New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-18
S of credit for service in the Legis-

pretended claims of credit for service in the Legs-
lature in the interest of the taxpayers This
claim has been pressed by him with good deal
of persiStcncy. Its merit discussed the other
day BY a competent authority, AsSemblyman DeSo
Mr.. Deyo lives in Binghamton. lie was elcc'eu 70
the Assembly last year and made line reooru'
In ability and character he occupies hlgn RANK
and what he says about Fish is based on personal
knowledge and careful observation Here are
some OF the things he said about elc ruui"ni
County Asscmblyman: ,.h
lished in the Democratic 'New-lork Tunes, III
which Mr. Hamilton Fish, jr.., gives am account udn
of 'vindication' of his treacherous course III
the Assembly last winter. Tie ldea oil MS en-
deavoring 10 cover up his iniquit01S cOnDiliatIy
with Ia,nmany by pretending thai ne WAS sih. dns
fighting Mr. Platt' is extremely ridiculous TO any
Of his associates in the Assembly, last wliiea;;
His Pretensons deceves no one. in I COMM Ta'
Last winter was in the interests of iii ana lam
many and itself only This fact was neatly H.
nstrated with more bluntness than discretion
when OConnor. of Ctiea upbraidinS ish lor sa ,S
TO Fish OH the floor of tho Assembly 1on
promised me when | was following you through
thick and thin in the Worlds air hsh' 'n"'
AS to Mr.. Fish's pretended championship OF
the taxpayers interests in keeping down TAX
1ste have smP this to SAY Gc Rss s Cem
mttee on Ways and Means lie received thai
pace from Republican Speaker III 0rder that ne
might protect in all proper ways the interests OF
his party and of his party associates. lie used
his office thus obtained basely TO betray these
interests in every important crisis OF me wihIeT
legislation. The Supply and Appropriation p!ls
were il is true, good measures but they were
the work rather of the industrious memrers OF
the committee than Of the ornamental chairman
whose claim for credit In the way of economy
should be tested by his entire record f0r the
winter 1900 :;
tla ast Winter
Der of the combine of which he was part 1or
the appropriation of money or for any other or
ect however objectonaee wien GG 10,
in the Senate stood like rock against the uSu ot
feod of extravagant appropriations; me DuG H
would have equaled at least that OF lS9o. me me
influence of the combine YVES not in single III,
stance exerted for the advancement OF heaitlll4i
legislation or for the defeat of that when Was
pernoious recall Senator h stews GT,e of M
teigence and ability on the bench l.. me- , wi an
the unanmSns approval Of the f FsI an" lied it,
PIE en Of there was Ikc Aq ns blu That
measure was reported iavoraO!y ny me
Committee on Cities, in. it's most o6 9liSs
form. Gibbs voted for it in committee, Fish noU
voting His excuse was that, having been t'1; IA a
member of the old Aqueduct Commission, when
had permitted the city of New-lork to be eIosSi5
defrauded, he thought it would be lnde!lca,e 70
Vote When that report came to the clerk 5
desk Mr. Hoag, of New-lOrk moved 10 XII tle
bill then and There. The motion was lost GlDoS
voting to preserve the hie Of Vle lulauiou , w
standing Hoags efforts 10 compel nm 10 90 80.
His sense of decacy was again 100 strong ioi
him. Many appropriation DIS SOM ne i' cdnbi
in the same way. One | remember IiOclnu roI
the improvement of the navigation OF Cass1oag1
Lake a small pond in the western part OF TUG
State, mile wide and two or three nieS i 10
There is no commerce on that lake, ana II Is
navigable only for row-boats and small yaGhno nus
but the combine put it through. then tn nire
$4,000 out Of the city of New-lork for the pnI-
pose of paying a claim which the CorpSrat,io}ih
Counsel declared TO be without merit. Ne ol.i'
however, made this claim equl'aue, Gnu" conrf az,
Others even more obnoxious were pushed thTou i1
by the same forces OF course al these oliis uin
the Senate stood guard and Killed on tne nioS'
iniouitons of them as fast as they came up:
"Mr Fish is the man who mus, DC heia olT ond
responsible for tho treachcry Of both hmseH allH
his colleagues He was placed in command OF
the Republican forces in the Assembly last WINTER
but no sooner had the epaulets OF leadersIiP Ooen
placed on his shoulders than, lntoxlcap,u w au
overestmate Of his own importance ne Des.n vi; TO
prance about in aud out the enemys lines, WIN WIN
q half-doaen followers. leaving the rank ana mo- me
of tie Republican forces in confusion wlthou., +
leader. Easily beguiled by l1ttery, the artfui
leader Of the Democrats soon had him so com.
peey under r9't az % ne 1a do the
One of the most humiliating experiences OF loyal
Republicans In the Assembly last winter was r, ne
fact that on all questions OF lniPoi'"''S -
brazenly chose for his constant adv lser and glIdc
in public q, well as in private the Democratic
leader, Sheehan. instead Of responsible members
of his own party The extent Of this intimacy
NAV be Judged from the fact that at the colainand
of Shecfan plan was formed to depose the re, Re,
publican Speaker by force and put IN his place
an official who would he under the control OF the
combine and this too for the avowed purpose o.
appointing O. committee 10 frustrote the WORK Vi
the Senate Invest;g ati't, Committee
"His affiliations with Tanmany were iai
stronger than any sense Of duty to his owl
party. There was not single measure that
can recall which Tammany wanted pushed through
that did not receive FishS suppor-n9t one. an A.,
if Mayor Grant does not recognize thot lh ISL
and Gibbs Tammapy Hall had its two most faith
ful and efficient representatives in the last AS
sembly. and that for his sake and the seke -, o.
Tammany they burned the bridges Of their re-
publicanisn behind them, then he is lacking III
discernment or in gratitude; and if the repor'i
] bear Of the Mayors recent avowais are tue' IN
IL not lacking In either particular"
PLENTY OF POLITICS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.