The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-11
what It IL Here For.


what IL IL Hero For.
We violate no confidence In declaring
that the LExow committee. which, like
the wild man Of Borneo In the familiar coll
legs song. has Just como to town." with
WILLIAM A. SUTHERLAND as Its guide.
has two objects In view. Its FIRST and
primary object IL partisan. The Republic
cans have not been carrying any elections
In New York since control OF the Legisla-
ture passed from their hands into those Of
the Democrats. For q considerable time.
the.election officials appointed to represent
the interests OF the Republican minority
here. have been. as the Republican leaders
aver, either lukewarm or treacherous: and
wherever an investi gation has been made.
evidences OF untrustworthiness have APP
peared. The Republicans Of this city.
It IL true. have their own unwise and
absurd advocacy Of the present ballot
law to account for many Of these evils.
which they are seeking by . variety Of
devices to correct or abate now that
they again have tho Legislature. Tho res
toration OF two Republican election In
spectors In each Of the polling districts 10
ono Of these things; but 1t can be Of no sub
stantial benefit to that party unless the In
spectors 90 chosen arc actual. and not NOM
inal. Republicans. The hope Of the LHxow
committee. and Of those directing Its move
ments. 10 that sufficient evidence may DO
adduced to discredit the loyalty Of the Re-
publican organization In New York city. and
thereby to push forward the so-called BIZ
partisan bill. which proposes to restore to
the Police Board the even division Of Com
missioners which existed prior to 1889. Be-
fore that time there were two Republican
and two Democratic Police Commissioners,
as at every polling place there were two
Democratic and two Republican inspeo-
tors. The main object Of the Lxov
committee Il to force the Republican
majority In both branches OF the Legis-
lature into the support Of the bipartisan
bill. which intrusts to Mayor THOMAS r.
GILnoY tho designation Of all four Commits
sioners: two TO be Democratic and two Re-
publican. II the testimony furnished
should. as these Republicans believe. hon
estly establish the fact that tho interest OF
Justice and fairness ct elections calls for
such change In the department.. which
under the terms Of tho present ballot law.
town. the signature Of tho Democratic Gov
srnor. they believe. would not be withheld
from bill which gives the exclusive power
OF appointment to the Democratic Mayor.
and makes tho same division Of appointing.
as Of appointed. officers In charge Of the
canvass. The Republicans will find Uncle
ROSWELL Flown . pretty hard man TO
convince. but he Il . square partisan whore
It comes TO matter Of voting. and. Demo
crat a. he IL. he likes stalwart Republican
. hundred times moro than amegalomaniao
Eugwump or Q oowardly cuckoo.
The second and remote object OF the
LExow investigating committee Is to give
ToM PLATr's opponents In the Union
League Club. the City Club. tho PARK
HURST society. the Chamber OF Commerce
and elsewhere. an opportunity to justify the
reckless and wholesale charges which.
without specifications or details. they have
made against the Police Department
and against its administration by the
present Commissioners. That is quite an
other matter; but II the accusing parties
will step forward to the Captains ofice
and formulate their charges. We violate no
confidence In saying that tho LKxow COM
mittee will listen to them and give them
such heed as they deserve.
The duplex powers OF the LKxow commit
tee are clearly revealed In the controversy
which has been going on over the choice Of
counsel. Mr.. SUTHERLAND Of Rochester. .
thiok-and-thin Republican. has been dssig-
mated to look after the chief branch
OF the inquiry. Mr.. GoH1 OF this city
has been recommended TO the LKxoW
caretakers by the PARKHURsT society. and
other org anizAtlons which desirs their polIti-
cal securing TO DO done. without rebate or
compensation. by the Republican party OF
the State. Mr.. GoFI recently came into
notice as the signer Of proclamation. sub
scribsd to by III other persona. and con-
taining. among other things. the followingi
the domination Of tAsss untAithtsl party Aasrs vas
disaster AysTtsd ana the country saved from : per
PstuItiOa Of RspHblisIA nistAkss sad niIrulS-
The date OF this proclamation was Nov.
20. 1898. closely following the restoration to
supremacy OF the Republicans In nearly
every State OF the North. and the rendering
OF an adverse verdict against the Democratic
national Administration. which had been els-
waited to power q year before by the " great
popular uprising" to which Mr.. GoEF
and his associates referred. and which, as
they declared. has saved the country from
. perpetuAtlon OF Republican mistakes and
misrule." 70 establish Is the senior ooun-
sci Of Republican Legislative COMMITTEES .
gentleman entertaining or GVOWing these
views would certainly be = nOn-partisan
proceeding OF radical character and prob
ably fatal to the Rspu bliesns OF New York;
and no one but . AugWump or = man
who In payment Of some election wager
WAS not reading the newspapers. would
make such proposition
In the golden days OF the ThssplAn revival |
In England. the pattern OF all MuKWump
reformsrs In the United States. it was the |
custom 70 follow sOmbrs tragedy OE lurid |
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