The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-04
The World

Last year Murphyism broke the hack
OF the Democratic party in New York
city. This year Murphyism has broken
tho back of the Democratic party OF New
York state
The people OF New York will no longer
tolerate Tammsny Hall government at
Albany. They have said +, in the great
vote poled for Mr.. Whitman. They have
said IL still more emphatically In the vote
polled for William Sulzer Discredlted and
disgraced, IA bankrupt I'm reputation as
well AS in character Sulzcr has again
proved himself the political Nemesis ct
the boss who impeached him and removed
him from the Guvernorship not because
he had pocketed campaign contributions.
but because he had refused longer to take
orders from Charles +. Murphy.
The Murphy issue IL emphasized by a
comparison OF the Glynn vote with the
Gerard vote The Democratic Candldat"
for United states Senator could not beat
back the landslide. but while Gov. Glynn
was branded with Murphyism Judge Ger
ard was branded with Wisconsin and the
comparative returns are an eloquent cN-
preston Of popular judgment on thes"
two irreconcilable types ~ Democracy.
Even Mr. Roosevelt. with all his skill and
with all his vlndco~e hatred of the Re
publican organization OF New York which
blocked his third term ambitions. could
not check the popular determination to
drive Murphyism out Of Albany, no mat
ter VINO suffered and who benefited
Hcrdh
II is Whitman for Governor. Wadsworth
for United States Senator.
Mr.. Whitman's victory will surprise
nobody--least OF all the campaign man
ayers who talked loudest of Democratic
| triumph In the closing hours OF the con-
| test.
BY way OF explanation they will talk
OF the Sulzer vote and Of this being "a
| Republican year" Not much can be
made OF tho Sulzer excuse While, per-
haps. majority OF tho votes cast for
the Same old Bill' were drawn from
sources normally Democratic. his follow
! ing comprised Republcans. Progressives
and Prohibtionists as we'll.
/ There Ia more 10 the excuse that thl,
Ia "a Republican year" Irrespective Of
considerations OF broader national poll
tics u Is very likely that good many
men In this State voted for Mr. Whitman
| because they felt that after experience
| with three Democratic Governors at Al
bany a Republican Governor would come
as a relief,
1 or Mr.. Glynn II may he said In all
charity that his defeat II due not so
U
rs to his failure 20 accept the warning
OF one far wiser than he To beware OF
\ entangllng alliances IN his case
applies to alliances journalistic as we'll
as TO alliances political
American.
| The voters OF the United states yes
rerday with convincing emphasis and force
expressed their condemnation OF the WI
son Administration and tho Wilson poll
| cies.
II Is no unusual thing for an admins
/ tration, especially one responsible for a
| tariff law, to fail to hold In sts second
! year IN. popular support that carried II
into office, But never before has the
| expression OF popular disapproval been
80 unmistakable,
Tho campaign eliminating In yester
days election was fought throughout the
milton ON the slogan stand by tho Presi
dent"
In every STATE tho President had his
personal representatives running for ONCE
In the New York Senatorial contes,
Ambassador Gerard. q Wilson appointee
received the fullest Administration sup
port High personal character, a mag
| nlfcent record In HIS difficult post al Ber'
lin awaited him nothing
The New York contest for the Gov
ernorship followed the rule established
! over the country In point OF persona
fitness for the Office there was littl'
1 choice between the candidates Each has
been an admirable public seryant In the
office he holds to-day. Bur the voters
clearly swept away all the confusing is'
sues involved and voted down Gov. Glynr
In token OF dlsapproval OF his parry AZ
now nationally led,
II IL only too clear that Sulzer. Daven
port the religious tssue--all eNtr aneou!
matter OF that sort--had little bearing
I'm New York The Administration sup
ported Glynn. He Identified himself viii
the Administration. Therefore he was
Overwhelmingly defeated,
| Tribune.
The Republican landslide In this stat,
is attributable to two things--an abhor
| renee OF Tanmanr Halls game of grail