New-York tribune., 1911-02-27
SHEPARD. OUT OF RACE
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, from nv own county OF Kings mao reluoeu,
NV any resolution or vote or ther own, "
make a committal No definite announce,
| u,ent was made by them, except nor nnti
the caucus was hed-the progranme nav
ing been prearranged Una, iantIy tmsir J bv their
| effective vote for Mr.. Sheeban, Oi ms
make no complaint. They had per,tseo.
right, political and mora no 10 ueGe si,santa or
! merely formal campaign, or no cainpaI5" ,n rs
M ali Nor did they deal unfairly Win me,
or make me any pro pTom,sITIii rIIi enable my sup
| norters and myself TO give thelr couIits
| candidates a support more eHectVc '"a"
| they felt able 10 give me-
Since New Years Day, MI sheparu
saws. no has not been In Albany, nor mas
he communicated with any Of the minor
| ify Democrats, except ASSEMBLY i'i""
Terry. from his own district III h'hss'
| and that communication was net one Vi
advice upon the situation. The VOTES
for himself and for Judge Herrick, John
d. Herman and others Mr.. Shepard
| looked upon as the expression OF po-
, litcal determination TO prevent pe-
trayal of the confidence reposed last
Election Day in the Democratic party.
Continuing then on the subject OF the
future vote which shall end the dead
lock, Mr.. Shepard writes:
The impending end OF the candidacy OF
| Mr. Sheenan seems 10 me 10 require eoihc
change Of programme to whlch IN s,sn.
| degree | can perhaps contribute. Now that
! the one long continued obstruction 10
! genuinely Democratic choice is prooaDly
ended. the votes for myself ousht 10 give
| way to other and more effective votes. !
/ should be glad If you, as my friend, Would
| make II clear TO the minority, who ALREADY
| have voted or who might hereafter vote
| for me. that | am definitely and absolutely
outside Of the list from which candidates
| can be chosen ] do not, and snail MOI,
however. withdraw from political activity
or from warm support OF the Dem9crauS ,S
/ entire loyalty and with some energy-lcns
! TO support the underlying cause wnch mas
| for the time made the minority the most
! DISTINGUISHED body of men in the state NO
office has heretofore beer necessary to en-
| able me to perform some share Of public
| duty or TO earn some share or PUBIC con-
| fdence. Nor for those purposes VIII mere
| after any office be to me any more neces-
| sary. ! shall. as long as | live, give, as
l have given almost from boyhood, large
! part Of my time and energy and inteli.-
| gence. such as they are, to Democratic
! causes and, for their sake. to the Demo-
cratic party. And I have given this with
out ever the slightest profit or pohtlcal ad.
vantage to .myself-but merely as par
who holds my political faith and whose
| bread and butter work has earned him
enough leisure 10 perform H.
| with his personal interest thus def
nitely withdrawn, Mr.. Shepard writes
that he feels at liberty 10 address his
remarks to the members Of what he calls
/ "the Democratic minority at Albany"
As to their future choice. he hopes that
il will be made with full realization Of
the influence IL will have on the posi-
/ bility of future Democratic success in
| state and nation. Organization" men,
he believes, are held to less strict ac-
count than men who. like the minority
members seek 10 make party govern
ment more worthy of public support"
More than once, he says. have indepen-
dent Democrats been driven from their
support OF the Organization" after hav-
ing given 1t power and office. by the acts
Of the Organization" and he commends
the minority" for their practical reali-
zation Of that fact
Continuing, Mr.. Shepard writes:
! do not. however. mean FOR moment
| that the minority, having made clear their
| own Ideals and purposes, ought to prevent
| party action unless the very fullest meas
ure OF their own better standard be adopt
/ ed by the majority. In a noble as we'll as
| IN q me- cenary. sense this Is practical
world, and those who would accomplish
good things ought to he the most practical
| OF men None or us should wish to regard
| the Democratic majority at Albany as bad
! or perVerse or 10 say that IL ought to be
treated as II II were such. on the contrary,
as the party majority, IL is entitled TO re-
! spect. Where consistent with the vital
! purposes and effective life of our party Il
IS even entitled 10 submission by the minor
| - ~.
! inseparably attached to Mr.. Sheehans can
! didacy and to any candidacy compelling
| Democratic and popular dstrust the ma
! jorty, J am sure, must wish to make a ht
| choice-one that will help to restore the
] public confidence, so terribly shattered
/ since New Years Day.. rather than utterly
! And the majority Will | have little doubt
for they, too. are Democrats-be the more
| open minded now that the minority have
| set aside, and the Democrats of the state
/ have so plainly condemned, the caucus
! from which the minority wisely and patr-
| otically absented themselves. No one dis
putes that. whether in Congress or the Leg
! islatuTe or a political convention. II is fit
/ and necessary for the representatives of a
party 10 endeavor TO act together: and that.
/ in order 10 ACCOMPLISH that. the views OF
| the majority Of the constituencies repre-
sented ought TO be accepted by the minor
! ity where fundamental principle is not at
stake Where the genuine view of the con-
| stituencies is brought out-that Is to say,
the genuine view of their representatives
| freshly clected-and whore. a. h3Ne SAID.
! no Fundamental question of right and
wrong is invoved-the caucus Is good
| thing-even 4 necessary thing.
The senatorship caucus. Mr.. Shepard
| continues, was not so far as the mem
bers from Manhattan and The Bronx
were concerned. a caucus which repre-
scented constituencies. Under the disci- |
pline OF Tammany Hall. he wrote, their
votes had been put into trust 10 be
cast by one voting trustee
such a trust, he continues. Is destruc-
tive Of party health, and even Of party |
| life
! Continuing the parallel, Mr. Shepard !
points out that there was formerly a law
in this state which penalized with the !
loss Of their votes directors who pooled !
| their votes In such a manner as 10 jeop- |
ardize their own free and active personal |
| Judgment for the benefit OF the stock |
holders That law was changed 10 allow |
pooling or trust arrangements, but If /
Mr.. Murphy were to advocate such a /
| plan tor the legislative votes Of this !,
state, would it not arouse a genuine hor- |
ror that the state and party would be- |
come corrupt, If not be destroyed he |