New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-17
Roosevelt's Attacks on Whitman
Make Him Murphy's Ally.

Colonel RoOsevClt's continued efforts 10 stamp
District Attorney Whitman as pro-ooSS pio-
Borncs Republican are pltiabe If he is deceived
rs TO facts despcable If he is not.
Mr. whitman'S record in office is not one Oh
subservency TO any political boss. No boss mas
controlled his actions: no boss has dictated DIS
snnointments; no boss has shaped or censored ms
policy. There is no personal or poil'lcai coil"e'
,on 70 be traced between him and MI barnes
He is on record on important matters OF pubic
,,oIicv outside the scope of his official work III
direct opposition to the views held by Mr. Barnes
These things Colonel Roosevelt may not nave
known on his return from Brazil when he issued
his first statement characterizing the District AT
,ornev a. a Barnes rubber stamp. He has no ex-
,.use for not knowing them now. They are known
70 the men with whom he is discussing politics
and on whom he relies for his information Ihey
bave been commented on in newspapers in this
city and upstate Mr.. Whitman himself has saiu
ovorvtbinr that was necessary for him to say to
show the righteousness of trying to attix Barnes
tag to him.
Colonel Roosevelts reiteratiOn Of his attack
on the District Attorney. therefore. SINNERS down
10 piece Of political tactics. And as politics pure
and simple II is lot simpler than pure. 1t is far
below Mr. Roosevet's stature. 1t is not the KIND
Of politics this state likes to have from an e1
Governor and an President and a man who has
advocated the splendid things for which Mr.
Roosevelt has stood.
At this time Mr.. Whitman is unqueStionably the
favorite Republican candidate for Governor IL
sentiment remains as it is he seems certain to
carry the Republican primaries. His record has
been one 10 attract many independent Democrats
and many ProCressves, to his support. False at
tacks on him designed to embrol him in rae
tiopal fight within his party so as to hurt him at
rho primaries are smart politics of grade
highly favored by Murphy and other Tammany-
res. Attacks on him calculated to stamp MIN
falsely as a bosss tool so that he may lose lnde-
pepdents' votes at election carry the Inevitable
imputation that Colonel Roosevelt is furtherng
his own prospective candidacy by doing whatever
he NAV to injure his most formidable opponent
District Attorney Whitman, with Republican
and Progressive votes behind him. could defeat
Governor Glynn or any other Tammany candidate
This fall. Colonel Roosevelt, running as third
candidate could not defeat Governor Glynn. The
nresent course OF the Colonel and bis Progressive
encourage IS a delight to Murphy. Oyster Bay is
plaving Tammany's game better than Fourteenth
Street could play IL.
Mr.. Whitman was choused out Of the nomination
for Mayor by sharp work on the part of some
Progressves with whom the Colonel consults
Fortunately that affair did not hand over the city
70 Tammany. but It was not the Progressives
fault Colonel Roosevelt personally will be re-
sponsible for giving New York State to Tammany
for two years more if he does not get better &C
quainted with political facts here and change his
political policies.