New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-17

Commission the Parks Department and the Dock Commits
sion, and every other important department ot
the city government; his schemes Tor Hccur-
ing vast rapid transit system, to be under
the complete control Of Tammany Hall, through -
Board Of Sinking Fund Commissioners, and to his con-
tcmptibc deception oi the legislature In his Efforts To OF
tain enactment Of law by which the Ciy lIa P1r.
would have been destroyed and monstrous building
erected proportions in point Of size ana IN prod
gs expenditure than that other architectural monument
Of Tammany Hall which sdorns this Park-the new Court
House, built by the late Tammany chieftan, Mllah NJ
Tweed.
Third-Thcse facts not only prove that Mayor Grant
who be trusted at the head Of any great
pubic enterprise they also plan unmistakabe cNl'
dcnce Of sl moro important truth namely that inc
political organization which the Mayor represents Is
playing one Of the desperate games that was ever
undertaken By It. Tammlny Hall Il Seeng not merely
absolute control Of the city. but Of inc state 10
we'll and by Of NcWYork states pivotal character
to hold the balance power in the next Presidential cleo
ton.
Holding this opinion and recalling the fa"t that our
United States Senator the Hon. Frank Hiscock who Is
chairman Of the WorlIs Faif Committee in the United
States senate and overwhelming majority Of our Re
publican Representatives ir Congress from this stat"
have repeatedly declared that secure the location Of the
Worlds Fair in Ncw-YOr& City 1t was absolutely ncccs
ary to amend Assembly bill proposed by the Senate
the members OF the Republican STATE Committee most
earnestly and commend the action Of the Republic
can Senators and Of the majority OF the Republican Assem-
bynen insisting upon the addition Of sufficient number
the list Ot the Fair cOpOgdtois 70 rescue IN
MANAGEMENT this great undertaking from the control OF
Tammany Hall and insure non.part1nship in IT, man
ugemcnt.
And we further commend the spirit OF compromise
hibt by the through it, several Conference
Committees whereby has expressed willingness TO meet
the Assembly any reasonable proposition calculated 10
secure such divorce between politics and the manage
mcnt Of the Worlds Fair.
The first three resolutions were adopted unan-
mOusy Colonel opened the debate on the main
question. He expressed regret at the division
Of Republican opinion on tn subject, argued in
favor of the original BILL aud closed by making
q motion to strike ont all of che report after the
paragraph quoted from the last Republican STATE
platform. Mr.. Pam made n vigorous reply in
which he defended the action OF the Republicans
majority i'll tine Legislature and scored The OPP
poSIkg minority in strong terms.
Other addresses IN favor OF the committee
report were made by jerome l.. Fisher, j. y.
Thurston the Rev DR.. Derrick and others. The
only speaker on the side Of Colonel Crugcr was
George Cromwell Police Justice Smith inter-
iccted a few remarks, bat did not offer to ma kc
any regular address The first vote Colonel
Crugcr's amendment was the same that on
the original qucSuon-Wmch was taken lnimcdi-
atcly aftcrward-23 TO e. The result was accepted
with perfect gOOd-naturc and The committee adj
journcd.
The districts that were moi represented were
the Myth, General lIu,tcds Who ST.. ed away
because be did not uon' - appear
Quaclcnbush's who was detained in Washington :
the XXIIId. Charles \ chcicrne e. who was
kept away BY the dcath Of "a relative: tbc NNlNta,
Hobart A. Krum's. Who is in Florida. and the
XXIXth. William L. Parkhur,r's Bernard Big
lin was proxy for y. g. Warren. and Dwight
Lawrence for George w. Aldul-c The large
Attendance surprised crcryhodt. " was on the
State Committee foI years, sId well known
city official, after the meeting. and never knew
Of such a full attendance nj such Snort notice.
Evidently the State is aroused Oh this subject.