New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-09
DETVE orr TINWJNY RISCIIS

The State Senate and the Assembly intend 10
close their session this month They have
great deal Of work of the highest importance
yet Ia do. All the respectable people OF ms
city who have been Sruaning under the heavy
burdens Of Tammany misuilc have been OK
pccfing many reform measures from This Re-
puI,lican legislature measures which would
put an end 10 the worst abuses If Tamnany
misgovcrnmcnt II Is true that Governor Flow
or might veto bills which aim 10 improv" orr
municipal administration. but that possibility
does not make j. loss the duty of This l"gS-
laiurr 10 pasS bills intended Ia promote IN"
public interests and 10 tighten The oppressive
Tammany yoke. If the Republican Legislator"
does It's full duty. il will inspire such conf
dcncc in the minds Of all decent people that
Republican Governor. Republican Legislature
and a Republican Mayor will be In power
III 1890
The Legislature ought 10 enact the Chamber
Of Commerce Rapid Transit BILL and defeat the
atrocious conspiracy Of Tammany Hall and the
Manhattan Company. These constituencies
conspirators hope and expect 10 keep the poo
pie Of Ncw-York bound and helpless In the
hands Of The present odious monopoly Livery
Senator and every Asscmblyman who has any
sclfrcspcc and any respect for public opinion
ought to abandon all thought of surrender, de-
lay or compromise. an1 do his utmost Ia make
a law of the Chamber Of Commerce bill. The
Tribune has explained clearly and fully III"
merits of the Chamber of Commerce plan No
other rapd-tranSt enterprise of any practical
value or any practical promise Is in sight No
surcr WAY of arouSing righteous indignation
and wrath can be- found by The Republican
Legislature than failure 10 pass the Chamber
of Commerce Rapid Transit bill.
BY all means the Legislature should adopt
the bill 10 enable the next Mayor Of New York
To change the heads of departments within a
reasonable time after he takes office. victory
over Tammany in November would be frutlcsS
ana barren If this bill is not passed. Mayor
Schicrcn has been able 10 give Brooklyn
greatly improved government because he has
been able TO rcvouiionlze the municipal depart
mcnis No true friend Of honesty in public af-
fairs can oppose the bill which processes 10 give
the next Mayor of Ncw-York similar powers.
The Republican party should have IN equal
representation with the Democratic party in the
Police Park Dock, Fire, Charity and other
commissions The most Infamous abuses have
been practiscd in all the departments under
Tammany control The police have been used
by Tammany TO carry elections by the worst
means and TO cxtort blackmail Tammany Is
blackmall organized and embodied In politics.
No intelligent and truthful citizen Of Ncw-fork
denies that Tammany fosters, stimulates ana
develops vice and crime, while it shamclcssly
misuscs the public funds In every department
of the city government. in the Corporation
Counsol's office. in the District-Attorncy office
and I'm every other office. extravaganza waste
and pronigacy in expenditure prevail. Tam
many methods are rotten, and Tammany off
Gals and agents are thoroughly unscrupulous
Every root branch and twig OF the whole will
dcrncss Of municipal disagreement Is now
completely under Tammany control, and in
every nook and corner and recess of the entire
city administration sits Tammany toad
swollen with spoils. Millions upon millions are
wasted by Tammany officials and Tammany
undcrlings and Tammany contractors and Tam
many heeers all over the town, in docks and
parks and pavcments and public works The
inspectors and labOrcrs employed by Tammany
Hall are all pledged to vote for Tammany can
didates, and they are the LATEST loafcrs to be
found anywhere on earth.
All the commissions and all the boards are
made up of Tammany men. and there Is no
check upon Tammany extravaganza. When
Controller Myers was in office he did much 10
protect the taxpayers. But now, alas! inc 'oh-
troller is devoted and slavlsh follower OF Rich
ard Croker. and the taxpayers have no protec-
ton whatever And how the Tammany prodi-
gals and prongateS are making the public
money fly while the number Of Tammany mill
ionaircs Increases rapidly.
The Lawson bill requiring the reckless and
was,cful Tammany Dock Board to give ont all
work above 500 in value by public letting
former Police Justice and Tammany contractor.
and his fammany associates in the Dock Com
mission have made their plans to use enormous
amounts of public money In such ways as will
result in the largest pccunary advantage 10
Tammany leaders, Tammany contractors and
Tammany spolsmen. The Lawson hfll would