The evening world., 1894-03-31
FOR VOTES.
Plat Sid to Be Seeking q Deal
With Our Firemen.
Republican Machine Against Vets
Who Ran with the Machine.
Juggling with the y Per. Cent Tax
ON Foreign Insurance Companies.

4 deal" through which ex-senator
Thomas c. Plati - trying to set hold
on the NV York clay Fire Department.
the same as on the Police department
through the Bipartisan Commission. Is
sUl To he pending in the Legislature Mt
Albany. The negotiations have been con-
Quoted on the between YOU and me"
rlIn hut now that the secret is out. MIR.
Flat; denies all knowledge OF and connec-
ton with the scheme Despite all efforts
however to cover up tracks. the polit-
cal footprints indicate Enthusiastically that
1t is a Plat trail.
The deal" is over the bill introduced
IN III" interest OF the Exempt Firemen's
Benevolent Fund. OF this city. giving
that organization the right to collect
from foreign insurance companies a ,
per cent. tax on their receipts from pre-
miums on policies by foreign corpora
lions are meant insurance companies or
EaniEei in other states or nations and
doing business In the State OF New York.
For this privilege they pay a license, and.
since 1879, they have in addition, paid
percentage to the tircmen. The money
thus received was turned into the fund for
the relief OF itremen retired on pensions
ana the widows and orphans OF f1remcn.
When the paid Fire Department was
created the Legislature authorized the
continuance of the payment of percent
ages for the benefit OF the former vol
unteer iiremcn and their heirs This
ana the bill now before the Legislature
provides that the law shall remain in
force for ten years more. Thereby hangs
the deal
The paid Fire Department has been
trying for Years to establish pension
fund for its members like that OF the
Fund is supported principally by re-
ceipts from certain permits and licenses
and from fines imposed on members OF
the force: The per cent. tax on pre-
miumS of foreign corporations amounts
To great deal more annually than the
income Of the Police Pension Fund. and
they have come 10 the conclusion that
they are justly entitled to II. and not
the veterans The story goes that they
have enlisted the aid OF ex-senator
flatt. and that a promise has been sN-
acted from the iircmen, or rather their
leaders, to support the Plat candidates
over 10 the paid iirenCn for pension
fund II mas been represented 10 the
Plat leaders that as most OF the eN-
empt firemen are supporters OF Tam
many Han the Republicans would be
the gamers by winning the aid and
friendship Of such powerful political
factors as the paid iirem"n.
The argument IS a w.ighty one, as IL
is well known that a candidate for II
local Office who has the police and fire
men opposed to him stands poor
The amount at stake Is worth fight
ing for. The payments on the . per cent.
tax have increased from S0,pN In 1850 u
' t IN ISIS has The ye's or9 are R%'nf
the influence they can command 70 re-
tain the income. on the. other hand.
the insurance companies have tried 10
escape the imposition OF the tax. They
tested the legality Of the tax. and in
lN>S the Court OF Appeals rendered a de-
ctsiou sustaining the nremen. An eN;
In circular form and sent 10 every
member Of the Legislature as an appeal
for his vote for the men who ran with
the old machine, The decision, writ
ten by Justic" Finch, is strong tribute
TO the old bremen. He says in part:
The question VAS ne; Que merely X sentiment
or charity Herr Mas NNiy ~ men iniFGsici
drpsn3-t. hut Who mere to hS ca'A,aet without
tht ai Of SALARY or pay. AMI ms; te drawn int,
daus = ~, by ,uiclous AMI even grateful
t-sf'rrc-' and recognition ~ the STATE
Hi.rar0r % ihs rasN' welfare sTraas 'he at
~ l>'1. pa>>ri - public act Erl dictated ~ 4
g,Ds T A. , r-9@ ILL :, ss ~,' y .'',H
services 49, m |s-ss- r~lalrr'. -s>'sntrSi an
hs-"-5Nls ohNSa,'E 'NHrts1 uro7 their nAs; s4r.
,i-rS Art 'ar '-urIes and suNe-ns Vh,'A tscss
NEA 1-.Hs 'rf-. just MS policy has been EloGift
Tsu vt-s .,rr7u~l s'r,- TIRE services cr'-'
Ar! sen the vr'g7'or-s were di>bAp'rl without
lhr.- :aar. art 20 make r,,-- - pa.I ser, Sc,
justice 1Tl sSr' 'N.FN rsauirri that the STATE
shur.i D-rs nlr' - honorable NruEa-isas 81 keyp
1870 'hr 'a0' a. .. hai done ~ many years
lHH St7's .f -. and Ne are concerned rnlr With
. ESQ tr-r character - Its at The rta-a-tr- n
stool
''ncarrrd y, tie whole Court. except AnircN.
/ !. WNN was absent
IN" exempt fremSn say that their
/ treasury would he depleted II they are
/ deprived ~ their income. ANA, ms q re.
/ suit, untold suffering and hardship
/ would he cutAO"i On many poor widow 5
! and sick and disabled veterans who lie.
| pond for their existence on the dora.
| TONS and pensions they receive To
| show that the disbursements for eich,
! wears exceeded the receipts from tht
| tNN. Clerk GNNrGC u Patterson IA.
4 prepared the following financial state
mcnt for the Information q the Legs,
/ latUrc.
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