New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09

sly FfITHFCL SENJTORS.

TO Clarence lcxow Charles +. Saxon. Ed
mund O'Connor George W. Robertson. 'uthberi
W Pound and Daniel Bradley the good citizens
OF New York owe an exceeding debt OF graft
tu,ln Their faithful performance OF duty rs
members of tn, Senate Investigating Commit
Tee was ~ essential an element in arouslns The
p.oplr to 4 sense of the dSgraceful condition
INFO which they had allowed the city govern
ment 10 fall ~ were the brave preliminary bat
ties Of DR. ParlhurSt or the matchlcSS eXamIna
lions Of John W. t;of For several months
these Senators devoted their time 10 the work
Of investigation It was their authority 10 sum
mon witnesses and compel answers which made
the revelations of official corruption at all pos
sbc Al every stage Of The proceedings they
showed an unswrrying determination 10 20 10
the full extent Of their powers in exposing the
system OF police blackma They gave Mr.
GoH all possible encouragement aud assistance
in his work and at no time fell short Of the
full performance Of their duty 10 the public. 1t
would be pleasure 10 make the same state
mcnt concerning Jacob A. Cantor. aud TO be-
stow upon the whole committee the credit which
belongs 10 the Republican majority and the
independent Democratic member: but Senator
Cantor while faithful In attendance AT the com
and expose rascalltcs but to see that none Of
his Tammany friends were injured when prot
esis or objections by him could avail To pro
tect them.
The Icxow Committee has done great work
IL has accomplished more than anybody could
have forcseen at the time Of It's creation. 1t
has more than fulfilled public expectation
There is no Use denying the fact that when the
.,i,,t., al. xisf Il
among some people, for which. unfortunately
there was reasonable ground. that its inveSiga
tons would he strictly limited, that corruption
would be- brought to light only where 1t suited
the purposes Of certain politicians 10 have 1t
discovered. The actions Of the committee have
proved how unfoundcd that suspicion really
was With absolute impartiality and thorough
ness the investigation has been pushed. and no
fayoriti>m has been shown TO rascals Of any
class or clique The duties OF State Senator
do not ordinarily include the devotion to public
interests Of the greater part of the time be-
tween sessions. but the work Of this committee
has meant just that for its members. In this
regard the conduct Of the Senators was in sharp
contrast to that witnessed in many bodies of
a similar character. Whenever the counsel were
prepared To present testimony the committee
men were ready Ia near II. lCiy III ana day ont
they sacrificed all private interests 10 act rs
court before which the plundcrerS of the city
might br tried The people were The jurors in
liz, ease. On Tuesday they gave their verdict.
IL pronounced the doom of the crowd Of thieves
and blackmaiIcrS brought TO the bar, and ex-
pressed the public approval Of the manner in
which the committee had carried on the trials.
The work Of the Senator's was necessarily less
conspicuous than that Of the counsel. 1t was
the function Of the arst to listen, Of the others