The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-18
Fassett's CrImo Against New York.

In a letter printed on Wednesday on this
page Congressman FITCH called the atten-
ton of New Workers to tho manner in which
the Hon. j. SLoAr FAssETT figured in the
House debate preceding the vote on the To-
cation OF the Worlds Fair.
Tho last speaker for Chicago was Mr..
SPRINGER. He summed up the Chicago
case, and registered in emphatic words
Chicago's pledge: We will ask no money
from Congress- except what will be required
for the buildings and exhibits OF the Gov
ernment. Five or six hundred thousand
dollars will DO ample for this"
But 1t was not this promise OF the City OF
False Pretences that did the business. Mr..
SPRINGER had the sagacity to perceive
the immense Importance TO Chicago
of the attitude toward tho Fair as
sumod by tho Hon. THOMAS c. PLATr,
and by his most active agent at
Albany. the Hon. J. SLoAT FAssErT. He
exhibited to the House of Representatives, the
obstructive intrigucs OF the New York ma
chino Republicans. lie pointed out that tho
adoption at Albany Of the so-ca!lcd COM
promise amendment to the ten-milion-
loan bill, requiring two-thrds vote in
stead OF a majority vote in tho Board
OF ono hundred and three Commissioners
selected by Mayor GRANT from among the
best men of all parties in New York city,
gave tho Fair into the hands OF the t;epubli-
cans as political machine, and made P,ATT
tho boss of the whole job. lie reminded
Congress that the Plat policy. engineered
at Albany by PhArr's mnn FAssErT. WAS to
ru!o or ruin; 20 allow Fair 10 10 held In
, New York il certain persons con!l control
It, hut to defeat the Fair unless it WIS to bo
q PLATT-FAssErr job lIo quoted freely
from published interviews with Mr..
TAssErr, and from Mr.. FAssETr's speeches
In the Senate at Albany, to show that the
present Republican candidate Tor Governor
was then boasting that tho two-thirds rulo
was a victory for himself and his principal,
putting thcm In position to control the
enterprise or to prevent the holding Of any
fair at all. "Now comes Senator FAssErT,
one of Mr.. PLATr's friends" said Congress-
man SPRINGER. "aftcr tho compromise, after
tho two-thirds rule had been agreed to, and
declares that Mr.. PLArT and his friends have
won tho victory Their forty Commits
sioners can block any game, can prevent
any business that does not meet their ap-
prevail They can still rule or ruin. II tho
bill should pass and II New York should se-
cure tho Fair, Mr.. PLATT may say truthfully
and consistently The two-thirds rule allows
my friends to veto all action which does not
meet our approval. Give us tho control or
there will be no Fair.
It must be admitted that the gleefu utter
anccs OF Senator FAssETr confirmed the
view OF the situation which Mr.. SPRINGER
urged as an argument against New
hnr
were no PLATr and no FAssEIT. What
tho present candidate for Governor
had remarked In the Senate chamber at
Albany concerning the two-thirds rule COM
promise, was this:
"Ihad adv,ces before the meeting in New York tina
that was to BIO proposed. Isdvocaisdt was read,
10 ask the Senate offer this to the Assem-
bly, here from my chair, and SO were all the senators
tPLArr Senator's along thisrow. We'll, am gad th'
Assembly is SO delighted with IL and that iinlmahS u
also am glad thsy have come IN here to see mo car
dish OF crow. While they crow. will ea' the crow hu
III. remark ably tender. ! Will leave the homes fo'
thspa and IL It doesn't stick In their throat " IS ls