New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-24

! cbaractor Of the measure finally acted upon. Ger
ta,nIv no one outside Of Tammany Hall can
relish the prospect of a Rapid Transit Commits
sion named by Mayor Gilroy.
The people expect much from the Republicans
at Albany this week.
The Tribune has said before and IT says again:
The people Of New-York are practically under
the heel Of the criminal classes while Tammany
remains in power Tammany government IS IN
substance and effect the government OF the
criminal classes.
Tammany waste Of public funds In the Dock
Denartment ought to be stopped. The Lawson
bill. which provides that all Dock Department
work of more than $3.50 I'm value shall be awarded
by contract. ought to be made law at this ses-
eion Of the LEGISLATURE The special pleaders or
Tammany Hall say that much Of the Dock De-
nortnent work must be done by day labor, and
not by contract because the department has q
very costly plant OF a sort not owned by any
contractor There were armor-pate plants
in this country a few years ago. Now there are
three immense armor- plate plants at Homestead,
AidvaIe and Bethlehem. When such plants were
needed private capital supplied them. II dock
contracts were fairly awarded by the Tammany
Dock Department. contractors would speedily
supply all the plant necessary. The day aborers
usually employed by Tammany departments on
public works are day loafers Of the LATEST kind,
men who are pledged 10 vote for Tammany ram
ddates and who therefore never do en- honest
days work for their pay.
II this Legislature falls to help New-York tow
ard genuine Rapid Transit its memory will not
be sweet.
What a dlsgraccful spectacle our $4,000 Cor
poratlon Counsel makes Of himself when he goes
to Albany TO lobby for Tammany. He might
leave that dirty work - the DIVERS. the Gradys.
the Scannclls. and the Andy Whites Of the Wig
wan.
An extremely vicious bill. which ought to be
stamped ont Of existence. has made some prog
ress In the Legislature It provides for the APP
polntmert Of four additional assistants in the
District Attorneys Office. who are 10 take pro-
cecdings 10 recover inheritance taxes from per-
sons who have kept back such taxes fraudulenty
This IS a nasty Tammany job tainted and rotten
throughout. The Corporation Counsels Office
and the tct-Attorneys Office waste money
with both hands The heads OF the two offices.
and all their assistants. deputies. sub-ass!sants.
uty sub-assstant messengers take life very
easily They never overwork themselves.
They get very liberal salaries and very long.
loose and elastic vacations. The heads OF
the two Offices and their assistants are
never too busy TO go 10 Albany to lobby there
in the interest Of Tammany Hall The job which
proposes to appoint four more assistant District
Attorneys ought 10 be killed at once.
DO our Republican legislators intend 70 ad-
journ without cutting down the unjust and exor-
btant fees Of the pawnbrokers2 n they fail 70
take action they will provoke serious suspicious
that the pawnbrokers have made def and profit
able use ~ corruption fund.
II will be a sore disappointment 10 the people
OF the State II they fail to secure ballot reform
from the present Legislature.
Senator Hi IS convinced that the Revenue
bill will not pass the Senate II the income-tax
feature IS retained II this feature is eliminated
II VIII be due largely TO Mr. Hllls speech in de-
nunciation Of an income tax. which was ably
supplemented by the speech Of Senator Smith, Of
Ncw-Jersey.
PERSONAL.