New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
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ministrs ton Mr.. Glynn, having had his.
is temporarily discarded. His soul is hlled
with seething revolt at the peoples fail
ure TO recognize and reward his many
merits He again takes UP his active
newspaper work and scents from afar the
awakening of the people to the doctrine
that all is not we'll And, listening to the
murmurings, Mr. Glynn family sees A
great light. The vision in all its fulness
never approached him. He simply per
ceived the dawning Of the light and be-
came partially progressive.
In due time came the state convention
at Syracuse. After many days Mr.. Sui
ger was nominated for Governor. Mr..
Sulzer was "A 'lowbrow." a commoner.
one OF the people. Mr.. Glynn was
"hiGhbrow. a silk stocking, a gentleman
in politics. Both had been tried and each
had been found true in all essentials to
a common master Each spelled people
with capital p.
So Mr.. Gynn was nominated for Lieu
tenant sGovernor. The ticket balanced
nicely The opposition was divided and
Democracy led Sulzer and Gynn to Al
bany.
Mr.. Sulzer soon saw vision. He tried
TO cast off his masters yoke, but he for
got that the letters that bound him were
of his own forging.
Mr. Sulzer was impeached for high
crimes and misdemeanors," convicted and
removed from office. Mr.. Glynn. as heir
apparent" TO the succession, kept dis
creetly silent during the ante-mortem fes-
lvities.
He knew the power OF Tammany. He
had seen it exemplihed. He came into
office as the head Of state government
surcharged with graft and corrup,ion
from Manhattan TO Buffalo. He came to
honest men as welcome change from
the hypocrisies Of Sulzer. He was ex-
pected TO force through the many invcs-
legations. He was expected to redeem
this state from stigma as ineffaceable
as the stain on the hand of Lady Mac
beth. But Mr.. Glynn took thought of the
morrow.
lie reasoned: III add TO Whitnans
power, as he has requested, IL means the
destruction of Tammany IL this should
transpirs what would follow? Plain
enough, Mr.. Whitman would be canon
lied by the people as the destroyer of
the dragon. II Mr.. Whitman should be
thus elevated in the minds of the popu-
lace the Republicans and Progressive Re-
publicans Will unite on him for Governor
to succeed me. If he has destroyed Tam
many, of what value to me would be a
Tammany nomination TO succeed myself?
Suppose. however. that | refuse to aid
4 IL
and question his integrity? Suppose /
stay by Tammany and try to cast upon
tho dragon the benefits OF my compan-
ionship. Suppose | can persuade Wilson,
Mitchell and Malone to believe that I am
really trying to 'uplift Tsmmany? Sup
pose ] appoint only men satisfactory TO
Tammany? Suppose | even give McCabe
and Richards good jobs, Just 10 show
Tammany that I'm a good Indian and
not afraid of public clamor?
Where do l come in2
Answer: 'Tammany always rewards
her friends We will have to be very
careful for a while But IL l stand by
the organization and Whitman loses out
l can have the nomination to succeed
myself. and any Democrat can win on a
divided opposition. Witness Sulzer, This
reform crowd would soon abandon me,
anyway, and | must be nominated and
elected somehow. or I'll never feel right
about :hat Sulzer business. An election
would be vndication. and must have
it!'
And so the decision was made The
plan is being carried through in the face
of the citizens of this state. and is bound
to win unless something unlocked for
happens.
But have apologized for the Governor.
JAMES ARTHUR NOBLE
New York. April I. lslA