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

The people of New ! ork declared III We iI"H'
emphatic and convincing way 10y their SURFACES
ON Tuesday that they had had enough OF me
mi,rulc If Tammany II l. evident that great
ma iority Of the voters Of the community nave
decided Ia destroy entirely the power Of the
present Tammany gang. which i ~ unscrip-
lous AMI villanouS Is the Tweed Ring of
rwcnty.rhrcc years ago. II cannot b's doubted
that the Republican Governor. The Republican
LEGISLATURE and the Republican Mayor. when
they assume office in January next. will take
prompt ard vigorous measures to rclicy" ne
civ ~ the afcion. the disgrace and the curse
~ the Tlmmlny of, c-holderS. who have shown
themselves failhlcs, in The trusts committed
,o them. The >Wftcst and SeycrrSt measures
possiblc ought To- be- taken to drive the Whole
rammany horde ont Of Office. There ought 10
be- no delay in effective action against the I'M
spclkablc Scanncl in the Fire Department.
against IA" unfalhful and guilty Taminany Po-
lice commissioners Martin and Shcohan. against
thu. TamInany Commissioners Of Charities AMI
Correction. who have nStl-ed and abused III"
powers put in their hands: against the Commits
,ioncr of Public Works against the head of III"
cct-Clcaning Department. and. in fact,
AGAINST every Iammany commissioner AMI
Office. holder who deserves dismissal and that
/, true II almost Ill Of them. The pcopl" OF
Ncw- York are convinced that almost every one
Of the Tammany ohicchollcrs in this town j. Il
nuisance and ought 10 bc east Out. Above all
things. the polio" court bench should BE- freed
from the foul and hdcouS rammany ulcers.
which are ~ revolving and pcStilcniial rs
continent smallpox. or the Black Death. The
abomnablc plague which has infested and in
fcctcd our police courts. AMI which Is made up
Of the Tammany Police Justices Diver. Grady.
Hogan Koch. Ryan and The other Tammany
Disbursements Of the courts. ought Ia be- re-
moved without delay. There should he a clean
sweep in the police courts. These courts need
II thorough dslnfcction and purgaton. And 50
does the Dlstrict-Attorney office. And So does
every Tammany department.
This is not a matter OF craftsmanship. Par
tsan considerations ought not TO he taken into
account in any way. The city must be- relieved
N the earliest possible day. and by The most
effective means. of the Tammany thieves who
have fattcncd on plumber 40 long. Every one of
them that can be- reached 10y the criminal courts
ought To be- Indicted and tried. and if convicted
locked up. Those who cannot be reached by
indictment and by trial ought To be removed
in the most expeditions manner. No extreme
or bitter parsans ought To be put in their
places The public welfare should bc the first
and only consideration In every change which
is made in the city. Mayor Strong can he
trusted to select citizens OF the right quality To
fill the places Of the Tammany scoundrels who
are thrust from office The Republican Gov
crnor the Republican Legislature and the Re
publican Mayor will undoubtedly act in har
mOny 10 bring about the results for which the
people Of New York are SO eager. And these
results should be accomplished ut the earliest
possible date. \cwYork has groancd too long
under the oppression of Tammany Our Tam
many icc-holdcrS, high and low. have been
lcagued in the vilest conspiracy of OPPRESSION
cxtorton. blackmal and thicvcry ever known
in II civilized community They must bc sent
packing. and all. and their places filled with
men who have earned the esteem and the con
fidence of their fellow citizens who can be
trusted to do their utmost for the benefit of the
community. Every consideration Of partisan
ship must be excluded. The best men, regard
less Of party. must bc put in the places for
which they are best fitted With II city gov
eminent Of the right sort. such as Newly Workers.
can expect next year this metropolis will take
its proper place among the great cities Of the
world.