New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-07

huence In this city most any criminal from
getting his just deserts
The reputable Democratic business men and
other reputable men are to blame. Some men stay
at home on Election Day because they say that their
vote viii lot do any good IN overcoming Tammany's
control The people elected q lot OF ruflans 10 Office
and II Is 10 be expected that they will work for thei:
own Interest instead Of for The interest OF the people
With such ae Mayor Gilrcy has appointed at the
hCa"s oil The departments the people expect to
be robbed. When they want such a condition Of
affairs to change they should elect men TO Office who
Will faithfully and honestly fulfil the duties OF that
ohcc.
when Mr.. Croker says that business men are not
capable Of filing political Offices he insults every
business man in Ncw-lOrh City. There are public
:! !ritcd business IN this city who willing 10
devote the better part Of their time for few years
IN the Interest Of the public, and to say the least
poor business is better in place OF trust than
drunhard, thief blackmailcs, But all | hope
Is that the aprCntecs of Mayor GilrOy will act
oisrcputuJly in the future they have
the past. hope they will give the
people a dose that they Will not forget in
a lifetime. Ii cannot be- hoped at this late dat
that Tammany wiz reform. and It's own daring
rupuJn Is about the only thing that viii result IN It's
downfall. lamnany IS 80 powerful now that II darcs
to do almost anything, ana feeling sure Of It's own
viii some day see nt 20 lescut. From the present
appearance tnng> j.at uue is not lar ,-,tan,.
thing TO s the coax, niote Or wishes OF the po
pie. but for the sole benefit OF Iammdny. They set
the sl,Ols, and The people are "0bDod 80 one ought
to l,e surprised at III. disrepu'aole appointments
some people said that M. C'iroy vas man OF
great business ability. and tAat ne would be careful
in the selection Of his assistants. lie may W. good
business but it be said that he selected
the lind Ot the peop" WOuM Ike 81 Sc in poi
tons OF public trust lie has done right, though. in
apF..ht- nv h.'n who wor"cd nara lor the Success
General {. II. T. Coils who is familiar with
many OF nmmanys d!srepu;able methods, had this 10
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pointed. 10 Major Gilroys admirers HI, start IN
Office was certainly not satisfactory to them, but
Cro6cr had publicly announced that only politicians
sho'M BE- appointed 10 Olice. His friends may have
expected thai politician, with sOme sort Of c.crn
not mot The new Mayor has made il bad hlundcr
ana al good dt1en' should relo.ce a It = step III
tie direction OF Iammany's downfall. We havG no
hopes that Iammany may reform ana inc only th'is
we can Wis! Tor Is It's downfall. have reason 10
form In an organization that carried on such brazeh
tina dmmany does no' regard the ballot ny sacred and
the men who we're appointed b. Ma}yr 'ro{ d n9
f dno' we're aspy r:oed To e In crdSr to Ss
shout IN I9H 3r,s ve sc SS9I scannt
is scandalous. And. accounting 10 tho opinion OF uis
same Dclnoenuc apGr ine "RPi't'n. ~ Tl 1G'ln
coidins to ali accounts is an afont 10 justice AMI a
defiance Of public sentiment. Nothing moro, row
actcr Is not thought OF when the Offices are brins
distributed. TO Tie victor belong tn spols Is ta,l
Who worked hard for rammanys Interests on election
DAY all the Offices within his reach The puzzle need
not expect anything else More corruption Is hIi lha
We look for. But Talnmally's f':fuB'lgn VII
cause the or that powerful Orc1ni7aiol. History
viii repeat itself. II will strange iis,n with It's own
any wrong to accomplish It's own ends ana LOOK Tor
The day when TanimSry's corrupt rule WIZ C. az.
The DAY is not far distant when the peopl" VIII re
ana throw OFF Tammany's grasp OF corruption ,
james A. Garland said that II was the same GA
story: Amos. TOO old % talk about. The better
element the minority at present and Will have =;
b submit said he. "Tammany - large ana u
Organized amy at present. and {, WI! 60 MIA; II
pleascs no matter what The public says about IT,"
Jesse Segmsn said: There Is NJ uee ~ crilicShS
Tamnaly II is In power and Will do what II P,as,-'
II is reeDorsibe Only 70 ltsei. | long ago gave M
TIE notion once had that the people as VINCE In
this city had any voice fl Its government. -,
General stewart l.. WoOdfords comment was, - /
do not desire 10 find ult with inmmany Hall Tor mo
present appointments, because expected nothing DISC
Ne know perfecSy well what Kind OF an Organization
il Is and when 1t Is put I'm power II Il ioreSone
conclusion what kind Of "a Goveinment VIII ioli9W I've
who gets angry at Tnpmany Hall wastes LIS breath.
a Democrat who Is az the head of n large bdhhhH
house said al am Thoroughly sick OF our city g3ErTi-
neut IL is disgusting - ne as y every homes, "no
orat but what can ! do nm here In place u
| tr1ist where Iammanv might MAKE II most I'M
pleasant for me and could Lurt the u'eres's an
| bound 10 defend. | have 70 sit quietly hy ana %"
| Tho misgovOnmcnt am powerless 10 let my voice
| Ice raised against IT, don't think W" siAli lt II
90 on forever. We have let Tammany rule r'lH'"
We could not help ourselves. Decent Democrats VIZ
MOI I'm n position to oppose II last fan some gay
though. will rise and overthoT II. nm M TT
| when The government gets a. bad rs nndT I"'cI'
| II Is rapidly reaching that point think We are On
The eve of tine Of unbrdled political crime III inc
government Of this city,