The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-06
Head or the Spendthrifts!

At the meeting Of the General Committee
Of Tammany Hall on the night OF Jan. s. a
set OF resolutions setting forth the record
and the wishes Of the controlling Demo-
cratic organization In this town was read
by the Hon. WILLIAM BoURKE COCHRAN,
{ and received and adopted with cheers by
the 1900 or moro members of the committee
present. Among those resolutions were
declarations condemning any propositions
for the increase OF salaries or the multi
plication Of Offices under the State or the
city Government. Those declarations
bind, or should bind. every member of
the Legislature who is also member
OF Tammany. Yet. in less than a month
after this meeting OF the General Com
mittee. Mayor GRANT finds himself obliged
to write letter to Speaker BUSH remon-
strating against measures for the increase
OF sal aries and Offices and that letter was
needed. Whatever Democratic member OF
the Legislature proposes to increase I'M
necessarily the public burdens. misrepre-
sents and Injuries his party.
II he is a Tammany man. he makes for
himself the additional distinction of break
Ing the emphatic pledge Of Tammany. II
he Is Tammany man. whatever power OF
discipline the organization possesses should
DO used to restrain him: and he should be
made to understand that he Is not prepar-
Ing for long political career by Jumping
upon tho pledges and the principles OF
Tammany. and OF all Democracy. Take
the case OF Mr.. WILLIAM SULZER. for in
stance, who represents or misrepresents the
Fourteenth Assembly district. He is tho
author OF bill, reported favorably by the
Committee on Cities last Wednesday ,increas-
ing the salaries of tn" court attendants of
the Court Of General Sessions in this town.
These attendants are very worthY persons,
doubtless. but they are scarcely OF sufficient
Importance to justify Mr. SrLZER in putting
Tammany Hall into tho posi- lion of ready
breaker OF its word. Not resolutions nor
letters. but acts will make up the record by
which the Democracy here and elsewhere
will DO judged; and ii that record is one OF
extravaganza. of broken promises. what
defence or excuse can be alleged,
Not only some OF tho representatives of
Tammany. but most Of the Democrats in
the Legislature seem to have forgotten
that they were not sent to Albany to pass
bills increasing salaries. On Tuesday. for
instance. u bill increasing the salary and
extending the term Of Office OF the Police
Justices OF West Troy waS passed by tho
House. On Wednesday il: WAS passed by
the Senate The people have time 10 de-
liberate on Legislation OF this sort If the
Legislature has not. and the more they
think OF 1t the less they will like it.
Are the Democrats in the Legislature pos
sessed OF the devil OF extravaganza The
Rensselaer, Democratic representatives
favor the bill. reported by the Judiciary
Committee. to increase the salary Of the
Surrogate OF Rensselaer, county. The Brook
Ign Ds.;ocratic representatives show their
attachment to economy by the bill intro
duced by Assemblyman CooNEY OF the
Third district. and favOrably reported by
the soft-hearted Committee on Cities. for u
Brooklyn Park Department with one sal
aired Commissioner. instead OF three un-
saluried Commissioners. A Brooklyn DEM
ocratic AssemBlyman. Mr.. PLANT Of the
Second district, ilbors for economy by
bringing in IL bill add!ns II 81, 100 clerk to
tho force in tho Surrogate's Office.
In Brooklyn. indeed. the idea that Democ-
rscy Is something more than an in
crease Of salary seems temporarily to have
bssn forgotten By . number Of Democrats.