The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-25

New York SO goes the nation. the /
fact remains that the Empire State |
still frequently holds the balance Of
power in national elections. The |
whole country. including Vermont, is |
naturally interested in political de- |
velopments in that state. and we of
the Champlain valley have a neigh
borly concern over the political for
tunes of the people ION the other
side"
When Dix was elected governor OF
New York a year ago. it looked as
though the democrats might be in a
fair way to retain control of the state
government for at least a decade. The
republicans had become almost hope
lessly divided during the Old Guard
Hughes fractional fight, The Aids
and other disclosures had aroused
widespread suspicion in the men at
the party helm. Dix and his party
apparently had nothing to do except
| to go in and possess the land OF
/ political promise--a land veritably
flowing with political pap and money.
Less than a year of democratic rule
/ has completely transformed the sit
uation in the Empire State. The pro
longed struggle over the election OF
United States senator was bad
enough, but the democrats have plain
ly gone from bad to worse. The up
state democrats speedily became dis
gusted with Boss Murphy's assump-
ton of control of the party and his
dictation to Governor Dix in all pos
sible situations and aow a formidable
revolt against Tammany domination
has started in the metropolis itself.
The attempts of Murphy to manipu-
late election and primary legislation
so as to put almost absolute control
in the hands of Tammany hall has
aroused people in all parts of the
state. The democratic Rochester
Herald, which was one of Governor
Dix's hearty supporters in the Nov
ember election, now comments on the
situation as follows:
"The legislature which adjourned
a short time ago, after enacting a
vicious and tyrannous election law
and passing a fictitious direct nomi-
nations bill, is before the people of
this state for vindication. II the
assembly which is to be elected this
fall should have majority composed
of the tools of Charles f. Murphy,
the legislature might rightly consid-
err that its conduct had been approx.
ed. If, on the other hand, the assem-.
blymen who have violated every true
principle of democratic government
by subordinating wiz and action to
the stupid and insolent orders Of
Charles F. Murphy are beaten, the
legislature will know that its course
has been repudiated and punished.
Every patriotic voter knows
where his duty lies in the election oil
an assemblyman. A candidate for re
election on a Murphyized record must
be beaten. A candidate for his frs
election who is not known to have
pledged his acts ana influence to thC
: extinction of the Murphy machine
! which has blasted democratic chan
ces and disgraced the great state o
New York must be beaten. In M
other course lies security for demo
: cratic principles and recent admins
!, lldllOn III INC iIlipAA0
: When democratic papers talk lik
this concerning Tammany influence
in the political situation in the En-
y pire state, it must be conceded tina
s the outlook for the overthrow of Bos
Murphy's machine is encouraging.
Private advices from leading NeN
York republicans confirm the indict
e ton of democratic disaster afforde
e by the comments Of democratic joul
a nails like the Rochester Herald. RI
publicans confidently expect to regal
i control of the legislature this ia
e and to elect a republican governor
Ie succeed Dix when the time come
# Under these circumstances the repu
licans ought to stand a fair chanC
~ of putting New York in the republ
ot can electoral column. Burlingtc
N Free Press.