New-York tribune., 1875-10-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE BOARD.
INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR wICKEAM-His DESIRE
FOR A NoN-PARTIsAN BoArD-possIBLE DELAY
OF FrRTuER PRoCrEDINGs-A PURE ELECTION
ASSURED.
reporter of THE TRIBUNE yesterday con-
yersed with Mayor wickham reference 20 the proceed
ipgs recently instituted for removal of the Police Com
pissoners The replies OF the Mayor To the inquiries
made as follows:
Reporter-Nr Mayor. you give me any infoiIna
ton as 20 the prescut position Of the proceedings against
the Pohce Comm IS 'oners
Mayor Wickham-Nou recollect that Gen smith ana
Comm sSOncr NOOrhls rendered their rcsgnatOns some
days ago each with letter explaining why he dd So
Tho other two Commissioners McsSrs MasCll and Dis
becker had the statutory opportunity TO be heard
before me on Friday, Oct. -. Mr.. Mai-cn then
appeared in person and ny his counsel, who read
loug and statement in his defense TO the charges
made MI DisbeCkcr then also appeared IN person ana
by his counsel but cOntcnel himself with submitting
long statement partly in writing and partly IN print and
NOT sworn to- was ont of town saturday and sunday
and have not vet read Nh psbeckcrs defense and from
what am told by those who read least part of ~
published in the newspapers may safely say that am
not likely 10 read until the pressure OF business allows
me leisure for the amusement one expects from works oi
fiction.
O. when will You dispose Of the casesi A shall pro
eee i'm them at an early dag. And when act SHAH
try so TO perform my duty in the premises as 10 e'
the approval Of all rghtmnded citizens II am 10 oe
guided however, by the complaints made against IN, l"l
DELAYS H. matter, and 10y the repeated advice goo
upon me until tendays ago by every newspaper III lhe cy
twith the single exception believe ol me IO"ce "d
reilc) there is only course open To me.
o. DO Won care say anything with reference 10 the
course Of Of the newspapers during the past week
A. Merely this-hat the rOorhack started by one oi
the partisan newspapers for political purposes charging
me with an intention 20 MeSsrs. Matsc ard Dis
with Tho of
many Hall 10 obtain control Of the Police Board
ami 10 make fraudulent ecruon-E ap-
srrd In the first place, have always in my tIst mes
sage the Common Council and In every other expires
sion on the subject insisted that The Police Board should
be in the stctcsi and best of the word norarl
sa-rot only that the Commissioners should not he po
hnca partisans Dut that they should not all be of the
same political party opinions, ana that the Police De
partment should he taken ont OF politics alto
gethcr, and aGninist red without any reference
20 political parties. have never held the baeful doc
trine advaroed by OF my predecessors in Office
that having appointed unScrupuous rascal % he
Police Commissioner TO please the ring which still
governs one of the political parties is proper To pro
eeed to appoint rascal from another art' ~ "aich a
check nate that Commissioner j can safely say that
the character of the selections heretofore made
bv me for appointments 10 office is a guar
antee 10 all reasonable that SHAH, ~ iatufe a-
pointmens deserve the approval thus far accorded to
me Yoa remember that lasl May, when a lcns list of
nv nominees office sent 10 the Boaro OF Aldermen
every nomination unanimously oonirmed aud upon
motion OF Alderman Rowland. Rep1hc III. there was
tbercupon passed unanimous resolution OF thanks to me
for the high character Of all the m,n nominated In The
cond place the Board of Police had already appointed
the inspectors of election before my recent letter was
written 10 tie Board, covering the charges against
the Commissioners and there Is now pIac
ticaly nothing tO bc done by the Board
with reference tO the elections, which can Gh'ct
them And IN the third place no falr ana Sensible man
has any reason To apprCLcnd that, unuer lie pts'I
management OF Tam.nauy Han, there viii ever ne
attempted any fraud upon tr baiiotbON Inc ic'uit co.
thi- election assured alrady hy the thor'Ghes- o
the Tamuany Organizations anC ~ the iSh character o
the ticket We have nothing 10 rear
And this election Will he a. iar was the clccupn t>t
wear hen there was complaint OF uuial1csS' ana no
contest by single defeated candidate. II II worth While
tOns OF john Kelly aud few more oi ~ IN Iinnany
Hall i'm indictnc and cOnvictlnS, aud 80 III removing
Commissioners Chailick and Gardner tOi then ahdu
lent practices by the assistance Of the penOCatc Deputy
Attorney General and IN spite ol the obstacles lhio"h III
our way hy the Republican District-attoinCy.
o. Will Your lctiOn with regard - Messrs Maseh
and Disbo he nucrted at all by The atit les Ill the
newspapers you have referred to \. AnOUt that am
,t undecided. hut, remove the alarms o oven Tie
most mid quite possible that may delay fufihcr
pIoeeedines until after the election; II
I do the Newspaper now raising q udiyth0ua hli-
iabaloO about my course may ind time 10 icN'cW us
many articles which have appeared during the last year.
In which Mess Mats u aud Dsbcckey have been VIZ
nro,y proclaimed 10 bc the most ncOmpC tent nrhcicl
md somtmca the most corrupt o mcn-thc stH' i"lcI
which il cml them both as worthy anu per
,ecutcd Republicans.