New-York tribune., 1911-10-30
WISE ATTACKS MURPHY
Rabbi includes Criticism OF
Gaynor Charter in Sermon.
DISCUSSES NEED OF REFORM
Says Senor Castro May Learn
Ruthless, Brutal, Boss ship
from Tammany Hall.

Rabbi stephen &. Wisa. OF the Free Syna-
Coeue. speaking in Carnegie Hall yester-
day said neither former President Diaz o.
Mexico nor Scncr Castro ever had the
nerve TO saddle anything like the Murphy
Caynor charter on his subjects. lie made
a special attack on Mayor Gaynor.
Rabbi Wise's subject was. Shall Moral
Instruction BE Given in the Public
Schools?' He answered the question him
self in the affirmative. He pointed out that
America faces crisis which makes It Oh.
ligatory to moralize youth in order that
business standards and industrial ethics al
ready attained may not only be retained
but held yet higher
Civic life was another thing that sorely
needed regeneration. he said. Moral teach
ing in the classroom was good. but right
living outside the school was better. civic
teaching in the school was futile if nulified
| by the character of our civic affairs. such
a. the rabbi declared he saw as he looked
about him. Ho said:
With complete understanding. ! trust, Of
! the meaning of my words | hold that the
! attempt to force a bungling, UnSystematiC,
dishonest charter upon the city Of New
York was nothing more or less than an act
/ OF revolution under the forms Of law.
FOrmer BGeSldent DldT .mSnt wen nave
/ hesitated to do anything as raw as that.
and Sehor Castro may be expected 10 ap-
| ply for admission 10 the ranks OF local
| Democratic organization II he would really
! learn the art of ruthless, brutal, merciless
J boss-ship.
Mayor Gaynor, according to Rabbi Wise
was far more blameworthy for the ''pcr.
iect charter" than the leader Of the Demo-
cratic organization. lie expressed it this
way:
In tins serious matter Of the infection y
an intOlerabe charter as the law OF the
! city the Citys head is far more Culpa Die
than the leader OF the Democratic orGani-
zation. for the former Was intruSted Win
the administration Of the cttys affairs by
the will Of the electorate, and the latter IS
after all. only self-innIcted and self
chosen civic calamity.
he Democratic party IN New York state
ne added. viii never he worthy Of its name
until Tammany Hall is DESTROYED. Con
corning tine prospects OF reform Rabbi Wise
said
We shall never have decent and viCor-
| Gus Democratic party i'm tho city and State
of New York that shall no worthy of that
I high name until the local organization he
routed out. Until the Democratic party re-
Sumes its power Of self-control and be
comes once again a great self-det erminine
| political party II VIII continue to remain
mere auxiliary To an organization Whi'n
! is designed to empty the Golfers Of the tax
| PAYERS 10 render = minimum of service 10
! city and state and to secure q aXimum
Of benefit licit and Illicit, for its own mcm-
| bership.
This Republic Of demo 'rscy was still in
the stage of experimentation. Rabbi Wise
said. and IT needed all tho reinforcement 1t
could get. No reinforcement could he more
vital than that which would come to the
Republic through WORT. while moral educa-
ton For the sake " the child and for the
dignity and Tellheing Of the Republic moral
instruction rs needed said Rahhj Wise.