New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-10
JEALOUSY KILLED THE BILL.
WHY MAYOR CHAPLIN OPPOSED THE BROOK
LYN PARK SCHEME.
A GOOD MEASURE DEFEATED BECAUSE HE Hal
NO PART IL ORIGINATING THE AGAIN
SHOWS HIS SCDSERvIENCY
10 THE RING

Mayor Chaplin. of Brooklyn. is rapidly coming to
I'VE 'front.' in his true position. the servant of the
lowest and worst clement in the Democratic politics
Of that city Governor Hill was never greater slave
I" the rum power than Mayor Chaplin IS to day OF The
men Of the Boss Mclaughlin and " Jake Worth
stripe Within three weeks the Republicans and the
better class OF Democrats Of brooklyn shocked TO
hear that he had appointed TO the responsible place
OF hcclon Commissioner man for whom none but The
worst elements in politics have a word 10 say.
IhiS in Itself has lost him the friend p OF scores Of
Independent voters whom he has cndcavorcd 70 make
believe that he a free agent and acted from his
own VIII alone They accepted tine appointment Of
Fire Commissioner Ennis because he Democrat.
reasoning mat the Mayor must give some of the pIinS
Of the city government to the men who made him
politically But when he came 10 appoint Jake
Worth as the guardian Of The ballot the Mayor had
too far. and expressions Of disgust found
every hand. But another step has been taken by the
Mayor which has proved beyond doubt that 10 please
his party aud 10 gain power his ruling motives.
Few measures have gone TO the Legislature for
the action of that body which had a larger support
from all classes Of citizens than the bill known a. the
Brooklyn Park Commission measure. Ii was drawn
by cX-Parh Commissioner Kennedy and Endorsed by
the best people OF Brooklyn This j. Of the bills
which Governor iii allowed TO die. It not In
consequence Of any opposition 20 The measure that II
failed 10 receive his signature but because Of the
antaCOnSm of the Mayor. whose motives for 50 doing
are only for the confidential OF his advisers and
political friends.
It is pretty generally understood in Broollyn. how
ever what these motives were. In the first place
the Mayor believes that BROOKLYN small that there
IS not room enough IN il for two men who claim the
authorship of reform and progressive leg ,ation Then
IL must be remembered That the Park Commissioners
are all Democrats the first time that this has happened
within the memory Of the oldest Democrat there. These
are sad To- be the two reasons which Mayor chaplin
give, his friends causing him induce the Governor
to Withhold his signature
The bill. originally drawn by Mr.. Kennedy
named a> The Commissioner, Ia lay ont new park, IN
BrooIyn cN Mayor Schroeder. John Glib. n tlc arm
Of NILS Glib. Francis H. Wilson. pre-. dcnt Of the
Union League club 81 brooklyn. Republicans; ten
cral John b. Woodward. j.. \. Ioudy and CaI II
De silva. p"morIat,. These ate * Of Broo khns
most Irpfc-cutaty" citizens. The Mayor could not
name tie Commissioners under TIL, iii. 80 IL va,
amended. giving HIM the power 70 name slS Comm,
,"ues' for tn purposes %: the measure The bll in
tn, shape passed lo;h house, hy a large majority
'rd went Q" tho Governor with the support u the
democrat, and Republican, alike.
While in The Governors h1uG- minors got into clr
culatluu that the Mayor was opposed t. f. Ou what
ground, and In shat 10 public announcement
il- 'r.n made hy him. afd tt,c who went ~ him To-
get % positive expression ;iom him were pni ~ with
,flotory replies. jealousy 81 any cr.d., that
might REVERT 70 "N.Comui--.oncr Kennedy D., low
openly charged the principal i,u-on why Gov.
eror nm Was asked to h.ll The bl Another fr..on
Ini hs many thuuch 10 have boom equally ppn rrlui
j, t.c f4ct hat Democratic commissions controlled b.
Democrat. MAYOR vI, 90 url s. controlled Dos 8
Democratic boz. v.il park, la tAc vicinity #
>-R ttfr,Af. vhcsc certain Dcnocr,f own real estate
IM. Tie people II Ifolhlyu Sll not accept 40 an
e-1ocfuil, TIE rush q houc seekers the r.iy hl.
already increased The valuation + property greatly.
AID t-'orr another yrar be-, passed ihe Increase Will