New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-22
TUT NIJORS 1PPOItTNENTS

THE MAYORS IPPOINTNENTS.
Mayor Giroy will not gain any credit or any
reputation hv the appointments which he mad"
Yesterday II is true that Il few OF ines" ap-
pointmcnls do not merit ccnSurc or deserve crit
icism 50 far aS the qualifications for the offices
If The men who have been chosen are con
ccrnrd Joseph NJ deuel.. by his experience ~
United States Commissioner and Clerk "t the
United States Circuit Court and by his own
abilities is well fitted for place on The Ponce
Court Bench. In character. reputation. record
and ability it would he difficult 20 find III the
city any one who could surpaSS Mr.. Deuel. IN
fitness for This place The Mayor did we'll ais"
in rooppoiuting Henry 4 Rogers and one or Two
others Of the commissioners whom he has re
onnointcd in the School Board ns Mr.. Rogers
has displaycd much zeal energy and capaciiy
I'm his work rs a school Commissioner In ON"
or two cases in which The Mayor has mad" re-
onnointments the general public opinion will
approvc his action: hu, the people of New
York have learned thoroughly 10 distrrSt Mayor
Gilrov's motives in filing offices. No person
who ever occupied The position Of the 'hi'i
Executive Of the metropolis previous 10 IN"
election Of Thomas +. Groy would have been
50 shameless and cvilmind,I a. 10 inilic upon
I
the appointment of John !. Scannol. Nh" as
sassin ~ q Fir, Commissioner. Even Hugh J.
Grant. hardened and touehcncd Tammany
man as ne was shrank from :" diSrcpn'apl'
and revolving Job rs that
Mr. Gilrov has shown an inter lack OF con
science. Of scr1lplc aud Of deccncy In number
of his appointments When h" put Michael !.
DAILY nj the head Of the great Department OF
l 49, .
and honest citizen OF Newlork. Others Of his
amendments have been almost as bad * the
selections Of Scanncll and Daily Mr. Gilroy
during his whole political career has been ia
compolc sympathy with he worst elements III
Tammanv Hall II is 10 him almost ~ much
* to any member Of Tammany Hall that the
domination of The vilrSt Scoundr"lS III 'ha' or
canization has been due lie has done ~ much
As any man except Mr.. Croker. perhaps more
than any other. 10 deliver ihc city Of Ncwf"rh
/ into the hands Of the Tamnany gang OF Grim
inals. In his selections for public office h" APP
parcntlv has been guided chiefly by III" feeding
that if a Tammany man had been guilty of
shocking atrocities. if he had been suspected
# serious crmnality if he had brought upon
himself the stain Of bribery and other forms 81
eul,. he was the ideal olliccholdor To give salts
4
Hall Mayor Giroy has constantly sacrificed
fbc public interest 10 promote III" asccndahcY
Of The mos, degraded and corrupt raSca> that
could br collected from the ranks of the WIG
! wan.
Nobody will believe that Mayor ''ilroy was
Influenced by honorable and pubc-Sprl'ed mo-
lives in any selection which he made yesterday
He has rcappointcd Charles II. Knox TO IN"
has .hn n
hts addresses and by his record in The Board OF
Edncation that he is conSpicuously lacking III
ability Judgment and common sense. He has
devoted himself, while he has been III the Board
f. DEGRADING the standard Of our public schools
and has been positive Sourc" OF INJURY ana
damage 10 our educational system. Miles NJ
O'Brien. ThaddcuS Moriary and Albert j. Elias
did not deserve rcappOntmcnt as School Com
misSioncrS They have been lhc enemies OF the
ruhIic welfare in the Board and the tendency
Of their acts and uttcranccs has been To lower
the level of the public schools. The Mayor has
also made appointments to III" Subway Com
mission This Subway Commission has been
rotten with jolbcry from its start II has been
filled with political pets and parasites The
MAYOR by the appointments which he announced
Yesterday has not changed The general opinion
that the Commission is chiefly an cmbarrasS-
mcnt and obstruction and nuisance in public
affairs in his town.
MANY people who have watched all The Off
cal acts Of Thomas +. Gilroy will be inclined
/ TO suspect that in the appointments which a."
/ made Yesterday with one or two EXCEPTIONS he
/ WAS governed by the hope and expectation or
hiudoring and hampering the work Of general
reform IN his city. Mayor Gilroy has never
had public confidence in any office which he
has held. nor has he enjoyed public respect.
lie is thoroughly dsirsicd. and ought 10 be
distrlstcd after HE appointment of John j..
S,anncn and Michael r. DAILY and other men
whom he has pat in important places. The gen
eral belief will De that. as in these recent arp
/ po;ntmcntS so in every official act which he will
! perform until the close of his term at the end
Of next month. the Mayor will be guided and
INSPIRED chiefly by his desire to keep in office rs
many Tanmany Iascals and their allies. associ-
arcs and friends MS he possibly can. Nobody
supposcs for an instant that he has had The
public interest in mind in any appointment
which he has made or in any action which he
has taken.
But the people Of NcwYork now in dead
" earnest: they are completely aroused AT last
they do not intend that their decision to bring
about a prriiicatiOn Of this city shall be defeat
! ed ly any man Of Thomas +. Gilroy's stripe.
Tammany has been so fully exposed and The
motives and plans Of its Mayor well un-
| dcrstood that no respectable citizen Of New
York ought TO accept any place Whatever from
Mayor Gilroy. And every NewYorker who cares
for the welfare Of this community should devote