New-York tribune., 1890-04-02
UHICH is TIE "HEAP-CHIEF'"

Tammany's troubles grow deeper and dcnser.
To be sure. Mavor Grant Barney Martin ana
their pals have escaped the laws hard hand
but they have still to deal with the Hon. Rich
and Croker. and he is going to be worse than
the law Mr.. Croker is the boSS-the heap
chief" as they say in Dakota. one OF the
functions of a hcap-chici" Is TO administer
discipline among his band. to hand out favor'
and punishments Mr. Croker is a reform
boss. He does not conceive that his mission
is ended when he distributes the annual harvest
of loavcs and shes II is his further ambition
TO identify Tammlny with the rcformcrN. with
those individuals whose lofty excellence Is
sunc in Mugwump sonnctS. Mr.. Clokcl'S am
hilton. in word. j. to bring about perfect
reconciliation between spois and rcfOrm-a
dazzling scheme. truly, and not in the least
imnos>hlc to a practical man like Nr. Croker
who knows how fondly the true kcformcr loves
eildcd spoil.
1t is not to the point with Mr.. Croker. then
that Mayor Grant, Barney and the rest are
likely 10 escape the law. He has laid down 4,
moral Tammany rule that j. higher than the
Penal Code. If Mayor Grant was aware of
the bad doings OF his deputies" says Mr..
| r.. y.
Office and ont Of his parry" Do you hear Mr..
Grant? The sheriff Office under Mr. Grant,
say, the Grand jury. waS " mcrccnarN. Sio'cn-
lv AID wholly indecent corruption tainted
the administration Of justice ITSELF "Nlrkcd
and illegal" pmctice, went on with no al-
parent objection by the sheriff" The conduct
Of the Tammany gang was ian utter sub
version OF the public interests to personal
gain"
Thi, is the report OF the Grand Jury after 4
long and painful Investigation. We'll. says
Mr Croker. bitterly. lui nohiy. "Tammany
must not hashor unfaiihful public servants.
"Thc Tammany man who he'ays a pnhiic
trust lcuay> Tammany aS woll' d" il makes
no diiicrcacc who he Is. out hc should 20
.Thc only resistance he should ec' from Tam
many j. assistance down and oHi.' "li Mayor
Grant knew Of these things. b" should 90 ~
Wcl he did know them. lie himself 81. he
did. lie not only knew OF thcm bat bee dill
them. lie got half of everybody el,e> "cNtfn
comucnsaiion,' and charged II himself on all
the ,argcr executions. The cNtoriion described
lv the Grand Jury - wicked aad illegal
Grant himself p.,'i,cd. n" only thing BE-
stopped AZ wa, at the blacl.mai..ns Of prisoner,
in Ludlow street Jail. llc knew Of ani shared
in all the mcntnaiy processes by which the
lawyer, We're hlcd.
And. now. who runs Tammany llali-Nr.
Croker. the icfoimel. or Mr. Grant. the extra
compcnsation-f tine Official through whom
corruption tainted th" administration Of JUS
'icc." the man whose public service WAS " m"r
conar,. soycrly and wholly indecent Who
!, coing to hc pat out? Both cannot stay.
Mr. Croker declare, thar Grant ha, " betrayed
Iammmy Hail." and thar "Iammany mu>t
rot''-mu.' not. mind you" hafbor uniaithiul
public >cr,an'-.' There is the issue. II
: clean and sharp. II admit, Of
80 COMPROMISE. no palay'r. no attempt
at harmony. Tho man who speak, a, Crol.cr
speaks cannot join Ia boss ship with the man
who ac,, "a, Grant ac'~. Which is the heap
chief? Winch talk, for Tammany?