Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-21


New York, which has been received In
every city In the land, will serve to check
this tendency toward corruption and police
domination. .
"Will these police extortions be resumed
after the committee adjourns? This Ques-
ton has confronted us and we have con-
sidered II carefully. 1 am firmly OF the
opinion that it will not, that we have eff.
fectually crushed the power that is behind
1t. l will liken the city of New York to
the banks of the lower Mississippi, which
are at times overfowed by the high waters.
forming large bayous separated from the
living stream after the floods have SUBJ
sided. The water thus captured by the
land grows stagnant. Crocodiles make Ii
their home and rank growths of vegeta-
ton spring up. The pools become MAS
matte, poisonous, tester on the earth.
The conditions of the atmosphere grow
worse and threaten finally the lives or
the neighboring populace. At last there
comes again q flood and the waters of these
stagnant bayous are purified and the rank
growth and terrible inhabitants are swept
away. Inc banks have been flushed.
New York Ia Flushed.
so, New York has now been flushed by
flood Of pure sentiment, and the stag
nant pool Of corruption. the miasmatic ma
chinery and power Of centralized power
have been swept away.
Il cannot speak too highly Of the compo-
sition of the committee which employed
me as Its counsel. Though appointed by q
republican senate and containing a ma
1ority OF the members of that body, these
men have acted throughout the investiga-
ton like non-partisans and they have up
held the counsel in every move that has
promised to demonstrate the problem that
confronted US 1t mattered not whether q
republican or democrat was hurt. The
committee was after the truth. and the
truth was obtained. In such an investiga-
ton politics can have no part II you
a. wa a hlr roll IN
your house. and corner him with your re-
volver, you do not spare him upon bis
plea that he is a democrat like you. II
you detect a thief with his hand In your
pocket you do not look to the policeman
whom you have called to release him be-
! cause he claims to be a good republican.
Until the Office of recorder was given to
me by the people of New York had never
been a candidate for an elective Office with
in the gift of the people. At one time 1
sought and secured appointment as assist
ant district attorney. and the salary OF that
place has been the only public money that
have ever drawn. / earned II well, for tried
every murder case that appeared in court
during my term.
The Coming Sessions.
II cannot answer the question as to
where the blackmail money went or In
what proportions 1t was distributed. for
that is a personal matter, which would
force me to mention names. Nor can tell
you just what lines the committee VIII
take upon the resumption of Its work q
week from next Monday. There are still
many points to Investigate and a great deal
of rounding up-fnishing on, as IL we've.
Go up higher? / cannot say. We Will try
to finish the work by the LIST of January.
Then i shall be obliged to leave the COM
mittee to assume the duties OF my oftice.
The committee will probably report to the
| legislature soon after the session begins on
the 18th of January, and they may then
| ask for an extension. AS to that cannot
say.
81 have worked hard In the interests OF
| good government, In the interests of good
! morals, and can say truthfully, not with
| hope Of reward. That have been reward
| ed rs, of course. fortunate for me. i was
| employed as counsel for my client, the
| committee and / did my best to protect
my clients interests. The people, the hon
est high-principled people of New YORK,
| were our judges. and, thank God, their
verdict was an honest one. 1t was not q
hung fury"