The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-08-31
"THE DISGRACE OF A STATE"

a olseFdce 10 the state, HoW can one
man bring shame on a people? II
Sulzer had committed more crimes
than his worst enemies bring against
him how could he involve the people
OF New York or his party or those
who voted for him in his disgrace
Might 1t not be well to learn how a
state is disgraced and why public
clamor insists that one man can
shame state
Thomas NJ. Osborne says that Gov
ornor Dix turned over all the great
state departments to Murphy and
that Murphy coined millions from the
state contracts; If that were true, as
charged frequently while Dix was
governor, then the state of New York
was disgraced By the failure TO i'm
peach Dix. But she is not disgraced
by the Impeachment of Sulzer nor by
the guilt OF Sulzer
Murphy controlled the convention
that nominated Sulzer, and by this
WAS the Democratic party disgraced.
Sulzer was elected, although nomi-
mated by Murphy, and although 1t
might be confidently predicted that
he would allow Murphy to rob the
state at wildly this were the peo-
pie of New York disgraced.
Perhaps no charges would have
been made against Sulzer had he
continued to serve Murphy--then his
immunity would have disgraced the
state.
But II the state fails to remove Sui
ger from office in case his guilt is
proved, merely because Murphy has
secured his Impeachment, then the
state of New York will be disgraced,
because the first duty OF the state is
to dispense justice and enforce her
laws. Sulzer, If guilty, should be
punished without regard to the char
actor of his accuser. just as Beck er
was deelared guilty. although his ac-
cuser was bald Jask Rose.
The state OF New York is disgraccd
when she allows Murphy 10 govern
her without Official position and with
out authority from the laws, but the
disgrace Is not deeper than that
which fell upon the United States of
America under the government of the
triumvirs. Hanna. Quay and Plat.
BUT more disgraceful the nation is
the fact now undisputed that we have
been governed for years by the Nat
tonal Association OF Manufacturers,
who openly demanded tribute In vul-
gar cash and made no pretense of
serving causes and policies as did the
ppiitiNhi uuNHtE.
We are told that the people of
Americas richest city and greatest
state have proved themselves unfit
for selfgoyernment' in their subser
vience to Tammany. SO they do.
But what of the nation which has
submitted to open violation of the
basic principles of the constitution
for years whereby many have been
robbed through the power of taxation
conferred on the national government
for its use and maintenance? Was
Sulzer made governor by Murphy
in any other sense than presidents
have been made by Hanna and Quay
and Plat and Dudley and Hartman
and others of the same kind?
Is IL not disgrace TO all of us
that governors and senators must
spend sumo toward elections which
are never made good by the salaries
we pay themg
II money can buy an election. are
We lit for self.goyernment? Is IL not
hypocrisy of the vilest to condemn
men like Lorlmer even il guilty as he
is charged, when we know that our
own candidates must spend thous.
ands to gain the offices to which we
arc supposed to elect them because OF
their fitness too serve us all?
When does man disgrace state
When the state fails to punish the
guilty and enforce it's laws against
the strong as we'll as the weak. then
the state has disgraced itself without
regard to the personality involved