New-York tribune., 1883-11-03
RROOKLYN SOREHEADS.

Mr.. Lows opponents are growing lncau-
tiOus They are enlistng the services OF all the
soreheads who have been removed from Office
during his administration. Mr.. DE Witt, who
advocated his election two years ago but WAS
deprived of his own office early in the Mayors
term, has arraigned him for the arrogance of his
ambition and the egrcgious hypocrisy and
selfshness of his cause. Every one who has
personal grievance is encouraged by the Demo
cratic managers to rehearse it in public and to
denOunce the Mayor for his ingratitude to his
personal supporters and TO the servants of the
public MIR. Stranahan, who was not reap
pointed TO the Park Commission when his term
expired is bringing all his political and social
influence to bear against the Mayors reelection.
In like manner Colonel Roeblng has been held
up to public view as the victim of official pcrsc-
cutiOn, brutal treatment and personal malig-
nifty. The Democratic issues are series of
personal grievances. Probably the campaign
on that side will be closed with a street parade
of the clerks in the municipal departments who
were not allowed to neglect their Office work
and to spend the afternoons at COney Island on
racing days.
One of these political martyrs" has been
treated too indulgenty by Mayor Low and the
public. 1t is time that the truth should be told
about the condition of the Park Commissioners
Office at the time the present Board was ap-
pointed. The details given in another column
show that the affairs of the department were in
extreme disorder, that the accounts were in
such confusion that experts had to be employed
month after month in making a thorough inves-
tigatiOn, and that deficiency of over $4,000
was eventually discovered, 1t is true that Mr..
Stranahan promptly drew a check to cover this
deficiency in the secretary's accounts, but this
fact does not excuse tho laxity of administra-
ton and the gross carclessness and negligence
with which the books and records of this great
department of the local government had been
kept. Mr. Stranahan's services to the city in
connection with Prospect Park and other public
works have been great, but the account now
given of the management of the departments
business justiiies Mr.. Lows action in appointing
q new Commission. A Mayor pledged to con-
duct the affairs of the city on business princi-
pies could not be expected to tolerate such
methods of bookkeeping as were practised in
Mr.. Stranahan's office. II ought not to have re-
quired six hours to place the new Commission
ers in possession of all the facts. 1t was six
months before the deficiency could be figured
the experts are still at work
The Mayors course as TO Colonel Roeblng
needs no apology. The Chief Engineer of the
Bridge had shown himself the willing instru-
ment of the three trustees whO for the advance
ment private interests and for the benefit of pri-
vate schemes, delayed the completion of the struc-
ture year after year, while they persistently |
TO the Legislature and to the |
nponlp of New -YArk and RrooLlyn tha coet |
and the plans. Colonel Roebling richly de-
served removal and there was no persecution
Dr. malignity in the action of the Mayor. But