New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-07
THREE VETOEs PROBABLE
GOV. HILL LIKELY TO DIsAPPRovE oE TBu
NEW-YoRK CITY CHARTER BILLS.


TO THE NEW POLICE COMMISSION MEAS,
URE-HIs EYE FIXED ON 1902
Isr TELEGRAPH TO THE rHIBUxEy
AiOany. Nay 6,-The positive statement is made too
night oy the indnates Of Governor Hill that Tomorrow
he vii! veto the bills proyidng double beaoed com.
msSons for the Police and Park Departments of Novi
horA Ciy Ono Of these bills. that Of Mr. Hamilton,
abolished tho present headed Board of Police and
suo'uted for Il board Of two Members one Of vhorz
was 10 De Republican and one a Democrat THIS
ohor OIL hat Of hr Rhodes. abolished the uresepS
Iouf'aoadtt Board Of Park Commissioners and sub!
sIIeo Tor 1t board Of two Numbers coH,possd as IN
the other case, OF one Republican and one Democrat
MI hamilton and Mr.. Rhodes were Informed 10 nIehs
VI the Governors reported intention TO veto their blls
ana were asked II they would seek them from
ffe Governor befoT this shou d be done. Both rel
piled that they would not ythdr their hills ne thcy-
CONSIDERED them good measures II Mr. Hill thought
0eSt 20 veto them, that HIS az and not theirs
IHo prospects are, therefore, that the two veto
messages on the bills viii be read to thu
Assembly when II meets tomorrow mornipgi
as the measures would become laws bn
the nonaction Of tho Governor II he shoud
delay another day In informing the Legislature of hx
oIsapSroVal OF them MIST of the Republican mem.
LeS can already outline these veto messages Of Mr.
Hi, from past experience with him. Naturally ths
keynote will be home rule" and tho sta,sment taau
mo charter OF New-York must not thus be amended
by the Legislature.
Looking behind the veto message regarding thu
Police department bill, the Republicans see u B
Hill, the Democratic candidate for tho Presidency OF
the United States who Is packing the Bosr Of Police
OF New-fork with Democratic Commissioners, Intending
thus to swing against the Ecpublcpn party the yass
influence OF the $500 polipmeu rnder the coHtFo %
the Commissioners of that Depart .aL The Police De-
partment OF NewYork has be leu..s! "A politics
for the last twenty years. OWNS t. the non paltisan
altitude OF the Board Of Police which has been com.
posed OF two Republicans and twJ Democrats. BY
usage almost equivalent to law, successive Democrats
Mayors lave appointed an cqua. number OF .Repubi
hcanS aud Democrats as Police Commissioners.
Mayor Grant, 1t Is nov said under
advice of Governor Hnl now proposes
10 break this unwritten law, and TO az.
point Tammany Democrat 10 succeed S. B. French
the Republican Police Commissioner whose term has
Just expired Such action by Mayor Grant win Greats
Board OF Police with three Democratic Commission.
ers End only Republican 1t will inevitably follow
that the three Democratic Commissioners will use tho
police officers as many additional poIlworkers on
election day, only with much greater power
to coerce voters than have ordinary polnI
cal workers around the polls 1t may be said thar
the non-parisan attitude Of the police Of New-Yorh
on election days has been a blessing to NewYOrh
City. That Mr.. Hill would change all this is eyi.
dent from his decision 10 veto the BILL which would
mako a law Of what has been a custom TO appoInt
members of tLo Board of Police but his nomination
for the Presidency depends upon his carrying New,
York state for the Democratic candidates this fall and
be chance clearly, II he controls the Police De-
pdrtmont Of EewYOrk, OF also capturing the Iee1s,
ature.
With the Legislature in his possession he could
so gerrymander the legislative districts that would
be almost impossibty for tho Republicans 30 re.
capture It, and in other ways could so strengthen tbs
DemOc ratio party that iC wOnh have good chancs
Of carrying the State I'm the Presidential election Of
'62. Such an ACME politician as Mr.. Hill of coursa
secs the advantage It would be TO the Democraua
party 10 have the power to tho Police Departments
Ct NewYotk City against the Republican party on tha
day Of the next Presidential election. Mr..
I'm, therefore, is playing the game Of
National politics when he decides by
vetoIng the non-partsan Police Bill to deprive thu
Republican party Of its present equal Representations
in the Board OF Police.
1t may be added that the BoaId Of Police Of Newl
York appoints the inspectors, p0lclerks and can+
os election H. NcwYork In other words, it ap+
day. Boss Tweed once remarked that II he could have
the appointment Of he who counted the ballotss
IL is S'u HUS 1oIkfow fSp fact also that John
6 6 se @ N 5s Was eoaed ou
and John 7. Hofu ann. III, Democratic eandidaei
was counted in" Griswod having been elected.
II he not alwaTs aware, from his experience in
the dirty pool of ChomnnG County politics, of the ad
Election on his Side There is a provision Of law
which says that an equal number Of Republican and
Democratic inspectors, canvaSsers and pOcerls shall
bo appointed In Ncw-York City; but every practicai
politician knows how readily Democratic Loard Of
Police In Ncw-York would evshe such requirement.,
by appointing nominal Republicans to those places
aud not men, now, We havc the confidence OF the
Republican party, and who at all hazards protect
It's interests In that city.
II IS said that Mr.. Hin is I'm bad humor 10 night
because BE- has learned that he cannot secure the G.
Grmadon Of I'm Democrats as the heads of the
Surancc Department and of the Banking DcPartm"
shus converting thrsc departments INTO por ~
machines The Republicans viii not permit Ihs
Democratic party backmail tho policy-holders of
Insurance companies. the stockholders OF banks
IN order raise campaign funds for the Pesidendsi
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