New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-21


Whatever his faults may be. and what.
ever may be the truth about his atti,pd.
toward campaign funds when he wa,
running for Office, there can be no douh,
that he was honestly elected and no ons
can examine his official record since hs
took his oath of Office, as have, withou,
realizing how hard he tried to be a faith.
ful Governor
AT this conference" said Mr.. Sul,.,
"a urged Mr.. Murphy 70 let me carry Al,
In good faith the platform pledges Of tina
Democratic party for direct nomination,
We talked over the bill. told him thar.
was strong sentiment throughout IN.
state in favor Of this legislation. He aid
! was mistaken, that there was no ssnt,.
ment for direct primaries except from
few cranks.
II called his attention to the pleds. q,
the platform. He said he was opno..a
10 any bill that abolished the STATE can.
vention and eliminated the party emS,.m
Il said that there could be no hon,,,
direct primary law unless that v.r.
done. He answered that the organ,za..o,
would never agree to any bill that ddn
and that such a bill would be overyhsr.
ingly defeated in the Legislature. ! ssH
to him that UNLESS WE MADE coon
ON DIRECT PRIMARIES WE WOULD
LOSE THE STATE. He replied mat I
did not know what was talking about
we again talked over appointments 10
vacancies on the Supreme Court bench.
and | said that l was being criticised BY
the judges and others for not filing the
vacancies. He talked over several names
that would be agreeable TO him, Mul.
queen, Gillespie and others told him
that l thought l ought to select the very
best lawyers / could get, and said sgain
that would make no appointments IN.
less the names were approved by the Bar
Association That was the last time I
saw Mr.. Murphy, and | returned TO the
hotel very much disheartened.
Threatened to Disgrace and Destroy
Sulzer.
Before we parted that night | warned
Mr.. Murphy that he would wreck the
party and accomplish his own destruction
if he persisted in shielding grafters and
ating platform pledges. His angry
retort was that I was an Migrate, and
that he would disgrace and destroy me.
Every man who has borne the weight
OF a great Office like that OF the Governor
OF New York will appreciate my position.
n IL. L.. L. ~
was anxious to avoid a break with II.
knew only too we'll the Legislature
would obey Mr.. Murphy's every order
whether given over the telephone or IN
person. ! knew the terrible ODDS against
me In the fight which ! courted when
declined to submit to Mr.. Murphy's die.
tatIon; when I declined TO turn my Office
Into an Instrument for the corruption Of
government and the debauching Of the
state. | was reluctant TO break with
Mr.. Murphy. | did 1t only because il be
came impossible TO do otherwise and not
betray my oath OF Office and forfeit every
shred OF self-respect."
1t is impossible TO put in words us
earnestness and simple sincerity OF M
Suffers manner as he said this
When | returned TO Albany after my
last interview with Mr.. Murphy care
fully considered my plight and the whole
state situation. II was only at that time'
not since, that any thought Of resenlna
my office was In my mind.
There were three paths for me !"
travel; to surrender TO Murphy ana !"
unmindful OF everything except his or
ders; 20 fight for what ! believed was
right regardless OF Murphy, or to resign
my office and give the people my reasons
at did not take me long to detern'''
not to surrender. / could nor 90 uia'
and maintain my self-respect.
Gould / fight and win? II dia nv
seem possible. | knew that MI. M1rpn,
told the fact when he said he couid A"s
would block me In the Legislature
knew also that every state Departure,
was under his control, save the ie"
managed to hold against him. More 'nAA
all, / knew from many years kno"le's'
OF Murphy methods that, when oespe'"'''
he would stop at nothing to th"ar' ms
even TO the extent he has gone WHICH -
not his limit
Signed His Resignation and Tore " W
Il thought long and seriously aoou'
all My impulse was to fght' my Nv
edge Of Murphy's control OF ever. a", 80
and the fear In which he was he''
every legislator and offlcehoder' hiS''
night seem hopeless. Il
II alone would be the victim IN the
I was deeply In debt and Murphy N
It. / was without power over the L'
lature and Murphy knew II. Even t,e
OF good government stood by, cyn'oah -,
fering much criticism but little Feai ".
"Then i.wrote out and signed oy re'S
nation az Governor"
You actually signed your name 70 'O
resignation n.
Yes. | signed my resignation
seemed then the only thing to DO. ..
"sut as I thought II all over hnany !"
looked cowardiy. tore up my re"s"s
tIon. The old determination to ne"'
came to me and made up my nina u,a.
no matter what the cost to me persohS''
| would fight and fight hard.
And | have fought hard from VIZ.
moment to the present day of my uhJ,.,
condemnation-how hard is proved oy ~,
enemies have made and the consplia a.,
they have worked out against me- Eve,
agency these enemies could use TO desuy.
me has been used. 1t Is long, piuaS.-
story, miserably contemplate in It's i''e'"
ness and pettiness."
Gaynor Encouraged suIzsr to F'sn1