New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-23
VOTE FOR FUSION!
A Whitman Partisan Urges Union
Against Murphy.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The action of the West Side Busl.
ness Mems Association, one Of the first
| to advocate District Attorney Whitman's
nomination for Mayor in espouslng the
cause Of the Tammany Mayoralty candi.
| date indicates that there Will be sons
| detection in the ranks Of the fusionisu
! owing TO resentment at Mr.. Whitmans
] loss OF the Mayoralty nomination som'
OF us believed that owing to the Distris
! Attorneys inestimable services TO TN
| community in exposing and prosecuuu
police corruption he was entitled 10 tn
| fusion Mayoralty nomination. The &c
| tual choice of the fusionists. howe'c
Mr.. Mitchell, is a man OF integrity, inoe
pendence and ability, and II would see,
TO be the duty OF all foes OF corruF
and oppressive political organization
subordinate all personal disappointmes
or resentment to the imperative oolss
ton of assisting a consistent opponent
Tammany in comprising its ruin.
This state has just been treated 10 a.
appalling exhibition Of the power OF ooss
ism. A legislature which exoneraIe
Stilwell and Cohalan does not object /"
official corruption; 1t only excerpts 10 COT
ruption when 1t can use such ch@s'
to discredit and eXterminate those oen'
upon destroying bossism. That Govern"
Sulzer had underestimate campaign lDn'
receipts and that he had misappr0p'
ated campaign funds TO his own purPON
were known to his Tammany conO,~
since he took office and were heia
them as a weapon 10 be used wnene'e
the Governor became intractaole.
When 1t became apparent that do'einS
Sulzer In advocating direct primai"
would overthrow bossism and restore VI
power OF nominating public ofhclas
the people, II not himself cripp'eu' Wv
for the first time the subseryient IAN
many legislators developed sudden ave
sion to Suffers disposal OF caInp@l.
funds-an aversion all the more reilaiA
able in the face OF their previous ao"O-
in condoning offences Of equal turp''uD
IL Mitchell were the grossest OF l'0o1
petents instead OF an extremely oap~vs
and incorruptible candidate, 1t woulu So
be the duty Of friends OF good COVE"
ment 10 administer blow at daHsu
GUS political system by eIecths H"'
Mayor. ,,.,ar.l
The spectacle of a private lnol'luO~'
like Murphy, occupying no position Oh -
ficial authority or responsibility :"
people. and exerting an influence ma !,
tends 70 the selection and ownership
,ragos MAYORS and governors ousu
90 be tolerated in government
oLiro the pretence OF being free.
80. Ibid Indictment to anarchy cou''
,,,rrisbed than by toleratlng such az
Oo - In the interests Of liberty ana
,ustice this travesty upon popular eo'
srnment should cease.
Mr. Aaron J. Levy. Tammany > p"'"'
,rstrument in the odious Sulzer business
- o,,bor Of the unconstitutional Lev!
a,"..,on law literally designed to legs
,ats ont of existence all pohticai oPpV-
si,,on 10 Tammany, Is now up LOT
municipal judgeship as a reward Tor ~,
,ai,bfuI services to that organization.
10 the duty OF the Progressives and re
nublicans to sink their differences IN
larger public service and unite on on'
ouponent to Mr.. Levy, thus insuring w
defeat and Kidding the bench and u"
of his political activities
There would also be something rao'
cally wrong with political reform now
ment which. owing to internal dissen
slons. neglected to recognize and indo's
the invaluable services rendered oy
faithful a police servant as the chairm
of the aldermanic committee durins
recent police Notwithstanding
Curran. j. MAIN
New York, Oct 49, 1913.