New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-28
A COMPLAISANT GOVERNOR.
p p FLOWER AND THE POWERS BEHIND
HIS THRONE.
,r1s RELATION TO RAILROAD CORPORATIONS
HISTORY OF THE MANHATTANs AiiE"ri ~
ntrLD IT'S THREE TRACKS TO HARLEM

- T., this resp ct he 10 without even distant par
alIal He has approved all the ring esis'a,io"
,,, s,oodiness of nerve and apprecative alacrlty'
sheoh,, could give him nothing too heroic Tor
prc,,o. croker nothing too big or graspng Tor
M. vork Even the Em-st. job and the eiecton
devices were relishlng morse!s to MS saieeu taS'e'
That powerfu dose of railroad legisiatioh-oy winch
the New-York and Philadelphia combine ana 'he
Tanmany and state Committee co-operatorS' were
enabled 70 secure "A monopoly of our streets ana
avenues on their own terms, and competition was
enoctuallv prevented and which requires a chapter
Of his,orv IN i,se!f-wds swallowed with DaDy-Hke
sweetness by the "rebustous' RosWeH. lie pro-
NOTED Maynard from subordinate place IN the
Attorney Generals Office 70 the Court OF Appeals
in grateful appreciation of successful efforts In
stealing the State. and he jealousy eXerted his
official power and personal influence to maintain
his protege as a full term member Of our highest
judicial tribunal. The spectacle of our pethoric
and pretentious Governor struggling up the lofty
steps Of judiciary with his heavy load, and his
pcrsprlng and expiring struggle to dump ii into
that sacred precinct a permanent deposit. Will
live long in the public memory, with mingled
emotions Of mirth and mourning.
\ WEAKNESS FOR RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.
II there is a special weakness of our Wall Street
graduate 70 gubernatoral honors. It Is for railroad
corpora tions-especaliy those Of city; and the
ultimate and protecting relations maintained with
the Manhattan Elevated mngnates have been very
10 the capitalists confronting tnat Gigantic
city cormorant The influence enjoyed with the
Governor is not concealed, but a matter OF general
boIatfulness 1t is a shield Of too much usefulness
t. be hidden away in confdentlal sanctuares. We
have recently had a very remarkable exhibition OF
the close bonds Of union which bind these Wall
street interests in Executive guardianship The
Manhattan Railroad Company began the construc-
ton Of third track in connection with their llar-
lem route-n contenp; Of the Rapid Transit Com
mission AMI entire disregard OF the city authorities
when brought 10 book. their attorney coolly an
nonnccd tha, they acting under authority OF
an act passed in 1861 and which had heen made
effective by Governor Flower in January last with
ont any notice of any kind 10 the city Railroad
Commission or the municipal representatves-or
even an accessible record In the Executive De
pariment. 1t was necessary to appoint "A railroad
commissioner to complete the commission and re-
vlyc Gained authority under the act referred
TO- without which the pretenslon in question would
have been inpotcnt and imperative.
THAT THIRD TRACK TO HARLEM
" the request % the Manhattan officials Cow
ernor Flower appointed in the private and con-
ndertial way have indicated nearly a year ago.
Maughlu Carter. a druggist somewhere uptown, 70
nl a vacancy AMI make the commission complete
on the lIth Of this month. Mr.. Druggist Carter
ami his associates Sutherland Tcnney and Winsow
o, M ''l 'Tnrt ,,,rnnnt" betvesn mir
AN 'or sun Va % the I've IN d1es-
ton as "A legal fe.icr before proceeling 10 extromi-
iies in Ike Ingraham remarked on the argument
quite appropriately. IF YOU can do this much you
ranv can D.. sustained IN his claim for a third
track 20 harlem without compensation 20 the city
AMI In utter disregard 81 our municipal government
and an the Interested inside parties will benefit
handsomev. But what "a 70 b. thought OF the
action Of Governor Flower ia making the appoint
m.ut which st the commission % It's feet. with
ont notice - the Rapid Transit Commssioners or
lor me length Of time that Z lay hidden? II WIN
-n, ~ ,ho bnillIng ~ the third track. he *
pressed bis great surprise went on the ground. and
an o,l p nave oa proccens INSTITUTED TO ar,
rest what he had reason to believe was high.
nroggn, int c9 o TN 5e 2 ~ The Srp9r1id5
which SO asionishel the community. Was hnesse
ever PLAYED with more success, How the artful and
secretly, Flower must have chucked at the dis
thins to have Governor on your side In such cases
CHAPTER FROM RECENT HISTORY.
Now 1t us briefly examine this proceeding and
when we get at the basis 81 authority for the
grand graz the character Of the movement will BE-
made very transparent II viii be seen to he eX
trcmcly aulaclous and assumptiyc OF blindness in
I'm 81 an act wa passed to provide FOR the con-
,frlcpn OF an .rlmental line u railway In the
counties ~ Nev-Nogk and Wesctcft"r. II was 70
~. DE-, H. p' r .,eI secon cormcncins at
~. .,ufhrrlv extremity OF Greenw.ch-si. and the
Eat,ery ana extending northerly along Greenwich
n for haif "A milo. was 20 De first constructed
Here comes the initial authority FOR the Commits
SION In question. II was further provided tina,
,hrrc commissioners should be appointed two by
th, Governor and one by the Croton Alhr'ucn p &,
should he 90 inspect the said first constructor eN,
detrimental section Of the railroad ITS srnci urrH anu
operating machinery. If upon Due hsi"cuon , tne
sad Commissioners saouIi applple the ol,rauohn
If The railroad they should ceruiY ne i3ctS 'nn
c,use copy OF their certificate 10 be sisn'H IN IN
duplicate. one copy wa r"lured To- j." ' ~ Va
Go.'rnor who mon @p'r%Vd,E ~ The snrctarv OF
STAT, arl certified coy o. ee transn,'g1 10 t t,s
Mayor of thc city ~ N"n. OH. -, ,"tonl us
& r.,il,, A., along both sides Of Green"lch-st to
Nnth-arc. ami alonE u'ih s..,, -, o.. rs"uirej 70
c,sf..r, the cArcrimeu,nl section within ON, yea, ear
from ~ pas'f ol ' EC ys "' hercafter The
,o.r approved The structure and author
n.,ansion ami The city authorities were auly AZ
yl- AMI informed ~ each step t,ht en- 20 ~, ELS
enrichment in that respect
N-ruosrrN or THE COMMISSIONERS.
rho Commissioners In question were authorize
f., th. proposed extension to designate 'ne po"''
a., which saircascs may he erected Tor p"ono az
49,. T., ma. streets 90 such railway and where turn
outs' and connecting tracks along tn" route OF inc
.,r..t may De erected" The company to whch 'n'9
can't W.. made does not appear TO have lone any
tring Of valuable character cNc.F 10 I'M h,,
,.N'lii incur dcht secured 10y Il mortgage there,
Tor on H. franchise" Ions after we ,Nits S, o,~s
The nv, wasted years which ehsued anH 'Gn, ~
-. ,e,,n,ent tn tie grant OF the franchise the HeW,
Ylrk Elevated railroad company having pnrcn s
tho right of the cN''N'',N'" CO.. H9p ,h S,is,
ur,Dr for,clOslr" proceedings a'"tr' 10 me h.e,'
,,,,,,r. f.r ~ confirmation OF tn force osur' iUr,
I'm any motive power 10 Che extent originally
'nd rnmplete M rai' one track with
,,,,,t4 and sl, tracks" of ita elevated railroad az
an "alon and over The streets and places specified
md permitted by the aforesaid acts In the mode
rent ~ therein otherwise prescribed"
ty this act the Commissioners app9intSd under under