The evening world., 1894-04-13

ing this investigation and my decision
upon the charges, ! shall request the
hoard TO suspend Mr.. Brockwny from
the position OF superintendent"
Upon sIch an answer the Governor
should have at once removed the man
ayers, as the law empowers him to do.
Their answer is not sufficient and 1t is
not true. II it were a denial of charges
not proved IL would raise an issue To
be determined by testimony. But II Is
a simple unsupported denial of facts
already investigated, already proved
before "A competent executive tribunal
and already solemnly and officially Ger
titled by the State Board OF Charities.
The answer makes no statement in eX-
tenuation of the proved facts 1t prof
fcrs no evidence of anything in con
tradiction OF the case made II simply
denies and impudently asks the Gov
ernor to dismiss the charges.
This the Governor refuses to do.
But he also refuses to do what is man
ifestly his duty in the case. He does
He decides, instead, TO appoint a com
mission to make Il new investigation,
although the managers have not asked
for anything OF the kind.
To representative OF The World this
afternoon Gov. Flower said;
These men deny your charges. Now.
what am | To do? Am | to remove
guilty? The World says they are guilty.
but The World is not the Judge. am
the Judge. ana haven't tried them
Wher reminded that their guilt had
been established by an investigation
ordered by himself and conducted by
clned to regard that as covering the
case. and held that the public should
be satisfied by his course in asking
for the. suspension OF Brockway until
he shall have received and acted upon
the final report OF his commission.
Who is to constitute the commission
Is not yet determined Under the law
the commission will have power to
compel the attendance OF witnesses and
70 go again over the ground already so
thoroughly and impnrtially covered by
the State BOARD Of Charities.
II II does so, refusing to accept the
records of testimony already taken. II
VIII be many weary months before the
good name Of the State Will be cleared
honest and capable commission can hnd
other verdict. than that already arrived
at by a board of exceptional Intelligence
and probity.
The appointment OF another commits.
sion, which is not even asked for by the
culprits, is merely n method OF shirking
and postponing a public duty. The Gov
ernor has authority to remove, these
men now, and he knows that there Is
ample cause Instead, he has taken the
responsibility Of shirking In a case where
wealth and political influence appeal to
him for inaction and delay.
Through what processes the Governor
has arrived at his determination 1t Ia
not difficult to conjecture. 1t is true. as
already pointed out. that the Board Of
Managers, in their reply to the charges.
do not ask for a commission or a re
hearing of the case. But Mat Arnot
came surrepttiously to Albany yester-
day and had a conference with the Gov
ernor. Though the Governor did not
receive" the reply until this afternoon.
it's nature was perfectly known to other
people in Albany yesterday, and within
a few minutes after II was received" Il
score of typewriter copies were ready
for distribution
Whatever the influences may have
been which induced the Governor to
adopt this shuffiing course, It is a course
in direct violation of his pledges as al
ready reported in The World. While
the Senate resolution of investigation
was still in force Gov. Flower promised
distinctly and explicitly that II that reso-
luton should ne rescinded he would act
upon the charges and would demand
Brockway's removal-not merely his
nominal or actual suspension-as the
condition on which he would grant a
commission hearing. He has. In fact,
acted upon the charges so far as to de-
mand and get this answer. But he has
voluntarily decided to appoint n COM
mission and to make no condition. He
satisfies his conscience by requesting"
that Brockway be suspended"