New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-12
A TASK FOR MIR. MORTON.
IMPORTANT OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY
HIM AS GOVERNOR

CRATIC SWAY At ALBANIA
QUESTION FOR MAYOR
ALDRIDGE or
ROCHESTER.
! lFnoM THE REGULAR RcoRREsPoNDENToFTH FTHETRIBuNE.l
Albany Nov. l1.-"PatrOnage hurts more than
/ II helps" This epigrammatic remark regarding
/ the Offices in the command 'f "A political party
was uttered by ex-senator Francis Hendricks,
/ OF Syracuse, who. in view of his experience as
/ Fire Commissioner and Mayor Of Syracuse as
/ Assembyman and state Senator. and finally as
| Collector of the Port Of NewYork. may rightly
be considered an expert in the matter Of the
possession and distribution of offices, and their
effect upon a party's fortunes.
| Mr. Hendricks. thinking of his epigram. must
/ look with considerable apprehension upon the re-
suit of the distribution of the wealth Of Official
patronage which has suddenly been put in Levi
T. Morton's hands 10y the voters Of the state.
There will BE- several State offices Of large inn
portancc. with hundreds Of appointments in the
gift Of these lesser officers. at the command OF the
Governor-coc, before his term Of office ends.
Beyond them. also. indirectly, are the thou
sands Of appointments which will be made in
/ New -Yorl, city by the heads Of the city depart
/ monis who will b. appointed by Mayor-eect
! Strong rs soon as the Removal b shall have
! been passed by the Legislature and signed by
/ Governor Morton. Mayor Strong. however Will
! be directly responsible to tn" voters Of New-Nork
| city for the character Of IN" appointments made
there: but Governor Morton Will have the credit
or discredit of the appointments IT. ''"H MANI
! t. the state service. Nheih"r ''lS H'd'' l'"""
| ag" shall hurt or help the k'punH'ih parry VIII
! depend upon the character of the mon Mr.. Nor
ton SUNNI, 20 be his aids in the state Govern
! "'"''
one Of the earliest tests OF Mr.. Morton 'Hp''-
its as an executive officer will be his choice of
/ sunerintendnut II pubii. Works This appoint
'' ... - ti,
incnt u" Will haNr u ii"N' H' '' ""
J administration. when hr VIII S''I.'iS lt''
suWod office as Governor in January. 'hl'I'u-
nately FOR him. tn" time Is short in "hrl o. LOOK
about and maxi inquiry concerning the "DiIN
and records q Oh" various men VINO are S'rNinE
/ she place. yr'. since THIS VIII b" th' greatest
and most responsible oiii.e he "iH hrsto" In re
c1urS" ~ bis t"o years administration NJ in'
affairs 90 ms - Si'i" DE- ".,'.' s. " 10 ', .i' '..'
. important tA1t hr make this -e.".i.n WIN rN-
'rtor !.nlif care The Sn3'i'ni,ni'Nt Nt '"'''
Works is the ? sht arm ~ 'lr Sil'.- IN iiiN"
Zoo The management oi tlo S'tI"S S..a' 'tl'S.
u Be- bis duty 90 keep lu good aui ht'lfio' ''n-
d.il1u the Fri" Canal, through WI. Itis"
proportion 0f tho grain trade ot the W,st reaches
Ncw-Y0rk Cl'y. tho O-wegl Canal which per
frms somewhat ~ q lik- service. ami the
Ciama,alu canal through which ia" lumber ot
Ctusda srl fhc ir.n ofe .f the Nnr-h'rn New
York counties reach tl"-"aier h'r" al N'"i"F
,,o,,s,,,>.. THE r,v,r.. COMMISSION
Up - 1873 the canals w"r" under the control
/ - three Canal Commissioners Tho Canal Ring
a -, , -, ,,i, lt,.,a, ,,,,o Tho ,,,or-
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'i tA' Sihl' I'A'lN'' 10 ""F' ''' i'' 'l''''''''
head % the canal 81, tom. and after Samuel J.
.r,l.r had smashed tbe canal Ring they
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ma n" NAY 100 s"- ~. ,t ,,d,,
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r.,inf.nd.nt = Public Work. attends o. any
I,hr ,,,,iic u..,l,s .f lu,. nu.,ir. H.. .Npcnds
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'H'I.'s i'"' ,,,,rd Nurrb, +, i'm tho T. mo-
~ ,r,y IT, t,rsn1d,I Governor mn To- ap-
.'@u' tr,,,.', 80 ,r,,.v - IN. oflir.
,nI ,hr'nrh him gained great influence in thc
anu '''' ''',tt ''''''
'd,,f ,"l''7, , .r.,,,t,,. e., ,,i..,..
tho ,'",,h,nt. ~ Nh. produc. Exchange 90
New-York. the Merchants Exchange of Huf-
ial'. me c'nal n'a''"'i '"' 49,, n ,,,,,i,,,
D h,s, ,tl man H., Dfir. a. Suprrin,.nd-
cnt If Public Works Both Benjamin ".
Clark the first supplementary "h" Was APP
lointcd III ~ "mu ''S iii, ~ oi,i,ls ,nI Ift
,hc c,u,ls in better condition than when they
,nnk nf,ice But then IA, onic" was turned into
a political one James Shanah1n. Of Tribes iIll.
,.bo ,vos ,uu,iuf,d hV Governor ClrNrland If
I,f, :, himself would hay. mad. good Official.
rr n. L,1 had .xu.ri,ncc I'm the execution Of
publl, contracts; but when David T.. liill BE-
r,mc ,;nvorunr he demanded political tuN of
every d,parim.nt and Superintendent Shlni-
han had to pav IT liII the rest Of th" Democratic
officials As a consequence. a good many IN
..,rn.tcnf canal official. woro appointed. Bur
much worse followed under the administration
- Edr.,rd II,unau the appointc" of Edward
Nurphv r Hannah Lad been "A ward politician
's'r r and me- had m. ward u1liticllu's idea