New-York tribune., 1913-11-04
The Voters To-day May Relieve
City and State of the Shame
of Murphy Domination.

rbis * the voters day. Never before have they
had an opportunity to 90 into the voting ooo'h WIN
n clearer cleaner cut issue-decent government wei
sus Tammany Hall government. Never Oeiore NAV
they had such detailed and comprehensive hno"F
edge of what Tammany Hall government means Ill
this city and the state. Never before mas eNe''
decent voter with the interest of his clt at hea''
had keener incentive to demolish rotten pol'c"i
machine and detach the grip of the contractor gang
from the treasury
4 vote for Messrs. Mitchell, Prendergast and NC
Aneny means support for honest men. efficient meli'
unbosSed men. tried public servants who nave Deeh
important instruments in giving this city ue peS'
administration it has ever had. With them Ill ONCE
the city departments will do the work they are ue-
signed to do for the public benefit, and every ooi"i
spent will purchase dollars worth OF puDlc SCI
vice There will be insiders with political pun
and no "smug and sleek punderers of the people
will get their fingers into the till
\ vote for the Tammany ticket means an eN-
preston of approval Of Murphy and all that lie
favors and fosters. \ vote for the Tammany ticket
means support for men who consult tine Chlel
before they take official action and follow his dlc
tates 1t means government from the Wigwam' OF
Denonicos, or Good Ground. 1t means fohce
Department demoralized 10y the interference OF po-
litca heeerS. 1t means wide open town Tor ai
the vicious elements of a community which fat'eh
on vice and crime and lawbreaking. 1t meansevery
citv department turned over to the ''nsiders ana
the fattening of the grating contractor gang a'
public expense, while the taxes mount SKY hlGh ana
the public service goes to the dogs.
OF all this the developments of the campaign have
furnished the proof. The fusion nominees show
record of borough governments run at saving as
compared with previous administrations, and
budget for the coming year which means n reduc-
ton in the tax rate in Manhattan. Tammany pre-
sents as its candidate for Mayor the Chiefs mes
senger bow and as its candidate for Controller
nsiitical henchman whose chief campaign argument
is a promise to parcel out all the jobs at his dis
posal to the organization heelers. Lest the lesson
be not learned it digs up in some fresh fashion
each day the shame of the Sulzer Impeachment
the grewsome spectacle of the machine crushing It's
own product because the miserable Suzer would
not aid a wholesale lootng of the state treasury by
the contractor gang and the Tammany job hunters
A vote against the Tammany candidates from
Mayor right down the list to aldermen, is the only
proper and adequate answer to the issue which
Murphy and his crew have presented to the public
of this city. 4 vote against Murphy's candidates
for the Assembly upstate will afford those who live
outside New York an opportunity to register their
sentiments on corrupt bossism. With Murphy de-
cisively defeated to-day in the municipal election
and one branch of the Legislature torn from his
clutches New York State may hold up her head
ogain. relieved of the shame and disgrace which
Tammanv domination inevitably implies.