The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-10-11

That there has teen a great change
IN New York Ia the past two weeks is
plainly evident While there were
many expressions against the de
graceful impeachment proceedings
previous 90 the beginning Of the trial.
there has been q deeper, more omi.
nous expression from the general pub
lc since the trial began.
Tammany and her cohorts are AZ a
loss TO understand from whence this
new and moro forcible current comes
and why its sudden development. In
The beginning the Murphyites saw
nothing but the complete annihila.
lion Of suiEer and tho complete sub.
lugatlon OF the state 10 their own
selfish purposes. To this end. the boss
tools In tho legislature, and out.
worked night and day TO lay their
plans and accomplish their hearts de-
sire. But today there 10 CONSERVATION
In the Murphy ranks. Something has
happened. They hardly know what.
hut q current Of unexpected public
feeling has made itself very evident.
and this current is so antaEonistio TO
the conduct OF Murphy and his tools
that they are now looking for a re.
spectacle hole through which they
may crawl out
Letters are coming 10 the members
Of the impeachment court from peo
pie all over the state asking the sena
tors 20 be very careful In their de
iberations. These letters are almost
unanimous IN their expression that
the writer's believe there ls an Effort
TO deprive Governor SulEer OF some Of
the rights guaranteed every citizen
The ruling Of the Impeachment court
that the four men who we're leaders In
the development Of the impeachment
articles and In gathering the evidence
ION which the governor was I'm.
peached. should be allowed 10 sit In
judgment on the man whom they have
already adjudeed guilty. Is not well
taken by the iustice-loving people
over the state, The reports OF the i'm.
peaohment proceedings day by day
have shown that there was a deep plot
10 accomplish the complete subver.
sion Of the expressed will Of the voters
at the polls last fall These features.
together with the fact that the prose.
cutlon has utterly failed, so far. to
establish. by It's own witnesses, the
line Of evidence given out by them be.
fore the trial began, has had much to
do with the change In public senti.
mcnt or rather the expression Of this
sentiment.
When Sulzer refused Murphy's de-
mand TO knuckle to Tammany, he was
given to understand that he would
be convicted. not only OF perjury.
but grand larceny. Much OF the
heavy evidence along this line has
been submitted. and Presiding Judge
Cullen expressed a forcible fact when
he said Of the evidence OF Mr.. schif,
the banker from New York city: "He
is for the defense" This Is true
largely OF all the others whom the
prosecution has summoned Tammany
now realizes that Il has an immense
undertaking on hand. and the Job is
30 much bigger than II bargalned for
that the tiger has been forced 10
change Its tactics. Tammany Is now
fighting for its life: its existence Is at
stake. Murphy will not be able 70
hold even a presentable handful n
the current keeps running. Even out.
side tho state the tide is running
strong. Here Is an expression from
the Philadelphia Ledger:
let Murphy work his win even on
the goycrnor OF the state. and nothing
but a political revolution will be able
20 stay him. He is cut 70 plunder the
state, not only Of its money but OF It's
Independence, It's self-respect It's SOW
ereignty. our political system Is on
trial at Albany. II Murphy can DO thls
thing Il may be repeated elsewhere.
Speaking OF the Injustice Of the af.
fair, The Boston Transcript has this
10 say:
This seems 20 us the most vital fea-
ture OF these important proceedings
We can Imagine nothing that Is more
calculated TO shock the seuse OF faur
play, nothing more repugnant 20 the
long established standards OF strict
Justice than that those who have for.
mulated the charges should also be
made the judges Of the fact on what
plea can the great state OF New York
escap, the disgrace OF Withholding
from the man who for the time being Is
her chief citizen the right which her
ueanest citizen would demand and
compel
Another thing which sets hard on
Tammany Is the fact that Suffers In
vestigators are still digging up high
way and other gratis. Since my last let
ter to The Menace additional indict-
ments have been returned against
l Tammany contractora among than