Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-03
NEW YORK TO BE Getty OF SHAME
OR TO GUST FORCES OF TAMMANY?
Spectacular Contest Fusion Forces Against the Powerful Organ
ization Of Edward E. Mccall Odds Favor Mitchell Over
McCaI--A Real "Fighing Irishman"
Editorial Opinions.

/ McAneny and PrenderEast viii give.
There can .sa.dDubt about their IN,
of Official sesp 2nslbillty
lis New YofkNNsttN ITO retain the kind
of government that il has now, or is IT to
od eaeI Ta9 to W ka e Ss as of the
city TO be administered for the next four
years as Fusion is now administering
them, or the affairs of the city to be ad-
mnistered as Tammany is now admin
istering the affairs of the State DO the
people of New York City want to be
governed by Charles +. Murphy at the
end of a telephone wire, as New YORK
state has been governed. DO they want
their contracts for city Improvements IN
the hands of Tammany, as the contracts
for state roads and canals are i'll the
hands of Tammany?
DO they want the kind of work done
for the city that Tammany is doing Tor
the State? DO they want contractors to
pay Gatfneys $4,000 for expert advice
that is added to the cost of the work
DO they want employees bribed and
blackmailed for the enricnment OF ram
day laborers assessed 10 per cent. OF
their daily wage by Tammany collectors?
DO they want Murphy to say who shall
hold Officer Do they want Murphy to re-
move officials who refuse to obey orders.
as Murphy impeached the Governor OF
New York? DO they want this hide9us
system of corruption, graft. intimidation
and blackmail once more established III
municipal affairs in order that the whole
work of re-establishirg honesty may be
begun over again in l9l7P
Murphyism might be tolerated if there
was doubt as to what Murpbyism meant
But there is no room for doubt. Under
the revelations of the last six months
Tammanyism stands naked before the
community, and every vote for the ram
many ticket is a Vote for civic degrada-
ton. =
! canized, infamy, after knowing what it
Seif-GONernmpnt or can
be fit for self-government. The city that
deliberately elects corruption IN place OF
integrity, that deliberately elects sfatt
in place of honesty, that deliberately
elects blackmail and oppression in place
of liberty is a city of shame. no matter
how large its population or how great It's
wealth.
The World has paid stirring tribute to
the vigorous Hennessy in the following
II has been many a year since New
York heard political speeches that
gripped public attention as do Hennes-
sey's unaffected recitals OF ms dlscoN-
cries in Tammany graft and Tammany
uemnessey is no spellbinder. He knows
no tricks of oratory. His speeches Will
never be gathered into any album or
modern eloauence. but they have
smashed more holes in Tammanv's ar
NOR than all the rhetoric that has been
set free in this town in a decade.
Hennessey is a trained newspaper man
and knows the value of facts and If SIM
plcty of statement He used To be man
aging editor of the esteemed Press before
Frank Munsey bought it and moved it to
Adma geddon. For several months she'
was Suffers investigator h'of corruption
in the state Government, and he is pre-
spnting the results of that investigation
in a form that every voter can under-
stand. lie is telling the kind of truth
that Murphyism cannot long snrv;se.
Good luck to Hennessey no other
man in this campaign has rendered such
notable service to the cause of honest
government.
Recently the World published what it
| termed 1.-THE two best jolSssll.
| am absolutely indepenilenL-EdWa
/ Il. Mccall. tgt@ -
| / returned Bradys s25,eeo--charies F.
| Murphy tn