New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-12
SCANNELL SYMPATIlIZES WITH SIOkES
THE TWO MEN WHO MET IN THE TONES hENl'
AGO ENJOY THEIR WINE AT THE

Edward : stokes and Fire Commissioner Johh D.
scanncr sat in the Hoffman House picture gallery
last evening and slipped sparkling WHO ""'" ~
glass champagne glasses. Runart Brut was th'I
favOritc brand. II came nearest to SHluhS INV"
aesthetic taste A. one bottle sfcr another was IN
corkcd and the glasses often rrpleni-l'i' 'H'H
became chatty and presumably talked over old times
in the Tomh, where they made carh Others aclu'lh'
ancc In the early seventies. Will boih were uhu''
Indictment for cold bloodcd and cowadly murder
scanncll gave vent to much sympathy for stokes
regarding the way the general public lad been srco
through the discovery of tha pardon. and denounced
The Tribune for vigorously bringing out the facts
relating TO it, lie was aware Of the feeling of IN
dignation and gust which The people entertained
for men in The same boat, a. M
scanncn expressed it. but he assured his
fllow.muricrcr that this sentiment. profound and
far reaching it was would soon blow over
I've been there myself. Ed he said sooihlnsy.
Wien Was appoint FIc Commits ,ioncr last January
there WAS an ugly feeling abroad toward me, but oi'
two or three OF the newspapers took notice OF IT, and
Th, Tribune was the only that pounded ne very
hard. Public opinion had 80 died down about III" III
four months that when Gilroy came TO make his
appointments on Nav l Croker didn't hesitate Ia
demand the long term for me. And what wa the
result! The Tribune was the only paper TO revive
the old story. Not another paper Lad word 10
say Public sentiment don't amount TO much IN
himself1 Don't worry Yourself. ny boy. MI ms
hurrah about YOU and Your pardon and The conceal
ment Of restoration 10 the rights Of citizenship
will die In a mighty short time and you can have
any offcc within the gift Of Iammany Hail. II YOU
think You'd like little vnhicaiion Of that sort
It's a pleasant tAins 10 be- Nindcatcd That way. ia
and YOU know | speak from experience. Let's have
another bottle
Perhaps Fire Commissioner ScannHl spoke truly
when he encouraged stokes with his belief That ia"
citizens Of NcwYork will forget their resentment
30 the pardon far stokes himself is concerned,
but the best Judges Of public opinion think that Pres
dent Cleveland will never recover from ia" blight
which his action I'm this has cast upon his fame.
some practical politicians who wcrc discussing
the matter yesterday and last evening thought II TOO
soon 10 weigh the effect Of the amazing disclosures.
They considered That the shock had been too great
ana too recent Bat many Of them had already
begun 10 size up" IN" result regard IT. elect
upon the plans Of Mr.. Cl"vcland's faction Of H."
Democratic party in this STATE. The purpos" Of IN"
Administration 10 wrrst the Democratic Sta'c Com
mittcc from the control Of senator Hi has bon
announced 10y tlc anti snapper chief, ana Their
followers have already been set at work. II was
The general Judgment That Mr.. Hill will not L. slow
IT'S full advantage That he will hc alb" 10 do 80
effectively and 10 The great discontinue Of Mr. 'lcNc-
land nobody now seriously doubts.