New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-03
DEGRADATION OF TAMMANY.
SCANNEIL SHOWS THE DEPTH OF III.
HE Is MADE PRESIDENT OF TIE FIRE DEPART
MENT-DECENT CITIZENS ALARMED.

,,r rs MAIZE PRESIDENT OF TIE FIRE DEPART
MENT-DECENT CITIZENS ALARMED.
Tborc was no dimnution yesterday In the universal
,ndrnaton md chagrin which decent citizens regard
less OF party affiliations felt when they learned OF the
scandalous municipal appointments made by the
Mayor The feeling OF cxaspea'ion was. II possible
increased when people learned that at the meeting OF
the Fire Board held Yesterday John j. Scann"il, the
cownrdly murderer whose official term as Fire Com
missioner Mayor GilrOy lad made six Instead OF Two
vc,rs had been raised TO the presidency OF the board
For wears If he lives this Scanne who laid IN
walt for mouths for his victim and then stepped up
behind him and cmptIcd an a'sasNns revolver INTO
his dcfcnccleS body, Is 10 stand at the head oi u'
GREAT Fire Department Of Ncw-lork City. which mas
in its Keeping the lives and property Of 2,oOoooo oil
peopde Men asked each other II Tammany Hall had
any deeper degradation III store 'or '"' ''P"' wy
OF .hw-lork.
The Fire Department under such Infamous contro'
will DE closely watched by property owners ana taA'
PAYERS who are filed with apprehension Tor lis u'u'''
said a large holder Of real estate yesterday VINO"
fcaltv 10 Tammnny Hall Is we'll known: My per
soual Influence and material aid hav" been irccN
given 10 put Tlmmany where she Is. but II h'o
dreamed Of any sucr exhibition a. Mr.. Giroy has
treated us 10 I must confess that ] should nave
hrdtatcd either 10 vote the Tainmany ticket or SUD
,crib. 10 Mr. Crokcr's election fund Thought "it'r
MAYOR Grants respectable and successful admni''ra
lion that we were 10 move along IN" sam" Hh'A
and pursuing his wi-c policy gradually send
thn ba,er elements 81 III" organization
further 10 the rear While advancing It's better ana
NOR. desirable class to the front. But Mr. "llrov
and Mr. Croker seem Ia have decided To r'V'r" lhI'
excellent policy. and 10 pac" In the most r''i"l'ip''
and conspicuous offices the most revolving M"
ainmnahle specimens which abound III lafnh'"h''
Int which for the last four years have been
.hrcwdlv kept from public view. am Informed
nf
Fire Derurtmcnt has brought the underwriters lace
TO face With the serious question OF whether VIZ
snciy ~ Institutions which they represent zoe" ho'
require an immediate" Increase Of fir" rates ~ an
Insurer Of considerable real rstai" am largely III
ter sicd in this matter.
There /, a feeling prevalent which has been gro"
Ing ever since scnnnclrs appointment To TIE f"o
Board IN January that IT /, ia" ultlmn'" purpose
~ Tammany Hall 10 make The department p"hl
cal machine This can rr'ult only In seriously IN
pairing the efficiency aud d>ciplln" of our nlSh"r
cent force 81 nrcmcn. The elevation 81 s'ann'"
Ia dnv 10 IN. presidency Ot the board has naturally
enhanced the fears which we're fc when hc was first
III directed into the board. Jhr Timninyl1ins Of the
Fire Department must prove severe and la>tin;
blow 10 the prosperity 81 New York. predict. II
II &, attempted. popular revolt which VIII '"lmln-
nic IN driving Mr.. Croker and his men from power,
deeply in'rcnth,d they appear 10 l'.
In. citizens Of Nrw-Yorh have never been
treated e. n more dsgrnccul sight than tho placing OF
such u man n, -canncll IN a position 80 honorable.
-,anncn may have put Mr. Croker under great obliga-
ton, ~ turning into the Miewam strong box heavy
assessment, LEVIED upon 'diNr' ana "'''r places 81
doubtful resort. but u" should hnV" l"lld s"ll'
mean, 81 rcwardns him which would not hav,
ln,ultod tie Who'll" commnnit}. Inc aPpoinn" 81
,uch men a, Scanncl. ilum"nthal. Willie and OILERS
on the list smack Of the worst DAYS 81 T"ccii,n'
Mr. Crohsr and Mr.. GlroS viii fnd that tl" sovereign
people viii take early opportunity to resent ih'
'cecon Of mi, kind Of fnyori,',;. ,,..,
J." appointment Of Joseph j. o'ion"huc a. Cham.
h.rlgin aud Robert II. Mooney ~ COMMISSIONER VI
Jurors wa. construed Yesterday 10y politicians 81 cN
prrlcucr mean that fammany Hall hh' gwen M
The idea ~ getting anything of consequence on, ol
Mr. ll"XrlaLds Administration. oth"iw", hShcd
many WigNam men who have heretofore been devoted
to Iammnuy's Interests. why should ilrs" old los IL,
be- rcsurr, cfcd Ia In" d"trim"nt II The active and
nml,ton, young men 81 the. organization Both had
been pressed upon The President for collector Of IN"
Porto D"ioiur first and then N'"noN. Mr. 'lfy"-
land disposed of - Doiolup Icy Offering 10 make him
Sul TREASURER lie treated tue Application fer Noolry
with cynical indifference.
ut there, I, no doubt that Mr.. Croker has rcrciVcd
straight tip which has settled II In his mind that
there /, nothing tap for Tamnaty In Mr. Cl"vc-
lands stock.