New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-16

4, o,,,sluy feature Of the treatment or tue
nuuirinal situation by the newspapers III 'n'
intcror devoted to Mr.. Platts interests Is 'h'r
ann,rcnt Inconsistencies that the phenomenal
ynol thcv are manlfcSnS must naturally pro
voI,o inouirv from their readers as 10 why thcy
oro devo,inr so much space 10 The coisideTa-
,ion If Noyy-York city affairs; why they happen
- hc in opposition 10 the Republican Mayor
the Committee of Seventy and the entire cry
nrc>; with perhaps single exception; AMI why
most or MI. they should get 50 hot about 1t.
II docs not seem to occur 10 them that Their
uncommon activity and unwon.cd z'al in this
state of things may east suspicion upon their
native. Perhaps. though. they are 50 busy
with flthoming the motives Of others that they
Ia,o moi ,akcu time 10 think their own may be
suspected
Let lis come back 10 TIE point. II Is very
simnle. The citizens of this town are not ih'o-
Ring nor guessing about existing muhl'iPAl
conditions They know absolutely from an ar
ray of facts sworn 70 and corroborAiel "H'h
no one prcicuds - deny. that the government
under which thoy have been living is rotten I"
the core and that under IL 10 mans property
reputation or life has been safe against IN"
Vaccinations Of any cvildoer VINO had pull
with the persons and th" party in power. Ihcy
know that there are magistrates on the Police
Court bench who are themselves lAwbrcAkerS,
and in many cases tenfoll guticr Of crime
than the men they try They know that the
Police Department IS thoroughly corrupt that
il has been administered by men who prohtcd
bv giving protection 10 criminals and immunity
10 crime that the police force Is rocking with
all manner of bascncSs and is held together by
uubushing perjury. They knew all ths. ana
more last November when they voted 10y i'.W"
majority for change. They changed the parry
in control They changed a 1ammany Mayor
for one Of their own choosing, upon whom jh'y
could rely for aid In oycrtuTnS the whole syS-
TEN Of Tammany misrule. That j. what th"y
want And that is what they are determined
10 have If not now, some time Is there any
reason why they should not have IL? IS there
any reason why the men whom they intr'lsth
with commission to carry their purpose mo
effect should hesitate about II or patcr over X:
ANY reason why the thoroughly competent and
honest men who were influential Ia carrying 10
n successful issue at tho polls the great move
ment Of last autumn for municipal reform
should be sueered at and black guarded because
they have shown their continued interest IN tue
cause bv submitting 10 the Legislature carefully
prepared bills providing for the reforms 80 ear
ucStly dcsircdt
is there any reason except that such radical
reform as thc people OF this misSovcrn'd town
desire will clash with the plans Of some one who
has VIGOROUSLY prOhtcd heretofore by COLLISION
with the Tammany agents If corruption ana
protectors Of crime? What motive can the
gentlemen who have sacrificed time and money
IN the cause Of the People against THumahy
have now except 10 promote the general good:
The voters Of this town have hot lost confidence
in them. They believe as much In their sincerity
and integrity now rs they did when they fol
lowed their lead last November and elected
Reform administration. With th" vast majority
Of them the effect 81 appointments or legislation
or anything else upon the personal fortunes Of
Mr. Plat has no weight whatever. But they
do want reform legislation that will bring re
form, whoms0ever it may affect They only
care for Mr.. Plat rs he stands IN the way OF
It, And If that gentleman. through his Influence
at Albany or by any Vaccinations elsewhere
succeeds in defeating reform measures or so
bejuggling them rs 10 make them notifications
| or frlitlcss. to save himself or his hcnchmcn in
Office he will have but 4 shOrtlved triumph
| No one man can stand long between a com
muniy so thoroughly aroused rs this Is ana the
accomplishment Of its purpose