The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-09-02

New York" as "a fight of the Tam.
many organization for continued ex.
istence." 1t is perhaps inevitable that
the political side of the case should
receive the most attention, since the
impeachment trial will not be held un.
til next month. In the meantime, Mr.
Sulzer on the one hand and the as.
semblymen in charge of the impeach
ment on the other are securing coun.
sci, and these lawyers are setting tc
work preparing their respective plans
for the legal battle.
Much curious and ironic comment
upon New York's two governors" ap.
pears in the outside press. For, ac-
cording to one Interpretation of the
state constitution, the lieutenant-gov-
ernor automatically becomes acting
governor upon the presentation of i'm.
parchment charges against the chief
executive. Wherefore Lieutenant
Governor Glynn has had a suite OF
rooms in the capitol fitted up as his
executive chambers, has secured the
allegiance of many state officials, and
has been transacting much routine
business. But in the regular executive
chambers above him, Governor Sulzer
keeps his office hours as aforetime
and receives the Governors" mail.
His friends find no constitutional war;
rant for the governors stepping down
before he is actually found guilty of
the offenses charged in the articles of
impeachment. Governor Sulzer fur
Their insists that as the legislature at a
special session can only act upon mat
tiers proposed by the governor, the i'm
parchment proceedings are illegal.
This is met by the other side with the
statement that the legislature may at
any time act in it's judicial capacity.
The encouragement of the state, it
may be said, stands with those who
uphold Mr.. Glynn's right to the pow
ers OF the head of the commonwealth.
Yet no one has spoken with voice of
such authority as to impress the par
tizans on both sides, though newspaper
correspondents at Albany seem to
think that Mr.. Glynn is gradually
growing stronger at Mr.. Suffers ex-
pense.
While this situation is not without
interest, it seems to most editors a
temporary and trifling matter COM
pared with the great fight on Tam
many which produced it. The impedch-
ment of Governor Sulzer is taken as
the climax of Tammany campaign
Tor complete power in the state of
New York, and also as the call to arms
for campaign that will eventually
drive the Tiger back to its lair. Those
closely identified with the present
leadership of the regular New York
State Democracy, of course, say little
OF Tammany, preferring to enlarge up
on the guilt of Sulzer and his "usurpa-
ton" of power in continuing to occupy
the executive offices while under IN
parchment. Mr.. Sulzer' says the New
York Evening Mail (Prog.), lis mere
incident" in Tammany conspiracy to
gain control of the governorship and
the state treasury. The purpose of the
is thus stated by the
Philadelphia North American prog }
First, to wrest from an unexpect-
ealy honest executive state depart
ments controlling vast patronage, the
award OF huge contracts, and the au-
dlting of expenditures; second, to pre-
vent his forcing the passage of an eff
fective primary law, the enactment of
which would be the death warrant of
Tammany and its ally special priv
llege; and, third, to inflict such pun
lshment upon the governor as would
deter future public officials elected by
the machine from daring to exhibit
like proclivities toward decency and
independence.
The real controversy, therefore, is
not as to whether Governor SuIver's
campaign accounts were regular. It'll
is as to whether corrupt bossism and
special privilege shall be "constitu-
tional' methods strangle popular gov
eminent in New York state and per-
petuate a system of misrule and pub
lie plundering."
That which raises the affair at AL
bany to the dignity of IAN event" in
the opinion of the New York Social
list Labor journal, The. Daily People.
is the spectacle and proof of the poll
lcal state on the rocks" And this
laily outlines for its readers a version
u the Sulzer-Murphy fight which is
enllghtening, however incomplete it
nay be. According to the Socialist
writer, the fight began on the primar-
es-