New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-17

tractors who failed to get the work would know
! II! And wouldn't they make a fuss abou; 1t and
go TO the courts and the newspapers? If they
wouldn't. then don't know anything about human
| nature. or business either. 1t is ridiculous What
| else does he say?'
He says that the Broadway cable road franchise
| ought also to be investigated"
WELL there's another instance of the reckless
| ness OF professional reformers when they get
thelr Feet and begin to talk. The company went
| to the Sinking Fund Commissioners and asked them
! to recommend to the Board of Aldermen a change
OF motive power, The Commissioners made rec
The Auditing Committee and Controller Myers APP
p 6y a The city made the conStions which in
they are now yielding large revenue to the city;
Mr. cos a there ha is is of It, Now SS as Of
Jobs Wen: did favor the adoption OF better
conditions imposed by the Sinking Fund comms,
or hax ndeey 81 ssas aR Re
IKE and s% IN favor OF such b
thing 1t has been backward in transit faciiiies
ror good many years and would IKE to see
and anything can do to bring this about without
neglectng the interests of the city. shall do.
modate the public. increase the value of property.
and and help to MI the city treasury Now You take
In the annexed District People who live downtown
It Put not a hs 6s
value, value OF properly In that section OF the city.
and Will support any other Improvement of that
kind that believe to be beneficial. Next"
HE CLOSED THE PooLRooMs.
ut is said that you closed the poolrooms"
II did. That Is. l advised representatives
In Albany TO pass law that would close them.
Wasn't that a good thing to do? Why. before 1t
was DONE the papers were full OF charges against
us for letting them stay open. Now they pitch
into us for closing them. 1t looks to me like
case Of damned II you do and damned II you
don't The fact is that the poorooms got to be
a nuisance and disgrace TO the city. Nine-tenths
Of those who bet in poolrooms were clerks and
boys who could drop into poolroom across the
street and lose their money. There was a good deal
Of feeling against them in the minds Of parents
and they were closed by legislative enactment
which supported because 1t right. and be-
cause the people wanted 1t done"
When asked what he thought about the Rev. DIT.
Parkhursts crusade. Mr.. Croker looked medita-
lively out OF the window for moment and then,
s sn5nns toward the reporter said hOushiu' and
Il have never said anything against DR.; Park
man who tries to do what he thinks is right and l
think DR.. Parkhurst is that kind Of a man. That
Is where he differs from these broken-down politi-
clans have been talking about. don't like
to say ANYTHING against him personally ana shall
Ion. Personally don't believe they are wise. OF
% one me- man or set a d sa s srdee e
evil 1t existed before the flood has existed eyer
Parkhurst and you and are dead and gone, All
na, nysy AND hPf TO do
don't believe DR.. Parkhursts methods can accom-.
paes ina. Of their
mates the evil all over the city IT does not re,
s sSGs 50 mue snapa pubcy to 'nnk
Psrnieous eec, on the minds 1ds Of young 1s0
experience and good I many other r parents ,hns
have to me e eSer did Ine saf %
thing to the morals OF our young people sh and n
published all those stories about what he saw
NOT IN SYMPATHY WITH THE sPELLIssEY BILL.
Regarding proposed legislation in Albany. after
discussing several subjects which he had no de-
cided opinion. Mr.. Croker said:
There is one other thing coming up that would
like to say something about while l am on the
subject Of legislation. That is what is called the
Spellissey School bill. This originated. as under
stand It, in the minds OF few individuals. No
sect or organization that have heard Of accepts
responsibility for 1t. think 1t Is one OF those SUD-
tects that ought not to be brought into politics
Personally. have no sympathy whatever with such
a bill. Every citizen of New-York ought to be
proud of its public schools and the city govern
ment has done everything In It's power to improve
them There Is certainly no scrmping In expen-
dtures. The total appropriations for the last four
years have amounted to over $B0cOO. and are
being Increased every year This money Is spent
for the free education Of children. and don't be-
When asked about charges that ne haf suddenly
and when told that 1t had been suggested that his
II wish you would bring me the name of man |
sble for it It is easy enough to insinuaie things
but notice they are pretty careful t ca 10 avU pon
prove There has beeH good deal OF I'm inns op IRE
bS, tnd of anys s1"s it
them go and talk as much as they pleaseo; 81,
defensIve When have nothing to defend have
apooges or Sn, 70 Of aTe WAS S acoTrsd
honestly and uprghtly. have never asked FOR or
dollar ra1r any FOR y or
lection whateyer you ea fr1 ma any CORPORA
asked ,sS for for an or s rsceT psrpose eo'
Zone Of the papers the other day, think 1t was
ne Of this city would tell ali they know
would be driven out Of ny place W aRh dnnt ny
papers ask these heads of corporauons d9r rms ms
They lust go ahead and draw their own mag
nations Now. will DO what they doh arv uo,
W Ts ask wSo 'I knows or who thinks he knows that
ever received dollar IN return Tor my ,nur LIZ
ont the slightest hesitation or reserve; because l
know whether the papers do or not thar arsop
can produce the slightest evidence Of my having
taken money in such way will get out OF poh-
tics at once
HE TALKS ABOUT HIS HORSES.
"Now what do they base this charge on? Why. !
,bev saw that a few years ago ] was very poor
and now am very rich. They point out "hat 'hey
cal, evidences Of great wealth. While was living
in Mount Morris-ave. the papers talked ABOUT my
.,a,at,aI mansion and my extravagant living ana
all that sort OF thing. Why, one OF them sent an
artist I'D to my house and he got in on some pre-
text or other and made an alleged sketch OF my
parIor When II was printed In the paper IL Ioohea
ike a big room most deliberately furnisheu' anu
that is the way II was described. Now that par /
,or was exactly twelve feet one way and sixteen
feet the other. and the 'palatial mansion Itself
uas twenty feet wide and fifty feet deep 1t con-
ta,nea four bedrooms for the accommodation OF
,a,ruy NJ ak children. When got / could AFFORD
:, ,ou1ht a bigger house and then the papers !
prin,ed stories about my new palatia mansion IL
.Alae. Ial...i L. ta.ar WIN