts to
open or conduct a disordery house on the
lower East Side he or she is spotted in
short order. and 2 complaint is made to
the police at once.
About year ago a woman moved into
a vacant house in Cherry street, and her
character was soon discovered The first
week she was there three young men who
didn't Ike the delay on the part Of the
police took beer key apiece and walked
down and stove in the door and windows
OF that house. and that was the end Of IL
That was not exactly an orderly way OF
Riding the block of the place, but 1t was
effective.
Il honestly believe that the morals of the
East Side are at as high a standard as
in any part of the city. Disor1erly houses
are not allowed to continue when their
true nature is once revealed