New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18

one or the shortest
1t cannot be said that Suffers work
went for naught. When in the Assembly
he introduced bill to ameliorate the
condition of the workers in the sweat
shops and 10 provide for factory inspec-
tors to see that the law was enforced The
bill was opposed by many, but Sulzer
| managed 10 get 1t on the calendar and
brought II TO vote under protest At
the first rollcall the clerk announced that
the bill had been defeated by one vote
Sulzer rushed to the we'll of the House
crying Fraud He made so much COM
motion that his arrest was ordered by
the Speaker But he got a second vote,
and the bill was carried.
As Tammany Once Saw Him.
Suffers pose was ever that of the re-
former. He began 1t in the Legislature
and continued it through his career In
Congress. He started out to reform the
state government when he became Gov
ernor, but counted without the hosts OF
his enemies And yet this is the way he
was once described in an article reprinted
in the official Tammany organ:
"His service in Congress was conspicu-
Gus for his championship of popular
rights. and especially his defence of the
| cause Of the people against the growing
evil of combinations and trusts. He
pleaded the cause Of the Cuban insurgents
before the House in several eloquent
speeches. In the 57th Congress he intro
duced the measure by which the laboring
men secured the Department of Com
| haU
ing a seat In the Cabinet.
"He also introduced a bill creating a
Department Of Labor to regulate and
control the corporations and trusts. and
the bills as originally introduced by him
made the first scientific classification of
labor ever attempted In this country. He
introduced the first resolution sympathiz-
ing with the Cubans, the first granting TO
them belligerent rights, the first favoring
the independence of the Cubans and the
first declaring war against Spain. He
also championed the rights OF the Beers
in Congress by introducing a number OF
resolutions of sympathy for their cause
and denouncing. in several eloquent
speeches, the conduct Of the war by the
British.
|
providing for an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States so that
United States Senators shall be elected by
the people and Of the measures known as
the eight-hour law and the anti-intunction
bill. II is claimed for him that he fought
more battles on the floor of the House
for the various bodies of organized labor.
in the face Of strong opposition, than any
other Representative in Congress. In ma
tional politics he was sent as delegate
from New York to the Democratic ma
tional conventions of 1896. 1900 and 1904 and
was one Of the most active supporters or
William j. Bryan's nomination before the
| convention, and when Mr.. Bryan was
nominated Mr. Sulzer was one OF his
most eloquent and effective advocates be-
fore the people in the Presidential can
vass.
HE is a thrty-second degree Mason,
has held all the honors, and years ago
became a life member His most proht-
able reading has been history, romance
philosophy and political economy, and his
advice to young men is to work hard, cul-
tivate good habits and have motive and
aim in life and a positive determination
10 succeed. His rugged honesty, his 10y
alty TO his friends. his ability as cham
pion OF the poor and oppressed in every
land and in every cline, have mace his
name a household word among the people
of America
And so Il was with Tammany's support
that the name Of Sulzer was put forward
for Governor when the state convention
met at syracuse, on October 3, 1872. he
was nominated on the fourth ballot. Gov
ernor Dix. who was the incumbent at
the time, figured az bad second 'after
the first vote. when he had a slight lead,
and finally the name OF Dix was WIN
drawn The solid vote of New York
County went for Sulzer. Martin H.
Glynn, who became acting Governor az
ter Sulzer had been impeached' was NOM
mated for Lieutenant Governor.
II was asserted that the nomination OF
Sulzer had been arranged by Charles r.
NIurphy. "Packey' McCabe and Norman
f. Mack. But the nomination oid not
;. arouse much enthusiasm. ana Charies p
Nurnbv asked 10 be excused from Young
in the convention. When Suizer was
J notified Of his nomination he said that II
: electeds he would be the Governor or the
; people and that the executive once "ouiu
be m the Capitol
civilian Sulzer never had boss, ne
, said. land his only master Is himse1.
This speech was made in the Demo-
cratic Club, in Fifth avenue. 1t Is pretty
well known how well Sulzer carried OUT
HE determination as he then expressed H.
One day after his inauguration suizer
, called reporters to him and said that MS
election as Chief Executive had made MN
the Democratic leader of New YORK state
and he added:
"If any Democrat in the state chai-
Ienges that leadership, let him come OUT
,r the open and the people VIII decioe'
The statement was made in response
60 an inquiry as to whether Charles T.
Mummy had Endorsed certain men ~
members of the commission selected oy
,ho Governor TO investigate state depart
&c The executive mansion he styled
''The Peoples House
rarIv in March Sulzer requested Colohe'
roseoh + Scott, superintendent OF Prs
ora 10 resign. This was the result OF the
ronort of the department investigators
scott refused to quit under fire. and sui
GOV removed him on March H. the toi-
lowing day Sulzer said:
81 will drive out Of the state service
ovarv thief and CRATER or | don't want
to be Governor"