New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-23


phyized state organization | cannot
see. unless this new harmony doc
trine means that political oppor-
tuuity, in party sense, must over
ride the moral obligation of the
eleetor to punish unfaithful public
servants.
The nomination of q Sohmer and
a Bensel, not to go any further,
proves that you cannot get de-
cency in the Democratic state or
ganization until conscience Demo
Gratis have smashed il TO the point
where the present leadership will
be destroyed. A vote for you is a
vote to take Mr.. Murphy's hold
from the threats Of New York Dem
ocrats.
Murphy Well Intrenched.
Murphy has intrenched himself
in power, especially in New YORK
City, by using the Controllers Of
fee as a great political machine, by
almost doubling the Offices in the
department, by billeting upon the
Controller seventeen district lead
ers in New York and Westchester,
by shameful administration of the
transfer tax laws, and by scan
dalous appointments of men TO APP
praise the values Of real and per
sonal property. We want the books
opened by new men. We want TO
know how bankrupt contractors can
borrow from banks after these con-
tractors have been able to get state
moneys deposited in these banks
We want a clean slate for the tax
payer, and vote for you Is vote
toward that end.
The case Of John A. Bensel. as
shown by District Attorney Whit
man. is in itself bad enough. A
New York City grand jury declared
him unfit TO hold Office. But his
case is much worse. Mr.. Whitman,
had he been made statewide
prosecutor by Mr.. Glynn, would
have uncovered it. Let me say to
YOU that Mr.. Bensel, acting as
member of the State Highway Com
mission, Just before Governor Sui
ger took Office, approved more than
three hundred contracts and .spe-
cial agreements. The money OF the
state was cast away 10 taVorite
contractors as if it were as value
less as the sands Of the sea. Ihere
was one clearing house day Tor the
men who had made good TO the
Democratic bagmen, and the STATE
Treasury had 10 make GOOD 10
them.
1t NAV astound you to learn that
some contracts approved on a GER
tain day already had been per
formed and the states money .paid
in full, or in part. A special al
lowance for extra stone was award
cd TO one man since convicted OF
not having built the road at all
Another award was made TO
Democratic leader for extra stone.
Since l began writing this learn
that this contractor has been m
dicted through my efforts, but ne
must be unnamed, as the court VIII
not meet 10 receive that and an
other indictment until the hrst
Monday in November. The award
bv Mr.. Bensel and his colleagues
of twenty-three miles OF road or
natented material at $4,000 a mile
Is inst one item of the general dew
iltry of day in the Highways De
partment. These same ROADS were
stopped by Mr.. Sulzer. The courts
sustained him. and they are now
completed at about half the cost.
could furnish many similar m
stances. but | ask: Is Mr.. Bensei
the man 10 continue in charge OF
the barge canal. the delay in con-
struction Of which is a scandal and
already has decreased inland water
traffic more than 60 per cent? Are
YOU aware that one OF the canal
contractors paid S25,OOO 10 MI
William ]. Corners, Of Buffalo, as
a campaign contribution What
aid he get for it? Are you aware
that another large canal contractor
maid $4,000 in New York and ran
away from Mr.. Whitman's sub
mona? What did he get for IT!
let us defeat Mr.. Bensel and let in
the light.
housekeeping Needed.
The necessity for defeating other
candidates on Mr.. Murphy's ticket
40 that we may have houseclean-
ing for the taxpayers may be az
essential as in the cases of Benset
and Sohmer. but that is something
for the individual Democrat to de
eide. / feel sure that few anti
Nurphv Democrats will be led into
believing that the success OF me
national Democratic party in the
future is in any way involved IN
the success or defeat of the Muir
pby, McCooey, McCebe nominees.
Mr.. Murphy's cynical indifer-
ence 10 the growth Of the upstate
Democracy nowhere has been more
brazenlv shown than in his selec-
tion Of a member Of Tammany Hall
10 be q candidate for United States
Senator. We have now member
OF Tammany Hall, Mr.. O'Gorman,
i'm the United States Senate. Mr..
Murphy proposes to have two. A
sane Democratic leader would have
honored the upstate Democracy
and in this critical period Of party
government would not have pushed
his discredited city organization
TO the front, but Mr.. Murphy
doesn't care. Instead Of dividing
the many important places in the
Controllers Office among upstate
counties he has taken them for
Tammsny. The same Is true Of the
State Banking Department and the
new Compensation Department
Upstate Democrats are expected to
deliver the votes while Murphy
takes the Offices.
believe the electors will not
make any compromise with dis
honor at the ballot box, and that
the vote for you will show their