New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-26
POLITICS IN THE CITY.

OF THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS AND THE AP-
roINrMENT OF ANTI-TAMMANY ELECTION IN
sPECToRs-THE NEW CODE AFFECTING THE
CASE-UNCERrAINTY OF LAW AND POLITICS.
The probable action of Governor CorneH III
the matter of the charges against the Police Connis
q leading topic of conversation and OF srinlse
among the Democratic politicians while IL seems 10
cause much less among the Republicans, VINO
are naturally seriously agated over the situation
at Washington There is great divergence of opinion
among Democrats not only to what Governor Cornell
will do but as to what he ought to 10. The compiled
lions in the arising from political changes and
sieratons frequent subjects OF talk, and of
the views expressed have a decided interest.
prominent man, well known both a lawyer and
politician who claims to understand the "insde" Re
publican politics, yesterday said to TRIBUNE reporter
1t is the part of wisdom for official like the Mayor
of New York, when he undertakes action for pot-
cal purposes solely to make liberal allowances for the
uncertainty OF politics, or he may not succeed"
al recognize the old adage in its FORM" said the
exporter; but what is the present application"
81 see by this mornings paper that Governor Cornell
has received from Mayor Grace the papers in the case
of the Police Commissioners and has taken them with
him to Saratoga for examination. Saratoga at this
is not good place for the prompt reading such
dry and vouminous testimony Mayor Grace has
taken The Governor will take a (of water)
between each witness There is likely therefore, to be
some delay in the decision possibly long delay
there was in the taking of the testimony itself"
swell, still you not clear"
actlOn or Mayor Grace against the commissioners
was wholly political, and had nothing but politics in it,
II had for its first object the of three Commits
sioners two Republicans and Tammany man. The
other could be depended retire request This
would give the Mayor the power to appoint a full
Board at his sweet will without reference to the
confirming power Of the Aldermen. The second object
was, by e6ecng their removal before August to
The appointment OF Democratic inspectors of election
susvely from Anti-Tammany organizations and of Re
publican inspectors in such way divide the Re
nuhl Gro do,bfl tha
time to have it ntmaed to Governor Cornell that II he
approved the removal of the three Commissioners Others
would be appointed ia the places of French and Mason
who would be acceptable to Cornell rather than to
Arthur But the delay great that the papers
reach the Governor until August is nearly Sep
tember is the last month remaining in which the Com
missioners can appoint inspectors There will be q
further delay and it is safe say that French Nichols
and Mason will appoint inspectors for the election
The Governor, you think, win not decide for month
TO comet"
"Theres where the uncertainty OF politics comes
en- Mayor Grace might, for political
sons personal to Governor Cornell have counted
being sustained by Governor Cornell when he began,
provided he made out good case-which, by the way,
might have made with the material he had But since
the MAYOR began this i9vSstgaon there has been
sufficient to warrant the Governor in sustaining the
Situation to lead him to dismiss n as proven or at
any rate to reserve his decision until the President
on National politics enter into the question 2"
world for Mr. Cornell to wish to be his own successor as
Governor There nothing else for him to aspire in
mssioners French are decidedly Arthur men
pose the President gets Wen. To remove French and
Mason to arouse the antagonism of the ArthurConk
port of the Garfield Administration Governor Cornell
Custom House support While in sv of & O5 ge
the opposition of Mr. Arthur would be certain would
the other alternative and imagine the President dead
and General Arthur in his place We Governor Cornell
Administration
ing two of the closest adherent Of the President
to con Which 5 no one petends the
yond the first stage There will be need to
sellers wl learn good deal about the Code, which
they evidently do not now understand"
GLOW will the Code effect matters1"
THAT the lawyers may find out for themselves sus-
amused at paragraph in TIE TRIBUNE OF this morning
citing democratic Official as saying that the Commits
difficult TO impeach the proceedings before the courts
AVOIDED the errors of Mayor cooper ON Which aS
Court upset his decision, removing Nichols and smith
was amused during the examination observe that
Grace was painfully avoiding Cooper's bunders evil
politics. ''''' 90
MR. MAsON's VIEWS OF THE MATTER.
Commissioner Mason at Police Headquarters YES
terday having come to town from the Catsks attend
10 his private and official business. He characterized
the decision of the Mayor as one act in a pro-
gramne OF political persecution that was entirely
never could see,' he said" why should bring these
charges against and having brought them and heard
U.S. can't yet understand that he could ex-
cept from the assumption that he had finally made np
Dis mind TO do so from the start This | am convinced
matter fancy that he will look upon tho matter as "a
pan OF sense aud act like The statement of the
Mayor that the clean in certain months
last winter is entirely superhuous We said they
were. We dldn't clean them because couldn't even
II had spent the whole winters appropriation in few
weeks so we hsbanded the money like business
men, ana used 1t to the very best advantage We did
tne pest we could and when we gave the
as at any season Of the year When another winter
management and no amount OF money however great
can clean the streets. There the slightest
than that the streets not clean We show why they
some has said that finding our hands paralvzed
by the want OF money to enable carry duty
we oaght TO have resigned With the same a
commander of regiment in the field ght expected
10 resign because he did think he had enough TO
We did better we wnt oio1 y % 10 10 on VITA
the city that we knew how and in the economical
manner As the results made the victims of per-
seeuton callit nothing Twenty times While This
ira ira was og going on was given to understand by
land believed to be his agents. would be all right If
would only cut loose from Nichols. 1t was his scalp
Eing loose didn't know TO do it and why
should 80 they had 70 shove me into the same box
Mayor volunteered TO me In his office the statement
b maj ne haa inc highest respect for me, not only
MN or expressing his good opinion since he felt
make him change IL. Without being immodesf / tbinR
ne hd reason to respect for in business pub
tously never appointed from political motives
In my whole career Police Commissioner or school
the solicitations OF friends and my own conycfion
tnat have some qualifications for the Office of Police
Old principles But this persecution has paralyzed nv
efforts and those OF my colleagues dsastrousy We try
oong any more than Is needfu 10 keep it moving in its
nsy.