, 1879-07-05
HARRISON AND BENNER,

R1soN in lis summary removal Of Fira- -Mar-
shal DENsEn may be statol In niuglo ssia-
tenco: HAnn1soS, o. Mayor, Desired BEN
MIR to obtain from tho tlromen ro{HntarV
remission Of per cent OF their pay, mud
then ho removed BESsEn because tho latter
did not compel the dremen to submit to the
proposed reduction.
IL 1t possible to conceive Of anything moro
contradictory and absurd? The obvious In
consistency Of the ronson which HAnn1soN
sets up for his action In this matter naoessi-
tates the conclusion either that HAna1soH
docs not assign his ronl motive for removing
the Fire Marshal, or that the Mayors hoad
has actually been turned by m overwllelm-
ing sense Of his own Importance md ho does
not know what lo Is doing. If HAnR1soS's
plan was to procure from the drcmcn their
FREQ consent to reduction Of ror cent in
their salaries, then Marshal DEsNEn's course
was wolt advised In simply communicating
,the proposition to tho various companies,
and It would have boom highly i'm
proper for llm to 60 about among
the mon with m implied threat Of lis
own md tho mayors disfavor, and with
an intimatioh Of possible removal in all casos
whcro tho consent to tho reduction shnll bo
withheld. Thero would have boan nolhiug
FREQ or voluntary about snch proceeding;
and tho conduct Of both tho Mayor mud tho
Fire-Marshal would havo been mean spirited,
becnuso It would hnya been MI enleayor to
procure by intimidation what tho responsible
ot1lcials wero not willing to order outright.
II tho reduction WAS to DO enforced, then it
was certainly the business Of the Mayor
dertako tho job. But HARRISON Ind ad-
mittcd to DESsEn that lie was unwilling to
incur tho responsibility for Issuing and en-
forcing On order for reduction, and dosired
BzsSEn, though q subordinate, to assume
the responsibility which ho himself shirked.
Whether NJ q tnntter of principle or matter
OF policy. BENNEn was right In refusing to
place himself in the breach, and HARRISON
was cownrd1y in demanding or expecting any
such sacrifice on tho part Of tho Fire.
Blarahal. DENNEn had himself and his bonds
men to oprotect, anilit would have been reckless
| md foolhardy for him to assume to change
tho pay Of tho fvo1ncn from tho rites fixed
by the Couuail when such action was Of
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