New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-05
HELPLESS TICTIMS OF TIMuANY.


Mayor Gilroy insists that the Board or Es'i-
mate and Apportlonment has granted suihclent
sums for the care of the inmates OF the pupiic
institutions II the Mayor Is sincere III lIs
declaration it is evident that he has not hlue
thorough study Of these Institutions. NV
York is a very rich city. From the proceeus Vi
tnyalion from the revenues Of the Scnerai Iuiu'
and from the sales Of bonds II raises more
than JOOOO0O0 Il year. This IL nlnch lars'i
SUN than many independent States ana cou"'
tries have 10 spend. If it were NOT Tor Inn
manv's wastefulucs; and extravaganza the r'Ne-
mes of this city would hc ampl" 10 make II
,hc most attractive and the bcs'govcihed 'I'F
on earth. But rs The Tribune has polh'cd ON
ronratcGlY. Tammany wastes So much money
in prodigal salaries for its pets ana h'elerS Is
50 pronigatc in the remuneration Oh the "i'l'e-
holders who do not deserve on"-liaif the none!
which they receive. thar the people OF Newton
do not get satisfactory results for the enormous
SIMS which they hand over 10 their Talnniany
rulers every year.
II is certain that In most of the public in
stltutjons on Manhattan Island and BlackWcll
Island cricvouS overcrowdiEg. serious mSilah-
orrmout. dirt discomfort and actual suffering
prevail New-Yor< needs Il new city prison
much more than 1t needs Il new City Hal. Inc
builling which iS known ~ the TonlDS IS lar
too small for the purposes for which ii Is used
II is in a most uuwholcsone conditions: ana Ill
hundreds of cases innocent prisoners awaiting
trial are packed into The small, damp cells IKE
s,rlinos in Il box |; is an outrage. an IN
fanny that persons who may he. and In many
coSes are. falsely accused should be Subjected
to such suffering and such danger Of fatal dis
eases Ludlow Street Jail is 50 miSmanascd rs
TO be n positive nuisance. Prisoners. many OF
tbero innocent are subjected 10 vile iu1iCniieS
ond to brutal treatment Their food is scaniy
ard insufficient, aud in Tany ways they are
Obliged to endure privatOnS and dScomior's
which It is wrong to innct upon men who may
be innocent. 4 similar state OF affairs exists
| in some OF the prisons attached TO the ponce
| courts. In Bellevue Hospital, In Charity Hos
| pital in the lunatic asylums and In various
| other institutions the food supplies, medicines
and Instruments are not as n rule. Of the sort
they should be- II is possible that If every dol
lar appropriated by the Board Of Estimate ana
| Apportionmcnt for these institutions were WISE
| " and prlidently expended. the Inmates o' the
| hospitals and other buildings might get plenty
| of wholesome aud wcll-c0Okcl food and receive
| proper treatment The superintendent OF n
| few of these hospitals and asylums are men or
| excellent reputation and marked ability But
| nearly all of the buildings under city control
are packed by Tammany Hall with hcelcrs of
low intelligence and brutal natures as snbohii-
mates and attendants.
| If Mayor Gilroy would send honest fair
minded trustworthy and publlc-sprltcd men,
without previous warning or notice TO any one
| in the Department Of Charities and Correction
| and would ask these private representatives, or
| his to investigate thoroughly the condition OF
the public Institutions, he would not ven
ture hereafter to assert that the hospitals,
| asylums and prisons of the metropolis are
not In a disgraccful condition. As The Trib-
me has already said, IT Is Tammanys poi
| lev TO stint ana starve the helpless and de-
| pendent In order that the heeer and the brns"r.
| the blackmaler. the professional tax eater AMI
| the whole idle INSCRIPTIONS, insatlatc horde OF
| Tammany plunderers may fattcI on city spois.
| Anybody who doubts the truth Of this state
| ment has simply never made an Intelligent
| study Of the city Institutions and Of the city
| departments 1t is certain that the inmates Of
| the hospitals and asylums are subjected t"
| treatment unworthy Of this metropolis. and are
| deprived of things which they actually need.
As a rule their food Is not nOurlsling. and
| there is not enough f II. As rule. their
| clothing Is Of miserable quality and does not
| protect them properly. As rule Tammany
msmanagerent has brought the public insti-
| tutions into deplorable and shocking condition.