, 1873-02-04

tsns vGad ,a9,,d5 sn9w BY o, hss bs xos fcoFs
lorienoy. What the Mayor said ln reply nood
not b stated Tho delegation Fl Aldermen !a men sfa
nominations 81 COMMISSIONERS should 10
nromntly confirmed. Tho Mayor paid no hood |
to this, and told tho delegation that he would
conador tho question.
Tie Mayor, on returning to his Office, WAS
wnltod upon by the now penttont policemen,
WHO brfai1y repeated the ploae, made, BY
the ologat0n Tn9 syoF sy ta atsnod sooenso TO
their cntrcntloa into . communication;
They thon ropaired to tho lay department. and
Interviewed Mr.. Tnley, requesting him as per-
gonal favor to drift n formal document. mr.;
vhothor thoy voro willing to respect and ,oeboy
tlo authority Of tho Superintendent: They
answered in tue affirmative. 1Ie inquired
whether they wished to cxproaa their regret at
tainly lid. Tic lottor was thon written copied,
thsom fs to tho Mayer. 1ho Mayor roooivea
them politely as citizens ana sad h9 r. would .,ld
deliberate oyor te who9ot3ppm doa inc two o
parted. What course the Mayor intohda to pur-
B,te is not known. No saya nothing on the anb-
joot, but moro than ono influential citizen ias
their bost to exotic revolt and bring about q
collision will not bo roinstatod Thoy had for
fotod all claims that their long service had o1at-
tod them to By proving traitors to the city Whcn
never again command tho Fobpeot Of their mon,
mud no amount Of good aorylco can guarantee
their fidelity in tho future, should such MI emor-
gonoy eyor occur again.
THE NAYon INTERVIEWED.
Everything having boon thua amicahly got.
tied, and tho Mayor having been recognized
generally as having gained most decisive VIC
tory over his opponents, tho reporters woro i'm
@sympatiy @ or oompunctlon to Interview him.
Ho was sitting ut his dosk, his face boaming
with amusement. Iso was roading letter, writ"
ten to him in German text, by, gentleman
pared his eplBtto with evident care.
irhe penmanship WIS perfect, and tho, word;
Ing Of tho lettor especially fl4ent, and
pleasing, The Mnyor read IT aloud. ana ana
Of tho most pleasant rooollectlons Of this mos'
unpleasant nlralr. Tho writer aot forth hie
firm and ataunch support Of tho Mayor, and
offorel hinsolf for any duty he might be called
| upon to render.
Tho reporters congratulated tho Mayor on the
unconditional surrender of the police forco. %
Tho Mayor said that lo WIS glad that the r. Issue
had boon so pleasant. There was ono thing
thing, and that was the effort made by aorle
leadors to mako tho difficulty question OF ma
tionality, and array tho foreign population
on the side Of Know-NothingiBm. In any
fem o sfas t. form n's forosn pfspx 1Foa % ee
mont WAS to be unqnalihodly condomnod: It va
tho meaness mud most desperate effort. NAtivit,
had nothing to do with the question, and it "a
wicked to drag: theao questions into matte
where they had no plaoo or business.
Tho reporters remarked TINT it was underatoo
That tho Council would promptly confirm tn
Mayors nominations, and thus sottle things
, the Board. The Mayor replied that this was yeI e
desirable. Tho Board would be ablo to certif
to tho monthly pay-rolls Of the Police .and Eli
Departments, and thus furnish the men wit
their pay. There wsa at present to,,n no leg sg
Doa to certify to ths a. ps{T9lla srnr or a.
City Comptroller could sign any bills for tho D.
partment until they had audited them. ,Noithe
could tho City Troaaurer pay out any order mt
, this had boen dono. I'here was now no legal!
, constituted Board to do this, and the necossi
, for Board WAS imperative. Ono man WAS hi
q quorum, and this seemed to tho Mayor mo
serious thing. As soon Of, tho now COMMISSIONS
wore confirmed, it would bo all right and prop
for tho Mayor and tho old Board to take . cat
] up to tho Superior Court, and thon, 1t the deoi
:. ion Of tho Court went against him, sho wou
=. cheerfully faolknowlo1ge himself In tho wrpp
3 But this question was ono of vital importance
It him. He had moro at stake than tho ex-Boar
: for il he had tue powers he supposed to be cor
d ferrel upon him by tho Mayors bill he wished
= know it, and exercise them for tho good OF Il
= city.
o influence that could be brought to bear on Il
j. | mon to urgo them to mutiny had been us
ia without scfuplo in the iuterost OF tho e1-Ool
~ misBionorH.
't The Mayor replied TINT on Saturday he h
r. been told by o policeman, m LiBhman, and
@ wellinformed. Intelligent pcrson, that a Bto
l. hud boon diligently circulated to tho effect tt
l.. 1t Was the intention OF tho Mayor to frRt obts
=, control Of tho polico FORCE, aud tn
Is aYrn% n7f I'm 4tU
10 removing every German. IriBhman, and forotgl
= generally from tho department. and throw t
ID control Of it entirely into the hauda Of natl
~ born citizens. This story was considerably 9
IL culated and inaidiously whispered into tho {
O. Of every policeman Of foreign birth. T
10 Mayor said 1t was baso md malicious aland
T. No such thought ever entered his head.
ID would BE- tho YORK lust thing h9 should .;; q
nh woad d e9sr oy u gss@ng 'Pon PPos
ID woro those Of ineflictency, lazinoss, worthlo
u ness, and such bad qualities aa rendered til!
10 dangerous servants to the city, It was t
n, u, tenure Of their position on tho To-
a, mans nationality. He had hired mon himB
4 for quarter Of century, and had employ
d. men Of all .nationalitios /; men who npoko Ell
y, lish 1uently, and, in very many cases, men y
b. could scarcely speak d word Of English, wl1
< the duties were such that knowledge OF I
n language Was not essential. In fact,, he
ar more men Of foreign birth working for him tn
native Americans, The men who were prom
eating this atoEy were malicious men, liars, Q
y thoy know it. It had been his policy to get
co men out OF tho dispute entirely. That Y
ed tho renson he Ind dealt go lenientiy u
P. those who refused to recognize
Il authority. Hc might haye taken the advice
IL ferol him, and docapitated every man who
fused to obey orders, but he had not dealt In tt
r. severe way with any but tho Captains and this
o. could not avoid. It waB absolutely necoaa
Ill that the Superintendent should have loyal G.
of tains to promulgato bis orders. Ho had ute
Try ignored tho rash and mutinous talk that
ne boon used by sergeanta and patrolmon, desir
q to give tlorn time to think matters over bef
e. they should be held responsible fer tho Vt UT
he utterly impossible to postpone action In rog
I'd to tho Captains. It was true that Mother Of
sp decapitatod Captains had refused to obey
as Mayor. They had aslsod for longer timo
he think 1t over and consult with their friends,