New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-03
ARREST OSBORNE SlEUTH'SAYS MURPHY IS ISSUE
Oscar S. Straus Gives Reasons
for Supporting Fusion Ticket.
RABBI WISE ASSAILS MAYOR
Declares Him More Culpable in
Charter Matter than "Self-1n-
flicted Public Calamity"

Writing to Samuel s Koenie. president
of the Republican County Committee. ex-
pressing his regret that cold would pre-
vent his taking the stump for the fusion
ticket. oscar S. Straus. formerly Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Yesterday said:
The ticket nominated by the fusonists
I'm my opinion, Is one that should appeal
not only to Republicans and independents.
but to all voters who are not tied down
by the Tammany yoke. The question in
volved In this election is not one between
the Republican and Democratic parties, but
" neither we shall endow Murphy with
power to rule the politics Of this state.
Here We have an opportunity OF breaking
the power of one of the most irresponsible
autocrats that has ever fastened himself
upon the body polite. TO elect his sandi-
dates Is TO magnify his power to work
mischief and TO place our state not only IN
local but in national politics under his
baneful domination.
Rabbi Stephen g Wise. of the Free Syn
agogue, yesterday gave his reasons for vot-
ing for the fusion ticket He said:
We shall never have a decent and vigor-
| Gus Democratic party in the city and state
of New York that shall he worthy of that
, high name until the local organization he
rooted ont Until the Democratic party re-
sumes its power OF self-control ana Pc
comes once again a great, self-determin-
ing political party. II will continue 20 re-
main mere auxiliary 10 an organization
which is designed 10 empty the Golfers Of
the taxpayers, to render a minimum OF
service to city and state and 70 secure .
maximum benefit. licit and Illicit for its
| own membership.
Referring TO the efforts Of Ross" Murphy
to force a new charter OH an unwilling
city. Dr. Wise said:
With complete understanding. I trust, OF
the meaning OF my words. I hold that the
attempt 10 force q bungling. unsystematic
dishonest charter upon the city or New
York was nothing less than an act Of rev.
oution under the forms Of law Former
President Disz might well have hesitated
70 do anything as despotic as that; and
sdmtssion TO the the ranks of local pf Demo.
cratic organization II he would really learr
the art Of ruthless, brutal, mercless boss.
ship.
Declaring that not one Of the Assem-
blymen who voted for the charter should
he reelected, Or. Wise went OH to crit
icise severely Mayor Gaynor, whom he die
not mention by name. He said:
In all that Is said about the poor and
rltable creatures in the Legislature-every
enc of whom should be defeated for re-
election-who voted for the passage Of thu
charter of the second city in the worlc
without giving It's citizenship an oppor-
tunity to pass upon II. let MS not forget
the men who are really responsible for il
the men who never read II and who
, spent the whole summer porting over ~
provisions. the men who had no share IN
the framing 0f it and yet generously as
sumed the entire burden Of responsibility
, i'm advance: the men who knew that th'
charter was as infalllble and impecCa bl'
as the present occupant Of the MayOra
chair is by his own repeated confession
admitted to he. and yet invited amend
ments and rcvsions which We're insuItingl!
/ fttt,p a-fl -han off 10 mo Va n
have nothing to do with politics and keel
, free from all political entsnglements anc
yet are able to announce I'm advance
though mistakenly, that the charter woulr
be enacted into law.
|, | In this serious matter of the infictioi
ri an intolerable charter as the law of tn
city tho Cty's head is far more culpabl'
than the leader of the Democratic organ
ization for the former was intrusted Wit
the administration of the City's affairs b.
the will Of the electorate. and the latte
is. after all. only a self-choSen and self
inflicted civic calamity.
The fusion forces will begin to win
up the campaign tonight with six hi:
meetings az follows: Majestic Hall, 125tl
, street near Park avenue: the Manhattan
Casino, Eighth avenue and l55th street; thu
Crotona Casino. No. 40 East l69th street
! Longs Academy. li5th street aud Thr'
! avenue; Muller's Casino. No. 1921 Thr'
, avenue: Empire Hall. No. 30 West ll6tl
street and LenoX Hall, l65th street am
| I4enoN avenue.