New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-30
MURPHY's CANDIDATE.

Mr.. Sulzer continues to go about
the state exhibiting his remarkably
naive egoism, making such astonish-
ing boasts as that New York never
had the audacity TO repeal any OF
the laws which he put upon It's statute
books. And to the question what infiu-
ence Boss" Murphy is to have with
him in the Governors chair his only
reply is to indulge in some more self
praise and declare that william Sui
yer never had boss" That is no suf-
ficient assurance for the state His
whole political life has been that or
a Tammany man. At the close of his
Speakership he said that all the years
legislation had been dictated by that
great statesman, Richard Croker" To
be sure, he has denied saying this, but
The Tribune has recalled the circum-
stances and he has been forced to admit
that he had been complimentary to the
old boss on that occasion and that his
only ground for believing that he did
not call him a great statesman was
that TO do so would have been "ful-
some"
1t was at about this same period that
the Democratic party tempered with
election returns and stole the state
Legislature. AS to Judge Maynards
part in that dishonest canvass, Mr..
SulZer agreed, as chairman OF the AS
sembly Judiciary Committee, with the
majority Of the committee in saying
that the "acts and conduct Of Judge
Maynard have our unqualified ap-
"proyal." There spoke the faithful
machine man, approving his party's
conduct, no matter how revolving to
the conscience Of honorable citizens
And that is what Mr.. Sulzer has al
ways been. The darkest periods in
Tammany's history have always found
him regular and at the service Of the
organization. He did yeOman work
for that great statesman, Richard
Croker" when the Lexow committee
let light into the scandalous source OF
Tammany's power and wealth. The
disgrace Of Van Wyck's days did not
ALLEVIATE him, but when the hand
Of every independent Democrat was
raised against Tammany he was as
content as ever to attend the boss's
conventions and help nominate and try
to elect the candidates.
He feels to-day that this record or
complacent service is against him. He
tries to explain it away in his talks
to upstate voters by saying that he
has fought what he disapproved inside
rather than outside his party. Where
is the proof? No whisper Of his fight
ing has ever reached the public. On
the other hand, he has ever been as
extravagant in his praise Of Tammany
as he is in praise Of himself. declaring
that it needed no defence and no eu-
logy but its own history. And even so
lately as two years ago he exhibited
his entire sympathy with the Tam
many system by asserting that Tam
many men had won the victory for
Governor Dix and deserved to get the
state offices and by pronouncing him
self a confirmed believer In the doc
"trine TO the victors belong the
"spoils.'"
Mr.. Sulzer cannot divert the public
mind from that record by DINING the
word "I'' into the ears Of the state. A
childishly vain man IS running for
Governor, who is able to talk of moth
ing but himself. In the past he has
been complacent Tammany regular,
o frequent eulogist Of the machine and
the boss. Even now he expects the
boss's "help" in the governorship. On
this absurd self-worshipper, brought
up In the Tammany system and know
ing nothing better, the state will have
to depend for protection against Muir
phy, if the Murphy ticket wins.