New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-02
ErEpTNG THE CHOLERA 0UT.

,,ovor Giant and some other members oil inc
o;.,, governmcut appear 10 be fully aware OF
~. ,ao.ss;tv of the most complete and search
;mc work in order to prevent an epidemic of
cholera i'm the metropolis. B't fhe iIeai'i' Do
nortmcnt and the street Cleaning Depa''"'."'
socm 10 he still under the spell OF an ineAc"Sap'o
letbarey and apathy. Ii Is OF the most "'se"'
and imperative importance that ever! hien''o'
of thc Board Of Health should be at ms posi-
Of duty. and should be applying all his lh,e,''
ccncc and all his energy to the saving Oh inc
motropoliS from one Of the most fIlgh'i"l perIlS
in IFS history. But one or two prominent oiii-
o;oIs in that department still prefer To sacri-
Geo tbc safety of the people Of this city 10 Inc
,,,,,otion of partisan politics. One OF the
ro,., infamies in the whole history OF Tammany
Hall is il, deliberate degradation oil inc He'''n
Dcrortment of New-lor; TO the uses OF pe''l
nautical machine If the inexperienced anu
;uc,mnetnu, President OF the Health pePai.-
mcnt understood his responsibilities anu HIS
d,tics he would see to il that every man OH
the uavrolIs of his department. from 'he n'e"'
o.t "a the lowest was dcvotlng every wahlh6
men, IN the emergency, and was dong
overvtbinc IN his power to keep cholera o"t
= U,,bot,an Island. The Health Department
cuobt ~ have obtained already from the Board
# Estimate and Apporiionmcni generous APP
n,o,riati,n. sufficiently large TO provide Tor inc
,,,i,,,,,j, nuriicatiou and distinction Of every
urv.hoIosomc and filthy spot within the limits
= h, c;tv for the exhaustive inspection OF
o,..,v nossible pest hole. and for the complete
J cleansing and Sweetening 81 every 'ro""'u
! .,o,,or If the town. President Wilson and
| his associates and subordnates nave not COM
| nr,hcnded the seriousness OF the sl'ua'oh' anu
-, tn the present time they have fallen FAR snort
If IFS requirements. No taxpayer VIII begr"uso
| . d,II,r of expenditure 10 matter how large inc
outlay If the money can be judlciously used
t.r tho rotection of the great multitude OF
Now-Yo,kcrs from pestilcnce and death.
I,non Tammany Hall rests the responsibility
81 the government OF the first city VI America
rhe pcoulc of New York will hold lanihlaNl
to tbc strictc>t and SevereSt accountability lo'
any layitv any negligence, any iaiire Oh us
mar. IN labor 10 the utmost verge OF ehorI III
| nrdcr to preserve NewlOrk from the a"lu'
fate Of Hamburg and Vienna. Commissioner
| nrcnnan ha, been absent from his Office Tor Il
lono time. The excuse made for HIM Is mat
, member Of his family is i'll. In so grave a
ne,H n this that is no excuse at all Inc Ill
moss Of q member of Mr. Biennans family
afford, no apology for his ong-coh'ii'''cu "c'
sortiou of hi, department. There are hulnrehN
| of thousands of people in this city whose hcaI'h
and whose lives are largely dependent upon MS
! activity and efficiency in the office which mas
hoou conferred upon him. The President OF
,he limited States has set him the best OF ex-
,mnlos Putting aside every consideration that
aunoals 10 "A private citizen giving up I'LL MS
nl,ns leaving behind him the opportunity o'
! rocreation and rest Of which he ielt the heeu'
no has FASTENED 10 Washington to do everything
in his mower 10 rescue the country from the
hn,rors og an appalling epidemic. Mr.. Brennan
| has no right u think Of his fanny OF VI DIS
vacation at this time. lie has eXhiDlteu i'll
obtuScncSS and an indliier rec 10 MS opns'
tious. which, rs a rule, is cOnSpicuonSly char
ac,eri,tic Of Tammany officials, III negec'Ing
| his duties so long when the condition "i affairs
was so menacing Mayor Grant ought prompt
IL oust him from Office for his protracted abb
sencc from his post at such time aS this.
f. i plain enough that many Of our Tam
many officials regard this as a suitable period
for dawdling. for deness, for selfish enjoy
mcnt and for neglect of their duties. They are
likely 70 get a rude awakening II the Tam
many Health Officer of the Port the Iammany
Health Department, the Tammany Police De
n,rtment. the Tammany Street Cleaning De
nortment and the Tammany Department Of
public Works do not take heed 70 their ways
at this crisis. the people will cast out Tammany
Hall and trample il under foot in November