New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-19
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1881

to the voice OF Cooper Institute tonight w, we
what smiles Of derson made by those who believe
IN personal politics when this meeting was caleo pub
and viii make itself felt BY the politicians II we
wish ever to the dawning Of that morning when
dalton and make the air we breathe aud to do that the
streets must be clean [ApPlause.l
JOSEPH H. CHOATE'S BENEDICTI0N.
The chairman then introduced Joseph II. Cboate,
who said:
Ladies and Gentlemen. AS # has been entrusted to ne
TO close this meeting propose to do so by pronouncng
benedction on the Police Commissioners. have not
heard half enough said about them understood that
this was TO be an indignation meetings have not seen
hall enough indignation II It be true, as me Connie
soner say that 1t is possible 10 ont the Streets
then say that possible to clean out the Police Com
0a,m & lLSughter and continued appa9se tho
grace OF God and by that other Grace appause whom
GApplau'el believe they claim t6at they have had
n0ee that the streets dirty AT least one dlstin-
TO thai little adventure with which Captain Williams met
while he riding He had heard that there was
Il. He determined to 90 out and discover for himself
He had made almost complete round Of his district
without discovering any mud, and was about 10 return
with bis pious eyes raised TO heaven when he ran the
huD OF his wheel against one OF those mountains OF mud
HIS morse and wagon proved TO DO good inspectors lie
was overturned and the gallant Captain had nonce
with his oacOres brought into close contact with the
| reekng III IN OF the street.
| Gentlemen. II we were a pure democracy, not gov
erned by laws we should long have given notice to
the whole Board of Police Commissioners. We should
have taken the members with hatcrs about Their necks
ana dragged them with depressed noses from the Batte
TO Harlem. lAppiausel. like to try to believe that
they have done their best Well. 4 tins is their best
should like TO what they call their worst Do you
know how it has cost to bring streets into
their present statc Out f our pockets they have taken
streets OF NewYOrk City DIRTY, when other
cities OF the same size and extent I'm IN
Street Commissioners are gentlemen Each OF them in
his own separate besiness manages 10 carry , on
| matters In a fair and busness-llke manner out
The strses things 60 wrong What is the matter with
plague got Board aud taken possession Of all
It's members and that plague Is politics The Board itself
competency 1t Ia double AIDED concern having two
Democrats and two Republicans IN IT. HOW Is " tnat
their Efforts accomplish 80 lte aud that tey stu olI
only an inefficient army OF maryrsi Why sit that n-
mere set OF vagabonds II Is simply because they are
In the hands Of the machine politicians OF both parties
Appausck Iney cannot dictate InG nouS 1' aaUor 'or
the iaDOrtTs Ihey cannot give emplOyncnt 10 men OF
discharge them. Why BY whose authority are those
the Police Commissioners that they appointed
the request OF reputable citizens VINO do not
Police truly that they cannot do the
because they cannot make ness instead Of poti
cal Importance, the test Of mems appon mtnt As oOg
these places in the hands OF politicians the thing
Is 1gos,b , Now was ySry much S9oGSsd TO as%r
thing would come OF thus meeting believe everything
will 1t. You have only tell your servants at
Albany what you want and they must grant It. Let the
Of meeting fOrtn through the committee
witch you will appoint, and your wishes viii be accom-
pns he'd Lot IL be known thnt member OF the state
Legislature from this city be returned again II he
| does not ~ as We wish.
Police Commissioners iat fault, but every depart;
ment was the hands ~ gang Of thieves. They had
already pundcred NJ goo, 900 The urst meeting
held here August, aud ON November its Will was
recorded In ballotbUx. ami all were punished. Lot
t known that you business, and some resu ts
must follow Now what do you mean 10 do about u
Appause Let the Police COmmIssi ners be relieved OF
further service you have ono man III to DO trusted
give him this duty aud II viii be done DeileVe we
have that man. Applause.l Although not oil his pOht
teal falth although did everything IN my power power 10
| This city have tue man. CONTINUED applause
| understand that Il twenty years rs Dunness
| man he has made for himself a fortune amounting
To some millions. He has shown his Illness Tor ntte
lob Ike tha let send our committee TO Aibauy To
cay what We do not want h'm trammelled by
II Board OF Aldermeni for even Aldermen nave tnen
the NJ tyOr only. Thrn let lam give out the WORK Let
him choose superintendent Ia defiance OF politics;
likewise mis- assistants There wl then Dc no dln
Guilty about IL whatever. II We stand by our RESOLUTIONS
10 gut and lot those Gentlemen at Albany know that
what No say, We shall have II uOhe' lureAS
applausc.l
Just before the close of the meeting Judge Daily
put the question on the resolutions, accompanying 1t
with the announcement that the committee would
bc increased TO twonty-One with power TO I'LL any
vacancy which might occur 10 their number, The
resolutions were adopted by numbering ave.
The chairman was about to declare the meeting
adioarned when dozen voices asked that the COM
nittee be named. Judge Brady Announced then the
committee As follows ID. Willis james. James Cat
latin, Thatcher NJ. Adams Samuel D. Babc0ck. j.
S Cadwalader, Morris X. Jesup. Cornelius Wander
bilt X II. Duryea, H. d.. Charles H. Marshall, John
VIM II. Lewis. Lawrence Iurnure; james Ialcott
Btayton lives jesse SelIgman, WIN, ]. briggs,
Henry f. Pcllew, X. d. Anchmuty and Jackson ).
Schultz.