New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-19
THE RAPE OF THE PARK.
WORDS OF INDIGNATION AGAINST THE TAM.
MANY.FLOWER OUTRAGE.

TIE LAW SHOULD BE REPEALED AT ONCE.
| From The New-York sun.
Many millions have been lavshed cheerfully and
successfully to make the Park rural, resfu and free
to all in its uses; but and we speak in the fullest
appreciation OF the desire of many gentlemen Tor u
rOsd suitable to the trotter, this law orders trans
formation that would not only be very costly and very
| the destruction OF the Parks present character.
The PGfe' TO Rs ds en- ns m ose
concerned in decreeing such absurd and ruinous
The law authorizing this revolution should be
| pealed at once.
THE GOVERNORS INDECENT sUBsERvIENCY TO
| THE BOSSES.
| From The New-York World.
| Governor Flower knew that there Is very earnest
and widespread opposition TO this In this city
Ali the newspapers which have commented upon 1t
| The World THE SUM-" The Tribune, Tines and
Of the Park which It authorizes petition signed by
! a large number OF prominent citizens prayed that the
Park be saved from this CELEBRATION and designation
| The entire proceeding has been conducted with
utter Indifference 10 the beauty and the proper uses
OF the Park and OF public opinion In this city, char
acerlsc of boss rule in It's most selfish and arrogant
mood. The only reliance OF the people now is upon
the Park Board-and that has become a very uncer.
tain dependence The city VIII awaken too late =
invasion OF the Park ever threatened is In fair way
| to succeed.
A INDUSTRIOUS AND INTOLERABLE INSULT 10
THE CITY.
From The New-York Times.
NewYork ever showed more cynical indifference to
tho opinion OF decent people than Governor Flower
has shown In signing the bill permitting the construc-
ton Of "a raCctrack In the Park without even waiting
for public hearing upon the measure or In any way
inviting expression OF the opinion OF the community
concerned.
OF course Tammany cares no more about the Park
than IL cares about the schools or about Columbia
College, about any other cvilizing influence which
Is necessarily hostile 10 rammany In the degree In
which l. cvllzng. Now Il the time for the people
through all their organizations to show the Park Com
rage In order to become operative, the power vested
IN the Commissioners by the bill needs merely to be
accepted and acted by them. since the outrageous
leaves discretion with the Board OF Esti
mate, but requires that body to make appropriation
for the amount required to ruin the Park Every club
every church and every civilized citizen In New York
ought to join I'm remonstrance to which the despoers
and the Commissioners Will be forced TO give heed.
\ CHARACTERISTIC TAMMANY JOB.
From The New York Evening Post.
Governor Flowers haste In signing the Plunkit bill
for the construction OF ncorck along the west sde
OF Central Park Is pronounced indecent" by OF
his newspaper supporters. unfortunate by another
and both indecent and fla gitioIs' by "a third but
We unable TO how othsr action could have
been exp ctcd from MIN. tie was Tammany's cand-
date fog Governor. and he Is obey ing Tanmanys orders
upon the Park Is acknowledging piece OF Tammany
vandalism and such eAcites the natural indignation
oi all public spirited citizens. but what evidence
we ever had that Roswell p. Flower that kind Of
n citizen Tammany seldom makes a mistake IN
picking ont It's man. II is never deluded by the
peposcrous claim that a man who has won his way
Into political prominence by the free and interruptions
use OF money can, by the mere fact of receiyng a
nomination for ONCE Be transformed Into An upNshI
Intelligent ana usee0 Dusho servant