Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
Seabury Quits Democrats.


ticket that was headed by Seth Low. and
in 1905 he left the democratic party to
take the nomination for city judge on the
municipal ownership ticket He became
supreme justice in 1907.
The platform adopted by the conference
reaffirms the principles enunciated In the
national and state platforms of 1912, and
deals at length with renewed disclosures
with respect to the misconduct Of state
officers. the mismanagement of our
finances and public works
OF the high court of impeachment the
platform says:
Much of the evidence was familiar
the Impeachment proceeding was thought
of. To the Tammany mind it was not at
that time immoral. 1t became immoral
only when the newly elected governor
form. and aid in the writing of a genuine
direct primary law upon the statute
books, and when investigation by the
governor began to disclose great frauds.
Barnes Machine Also Scored.
1.-The responsibility for the shame of the
commonwealth is not upon Tammany
Hall alone The Barnes machine In every
crisis has been a faithful and effective
cOadjuter of the Murphy machine.
Former President Roosevelt put In a
busy day. In the morning he had an
automobile ride with committee of
Rochester progressives. and at noon he
was the luncheon guest and spoke 10 the
Chamber of Commerce. Shortly after 2
o'clock he delivered the keynote speech
before the conference in convention hall,
and at o'clock was taken to exposition
park to attend the Rochester industrial
exposition. He spoke there briefly
Tammany Dominant Concern.
In his address Col Roosevelt declared
that in the election in New York state
this fall 1.-The dominant concern OF the
people should be to prevent Tammany
from obtaining complete control OF the
state" and that "to this the lesser Issues
must give way" He argued that the
"predican ent in which the state finds its
public affairs is due to the failure OF
the people to elect last fall governor
and legislature pledged to the CARVING
out of progressive policies In voting
against Tammany candidates, however,
Col. Roosevelt urged the voters to sup
port the progressive party candidates 70
the end that they might defeat Tam
many without enthronlng the Barnes re-
publican machine in its place
This year. the colonel said there
are four matters of supreme political
Importance for decision before the peo-
ple of this comm. .onwealth. The first the
election of an assembly, stands by itself.
The other three are: First, the attempt
ed impeachment Of the governor or the
state second, the city election In the
great city of New York, and. third. the
election Of two judges of the court OF
appeals. <o ,ss,,.s ,ns
overthrow of Tammany is the chief
issue"
Chief Menace to State.
After emphasizing that the progressive
party was waging war against corrupt
machines" Col Roosevelt said: AT this
mon ent that which contains the most
of menace to all our state is Tammany
Hall. In New York city we progressives
are doing all that we can to elect nom
partisan ticket, headed by a truly pro-
gressiye democrat. tried and excellent
public official, John Purroy Mitchell, SO as
to keep the municipal government out OF
the control Of Tammany Hall and make
il an instrun-e -ent not only for securing
honesty in municipal affairs. but for bet
tering the living and working conditions
of the men and women who toll with
their hands.
Tammany Hall in the governorship fight
because Tammany Hall Is attacking the
governor not for what he may have done
before election. but because since cleo
ton he has stood for honesty and the
rights of the people. / wish to call the
attention of the conservatives who have
professed such horror of the progressive
doctrine of the popular recall to just what
has been done by Tammany in the alb
sence of the popular recall. l ask you
to consider whether you prefer the recall
exercised by the people themselves at
the polls. or the recall exercised by Mr..
Murphy at the end of a telephone.
Avoids Merits Of Case.
II am not now discussing the merits Of
the charges nor the evidence against
Gov Sulzer. I am not now speaking of
auy matter pending before the court of
nor OF the allegations that
will be considered by the court of i'm
peachment.
.These allegations afford only the nom-
inal reason for his impeachment All the
matters now produced before that court
were we'll known to the leaders OF Tam
MANY Hall at the time they were calling
Gov. Sulzer second Andrew Jack
son They remained silent about them
until the governor refused to take his
orders from the boss Of Tammany Hall.
The real reason for the governors i'm
pea achment may not come before the body
now trying him. But these real rea-
upon by the people.
mo intelligent and honest man doubts
that the attack upon the governor has
been made not because Of anything he
did during the campaign or before he
took Office but because. through his Of
ficials he hunted down corruption after
he took office and because he championed
the cause OF popular government and the
rights Of the people against the mandate