The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-20
SULzER TELLS
HIS STORY
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and that he (Murphy) would allow me-
whatever needed above my salary fol
my living expenses while was at thu
executive mansion.
4 But | refused again and then he
said, If you need money at any TINT
let me know and you can have wha'
you want. We cleaned UP a lot of mon
/ ey on your campaign. / can afford te
/ let you have what you want and never
miss It.
Il talked from Albany with Mr.. Nc
Call (Judge Edward 3. McCall) oyel
the telephone about the public service
commissioners.
Judge Mccall met me with his au
tomobile in the 125th street station. He
told me Mr. Murphy was at his house
waiting for u.s.
i met Mr.. Murphy In the front room
We talked over several matters. Mr.
Murphy urged me to appoint his friend
John Calvin. public service commission,
er in the place of Mr.. Wilcox. urged
the appointment OF Henry Morgan.
than or George Foster Peabody or Col.
John Temple Graves. Mr.. Murphy
would not hear Of these men. He
talked long and earnestly in behalf OF
Calvin. Finally ] suggested as a com.
promise, Judge Mccall Mccall himself
said he would accept providing 1t was
agreeable to Mr.. Murphy.
AT this meeting and subsequently,.
Mr. Murphy demanded of me pledges
concerning appointments 81
He insisted that George M. Palmer
should be appointed chairman and
Patrick e. McCabe, member of the pub.
lie service commission of the second
district Mr.. Murphy further insisted
upon having the 'McManus' for state
commission. a man named Myers, for
state architect, a man from Brooklyn
whose name forget for state hospital
commissioner and Jas. E. Gaffney.
state highway commissioner in case i
wished to supplant Mr.. Reel.
Mr. Murphy finally said: i am fol
Gaffney. The organization demands
his appointment and want you to dc
It. replied | would make no prom
ise abou- it.
He said: 1T will be Gaffney or war.
had several talks with Mr.. Murph,
and In some Of these talks told him j
was the governor and that / intended
to be governor
He laughed at me and repuked MI
Tor this and said that l might be thu
governor but that he controlled tbe
legislature That unless did what he
wanted me to and make his annoin+
ments | could not get my nomination.
confirmed and that he would h,ooL -,
erything. DeA "
"hen Mr.. Murphy found ont tha,
ne could not use me and contro, ma
he sent emmiasaries to see me to ID.
mand that l do certain things ana -
threaten me II / refused y
My efforts for truly progressive
government were blocked by refusal
or the Murphy legislature to let me-
install in office men capable and viii.
Ing to work out progress.
My final interview with Mummy
iate at night, April 10, was marked
IN my memory for his insoIence ~
me and for the sordid brutality Of his
demands. 10
Before we parted that night /
warned Mr.. Murphy that he would
wreck the party and accomplish his
own destruction If he persisted IN
shielding grafters and violating Mat.
form pledges. His angry retort wac
that was an migrate and that he
would disgrace and destroy me.
I knew the terrible odds against
me In the fight which l courted when
declined to submit to Mr.. Murnhv,s
dictatjon; when / declined to turn nv
Office into an instrument for contempt
of government and debauchiny tho
state. was reluctant to break with
MIR. Murphy. | did it only because It
was impossible to do otherwise.
When / returned to Albany after
my last interview with Mr.. Murphy I
carefully considered my plight and
the whole situation It was onlv at
that time, not since. that any thought
of resigning my Office was in my mind
There were three paths for me to
travel: to surrender to Murphy and
be unmisdful of everything except his
orders; to fight for what believed
right regardless OF Murphy, or to re.
aign my Office and give the people my
reasons 1t did not take me long TO
determine not to surrender ! could
rot do that and maintain nv self.re-
spect. Could fight and VIM It did
not seem possible. Then wrote out
and signed my resignation as cover
nor. 1t seemed the only thing to do.
hut as thought 1t over, finally 1t
looked cowardly. tore up my resig-
natlon. And have fought hard from
that day. How hard is proven by the
enemies I have made and the conspir-
acy they have worked out against me.
Every effort has been used to destroy
me. 1t is long pitiable story"
Here Mr.. Sulzer recalled the talk
concerning Mr.. Murphy which he had
with Mayor Gaynor at the Maine