El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-13

talks very deliberately and fmpresses
/ you with his earnestness;
His Personal story.
'As the governor he says, 4 de-
termined that no influence should con-
troll me in the performance of my duty
but the dictates Of my conscience and
my obligations to the people 1 have
adhered tenaciously to that thus lar
and I shall stick to it until the END,
come what may.
Ever since have been governor OBJ
Stacles have been placed in my way
by men high in the councils of my
party because I wanted TO do what 1
believed was right and what prom
ised to do when 1 was a candidate Tor
governor.
The people know my nominations
are not Mr.. Murphy's- They are mine
I selected them, and did so very care
fully They were highly recommended,
and no one can question the capa bill
ties of the candidates.
How did the trouble begin with Mr..
Murphy the governor was asked
Murphy Thought He Was 1t.
THAT is a long story" he replied
Mr. Murphy had the notion that he
was the governor and that the people
had elected me to be proxy. L
promptly disabused the mind Of Mr..
Murphy about It He got mad toIo
him that no boss could make me rub
Der stamp; that the people elected me
the governor; and that while was IN
office I would be the governor
Then more trouble arose over ap-
poinments. Mr.. Murphy wanted me TO
name the men he selected as candidates
for public office, in order to Strength
en- his machine. reward his friends and
prosecute his enemies I refused to al
low him to do it. All factions OF the
Democratic party supported me Tor
governor, and I wanted to be fair 10
r,-..1- Ill Tna~ &
every county, squarely. 1t goes Win
out saying that this was Just what MT
Murphy did not want.
Mr.. Murphy and I could not agree
about appointments; We could not
agree about politics; and We were as
far apart as the poles concerning pub
lie duties. Trouble began from the be-
ginning. It grew every day 1t reached
the climax when I emphatically refused
to appoint Jim Gaffney commissioner
of highways.
"Gnffney OF War;
''Then tho ultimatum was issued by
the boss-'Gaffney or war / accepted
the challenge. The battle has been
raging ever since.
when Mr.. Murphy cannot have his
own way he suIks and orders the leg
islature and other state departments,
which he controls, to block my efforts
to do what I believe to be right and
for the best interests of the people
generally. As a matter OF IaCT. 1 can
not submit to Mr.. Murphys dictation
and maintain my self respect. If he
is to be the governor I do not want the
job.
Has Burned Last Bridge.
MY fight for direct primaries burned
the last bridge between me and Tam
many hall. Mr. Murphy thought I made
this fight for direct nominations be-
cause 1 wanted to dislodge his leader
ship. He is wrong about that. 1 made
the fight because the Democratic party
had made the pledge to enact a state
wide direct primary law. That's all
When 1 cannot be honest in politics,
shall get out of politics. I believe
honesty in politics will succeed lust
the same as L believe honesty in bust
ness will succeed
Murphy and Barnes.
Games Creelman in n. Y Evening
Mail)
It is time that the people should rail-
ize the open shame of the situation in
which the government of New York
state has actually broken down in the
brutal attempt of boss Murphy. win
the assistance of boss Barnes. TO MN
ish and wreck governor Sulzer for dar-
ing to show independence of his or
ders.
The spectacle in Albany TODAY fs NOT
only disgraceful but extremely costly
to the taxpayers, who are paying $1,000