The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-14
THE POLICE MAGISTRACIEs.
People with Their "Backs Up"
About the City Hall.
Very Pretty Stand R"-Playing for "Ten<
Strike" and Making Only Two-What Every
body and the Mayor Think Of It
Is TIA Fight! and Who Will
Back Downl-A Chance
for 'Clean" Work.

40 ~ CiBuC! ana VINO VIII
Back Downi-A Chance
for "Clean" Work
All the downtown politicians were on their good
behavior yesterday. and the callers at the City
Hall were not so numerous nor SO excited as they
were on Thursday. The Mayor arrived at his Office
about eleven O'Clock and devoted couple OF hours
to visitors and public business, after which he
made preparation to attend the Orr obsequics
Tho Quidnuncs were all agog with interest as TO-
what would be the result OF the decision on the
part OF the Aldermen not to act any OF the
nominations for Police Magistrates until all the
names are sent in by the Mayor. Almost every
body asked, "Will they stick to their decision Pr
and from the very nature OF the thing no one was
able to answer by the card. Nearly all who ex-
pressed any opinion said they thought the Alder
men would back down. The general sentiment is
that the desire OF the Aldermen to make odeal's
ON the nominations is too apparent, and that 1t is
contra oolsos n,ores If the Mayor concludes thatit
is necessary, in order to prevent corrupt bargain
Ing that he should peremptorily decline to send in
more than
TWO NAMES AT ONE TIME,
deadlock must ensue, until some one beats q rec
treat from the position assumed. 1t is OF the most
vital public Importance that the administration or
the police courts shall be pure and honest. II
neither side recedes, OF course the present Board
of Justices holds over. and the general public ver
dict win be that the Aldermen are responsible for
It, for the very substantial reason that they have
the power to reject all nominees whom they may
deem unqualified for the positions as fast as the
Mayor sends them in, and if their only desire,
they pretend is, to secure good and efficient men.
they have the means to achieve their object by re-
ectlng the candidates until the Mayor does present
acceptable men. 1t is not at all necessary that In
order to confirm one good nomination they should
have the names of
SEVEN OR EIGHT OTHERS IN THEIR POCKETS,
though it would be very convenient in case an un.
worthy man were brought forward for conarma-
ton for his friends in the Board to say, "Well, I
know he doesn't meet your views exactly but he's
my man, and If you'll vote for him Wen vote Tor
your man there when his name comes up.u So
long as the Mayor holds back some nominations
bargain Of that sort cannot be made, for the party
| to be conciated never knows whether the name
of 'his man" will ever come up to be voted for as
the 9utd pro quo. And that is the way the public
"BACKs UP"
A HERALD reporter had brief conversation with
the Mayor on the subject, and opened the discus
'Well Mr.. Mayor, they seem to have got their
sliave theyn hastily interposed the Mayor in q
startled (n sort or way. "Who has Who's got
.sThe Council OF Fifteen up stars-the Alder
| men,
ooh, You don't tell me they have got their backs
| up2u said the Mayor with an expression Of leigned
| incredality. 'Wel, well, that Is something re-
markable. But what have they done it forw 49,,
"They seem to think they won't act on the pc
lice magistrates until you send In all the Names"
replied the reporter. -. -. WAL
thing It would be If 1 got my back up to see 80
many backs up at one time" said the Mayor. and
he laughed heartily "What do they want, won
..They want to look. the whole list at once.
to see IL you get the right names on, preSume.n
"0h, but that wouldn't be fair on my part This
weather Is pretty warm, and ! don't like to have
too much work put on me at one time, and don't
TOO MUCH ON OTHERS
| don't think they would like 1t any more than I
The Mayor unused moment and then resumed
as he threw himself Well back in the chair:-.NOw,
just think oft If was to send them in all ten
of those names at once, imagine what lot OF COM
pany they would have to see, and in such unsea-
sonable weather for receiving company too" And
the Mayor looked around at President Wheeler, In
spector Kelly and some other gentlemen present
with smile that showed clearly how fully he was
convinced that it would be unklnd.
mo, no,r he continued; 81 think 1t much easier
to deal with two questions or with two men than
with ten. Besides there Is great deal TO be done
| IN the way OF
who will be willing to take the clerkships and SO
forth under these magistrates. There is good
deal OF that work TO be done, you must remember"
we shall have ave "a deadlock and suppose no
change OF the old gang OF magistrates or Justices"
sBut there viii be no fight unless they fight
among themselves" replied the Mayor graveIy;
~ never fght-I don't know how Io-and there
n two Names and rd ike to know what thew are
going to do with them. II they don't like 'em all
they have to do is to say SO. Let 'em reject 'em
and I'll send in two more; Eve got eight to send IN
now ana when they get en- II they don't like them,
they can
PITCH 'EM OUT OF THE WINDOW,
and think out OF the hundred and eighty or ninety
names have got all Of whom are, think, good
men, can pick out eight any time just as good as
the first eight shall send In. You see ought to
there2 Fifteen. Wei, now, I've got only eight
places at my disposal and If every Aldermen wants
"a man you can very readily see the difficulty OF
my position In attempting to put fifteen men into
eight places. can't do II unless somebody else
will show me the way.n
"And yon think, Mr.. Mayor, that by having two
names at time they will be able to get along bet
ter AMI make
STRAIGHT, CLEAN WORK
OF it, do you ?"
eyes y replied the Mayor, 81 think they will be
much more likely to make clean work OF 1t.
That's it exactly clean work, y and His Honor
strongly emphasized the word 'clean.o
After few further remarks OF general nature
on the subject the reporter left, pretty thoroughly
impressed as were all those who were present,
with the belief that unless the Aldermen rescInd
their aggressive resolution the present Board of
Police Justices may "workr their little "rackets'
for some months to come.
TWO QUEER RUMoRs,
but not altogether unlikely ones were aloat
yesterday about the Hall. The first was to the
effect that the Custom House clique, baiiled in
their attempt to run the whole municipal machine.
had made a bold effort to grab the Police Magis-
trate 'dealr and Its patronage, and that they had
con.rammany-ated the vulnerable republicans.
The other was TO the effect that the Aldermanc
action was prompted by determination on tho
part OF all the democratic members, as complete
alliance to have Justices Ledwth, Hogan and
Bxby retained. SO much for the rumors; bat II Is
not likely that both are true.