New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-24
o,uAT BROOKLYN TALKS OF
..or,rFR LIVELY WEEK AT THE MIDSUM.
o" MER SEASON

MER SEASON.
ln' season witnessed more activity In public
sinn In Rrooklyn than the last two weeks have
p",. forth The event of most Importance during
e"ask inst closed has, of course, been the rear.
"' snt OF the Assembly districts. The expected
TSas n,ace Under the new law Kings County has
W. w. Assemblymen and with that generosity
esh "a 50 Characteristic OF the Democracy they
cautiously pcrm.tte the Republicans to enjoy
" nr,spect of carrying just two of them And this
nte of the fact that the Republicans cast at least
y" snhs Of tho votes poed in Brooklyn and beyond
Wanss,,on pay more than half of the taxes Just
o. ,, of eighteen! To accomplish this the Demo
"" w, hove rcsorted to most shameless gerrymander
v" ,ove deliberately defcd the law which provides
49,, Assembly districts shall contain nearly pos
,,. the same number Of inhabitants TO make one
r. two Republican districts. the bosses OK the other
w. have Jumped together three old and populous
81 containing l02. SO inhabtants-the seventh
,,e,eenth and Twentieth ward~, which comprise the
,,h Assembly District Contrast this with the IXth
n,.trct with population Of 3lGs5; the ISt District
~ .oa. the With District, 34,6Os; the With 36
ga. the XVIth 81 .9O2; the Id. 1921. Here is
republican district with more people than three OF
49, Democratic districts contain. surely there never
y q more disgraCeful and indefensibe gerrymander
w,roover the other Republican districts the NNlth
tanning the Twenty third and Twenty-hlth wards,
..s population of $500. while the Myth, con
''.os of the Twenty first and Twenty seventh wards
ach the Republicans under some circumstances
,,bt have some chance OF carrying. comprises a
,opulation Of 9l,75l. The thing gives itself away
absolutely
In New York the districts laid out with much
ate, shrewdness, while the same end ac-
eonulished. The methods OF operation were strikngy
.uke In the two cities though with d difference.
\, BROOKLYN everything done in secret, aud even
,be fact that the work Of making new districts was
g., progress was kept as far possible from the
,nbl;c gaze. In Tammany Hall it was matter oil
louuon notoliety that the business had been in
,rpssd TO three of Boss" Crokers leading leuenans
In both cities the official body which Is supposed
1, act in such cases simply obeyed the oruers ol
a.. poNucal chiefs and adopted the prepared slate
x,,bout word of protest or 50 much "a WY lace
In the circumstances it is highly amusing 10 peruSe
The Eagles" grave statement that IN BROOKLYN
there has been visible effort made 10 create
,.Dilorrity Of population In the DISTRICTS ii
xou,d certainly look much better II there had been
ucb effort visible or contrarwise. As 1t Is every
h,dy sees al a glance just how gaSpinS inc Demo
eats have been and Just how plainly 'hey nave
violated the law. There can be no question tha' thiS
,s,portionment would be set aside b. the courts II
Il should be brought before them.
.n,ecedentlv to the action Of the Board OF super
ysrs In this matter. and In certain sense bearing
,n it, came the approval by the Mayor of the Alder
mems resolutions changing the boundaries OF certain
re,ss All the changes of consequence thus made
ore mazda solely for political reasons. Before taxing
scton Mr. Body who had been strongly urged To
yeto the resolutions on the ground OF irreeuaE anu
sought the advice oi corporation
Counsel jerks The latter held that the objections
were not well taken, and reached the c""oiuso" ""'
the law giving the Aldermen power 10 iemaAc Vi'o
wards OF the city is valid and that the acH0" VI '
Alderman WAS legal. A. the Mayor had previously
o,s hat b,s course would depend upon Mr.. Je'lkss
opinion he promptly signed The resolutions IN 'i"le
Pr the supervisors TO make up the Assembly dslricH
n accordance with them. In this matter the Mayor
,os dons oetber more nor less than was expected ol
hin.
In the veto Of the Unionst railroad graf no"cNe',
J.. met the expectations Of the best ctzehs anu
reused the wrath OF what Inc haeo Aoi"''
cteri1ed very apply as the gang MI Du'
entitled TO credit for his action mere bcsou
oubt much pressure was laid upon MN 10 iiiuu'e ma"
n spprove the Delmar job. The oner OF 'he i"
ompany 10 pay $4,000 for the privilege "ih'n D0i
mar hoped 10 secure for nothing seems 70 nave maui
rafonnd impression on Mr.. Body, ana III HIS Ne'
,sssaco he made 1t entirely clear that In his opinion
,s.s ~ this nature He plainly means thst tieS
naula he subject 10 competition and 60 10 the "au
men Offering Tie city the best terms his j. So'u
nd reasonable. II is not surprising pn'' t"T e'',s
.re wroth in consequence Of the Mayors p'Hin 'p'A
,r The gang ought BY all means though I" nav
~, = n,uzzle on the Hon Michael Cohey WHO uo
a'noo, the Mavor without restraint and with total
h.o,ce Of Judgment IL He'll get tired OF "Hu"<
,o. bv the time VIC get through with hin' IL looh9
= 80 - a. the Novor must have been eating new
ov, hsv when he was in Belfast, short Time s'"o''
nj. l. the elegant language In which the NON W.
,oeey gave EXPRESSION to his feelings In ofuer "
my ecste H. IT must be borne In nina th"' lie '"'
,.,dent Of the Board Of Aldermen anu ''" "".''r
n. time Mr. I;Oody eating ne"-Wo"h nay !"
aaps Cofcy was the acting head OF the Guy e'''IH
osn, Mr. Boody has done his duty toward defeating
,ndntens,,Ie lob: Int It + morally certain
hat the Aldermen will override the Ve'o "l 'n'" "'N
meeting.
4, .seir meeting on Monday night the CITY Father-
,aed IN spond 800 In prin ing 2ooOo cope, VI '''
yatnr,s vet, message. Tla, J. SIMPLY t"'o"."s
200 away Every paper IN broohiy" ""' pm"
nosaco IN t,,I =, a matter Of course ana eVeFN''uS
l., &, h.. read II already 1t viii 20 upon
~ .o..oas 81 the Common Council, anyway ~
,,. s,,.c;o, edition Of it Is worse chan useless
whor tho BOARD Of rs, mate granted HOea e''iN'N
n Tho Aldermen. ana followed up u""' "'"'"
nrreasng the salaries Of oonsuera"'' ""'~ -,
nv or,c,sls II was not reasonable 20 eApe'' 'a"
~. ,ua,oc.rrc In that direction had been
.es'hsd Ia-t week the Board of supervisor" ,''a
~. hand At il. and by a party vot" Of ~ l" 'ar
L,es d some twenty employees OF he COUNTY n.y.
,ansng from 500 10 5000 mamns al, ua n1s
=, norcase Of H 900 or 5000 IL goes 49, 49,
g that there Wa 10 excuse "uae''' 'D an
. The onicials In question were ~" -, ,.,.o
r mated 4 any we're DNeaIS"'u =, '.'. -t,ccs
Wv -. A., eala,v are simply free slr's
,b.m from the putlc treasury and Of course ",'.
.e e,pecAed 10 DO Their duty In accordance WIZ,
enlarged salaries when the treasurer Of the ,,,,.
(smns.gu O,nnrttee makes his customary "'' '''