New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
R-nk and File Must Strike.

In imhecllity, in greed and in suspect.
| ed partnership IN NoleECe the SmdIi
! clique claiming control Of the parry or
| gaulZatiOn Hu7 been bound 10 ahhortent
| criminal forces. 10 predatory special IN
| teresfs 10 favored corrupt contractors
aud TO INSCRIPTIONS patronage monsers
| If the party leaders throughout the
! state cannot release themselves iTOm
| this bondage when October arrives. then
/ the patriotism OF self-rc spccting men
requires. and true party loyalty pc.
mauds that. az whatever cost thar
! bondage shall he broken Hv the rank ana
/ nlr n this be- party treason. let thos"
& who arc responsible for such COudl lions
make the must 81 IT,
Those now IN control cannot even hold
! the present PARTY vote much lcsS at-
| tract the great Independent vote 90 NEG
cssary 20 rucCpss. There are many thou
sands OF voters whose party ties have
I been IOOscncd a. never before dnNi"us
To vote Tor Wilson and Marshall. who
! viii feel that they cannot do so n BY so
d doing they strengthen "a corrupt clique.
Az "a consequence there f. danger that
| the Democratic ticket will be defeated in
/ this state
TicrcfoIc. 20 tho end that Wilson ana
Marshall and a state ticket nominated by
and repre-. .utIus iNc uIpST,S.I'c panel
pies OF prcsrLt-day DeWoCrHc.' shall as
s4r,dE achieve success 90 tho state We
recommend:
Firu-The extension and pertcoting of
this uIsaIiZdilDu lv every county Iu me
state, on q permanent basis.
Srcond-Thc form tG'n OF wilson ana
Marshall clubs AFFILIATED with the Empire
Thirj-WTerc The interest or tho party
can best be promoted 10y local primary
cortosia We believe that such COutc-ts
should be- made. whore other methods can
produce better results. We favor ~" cW-
plnymcnt of such other methods. The az
pication OF the principle OF nome r"'-
should leave g. The locality the cholcc II
trs..g.Trp iu tN4Fs matters.
Fourth-Thut q statewide Conventi' "a
81 representatives. Of the Fm1lr" stale
Democracy De- called. Ia, meet aI syracuse
Immediately after the close ~ the Demo
cratic \ouvention. n take such action a
may he drsirihle 10 aid and assist IN the
election 81 wilson and Marshall and 10
take appropriate action uuon the nomna'
lions OF state officers made by the Demo-
cratic convection.
y get ~ resolutions providing Tor the
carrying out OF this programme was then
adopted. amid cheers.
senator Roosevelt declared that this
movement represented O big majority Of
voters who were kicking for their rights
while Murphy never did represent ma
FORTY. but small clique which had
usurped leadership TO further It's own
ends.
Mr.. Osborne said that the Democrats
Represented 1t the meeting were dissat-
isned with the leadership Of Murphy be-
cause It's was snguarly stupid. singular
ly ignorant, and It's results singularly dis
heartening The nomination Of Mr..
Hearst for Governor I'm 1905 was Muir
phys first statesmanike act as leader,
by which tho party lost many thousand
votes. he said and each following election
marked a steady decrease in the Demo
cratic vote Of greater New York until.
in 1910, with 1900 votes less than In 1904,
the city seemed to be getting away from
the party entirely.
1t was decided that the State Commit
zee OF the Empire State Democracy
should meet nj the Hotel Belmont on
August 90