New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-13
TALK OF THE TOWN.
CONCERNING THE NEW MAYOR, THE ehEAI
TRUST DECISION AND THE APPROACH
ING DOODLE TRIAL.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAYOR GRANT.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MAYOR ShANi'
Mavor Grant has spent his first two weeks OF
oe,c,aI life in his new field Of public service In
Iahoro,,s efforts to acauaint himself with ms uu'o
He has not said or done anything very STARTLING ana
aorh, 40 no ever WILL Intentionally. He is not q
startling sort OF man. but instead rafncr Wanting
In sensational elements. No Mayor has ever taAen
Office Under uleasanter auspices. Everybody wants
IN think well Of him. everybody is ready to appreciate
his worl nj its full value. The plurality oy winch
he was elected was so large as 10 rcnucr HI" va
ceptlonaly free Of selfish influences "neh q nau
can point to a plurality Of 10000 he can anora 10
be thoroughly independent OF that Glass Oh
who seek 10 enforce their demands hoy tho argument
| "WItbout me You could not have got elected"
Mayor Grant could have spared multitude OF such
people and yet have won
Hosts of people have called upon him TO tendor
congratulations and good wishes. These nave no'
been merely Tammany Hall politicians. or pon'iciSps
OF any kind. They have included all Glasses Vi
prominent men. who have never been near .
Mayor before and who have had no acquaintance WIN
Mr. Grant but who. out of tho purcst gooa ieennR,
attracted by the fact that he is young man. credoa
by all with good intentions. modest ana gonuo in MS
bearing and evidently anxious TO make good recoru,
have felt IL pleasure and duty 10 leho ninl ah
possible encouragement. His appreciation OF these
courtesies has been warmly conveyed to all VINO
have extended them. He is much delighted with tho
reception accorded by the press 10 HIS Message. hc
rightly feels that supported generously he may DO
able 10 serve the city greatly and to leave behind him
tangible proofs OF his patriotic administration.
This excellent ambition Is mcnaced by only one
dsuger--bad advice. was told BY gentleman who
Is apt to know that he has decided TO appoint Mr. W.
H. Clark, Mr. Bourke CoclEran's law partner, TO DO
Counsel TO tho Corporation. This would be an IN
fortunate mistake which the Mayors friends should
| do their best To prevent. Mr.. Clark Is an amla6le
young man, against whose character nothing can DO
said But his ability a lawyer is not such az
| entities him TO succeed like f Henry
Lacombe, Morgan J. o'Bricn, even Henry
r. Deehman. Some highly distinguished men
have occupied this office. and. in the main. 1t has
| been kept since its establishment IN 1913 upon q
| plane far above the capacities OF ordinary
lawyers The younger Emmett held It. That
| prince of advocates, James 7. Brady held II. so
| did David Graham, Henry Z. Davis, Robert J.
| pllon John f. Devolin and Richard oOorman. Its
duties demand the best legal mind attainahle. They
have to do with large questions OF profit and loss 10 the
city. Tho salary Is $4,000 according 10 the scale
paid public officials in American municipalities. large
enough to warrant the expectation that rstclass men
| VIII DO summoned 10 the Office. II Mr.. Bourks
Cochran himself DESIRED to be Counsel to the Copora
| ton no one could &fmblc at his appointment. He
The future before him Is anything he chooses TO mako
| II. But his friendship with Grant. while II might
justify him in looking to receive the Office himself.
does not warrant claim his part to bestow It
upon his friend and follower.