New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-10
NO TAMMANY FAIR WANTED
crNAToR CHANDLER STATES THE REASON |
WHY.

MAYOR GRANTS ACTION IN THE POLICE BOARD
NATTER MADE HIM UNFIT TO BE TRUSTED
ny REPUBLICANS NATIONAL OR
WESTERN HEMISPHERE FAIR
.BY TELEGRArH TO TIE TKIBUNE.I
Washington Feb. 9.-The letter written by
Ssnator Chandler the necessity of demanding
tbe fulfment of the pledge made to the Senate
committee by the Ncw-York delegation in regard
% the makeup politically of the Board Of In
generators for the proposed Worlds Fair has
attracted wide attention here, and the soundneSs
and Justice of the position have been generally
commended by the Republican Senators and Rep
resentatves who favor New-Yorl as the site for
sbe great Exhibition. At the suggestion Of
some of the friends of New-York, Mr.. Chandler
has consented to give his views on the present
state of the Worlds Fair question in little
more detail, and to throw some additional light
on one or two points touched on briefly in his
letter TO The Tribune of yesterday
What do you mean" he was first asked, "by
your statement in your letter TO The Tribune that
while you have believed that a Worlds Fair could
not be held successfully elsewhere than in New
York City, yet that National Fair or a Western
Hemisphere Fair would be great success in the
Mississippi Valley"
Il mean exectly what said II is practically
impossible TO get exhibits from European visitors
to be taken far inland as Chicago A Worlds
Fair away from tde-water would be failure.
Foreign exhibitors would not come But have
grave doubts whether Congress ought to encourage
a Worlds Fair at all. OF course il is absurd TO
suppose it can be made ready by 1892. 1t must
in any event be put of till 1898, and our high
protective tariff is serious obstacle to exhibitors
from abroad. They are obliged TO give bonds,
with American sureties, covering the duties on all
the goods brought in, that they Will
either pay those duties or Te-eNport the
goods at the close of the Exhibition.
Strong inducements must he given exhibitors TO
lead them to come TO America, even if the Far IS
held in New-York. and they certainly will not
come TO Chicago. But ii instead of inviting
foreign exhibitors TO come with their goods. we
only invite visitors from abroad TO come 10
National Fair and see how little need we have Of
foreign goods, what success the Fair would be;
a Worlds Fair in New-Yorl in 1893 compared
with the French Fair of $50 would at the best
be disappointing. But a United States National
Fair at Chicago would overtop ali expectations
and would be the wonder of the century 10 foreign
visitors. 1t would show us producing cheaply
and in great abundance al that man has need
Of except tea. coffee and spices. he greatest
possible triumph OF the protective system would
be achieved by such fair; while, on the other
hand. there Is some reason TO fear that worlds
Fair i'll NewNOrk would he turned by Mayor
Grant and his Tammany associates into
iIee-trade crusade.
But still greater success than Worlds Fair
at NeW-NOTk City or a National talr at chicago,
would be d Western Hemisphere Fair at Chicago
or St. Louis. The Central and South American
eX hibits at the Paris Exposition were wonderful
Those nations would come with will and great
wealth of products to a Western Hemisphere Far
in the Mississippi Valley, reaching the spot mainly
by New-Orleans and the river. This IS my own
idea OF the very best thing to do, although have
till lately thought q Worlds Far would he de-
manded ny our people ana would oe held at Ne"-
by What authority did You state in your letter
that Aessls Depcw and Mile SAID mat sixty OF
the lO3 incorpOrltors were Rcpubl,ats By re
quest of Mayor Grant and his Democratic asso-
ciates ?7
Why, the very document from which ! first
read the pledges of Messrs Depew and Miller
shows that it proceeded from Mayor Grant, chair
man of the Newlork City Committee. lie, as
understand, made up the list OF lncOrporatOIs
and is responsible for them. Then lie put
up Depew and Miller 10 come 10 a Republican
Congress and make the opening statements IN
behalf of the Fair, and 10 assert that large ma
iority OF the cOrpOratOis We're Republicans Mayor
Grant is aS much responsible for the pledges |
quoted as if he bad uttered them himself, and
now, in my belief, Senators and members vii!
require that these volunteered pledges be made
good, or else Worlds Fair for New-NOrk City
lndorsed by Congress and without National IN
dorSement foreign nations Will not participate
"Why did YOU refer in connection with this to
the reconstruction Of the New-lOrk City Police
Board ,"
Because / consider that the boldcst political
wrong OF the decade perpetratcd north of Mason
and DXOn's line. Nothing has kept Ncw-NOrk
CITY from being a metropolitan he'll except It's
pon-partisan police TO that neutrality all
good citizens nave clung with great earnest
ness But Mayor Grant has ruthlesSy destroyed
its non-partisan character and las seized II for
Tammany Hall as n preliminary 20 carrying
New-York State for a Democratic President in
1892 Such man should not be trusted bv
Republican hands with any control Of worlds
Fair. Any bill passed at Albany for the Fair
should contain a provision that the NeW-fork
City Police Board shall he divided equally be
tween the two political parties: and this should
be justified boldly the ground that the Re
publicans Of Ncw-York viii not allow Worlds
Fair to be held in Ncw-York City unless the Police
Board and the police force are non-partlSan Let
Governor Hill veto such a bill and delcat the
Fair if he chooses ! hope 10 see the Ncw-l ork
Republicans pluclly enough 10 insist upon these
things. ] am amazed at the heSltancy OF Mt
Dcpew and Mr. Warner Miller after the pledges
they gave here in Washington. They ought 10
make loud OutcTy at the trick which MaNor
Grant has been trying 10 play upon them. lheN
rdlculed Republicans here who had apprchensl"ls
concerning the Tammany Tiger. But the beast. II
not rending their vitals, seems 10 be sucking away
their breath"