Evening journal., 1913-08-14
WEDNESDAY. AUG. I3. 1918.
srLzER ANn HIS pERIL.


n EPURLICANs may find comfort in the fact that
IN the suzer-Tammany mess in New York is a
Democratic for which the Republican party is IN
no sense responsible They may find additional
the fact that the fight between the Democratic
Governor and the corrupt and consconess Demo
cratic organization that has far in It's effort to
destroy him. politically and privately has created
split in the Democratic party that should restore New
York State to the Republican column and keep It there
for many years to
In fact Republicans will have no occasion grieve,
matter what the outcome Of the New York fight
may be. Tammany, which formerly dominant
only in Manhattan, or old New York city has spread
out until it dominates Greater New York and the
State itself Governor Sulzer owes TO Tammany his
rise in public life. If the impeachment proceedings
results IN his downfall he will owe it to that
force, ard 1t will represent punishment for having
ridden into power upon the back of the Tammany
Tiger and then turned against the creature of his
elevation
No decent American citizen has a profound regard
for the political methods Of Tammany Han. AT the
time Il may be said, few Americans have use
for an Migrate political or otherwise Governor
Suffers best friends deny that he has proved
himself 70 be an migrate to rammany Immediately
after that great potential political force had placed
him In the governors chair he to the conclusion
y that he as a creature greater than Tammany as
creator He only refused 10 permit HIS policy
to be dictated by Boss Murphy but made upon that
organization Retaliation by Tammany inevitable.
No imagined however that much would be
turned up against the governor that the organza-
ton which had made him would go to such desperate
lengths to unmake him.
The vigor with which the Impeachment proceedings
against sulzer pressed by the Tammany leaders
revealed to him at last that he need expect mercy
their hands; that, If possible, they would destroy
him. politically professionally, financially and So
oially Their work is well under way. He finds him
self in position in which he does not know whether
he is Governor Of the State whether his powers
have been shifted automatically to the Lieutenant
Governor. The injection of Mrs sulzer into the
troversy has served to make friends for him. The
world does not admire a who, when accused OF
wrong-doing, hides behind the skirts of woman.
II Governor suzer did the things he is accused OF
having done. he certainly is not worthy to hold the
highest office in the gift Of the people Of New York
He must prove his innocence, get out The fact
that Tammany is his and that its fight upon
him is by way Of retaliation will not avail him when
he goes to trial. He must show that he did not make
false returns relative to his campaign contributions
and expenses that he did not commit perjury when
he to the accuracy Of his returns; that he did
take campaign contributions them for stock
market speculations and omit all mention of them
from his campaign report that he did not brbe wit
nesses; that he did not suppress evidence; that he
did not attempt to the powers of his Office to
ntimdate members of the Legislature and that he did
not corruptly use his Office to affect the prices
Of securities on the New York Stock Exchange
IN some of which he was specializing upon a margin
otherwise
If he cannot dsprove those charges he ought to be
ousted from Office. On the other hand if he can dis
prove them. there should be ample law the land Ia
enable him to punish his they will deserve
TO be punished.
But said before, it is a Democratic fight and
Democratic mess. Republicans need not worr,
about IT, II is quite natural that men sympathize
with man like Sulzer who after having climbed s,
high in danger Of being hurled into the chasn
of political professional. financial and social dis
credit. But that sympathy should not constrain an,
to close his to facts affecting the ntegr,
OF high official, though those facts be broueh
the surface and pressed by of the worst politi
cal organizations the world ever has known Governo
Sulzer must stand upon his own record and upon hi
doings, and not upon the record and the doing
Of Tammany Hall II he be innocent he will hav
no difcuty in proving IT, as most Of IN
charges made against him susceptible of proof a
disproof by documentary and other evidence easil
obtanable
Meantime Republicans the country over should col
gratulate themselves that the first Governor Of Ne
York to suffer impeachment is Democrat and not
Republican.