New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-01
THE WILSON TESTIMONIAL.


Boss" Murphy appears likely 70
turn Governor Wilson's timid and
yaCillatiug opposition to good account.
lie needs in his business this year,
Oroval upon his ticket from some
source outside Of his own machine,
He must get some one whom the pub
nc regards az politically particular 10
say that he has inspected the ticket
and that II passes muster. This year
ne has worked the Democratic candi'
date for President into the position In
which be may expect from him this
necessary certificate OF character.
That cold shouldering at Syracuse
gas Murphys opportunity. Opponents
of the Wilson sort, afraid 10 do more
than shrug shoulders in the pre.cOnveu-
hon season, are the boss's chief asset
When be can show men who nave
been habtually holding their noses
smiling deligbtedly, or, az least APPROX
sngly, at his ticket after II has been
named, be has gone q long way 10
allay public suspicion and hostility.
We take It that the boss knew that be
could make Governor Wilson the cap
oer of his game the moment the Gov
ernor exhibited his useful moral super
cillousness at Syracuse And we take
e that he will do so,
Lacking the courage 10 nght-and
there is no reason 20 doubt that the
Tammany boss learned fully how little
courage there is ia the Democratic ma
rlonal candidate during the long pre-
convention campaiSn--lackiuG thar
courage IT was inevitable that Gov
! srpor Wilson should he compelled 20
u Indicate bis acceptance Of the Tam
y many boss's ticket after the boss nad
made some concessions Doubtless
NIurpbv will make the concessions
being able to drop his faithful but EN-
barrassing Dix on the plea that party
harmony compels him TO aud then put
ding I'm his place some equally service
able candidate, feeling all the While
assured that an unusually impressive
certificate Of character vii! lie forth
coming.
If the Democratic candidate TOT
President undergocs the humiliation
II seeing the Wilson testimonial NJ
rached to 8 Murphy ticket one headed
cy somebody close TO or under many
obligations to the boss, be will have
only bis own weakness ana umldl'J
On thank. Governor Wilson's unWhi-
fnguess to fight 10 free his party from
degrading bOssism sticks ont all over
mis- statement Of yesterday on the New
York situation. That utterance is more
al apology for not interfering tl"h
snything else. II Is no wonder mat
Door Governor Dix mistook II for
declaration on his side!
n Governor Wilson f. not stirred
with Indignation when he sees how ne
Ca 20 be used by the Tammany boss
and IL be does not decline 10 take
rart IN a fraud upon the public ne
SyilI be compelled TO watch the ooS9
es he pretends to leave the convention
20 itself. see the delegates MI the
ticket with Murphy tools and then IS
sue his little testimonial that two more
bottles OF this Murphy specific viii
cure the state Of bossism He VIII
help. II he does not draw back, to put
che whole administration Of the state
snto the hands Of Murphy. He VIII
helm to make a Murphy legislature
Ye viii help to fill the minor state
offices with Murphy henchmen. lie
will aid IN putting an enormous
amount Of pillage IN the hands OF
4be Tammany machine. He Will be
marty TO an attempt to deceive the
public. He will reveal his own WeaR,
Tess and contempt for good poilucal
roorsls 70 a devastating extent.