The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

nsss n. But don't believe IN non-psrtissn
boards IN Democratic districts and partisan
boards in Republican districts, and I don't
believe the people do either.
We'll" added Mr.. Croker. laying down his
paper and reliRhtinR his cigar thoughtfully,
II guess that IL about all there IL TO say about
the resolutions. Icant see that they amount
20 much"
Have you read the speeches ?" suggested
the reporter.
No. I glanced through them. but haven't
read them carefully. What do they say ?
Anything OF any copaequenceT'
Mr.. Townsend urges the Legislature to APP
point an investigating committee"
ITO Investigate the city GovernmentT
"Yes."
,"weli.V said Mr. Croker. with a grim lie.
II guess the Republicans will think twice be-
fore they try that on again. / should think
they had had enough Of the investigating
business TO last them for some time. Mr.. Fas-
satt cntne down here with q great flourish Of
trumprts not very long ago for the express
purposeNoi plotting Tammany Hall out Of ex-
istence. 1 don't know where Fassett 10 now.
The papeEg said he was going West to see II
he couldrSt have better luck In politics out
there. But'wherever he IL. II he will stop over
hero for n day some time. he will hnd the
business for the people ut the old stand. II
wasn't Tamn,any Hall that got blotted out Of
existence. Tint is certain. Tho whole thing
was n flzzle. OF course. Tlsoy wasted more
than $50 900 Of tho States money trying TO
make political capital In this city and tho re-
suit was that fsssett was defeated for Gov
ernor and TAmmAny Hall has had increased
majorities ever since. Stin. II they want to try
the experiment again and run the risk Of an
other boomerang. let them send on their COM
mittee. There IL no department In the city
that can't stand a most rigid Investigation
and come out Of II as clean as a whistle. II
not. would like to SEQ IL exposed. We don't
care much about Republican endorsements as
q rule But we don't object to them. either;
and, you mark my words. that 10 Just what we
will get II they repeattheir former experiment
All this talk about tho city being honey
combcd with corruption and all that sort OF
thing Is pure rubbish. Nobody has produced
the slightest evidence OF any such thing and
nobody can. Does this man mention anything
in particular p
HE says the asphalt contracts ought to be
examined"
That's all right. whynot examine them
Tho records are open tolthe public. But now
Just see what utter nonsense that Is. Every
contract for paving tho streets Is open to COM
and opened and read in public. Now. II the
lowest bid was not accepted. or II there was
anything wrong about 1t In any way. don't you
suppose the contractors who failed to get the
work would knowit2 And wouldn't they make
fuse about It and 60 to tho courts and the
newspapers7 II they wouldn't, then don't
know anything about human nature. or busl-
ness either for that matter. 1t Is ridiculous.
What else docs he say"
" He thinks the Broadway cable franchise
ought to be Investigated"
well. there's another instance OF tho reck-
lessness OF professional reformers when they
get on their feet and begin to talk. Iremem-
per all about that. The company went to the
Sinking Fund Commissioners, and asked them
70 recommend to the Board Of Aldermen a
looked into the matter and made q recommen-
uation which was endorsed by tho Mayor. The
approved. The city made the conditions. which
involved large expenditures by the company
they Board 81 SS
lie oonait!oa:. Traits ali there i q T. Now
Ss@e;hlps 81 The Kind. yes"
motive power il il could Be obtained under tho
sonditiona imp S,sS bS the sinking Fund Com,
sdf ss CT su,
always have been and am now in favor OF such
% NE e sss New YORK take
In transit facilities for good many years and
! would like to see rapid transit and better
do 10 bring this about. without. neelecting tho
INTEREST," Of the city, shall do. Better rail-
Il.
this UnIon Railroad, called the Inekleberry'
down town may not know about 1t. but every
body up there knows that It has nearly, II not
sse.Sn the cts shousS Would anal
nv. g !. S.ssss SsI Kind
SSsaI s nse closed sat shs pool rOo%
70 dor why, before Il was done, the the papers
stay open, Now they pitch into us for closing.
them a. lo9ss to % ss ease OF =
bet IL pool rooms were clerks and boys who
and lose their money. There was good deal
OF tesling against them In the minds OF parents.
which we supported because It was right and
DseWSnSs st the sn psobis B SHnfSSd Il done"
Mr.. Croker rose from his chair. walked over
TO the window. looked out for a moment, and
f f t sii d ssa said SLOWLY
I Will tell you why. have good deal OF re-
speet for any man who tries to do what he
think. 70 right, and think DIR. Parkhurst is
that kind OF a man. That is where he differs
from these br9kea-d9wn politicians We have
tthlns Asaiast him personally; and shall not.
don't believe they are wise. or
course he knows and every body else knows.
that no one man or set OF men can eradicate
the social evil as they call It. Il existed be.
fore the flood. has existed eyer since, and will
eontinue 20 exist long after DIR. PArkhqrst and
you and are dead and gone All that any
body can hope to do Is to prevent It from
and annoying respectable
people. don't believe DR.. Parkhursts
methods can accomplish that, object. The
Indiscrlminats closing OF all places re-
Esrdlsss q their location. simply disssminstes
Il II expands It, think. too. that giving so
N ueh publicity to IL has q very pernicious ef-
loot On the minds OF young people. l know
that Il the result OF my own en- perienee. aud a
good many other parents have spoken TO me
about the same thing; don't believe any man
,yer did more injurious thing to the morals
81 our young people than DIR. PArkhurst did
Nhen he visited those places and published all
hose stories about what he saw"
Mr.. Croker said this very earnestly and
pick ed his words with more than his usual care.
The subject seemed to be distAsteful to him.
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