New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-04
FIGHTING 4 HOSTILE PAPER.
IL ADMINISTRATION USING TIE ALBANY LOCAL

THE ADMINISTRATION USING TIE ALBANY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT TO PUNISH RECALC1TRANTs.
Albany, May 3.-The installation Of the new Demo-
cratic City Government here would never call for men,
on except for the fact that It has the mahngs In 1t
of grand National issue. 1t bids fair, indeed, to
talle controlling part in the coming campaign. For
IT is dvulged that the Administration at Washing
ton laid aside for moment its pressing engagements
in tho interest of REFORM in order that 1t might devote
Its whole great mind to the defeat OF the antiAdmn-
stration newspaper here The Times for reappoint-
mcnt ono of the official city papers. The order
came from Washington to crush Z" The Tines for Its
disoyaly' and the crushing process was carried out
when Just Aldermen out Of seventeen gave 1t their
votes IN the Democratic caucus and OF Them John
" L. Pruyn the son Of the famous Chancellor OF the
University, at punished by being refused the
presidency of the board which had been promised him.
Two days after the charter election d. Cady Herrick,
the leader began his manpulaonS to defeat the anti
Administration paper In accordance with instructions
None Of the members elect seemed to to do 1t
much, because The Tines had been a straight organ
at the election just ended and at tho last November
election, and the rival to whom the Aldermen elect
to pledge themselves was sheet devoted chiefly
TO music and the drama with q column for society,
and time had tried to create boom for Itself by
denouncing the weak enforcement OF tho excise laws
However law is law and the leaders word
preme. 1t was true The Times" had kicked many and
many time, that IL had made 1t very difficult and ex-
pensive for the leader hero to carry victory that
is the accepted and wttha extremely bright organ OK
that immense and mobile force denomnatcd the kick
er but with all its previous record Of connmacy II
had been refused the city printing 1t was on
tho occasion first Of its pulling exactly straight, that
tho leader finds himself bound to put this alleged
crusher on 1t.
That the Federal finger in It. has leaked out in
n variety of ways. DAM Lamont invariably
credited the operating machinst in the business lie
and riapdc rufca
would not have undertaken disastrous a job. Be
fore the election the pontence went on and the
wires were LAID Some of those who had friends in the
board had to DO told Of the circumstances "Cleve-
land is going to run again, and he don't want paper
recognized right here that is against his Adminstra
tom One Of tho Aldermen is in Superintendent
MaIwells oflce-the Insurance Department-and Max
we'll is great personal friend Of the Editor OF Tho
Times.' His devotion to Cleveland, as the State
officer appointed by Hill who refused to Join in tho
Flower movement os State Committecmans proxy,
appealed TO, that he might operate on his Alder
men. Another one was connected through a relative
with Superintendent Andrews's Office in tho Capitol,
but he stanch " Tines man, and stuck out to
the last The mode Of operation alto on Andrews to
liar Tho Argu3' denounced the Superintendent for
estimating at too high rate the amount necessary to
CORY of highest bdderS and that too. above all in
this great Presidential year, when the party wants all
the Werf was done and Ths TImes' is out Peopl.
In the ranks waiting somewhat anXiously to know
what 1t is going TO do about It, The editor however,
Probably in the midst even of all the great man.
oeuvring and intriguing for advantage, with which the
Administration has characterized the recent months OF
IS existence this movement may rank among the most
momentous, by reason OF Its smallness Albany
" The Times" had friendly regard for, over $500
majority for Congressman, and left Norton Chase
against whom The Times' had repusnance, in eight