New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-04
ILL r-EnGEU lMIlORS.

Mayor Bocdys friend, a'c H." "''A'o"''S
,.la.: 49, o,,ost;,, whether il will be noces-
a,, ,o ,o,or,;,ato him in the autumn IN order
,.;n,;aa'a L;s rorutati,n That his rcputa
EN- ho. Zoo, ,cr.o,.ly impaired by the Colum
bian celebration scandal anu o'''' ''"P'n"-
,ionS of ring -and-gang politics ca''ho' DC as
nuted. IIc occupies the same Pos'''oh "hich
Mayor Chapin held at the close ol iifs' term
in flo civ Hall. Elected as a candidate OF
tbc biobcst responsibility he has been used by
,h, NJ, uobhv Street swarm OF jobbing poll
.i,;,rs fr ,boir selfish purposes. Like his
r,oloc ss,r he has been unable to make
s,ronc courageous stand ter good government.
Jns.oId If r1i.ing the level OF administrator IN
rno,ll,r no bo, lowered it by his weak APP
no;r,mcnt. by hi, ncgcct to perceive rscallty
,bat was in pain sight, and by his lack OF in
don, pdo,co and Grmncs,. Mayor l'o0dy is
Sorsitivc man. ard kccnly feels his loss Of
rres,cc among citizens whose respect he once
commanded lie would gladly retire from olli-
cial duties which have become profoundly dis
tasteful 10 him. but he Is conscious that he can
nof do this without leaving behind him
wrecked rcputitlon. Hence ieHoiliila''o"
looms up a necessity.
Mayor Chaplin needed vindicaton at the
end of his first term. and Obtained 1t by sur
rendering completely 10 ring and gang. At tie
end of "A second term hi' plight was still worse,
for h. was deep in the slime Of the water scan
dial 4 vinIication by denomination was then
ont Of the mlc,tion. for Mr.. Mclaughlin did not
dare to nut him in the field for a third tenn.
L. became necessary to kick him ont of the
MAYORS Office into Congress, and Mr.. Body,
submissivrly taking orders from Nilloughby
Street. resigned his seat in order u make room
for him. Having assisted in this iumgaion OF
his predecessors tainted reputation. Mayor
Roody succeeded him at the City Hall and
shared his fate. 1t is now question OF prac-
teal politics whether Mr.. Mclaughlin will con
slider il safe to ICnominarc him for second
tenn While four years are ordinarily allotted
70 the eilt-cdecd candidate emerging from the
social environment of Prospect Heights, this
Manor ann arS + have exhausted the patience
If the public in two years. II may be ncce'-
>ary - >cnd him back 10 Congress by nominal
ing him in the heaviest Dem; craic district
How many more decent regulations are 10 be
wrecked in the Brooklyn City Hall Have not
the citizens learned by experience that no ring
candidate, no matter how reputable may be his
businoss record and social circle. can stand ont
against the machine which creates the ring and
has the party under abs luto control? surely
thc farce OF having a respectable hglif@head
in the City Hall with gangs of jobbcrS and
ID il mn in power under him has been played
ont by this time Mr. Wocdhousc summed up
the whole matter in Ii, excellent address before
the Young Republican Club when he said ::
"All parties should demand that old ward
associations be broken up: primaries b. open :;
the general committees rcc0nStruccd nonl-
rating conventions honest candidates accop-
table 10 voters and the district the unit oil or
ganizaton and representation. This would give
us fair fight IN open field but I'LL then every
Rcpublicln is better than any Democrat The
reorganization Of the Republican party IN
brooklyn on a popular, representative basis
entities il 10 the confidence OF all good cit
zcns. who believe that towns should be GOV
crncd as business corporations. Any candidate,
whether Mayor ljoody or some moro available
instrument Of Mr.. McLaughlin's will. who may
he nominated by the processes OF Democratic
machine politics, will inevitably be doomed to
a career Of ignomny and rcproach iii the City
Hall