Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-14
IF GOVERNOR Is CONVICTED ON
TRIAL POLITICAL MACHINE
WILL BE SOLE GAMER.
LONG AND SPLENDID
RECORD IN CONGRESS
suIzer Served Nearly Twenty Years in
House and Held Friendship Of Pros.
'6ents and others-known as Radi-
eaI-convietion Will Result in As
persiens Being Cast on Prosressivss.
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Aug. 14.-Washington
has been watching the proceedings at
Albany and before the Frawley COM
nliitee in New York in recent weeks
with an unusual measure of interest
because of the charges against Gov
ernor Sulzer and the developments
which ended in his impeachment.
Governor Sulzer by reason of near
~ twenty years service in the house
of representatives. is as we'll or better
known in Washington than in Albany
and now that his enemies threaten to
drive him out of public life there is
the keeest sort of concern over the
course the fight between the governor
anG his opponents will take.
Expressions of regret are heard on
every hand among old colleagues of
Governor Sulzer in congress. Even
conservatives who used to denounce
SUlzer as demagogue, were for the
most part on good terms with him per-
sonally and deplore the disclosures
which have been made.
Rssrst on All Sides.
Progressive men of all parties are
unit in expressing the deepest regret
over what has occurred. They would
be deeply pleased II Governor Sulzer
were able to prove his innocence Evel
if the governor should pull thru with
out being ousted after being impeach-
ed. the general feeling here among the
men who have been watching many OF
the things he did at Albany with ap-
prevail is that his usefulness as chief
executive Of New York will be over.
Ousting Would Strengthen Tammany.
Ii seldom happens that political de-
velopments in a state cause as much
talk on all hands in Washington as
the attacks on Sulzer in New York.
Progressive men here deprecate what
has occurred because they feel 1t is
likely to have profound effect on ma
tional politics. In the first place. the
successful ousting Of Sulzer, as viewed
here, will greatly strengthen Murphy
and weaken the prospects for COM
pelling a reorganization OF Tammany
which would get that institution out
from under the thumb OF Murphy aud
men of his stripe. In the second place,
the disclosures as to Sulzer will en-
able reactionaries TO throw discredtt
on progressive men and measures the
country over.
THE evidence brought out as to
Governor Sulzer," said a progressive
member Of congress, make il easy Tor
all the reactionaries in the country to
get up and yell I told you So Apart
from the hope / had that Sulzer would
bring about real reforms IN New York
If thing
to my mind is lamentable.
Unique Career in Congress.
Suffers career in congress was
unique. 1t was the common under
standing that he remained in congress
as long az .he did as the result Of his
marvellous capacity to keep the trust
and good will OF the people OF his dis
trict in the face Of dislike from
Murphy and other leaders Of Tam
many. Suffers disposition to make
speeches on many occasions and his
invariable tendency to radical pro-
nouncements caused him in some quar-
tiers here to be taken lightly. Neverthe-
less. it is q fact that in the course OF
his long service in the house he was
responsible for important legislation.
For instance, he was for years an ad-
yocate of a department OF labor. He
worked insistently to this end and 1t
was in no small measure due to him
that the bill was finally passed. The
abrogation Of the Russian treaty be-
cause of the failure OF Russia to accord
proper passport privileges to Amer
lean Jews was to a large extent due
to Suffers efforts. He was personal
friapd of President Taft and also Of
President Roosevelt and was always
welcome at the White House. IF he
passes into political eclipse or Oblivion,
nowhere will it be more sincerely felt
than among his old associates here.