The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-27
Before the State Committee of
the Bull Moose.
SAYS GOOD WORD FOR SULzER
Says Impeachment Is Not for
What He Did
But What He Refused to Do at
Murphy's Orders.

Rochester, Sept. 27--In an address
before the state committee of the Pro-
gressive party here today Col Roose-
Welt declared that in the election of
New York state this fall, The domi-
nant concern of the people should be
to prevent Tammany from obtaining
complete control of the state" and that
ito this lesser issues must give way"
He argued that the predicament in
which the state finds its public affairs
is due to the failure of the people to
elect last fall governor and legisla-
ture pledged to the carrying out of
Progressive policies.
In voting against Tammany, how
ever, Col. Roosevelt urged the voters to
support the Progressive party candi-
dates to the end that they might de
feat Tammany without enthroning the
Barnes Republican machine in it's
place.
This year" the colonel said, there
are four matters of supreme political
import for decision before the people
of the commonwealth, the first he
election of an assembly, stands by 1t
self. The other three are:
First, for the attempted impeach-
ment of the governor of the state; sec
ond the city election in the great city
of New York, and third, the election of
two judges of the court of appeals.
AS to each of these four issues the
overthrow of Tammany is the chief is
sue
After emphasizing that the Progress
sive party was waging war against
corrupt machines" Col. Roosevelt
said:
AT this moment, that which con-
tains the most of menace to all our
state is Tammany hall. In New York |
City we Progressives are doing all we
can to elect non-partisan ticket |
headed by Progressive Democrat a !
tried and excellent public official John |
Purroy Mitchell. so as to keep the mu- |
nlc1pal government out of the control
OF Iammany hall and make it an in
strument not only for obtaining hon
esty IN municipal affairs, but for bet /
terlng the living and working condi- |
tons of the men and women who toll /
with their hands.
In the same fashion we battle |
against Tammany Hall in the cover
norShIp fight because Tammany Hall /
is attacking the governor, not for what
he may have done before election but
because since election he has stood .
Tor honesty and the rights of the Deo-
pie. 1 wish to call the attention of
the conservatives who have Dro-
fessed such horror of the progressive
doctrine of the popular recall to lust
what has been done by Tammany in
i
ask you to consider whether Won pre-
fer the recall exercised by the people
themselves at the polls or the recall
exercised by Mr.. Murphy at the end
of a telephone.
L am not now discussing the merits
OF the charges nor the evidence
against Governor SuIzer 1 am not
now speaking of any matter pending
before the court of impeachment nor
of allegations that will be considered
py the court of impeachment The al
afford only the nominal rea-
son Tor his impeachment. All the mat
ters now produced before that court
were we'll known to the leaders Of
Iammany Hall at the time they were
calling Governor Sulzer a second An
drew jackson. They remained silent
ABOUT them until the governor refused
10 take his orders from the boss of
1ammany Hall. The real reason for
the governors Impeachment may not
come before the body now trying him.
but these real charges must be passed
upon by the people.
No intelligent and honest man
doubts that the attacks upon
the governor has been made. NOT
because of anything he did dur
ing the campaign, or before he
took the office, but because. through
his officials he hunted down corrun-
tlon after he took the office and be-
cause he championed the cause of
popular government and the rights of .
the people against the mandate of
Fammany Hail. (
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