Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-15
Ta,,,n,a,,y Has Its Victims

! er attempt. but not that one. He could
not attack the right OF Tammany 20
existence. II not In New York City, at
least in New York state.
! Murphy's patience came to an end
April Is. Sulzer. meeting the Tam
many leader in New York City. re-
fused. finally, to obey. Murphy spoke
plainly to him. and 9ulxer considered
himself abused. He took his leave. re-
(; solved never to see nor talk - Murphy
again. Also. he was resolved to press
the primary bill. Also. no was re-
solved not to appoint Murphy's men.
| Murphy gave him Q warning. A
| charge was brought against him that
in 1889 he was presented 70 Q Vermont
grand jury for the prosecution on the
| charge Of pedtury. Sulzer denied It.
any such charge. Tammany caused an
! alleged copy OF the presentment to DO
produced, and in:imated that the orig
inal papers had been stolen from the
I files. Suixer said the copy was for
| gerry.
That was q warning, but Sulzer
persisted.
| Il am threatened with political exs
/ tinction," he said. unless I accede to
the Demands for patronage and legs
lation, Agents Of Tammany have come
| 10 me to warn me of the consequences
| OF Murphys wrath. Agents are sent to
all parts Of the country to SPY out any
evidence that may be used to my db-
credit
He was apprised and Congratulated.
He could not have been astonished
when he found woman endeavox1nS 20
scandalize the state with story OF
| wrongs received from him Murphy was
not ahrewd in that OtratASem Vhe
public received the scandal colds, not
even stirring when the lady produced
the letters and poems she said she had
! written to Sulzer. The scandal did not
1 scandalize.
Tammany agents we're digging. or
probably Tamnany had its material ~
| reserve. The Frawley COMMITTEES went
to work. Sulxer's misuse OF campaign
contributions was brought to light
| along with his dealings In the stock
| market
| We are told that Sulzer used money
given him for campaign purposes for
| stock speculation and used his position
! rs governor to direct legislation to at
IecI inc stock market. On this e.:a
| other charges his Impeachment 10 voted
by the Tammany controlled assem-
bly, OF New York.
One naive charge In the Indictment
! states that he traded executive ap-
proval Of bills for support Of his direct
primary" There Tamuaany confeeses
! the corn.
Sulzer innocent? Probably not: to
| what extent guilty II would be difficult
to guess HIS statements in defense
have not been convincing nor sturdy.
They have confessed the 0erceneas OF
| the blow he has received. He may have
| been q de,nAgogue confident that hts at
| tack on the detested Tammany would
!, be the greatest protection he could
| have against Tammany: he may have
| been guided by a genuine ambition -
| accomp lish some reforms for the poo
Pile: he may have thought himself pro-
tected from discovery: he might even
be the victim OF circumstances which
could yield TO explanation
This. however. In certain: His great
est guilt in the eyes OF Tamnaauy was
that he opposed Tammany.
| His friends are deserving him: his
support. political and Journalistic. has
| been Withdrawn. He is conspicuonsly
painted as an exposed demasogus OF
| that wicked. dangerous type which
mouths the peoples name and betrays
the peoples trust.
| But Sulzer. innocent or guilty. is q
little figure in a passing incident Guilty.
| he might shoH the demaEogue . dan
gerous road not to be taken lightly
| Guilty. he also might weaken the con-
ddence Of the people In the public men
who talk Of virtue. That. indeed. voold
4, be his crime Sulxer viii disappear. but
| the agency that ran him down and de-
| stroyed him will remain.
Is the moral Of the New York ex-
posure 10 be that Sulzer. three times
as guilty a. he may be found, would
have been secure in office and probably
in honor II hs had not been bad" to
Tamuany?
| Is the official who betrays the people
in leks danger than the Official WIN
betrays such a political organization
Tammany presents William Sulxer az
Q lesson to the next democratic Cow
| ernor Of New York who thinks Of in6e-
pendence and would have . primary
Law.
Cha mherlafn'e Collie Cholefa and