New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-23

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BE AN UNcoMPRoMrsING REPUBLICAN, HE
sAYs-ANTIwIGwAM REFoRMERs AND
DEMOCRATS SHOULD CULTIVATE
MORE FRIENDLY ATTITUDE
TOWARD 4 PARTY THAT
HAS MORE THAN 100000
VOTES AT ITS BACK
Ex-senator Plat sat on one Of the piazzas OF
the Oriental Hotel. Manhattan Beach last evcn>
ing looking out at the shadowy m.sts which were
envcoping the darkening sky and the sea, and
talked to some reporters who had gone downto the
beach to ask him to say something about the
political situation. He spoke In response to ques-
,ions regarding recent published statements which
Mr. Plat said wholly misrepresentcd his attitude
in respect toward certain municipal matters.
especially to the appointments which Mayor
C;ilroy had made Of the two Commissioners Of
Police from the Republican party and as repre-
gcntativcs Of the party in the Police Board. In
his usual clear-cut and vigorous way Mr. Platt
remarked that this action of the Mayor had been
made the occasion Of the reviva! OF that old
line Of falschoo1s that attributed to him rela-
tons with the Tammany leaders which were IN
cons!s,cn. with the duty of true Republican
and with the obligations Of good citizen u
guard the best interests of New-York City. Mr..
Platt denied with emphasis and not a little
warmth that these appointments were the result
~ any deal or understanding Of any kind char
acier or description with regard 20 occurrences
mast present or 70 come between him and Tam
many IIar.
The ex-senator took occasion also TO express
his views with frankness and earnestness re-
garding tho policy which the Republicans ought
fof ftrir
He unequivocay favored union Of all ele-
mcn,s rosed TO the present city government
upon A ticket u 4 representative character. He
did not rccede however. from the plan which
he had heretofore advocated. % make the
head of the city ticket n Republican.
THE BIPARTISAN POLICE BOARD.
Referring t. the misrepresentation Of his
course first alluded TO. Mr. Platt said
after tho Presidential election " 1902 made
un nv mind tha; i he fatcs oyer gave MS an
oihor Republican LEGISLATURE during NY Ne
time should exert evcry Influence possessed 10
secure the passage 4 law restoring 20 the Police
Commission the non partisan or bipartisan char
actor whl. h.ver YOU choose % call H.. which i
formerly possessed. The facts that have been
brought oGt by the LeNow Committee concerning
~. atrocious behavior Z the police In the elec-
don - 1892 were known q me- then almost a.
completely as they are now known - everybody.
aas rerre-,iy satisfied that the Republican
ticket had lost from 5000 e 10000 votes In this
c,,, aq tho rsei,, . the intimidaiins Influence o;
the police WAS satisfied that no matter what
our friends IN the country were able - d. the
inai0riies They gave rs were iahi" and almost
certain % be overcome - long as the Police
Bonrl remained the partisan instrument u Tam
many Hall The contest u 1893 gave Re
TaarrE
aturc. and gave my friends 70 understand at
once that, in my judgment. whatever else the
Legislature lid or leu undonc. l,s nrst and
greatest duty was 20 reorgarize the New-fork
city Board q Police on q bipartisan basis.
The Governor WAS a Democ-at our ma
jorlty vas not sufficient 20 enable NJ 10 pass any
thing over hts veto His views had 10 be- taken
into consideration. and made an cMor' 20 find
oui what H. would do with b accomplishing
mis- end | knew II course. that b" would CON
suit with the Tlmmany leaders. and sought 20
discover h0w they fcli about IT, learned. some
what t. my surprise AZ the time. though suosr-
quent events have thrown light upon the mat
ter that they were not disposed tp make more
than formal resIstanc' To 4 bill having the
simple effect ~ removing IN" existing Cominis-
sion and requiring ihe appointment In iis place
# two Republicans and two Democrats. provid-
ing the authority t. appoint was left without
limitations or conditions To- the Mayor An
eminent Republican, for instance. told me- that
On one occasion he had chancod to encounter Mr..
Croker. that hc had asked Mr. Croker h'"
Tammany felt with regard 20 a-bi-partsnn Police
Board and that Mr.. Croker replied that he
though, Tamnanv hlA made a mistake when 1t
rlnde the Police Commission partisan machine,
and ne didn't know but it might bc a good thing
sl,a, MIN fls Ifer }, ,lift
a dual resp visibility for the conduct OF the police
DIDN'T EXPECT THE MILLENNlrM
what that meant of course. obvious
enough The later exposures II the LcNow Com
init,cc have made II palmer still But did not
think and do not think that Republicans have
any desire t. escape the responsibility that at
taches to their control II Iblic affairs. II may
be true that the polio. were several removes
from a Christian Endoavo: Society In the o!d
days when thc board was bipartisan. but they
,rcr, oaually far from being what they are now
and whatever else they w-re. they were not as
thcv have since Lccr. menace 10 free govern
,neni and an instrument Of fraud and misrule
I did not si.ppos.. the millennium would come
when We had a bipartisan Board Of Police" but
| know this that the ballots which went INTO
the boxes on Election Day would b" me same
ballots which came out - be- counted. that the
count would be reasonably free OF the faults 81
had arlthmctir: and thet the police would not
be used 10 protect Democratic polling officers and
poll workers I'm the commission OF crime - rob
tho Republican party Of its rights and IN" people
of their VIII And know also that there would
be- a general Improvement In the morale of the
pollce force That Is the Necessary result oi
systcm in which one party acts AS check upon
the other. and have just enough faiih In my
marty 10 believe that with every Increase of us
influence there is an accompanying improvement
in the conduc, Of public affairs
Being what s called a practical politician |
was anxious to secure the passage Of bill tnat
the Governor would sign rather than one that
he was sure To Veto Bat ours Is party OF
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