The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-29

Statement OF Particular Interest TO the
New York Evening Fo.L

New York Evening Foot
To TIE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir. In ths
Interest OF truth and fair play | trust you will
publish this brief reply to n recent article in
the ErenDig Posi- entitled Tammany and the
Schools" First. as to these stubborn things
called facts. let me say that the writer Of the
article in question has grossly deceived and
Imposed on his readers to subserye the pur-
poses VI a genuine bgot. The Board OF Edu-
cation he says, consists OF twenty ono Com
missloners. Thirteen OF them arc Tammany
Hall men, &C. These figures arc not. SO far
as Tammany Hall IL concerned. even respect
able inventions; they are. on the contrary. the
clumsy, inartlstlc fabrications OF stupid
brain. The truth Is. that OF the twenty-one
members Aforesaid. seven, or a bare one-third
can be said to be AFFILIATED with Tammany or
to be Influenced in any way by that organiza-
tion. or the remaining fourteen there il not
one who owes allegiance OF any kind to the
Fourteenth street people. and doubt very
much II in matters strictly educational the
minority OF seven could be depended upon to
carry out Tammanys behests.
Granting. for tho sake OF argument that
there are seven Tammany men on tina Board.
does 1t follow that these men are bad by vlr-
tue OF that fact or does the old lady Of the Post
Imply that while there are good men in Tam
many. the seven Commis sioners referred to
nrst supposition. I am very much Inclined, il
g1Ths nn perT,t.sd to say to ths old lady:
an outrage upoh gentlemen who render a vast
amount Of ,gratuitous servics to the public
and who bring to the discharge OF their duties
justice to myself desire to say here that am
not Iammany man. nor have any particu-
tend ior the pfneyie tsat efsdt should SN be-
given where credit Is due"
With referenG, to the Toss second mares
A 10 No w al n.aI ,,f.
Tammany Catholics" &c let me say. that tbs
exact amount Of untruth contained in this
tho Catholic standpoint. From the Tam.
many Catholic" point OF view It is consid erably
Or is It merely tho particular seven belonging
to that denomination who are 10 be ostraciged
because OF their badness2
WhiIe pa!ising Tor reply am TEMPTED TO
inquire II the IOsi rememb ers certain Board
OF Education in this city consisting OF twenty
oicy Does 1t remember when Mr.. Eugene
nelly was IKE the last rose OF summer left
exoiics as fifteen Presbyterians. "a couple OF
mts tpr the wh9,e nicejy rounded OF
tbep Why does sH Z howl now we 10" was silent
ity certain shrlekInG alarmists" aud the Post
manner Of dreadful things h psrtis3Ia GH with a
regard to our public schools. BiGotry is their
case of the present Board of Education the
s m hT rr 6y such people fall vide Of the
marx. rake that matter Of the eligible list"
Tor Instance. a question which gave rise to SO
much discussion OF late among school officers
aud in the press. Was there ever a finer piece
Of civil service legislation than THAR Could
human Ingenuity devise a better remedy
against favoritisIn In the schools? Tha vera
cious chronicler OF the Post could never have
heard OF II, for he vililes the very men who
10 the face OF clamor and Misrepresentation
brought in civil service As a corrective. Tam
many. says the Post hunGers for school APP
polntments. yet II was TAmmany, as the fact
Proves that gave the death blow to the whole
system OF school patronage.
There was time when the Post stood forth
as the champion OF the civil service, Why
does II belle its own record to-day and abuse
the very men who fought and won for that
cause a. most signal victory One word fur
Their. That eligible list contains the germs Of
more good to our schools than all the tinker
ing that has been attempted in Grand street
within the last twenty years II means that
henceforth merit IL to be the sole standard OF
excellence. 1t means that hsncefOrth brides
or presents will be OF no avail when there Is
. question OF securing an appointment. Ii
means. too, that the weaker and more numer-
GUS class OF candidates will be surrounded in
the future by stronger and more permanent
safeguards. For these services all honor to
the present live Board OF Education, not OK
cluding tho POs's so-called Tammany mem
beIs They are the real not tho sham reform.
ers OF the Post type. That We may see more Of
their good work 10 my sincere wish. NERITAs.
NEW YORK. Jan. ~.