New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-06
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4 " jINDIt Il II'N.
Whom Mr. William = Andrews was appointed
Street ( leaning Commissioner there was no dis-
nostion on the part Of the press OF the city To
criticisc the selection or put the slightest OBJ
.,,cc in fine way of his making for himself
.,ood rcputation as an honest. painstakng and
cai,cn, public officer 1t was known that he
b,d for many wears subsstcd upon politics that
he had held positions for which he han II"
special itucss. and that his only G'ihiiica'i"h
for office was his membership in the TamniaN
organization. which implied. of course an CD
legation to put him somewhere on the p"!roh>
and take care Of him at the expense OF the
taXpaycrS He was not however an oHehsN"
person He seemed harmless. ana the news
papers. wishing him WELL encouraged nm WIFI
the assurance that a great opportunity was be-
fore him. inasmuch rs he could not without
snecial effort in the direction Of maadministra
tion do worse than the general run or MS
predecessors His past was not scrutinlzed' ana
only good wishes were expressed for his future
That he has not been "A success in the admin
stration Of the duties of his once Is 10" /"
matter Of public notorcty But his failure in
this regard is not the worst or IT, liau NJ
simply been feeble and inefficient; had he left
Weather Bureau. or the scows to rot at the
dumps. or the employees of his department 10
weor uniforms. sit on the curb and draw pa!
without rendering any service except OH Ei''
ton Day. people would have SAID he was ho
worse than the average Tamminy oihce'hoi"'i
and made no great fuss about II.
But he was not content with TINS. 'h' "''
some weeks ago Il witness before me I"A""
Committee made casual reference 10 the iac'
that certain money payments were hlaue 10 HUI
while he was dischargng in what was kho""
70 be a somewhat inefficient. but what was p''
loved IA he m innocllous. way-the functions "f
EXCISE Commissioner: and the implication was
that the payment was in the nature OF bride
Mr. Andrews sraightway rose up. WIN I'll
fusve indiynation he asserted that his char
meter had been wantony attacked. ana deihah"
.J that An opportuniiy be afforded him 10 VIM
dictate IL by exposing the malicious motives "l
ht occusors The committee could not hear
him lust them but the press afforded nm Inc
opportunity he desired 10 spread his explanation
ami c,untcraccus,tions before the public. lie
might we'll have stopped there. Perhaps ne
now wishes he had. But IN Insane desire I" S''
his "yndcation' incorporated In III" proc''|-
inrs Of the committee took possession 81 MN
For several weeks he nurscd his sens" "I Wr"he
and perfectcd his "vindication On tuesday
he appeared before the committee Win MS
statement and with consciousness ot r'cu-
tudc which impressed all bcholderS expressed
his willingness Ia submit I" cr"SS"Naihlh"u"h.
How often. oh. how often. has The vcn'ireS"n'
but inexperienced young person tackled Win
what hc deemed 10 be- intelligent curiosity me
smoothly swift Int mercc>S buzz How
often has the beautiful hrindlr dog walked
with calm canine composurc into III" very fun-
mel of the machine from which h. was destined
10 emerge only In the form ~ ihr American
sausage Mr. Andrews WAS cruS@-cNhniln'T.
Crossexamincd by John W. Goa In" story
Of the bizz-saw and sausage machine for mat
WAS what happened has already been laid he
fore the public. Mr. Andrews went upon III"
stand as one who had no fear concerning any
thing In the past. lie left n ~ one WI" iiIl
no hope ~ anything In the future.
II was pathetic exhibition ~ gross incom-
pcicncy tangled mp with the weakness ana
moral inscnsihiliiy which inevitably ends In
foolishnrss and disgrace. II not In actual crime.
Th. amazing thing about II j. that Mr. An
drcws Knowing. a. H. must The danger "f *
posurc OF transactions which could mol be ~
plainrd upon any theory of official Integrity
should have thrust himself into such Il position
He might have been warned by the fli" OF Me
CIave and Roosch and the rest who went IN
before the Irxow Committc" with the conn
drnce and audaciiy ~ men with pull ana
stepped down from the witness stand forever
disgraccd. 1t has 10 be said II him That II" IN
yicd his fate. And that fate one rat liilc man
now somewhat in evidence seems 10 Know
enough 10 avoid When in another place MT
John H. Fellow. was addressed with. wv III
YOU please take the stand. Mr. F"llowSF thai
nmbe minded little person answered.. WIN
comuosurc NO. sir: | will not. Mr. John IL
! Fellows was not born yesterday by any means
His head Is quite level lie knows buzz-saw
when he secs it. And perhaps to-day Mr.. Will
lam =. Andrews regrets that instead Of lighting
shy Of the witness stand in the LcXow Com
mttcr ne sought ii 80 aSsiduouSly and mounted
II 81 confidcutl-.