New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-27
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Tbo,o has been some talk in recent years
,bout. doing away with Grand Juric> ~ one
of . series Of reforms designed to render tho
administration of Justice les, clumsy and I'M
cor.ain. The taxpaycfS of Ncw-N FORK City VIII
not approve any movement 81 that SOFT 'h'N
are beginning to regard the Grand jury - one
of their surc>t dcfcnceS against the pol''d'
robbers who 50 grcyOu>ly haraS> ana pluhucI
the ciry. The prc>cntmcnt 70 Judge i'|eFi''
ou Tuesday added another 70 the series Oh III
ro,,ont and valuable documents which have
lately come from this patriotic source III
,horouehne,s. accuracy and clcaIncsS. IN fear
les, dcnunciaion Of wrong. IN patient ana care
ful Investigation and in the wisdom ol IFS
recommendations. il i a model paper, ana me
citizens who have lahorcd - faithfully IN pre-
narinc il are entitled 10 the gratitude OF the
community. They have performed WhlIr
service that ought 10 be of the highest adv
t,oe II il does not lead 10 better conditions
the iarlt will not be ihcii'.
When newspapers. which are surely the moS'
active agency i'm the detection OF pubic evils
uuhlish crave disclosures. il l. not uncommon
10 hear that they are affected Joy some Interior
motive. that they are printing " mere r"inor
in the hop. Of " creating sensation Nh'
strange a, il may seem. such allegations are
received by large numbers OF people VINO 40
not appear wholly lrainlcSN ~ AT least PAL
Gatiur circumstance if not complete defence.
I'm, the Grand Jury i not 4 newspaper. j. j.
not irving "tO get mp sensation. It's u''
arafions are not mere rumor ana II mas mo
selfish end 10 serve. j. j. not q legislative
committee. and cannot bee charged with po-
Gtical motives and purposes i i a body ol
the citizenship Of the town, free OF all ~hachl'~'
| of all desire to favor this man. 10 shield tha'
or 10 iniu,e the other. r. j. looking TO nothing
bnr honest government The shocking cA-
posurc it ha, made is not aimed AT TINS id''lVh
or tha, party. but only Al the rogucN actually
engaged in public robbery. and with no hopo
except for their punishment and for the passage
1f laws and the growth Of sentiment that VIII
.rcndcr such evils hereafter impossible
Surely this prcsenimcn' made III this way
| hy This authority and for this righteous end
ought 10 create moral force capable oil re-
decmng the city from the bands OF plundorofS
| who now possess il. OF course. no Su'h ic>uI'
i ANTICIPATED by them. The only change Of
| affairs that they anticipate l. the putting "u'
| of the robLcr, now in and the putting III oi
the robbers now out This has been the his
tory Of all such incidents heretofore. Inc
Great rabhlc OF ignorant and vicious people VINO
hang on the skirts Of The bosses always 2" WIN
the blcczcs. They vote Tor the faction 'ha'
pays them the best and they are ~ ready 10
desert Tammany now aS they were III lSSS t'
desert IFS rival. They and the saloon bosses
the ward bosses the machine runners every
where. are always prepared 10 flip ana Hop "a
the right minute. Whoever wins. whatever
cause tIiumphS. they always calculate on hcinl
admitted 20 the plurdcr. And 80 they are
So too. they will he until the respectable pco
ME Of New-York dare to do their duty. Inc
scandals of the Sheriff Office will be repeated
year after year. As they have been repeated
time out Of mind long ~ public Sentimcn
toleratcs associations organized TO loot thu
| nuhlic nurse