New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-06

COMMENTING oA SOME RECENT RESOLUTIONS
From The E.m.ra Advertiser.
The Committee of Political Reform OF the Union
League club reported February q t. the club In
response % instructions given them the sth day
O? February. the following resolutions. which, I'm
view 81 the experience of Ncw-lOrk Cly during the
last few years Is very remarkable thing for this
cOmmitte" t. have done. IL opens the way 10 the
impeachment OF the good faith OF the committee
directly into the hands OF the Tammany Han people
Indeed II would look though rammany Hall
were doing all in It's power To preserve the status
IN quo 10y stirring up divisions among prominent
and influential Republicans on all matters relating
10 The reform OF Tammany abuses Here are the
"Kes5lvei. That this club IS opposed at this time
t. all mandatory legislation requiring ia" Police
Commissioners to be constituted Of persons Of
Resolved. That the efficiency Of the Police De-
partment would be greatly promoted by sinye
head If there were adcIuat" means Of securing the
appointment of man who would administer the
Affairs Of III" department REGARDLESS of political
Affiliations. but IN view OF IN" improbahility.
amounting almost to certainty, that such an ap-
pointmcnt could not be secured, we do rot recon-
mend single headed Commission.
-, Resoived That ~ are IN favor OF the passage of
the Assembly bh ~. 49, introduced on February
1891, b. MIR. sheffield increasing the power of The
Superintendent OF the Police tending to Increase
me efficiency OF the executive branch OF the Police
"Kes9iyed. That We favor the passage Of ju-
ne control Of the Police Department the bureau Of
i.cctIons' and create separate. non-parilsan
1t Will be observed that the Union League Clubs
committee Is opposed to bipartisan boards only as
tratcS 10 me Police Department II favors sngle-
n'nl"' ('in'nl'son. which means that the entire
the judgment Of The Union League club Committee
sloner but In view Of the Tact that 1t Win be- ain
ruit 10 secure s!ngle-hcdd"I Commission they
itVor no change from the existing condition OF
things. They deprccatc the interference by the
legislature 10 compel by Jaw what the custom
uniformly up TO the time that Mayor Grant broke
through TIE custom and made the Police Commits
si9ners substantially sod.y Democratic board
II viii De observed that the last resolution is a
,oFt OF sop to C"rebus. Of course 1t would be wei
10 remove from the control of the Police DEPART
men III" bureau Of elections and crentn a s.nsrnt.
non partisan board But isn't IL singular that the
Mon League club. while 1t believes In Il non plrt-
san bureau for IN" government Of the elections de-
mi,7ion OF Pollcr? II this committee OF the Union
i"hgue club had been appointed 10y Tammany Hall
matter. could not have formulated Tammany
hopes In any clearer better way than IL has done
sighted sly performances IA the above TIA; tend
10 DrlS tn Mon League club into the contempt
TT" dr III ne rich pckings from 1ammanN iIol,.
The great body Of the membership Of the linton
an1 M ,iub Go not pax any attention to politics
are rich and easy. 1t takes In people Interested
chlehy In good dinner and how to max" some
W"rr money. they are men who have been
cessful In he; they have large bank accounts and
they are men who hay" reached "A point In lie
Whrr" they propose 10 TAX" life easy They rarely
eyer are aggressive once In a while they Sct
rmp"rc ana spouse some cause with enthusiasm
'ihlScrnt OF the early years of their life whrD
tney rallied around Senator Evarts for the United
states states senntorShp. and defeated their own ex-
Ir,Slneht. the Hon Levi j. Morton; but such in
can easily be made the tool OF sharp. shrewd.
cr"iy men who may desire to secure the passage
OF setS OF resolutions after sets of resolutions To
subseryc their own particular private ends The
general general Republican belief Is that the Board Of
made bipartisan. or course 1t would be IDEAL
.iit all municipal boards out OF the atmosphere
seems so remote IL In better TO neutralIze partisan
'"'e" NV ""V'n" hofh sides equally renresenteh