New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-08
THE NEAT STEP.

The NEAI oIEI'
Tho fight is over but the war goes on We
did something more on Tuesday Than VIII Il
battle: something more than drive out II"
enemy. capture his position and put ourselves
in possession of the spoils of his camp. IL 'ha'
were ALL the victory was hardly worth the 'oh
il cost us Bit it did mean vastly more. Is
pccally in this city and State ana II mean l""'"
more than the turning out one set OF oh'l's
and installing another in their places. llli'
would be but politicians victory III 1a't II
is. as The Tribune said in anticipation Oh 1t ."
Monday morning. triumph of the People ii
does not belong TO any political managers con"
njttee or Boss Much or little rs they may
have contributed to it, they were really pu' uH
important factors II was a popular uprlSlnG'
and the credit belongs To the great mass "l III
tclliocnt voters. who acted from prolo"Hu
sense of the greatness of the emergency III" H''
feeling that right here on Manhattan Island inc
experiment Of free institutions ana scli'GoN'r"
ment was on trial as never before Inc! ih''''
a change not only in the rulers oil tllS 'oN"'
but in the system by which they nave r'"'"'"
control and perpetuatcd their own p'"'''
Toward that cnd-which means not chihE'
of Bosses. but the overthrow Of BoSssin- tues
DAYS result is but a single step: long one 10
no suro Int only one after all They have Won
the battle but not concluded the war Nor VIII
II be concluded until Manhattan lSlahh i
clcansed and purified. and made sal" ana
| wholesome place to live in. by the removal 81
| rho last vestge of Tammany mi>govcrnmcht
| and rogue rule
| Now for Albany The work there must b"
thorougb. almost revolutionary. Through long
years of unfcttcred license and uninterrupted
abuse Of power the rascals have so lhtr'hch'u
and fortified themselves that noihing SNORT "i
| the most radical measures of legislation can
| uproot them And Tuesdays meaning l. mat
| they must be uproOtcd absolutely Not Only III"
police courts and entire police system. but all
the municipal departments below the Mayor
must he turned bottom-sdc up and empticd of
the foulncss corruption. incOmpctcncy ana
crime which now make them dangerous TO the
moral and physical well-bcng OF the com
munty constituting them brecdlng-placcS OIL
disorder and fountains of vice Toward TINS IL
| must be remembered that only one step mas
been taken. The next begins at Albany. Ana
nrenaratious for it cannot begin too soon. Let
| me- NOT fatter ourselves in the glow Of Tues
| DAVIS magnificent success that The rest - easy.
| Nv all odds the most difficult Of the task Is YET
| before lis. We have, to be sure IA Republican
| Governor and Republican Legislature We
| mpht TO be able 10 count on the support of both
for the radical measures OF REFORM WHICH We
| believe MayOr-ccct Strong Will ask AT thclr
hands. and without which the scope OF his Use
fulness will be greatly restricted ana 'he 'ni
! measure Of Municipal Reform hindered or post
poncd We do expect this But we must not
hermit ourselves TO be made the victims Of over
| confidence And it would be the height Of folly
10 ignore either the facts of history or the con
| dtions which everybody knows 10 exist, even
when they contradict the pleasing theory mat
| our own party Is unassailable III the record
of its legislation or the character OF its leaders
II il notorious that under the loose and ire
| sponsible leadership from which the R"pnb-
| lican party Of this city ana state has suffered
| I'm past years. and against which there was sncii
| a notable uprising last year. there have been
deals dickers and trades with Tammany by
which nominal Republicans have been put in
office and kept there. TO save these self seek
! ing dependents upon Tammany goodwill the In
tcrests and the success Of the Republican party
have been often sacrificed. In the natural order
| of things some Of these men are sui III olice.
II need hardly be said that any thorough rcor-
ganization Of the municipal government which
should involve their deposition from office would
bc opposed by them and by the leaders, recog-
nizcd or self-constitutcd. responsible or ire
sronsblc, to whom they owe their places. 1t
would be unwise to neglect to compute as Il
serious factor their opposition to reforms which
| lcgislatc them ont Of office. Still more unwise
| in view Of the combination Of elements which
| brought about Tuesdays results 10 make any
exceptions in their favor in the Reform legis-
| lation to be sought at Albany. Boss interfer-
encc at Albany having in view any such object
will be fatal If successful. That there is danger
| of il everybody knows who is at all familiar
prevent il cannot be taken too soon, nor too
strenuousIy and DerAstently pursued. The Peo-
ple who gained Tuesdays victory cannot az
ford to take the risk Of losing It's results by
apathy on this subject.
Especially should the Committee Of Seventy.
which did such splendid work in the late cam
paign keep up its organization and continue
its work Much more depends upon its efforts
now; upon It's bringing to the task Of carrying
to completion the Municipal Reform for which
1t organized. all the energy determination,
courage, foresight and sagaclty II has hereto
| fore exercised, than az any previous time. The
mission Of the committee has not by any means
ended. 1t should take up the matter Of lcgsla-
elect agree upon plans for Reform which may