New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-11
OUR OPTIMISTIC MAYOR.
HE IS HOME FROM FOREIGN SHORES AND
WILL BE AT HIS OFFICE TO-DAY.
TAMMANY HALL. HE THINKS. is ALL RIGHT.
AND ALL THE FILTH THE LEXow COM
MrrTEE CAN STIR UP WILL NOT AFFECT
1r-oNLY A LITTLE CORRUPTION IN
THE CITY GOVERNMENT

THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Mayor Gllroy arrived home yesterday on the
North German Lloyd steamship Trave He was
accompanied by his daughter and two OF his
sons. When the Trave dropped anchor at
Quarantine and the revenue cutter went along
side. the Mayor was standing on the forward
deck and he looked bronzed and hearty. His
secretary Willis Holly, went down on the cut
ter to meet him. The Dock Department boat
Pier with J. j. Groy and j. Sergeant cram
on board. came steaming down before the
steamer left Quarantine, and Mr.. Gilroy
boarded her Thomas +. Gilroy, jr and
George B. Mcclellan met the Mayor at the
North German Lloyd pier in Hoboken Ihere
were several newspaper men, VINO poaroeo t,ie
steamer at Quarantine, anxious to get 'aik
with the Mayor about New-York politics. but
Mr. Giroy's anxiety to hear the latest news
about the revolt against Tammany was SO
great that h. did most OF the Intervening Hill"
self He said in reply to questions:
II have been only In London ana Paris anu
have had a pleasant trip except that the SICK sa
ness of my son. Eugene. in Paris causeu M ~
considerable anxiety. He was taken SICK WIN
pneumonia there but rallied 80 that we wen.
TO Southampton and took the steamer mere;
He was all right as soon as he got on ooaiu u
the steamer. ,,,,,,,
G. Whitney while he was abroad and replied
"I did not and did not know where ne was vas ,
Then somebody asked: DID you see =, his n
Grace?" Mr.. Gilroy looked disturbed az thls ms
uuestion and actually blushed. Yes. sald ne
II iid see Mr. Grace. | was in the barber shop
of the Hotel Continental In Paris one ga!
some one touched n. on the back ana IL was
Mr. Grace The meeting was quite unexpectsu'
am sorry you reporters did not see us - tain
ing then you would have made Dig story
The reporters modestly admitted that that
might have been the case. and the Mayor pro
ceeded I'VE did not talk politics at all Mr.
20, fltr nd
Grace asked after a my tbe be',l'S noHversation e
Wr Gilroy expressed himself as pleaseG as
Democrat with the friction between me hepuo-
ucans I'm New-York, and said: l 90 no. pe
| Ieve that It is possible to unite on one tlcke.
,be fartions opposed to rammany, or 70 pea'
her AT the next election II the anti a'i''namS
municipal ticket they would have 10 carry OH
| ,bo povernment Of the Cilv on Tammany hhes
% ahead with the same pubic improvement, ~, ~
and carry out Tammany's general ponc!. oi d vr,S
| neon,e would vote them out of power at the emu
| ~ tvYo wears The Lexow Committee EaVe suc,
| ceeded In rakng up lot II art ana nun, @ anu ~
| have simply shown things when are pouhu ~
| exist in all great organizations i',S -" 30 -
| nosef a lot OF small bribe-takers, lot ol thiee
! dollar-a-day men. but with all their WORK 'nsE
! have been unable to bring charges asai.s. 'il,
| chief OF a city department All TINS tax o
| corruption in the city government Is rot; / an an
! IN = noslton to know, and do know mat tn' t
affairs Of this city are honestly ana econoo III az h
| adnninistered II IL were not so | would De tl'
! first one TO expose 1t. - ,, ,, -,
The Lexow Committee will probably rake . uI
| n lot more filth but that will not anect ram
many Hail. As to my candidate for Mayor
have none am in favor of nominating SOM som,
| business man OF such high standing IN the com
| munity that the people would feel conhuen
| that II there were abuses In the city govern
| mcnt he would them and expose theip u
| snite of Tammany Hall want the next Msso "
| to he a man who cannot be lnIluenceo ps M."'', M
| monv Hall and | am confident that whateNel
| the politics OF the next Mayor may De IA
| viii not nnd any dishonesty In the city GOV
| errmant except those sporadic cases when VII
daveIop in any large body Of officers or any
! large organization. Some OF the opponents "
! Tammany Hall really are anxious l1r 80 @,,oo,
government but many are not ana only wa"
TO get into office ,. - ,h,r,,inf
The Mayor expressed himself as thlnkinl
! that II might be a good timing Tor laift'ians M
LII to nominate n man for Mayor VINO va
entireIv outside the organization. He said thd q.
| he approved the action OF the Pohce bo''i u u
| aloIishing the office Of ward man. AS SOON q. "
| the Wavor got ashore at Hoboken ana htu St', r,
his luggage properly attended TO- ne STAR ,',, 40
| Rockaway. where ne has MS suini1el ,n,,,,, no,.
Ue said: 81 am anxious to get 10 , i.2'ka M ~,
| as soon as I can. but will be at my desh III '"'
civ Hall promptly tomorrow morning