New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
~ The POLITJCIL FIELD.

III, r.,.,.,i ~ po,lco Comm. ssioncrs kcrwn an!
Murray marks the eri of Mr. Platt IN TINS county.
#, th.ir sqIacerncnt vau.shes his last clement o'
.,-ergi1 Tho Police Department has been ms
49,, ...,o- t,re n. has held 20 u with urflvaIlel
i.ut.tv Re- appreciated !ts importance. ana ne
-., ,ta. go lous ~ b." could contro. H. or lArt ot
/. t.. as a.. r ,u.. .I 90 ulK" nin-tf trl Ii -
u.troi. U.s. Naw that j. j. gone OF 4 fn - nis
taken away from him. IL ls cas- 70 "I'.' 80 .th
bitter d.s,lp'intm"ni ana ~" Ni'''''. ' "s tri
asalu-t Mayor strong. whom i. CO. 1850 T. ,,
5niv MA hrt ratified" g condition ihai s''"'
raItIly becoming normal With him
Tho ,oes ~ this county IL bal enough 10 .i''f
b,. Nh. .gsrt n VII have upon the rest 90 200"
s.lt. T.. vAat Mr. Tnu f.ols AMI fclrs. II knows
tlnta strong sentiment against him exists I'D every
county t. It latou, ln many ~ them bur % ony
requires such st.tnuas ta' result Bee ths county
will i-sp,ri Oh, crys;all.1" INTO Vigorous ac''Fe
movement against hs machine inderd J, WI, sur
e.. ,t.H "a demonstration against Pint rom one
.-..,iri .onr before i's This coUhc, presents op-
r.r,uuIfi,s for aWb!t 1898 young politicians VINO are
',ii,i,. ,,I v.h'le r.osi Of them hold back for
n. rrc.cat. Nos Wiz d.; 10 - when they sec that
goes e., 'N,rw-York c'ty so goes tn state.
r,., Mr. r.a.,.s mos. devoted followers begin TO
r,iliz. that b. j. iu a bad way. The tide OF his
Political ,rorts has tur."I, 1t Is running strongly
against him. one disaster has followed another,
until even thc most faithful of his friends have ID
admit that Ms future IS exceedingly dark Ihey are
losing faith DO him. and when IN" PRACTICAL poll
TEXANS lose f,ith IN Plat his career IS At an end.
To- d. has no strength With the people He never
had. This loss oi tith Us not surprising IN" last
year ha- witnessed such s"ri's 81 hundcfS On ne
cA-hoss's part his h'"ie,t enemies never dreamed
he va capable Of comm,t.nS If, mas h1Rd ih
clcyeruess, bat he has allowed himself TO he guilty
Of some Of the most despIcable acts and the stupid
est plumbers that We're ever charged To IN" account
o: 4 political leader
10. ,sifb ~. Ma,n il he psiu
sion Senator Fassett arrives at after twocol-
urnn review OF the situation in The Elmra Adj
vcrtiscr
The notification Of the Power Of Removal bin
by the absurd extension of the Civl Service rules
IN this city continues TO be- OF the most lively
topics Of discussion In political circles. There
Zoe question To the attitude of the majority
Of sensible people Who have considered the matter.
Thcy feel that a serious mistake Is being made in
the name OF this reform and they feel that
thing must bc done to correct It. This IS not the
Of reputable citizens. .Yho desire see this cjys
to;nmISsIoncr 81 Puhic Works. for example. l.
believer in tivl Service reform. he Is I'm the
separation OF local Affairs from National politics.
bat neither he nor his deputy General Coils. hest
taies for an instant IN condcmning the way in
affairs jISt now. IT is time to call halt
Maurice j. Power the guiding spirit II the State
Democracy remarked the other day. In discussing
tbs subject, that he believed the interests OF re-
form coub best be- served 10y an absolute suspension
90 the Civii Service law in this county until every
municipal department had been cleaned of the
TammaEy oarnaces that are fastened upon it.
uige Power vcH Is that nnda hearty IN
dorscmrnts "rammanv must b. Destroyed was
the slogan 90 tha late campaign but how Tammlny
IS go.rs = be- destroyed. with $i6CW9oD N7lo,CoO
worth OF Offices In IN" po session ~ us hcel.rs AMI
WORKERS. and with almost every one of th, m guar
antrcd protection by the Clyil Service aW f. one
81 tn" piobl ems that the cham comic secretary Of
the C.vl Service Board may solve. but hard-hea
retorm'rs give II mp In despair
VINO have given any attention to the matter that
Tammany Hall worked The civil Service law in the
interests Of the Wigwam for all 1t Wa worth
Every place that It could protect WAS protected by
IT, Veterans were put into office In place of men
who were removable. and everything possible was
done to hO.d the great herd of Tammany hcelers in
Their fat places They even went So far 10 secure
the reapp0lntment of their own fayofite secretary
OF the Civil Service Commis'lOn. and apparently he
has proven himself worthy of the confidence re-
posed In him