New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-19
NOT WHAT WAS VOTED FOR:
GENERAL DISSATISFACTION WITH THE
LEXOw COMMITTEES REPORT.

PosAIs-THEY DON'T GO TO THE ROOT OF
THE TROUBLE MISERABLE PLAT-T poll
ITICs STICK OUT ALL OVER THE
sCHEME-OTHER OPINIONS.
Comments VIII CHI were heard In this city yester-
dav in regard to the report Of the Iexow COM
mi,tee and the bills for police reorganization whch
have been prepared by Senator I.exow and his co.,
leagues indicated that while many politicians were
plea with the apparent outcome OF the police IN
vestigation there was much dissatisfaction among
the men who have been prominent In the WORK o.
municipal reform. and that some of the oficiais OF
the Police Department were disappointed. WINE
Others were pleased The Rev. Dr. Charles H.
Parkhurst was outspoken IN his opposition to some
portions OF the general scheme FOR the reorgah'|a
ton OF the Police Department.
REGARDING the bill to reorganize the force he SAD
THE details Of the bill are interesting out the
main thing to be considered at the moment Is us
structural outlines and animatng spirit In THESE
respects the bill is substantially what the pubic
bad hoo, led IN expect Their. only three feat
ures Of IL that | cat now mention. The first OF
these [ heartily approve. namely the enlargement
of the powers OF what II IS proposed 10 can 'he
Chief OF Pollce'-a far better term than oupern-
tendent--by which to designate the executive hea"
Of the force
.Tha sacond feature is that OF bi-parisanship
(which enthusiastically reprobate as being counter
IA the wish and demand OF the people: as caicc-
lated to make partisanshp a mandatory element
in our city politics at the very time "heh Tue
popular desire is utterly - extermihate pai Vod"-
shin from municipal administration. and further
more designed to furnish field for the ARRANGING VI
political deals and the play Oh Po"''"' '"" '"
ton. a.,
Thc third feature is the policy II proposes Tor the
reorganization OF the police force. The committee
in the eighth article Of It's summary recommends
= radical reorganization. reorganization that
qoes TO the roots The roots however, II appears
they do not propose TO touch Iney recommend
, ,h., :, he treated to a little arboriculture AMI
pruned ~.
I'VE belleve-and We are confident that the CITY
IL with Ms in this-that rottenness has 10 snch a &C.
gree peryaded the vtas of the existing force that
nc a force IT is dead and candidate only Tor the
considerable Offices Of the undertaken; that any po-
,,c. force in order to serve this city with satsfac-
ZION and effect must be organically distinct from
rho one that we have now that such force can
not be obtained by pruning. but must be constructed
de novo
THAT is the only treatment that deserves 10 De
,l,ad radical and when the committee styles It's
or,ssd nol,cv radical we must suppose either
that thoroughness Is something OF which they nave
not quite a clear conception. or that they avali OF
drastic terms in order to disguise the diplomatic
leniency OF their intention
THE MAYOR COULDN'T BE WORKED.
..rs there any special significance in giving 10 the
Governor the appointment OF the three Commits
sioners who to make removals from the ponce
force Dr. Parkhurst was asked
Yes there is" he replied i suppose they
thought Mayor Strong could not be worked
DO you apprehend that Governor Morton can
he influenced in the appointment OF the Commits
sioners?'
Il think ne can be influenced more readily IMAM
Mayor Strong could be. Mayor Strong Is de'o'edly
obstinate ! am convinced that there Is music
,atno ~ n-p
to indicate to the Mayor that the Power OF Re
moval hill Is to be used as a kind OF lever 10 pry
him into acceptance OF tire unpalatabe elements
OF the Bipartisan Police bill ! am confident that
ne does not believe in a bipartisan police Dill. IL
is contrary to the platform which he accepted when
he became a candidate and upon which he was
elected. IL looks as II the element when We repro
bate was to be pinned upon us. The Power OF he-
moval bill should have been passed by this time
The politicians keeping 1t back TO he worked IN
the interest Of the other end OF their policy.
would prefer to have the Tammany offceihoders
kept In power until the end OF their terms rather
than see them displaced by men the power to APP
point whom had been purchased by yielding to the |
men in control at Albany.
II have to-day looked over the concluding chapter
OF my book. which is in the hands Of the pub |
Usher. and some things In that chapter which IS !
headed Victory: It's Opportunities and Dangers !
might be recalled, in View OF the present situation
They deal with the political influence which was !
10 Ne pldylfs III pui VI tHe IOite
vestgation from the start The committee thought |
Il necessary TO begin with an Investigation OF eiec- |
for purely political reasons. The names OF other |
lawyers were canvassed by the committee. names |
the investigation. and got on the track OF certain
connected with one OF Platts bench |
men When the investigation was fairly under |
way and Mr. Con had got hold OF some good ma
the Of na hs h
was change. There was parade Instead OF a
battlefield. and Just before the final adjournment
here was an elaborate slump
PLATT AND THE POLITICIANS
THE character OF the bill to reorganize the police
force is in keeping with the schemes of the poll
cians We tired OF politics In municipal
We want to get rid OF the in
srelent which the man from Ti0ga and his con-
'cderates bound to incorporate In tina; admins
ration. IL Plat has been quoted correctly he has
nave police legislation unless there IL BIZ
PARTISAN police bill Is the city Of New-fork going
De challenge by man who has no more official
authority than one born IN the south Sea Islands
IN account OF the half-hsarted propositions which
,ave been made TO us from Albany. II the reform
nents are put into disintesrated and helpless
iitIon: at the, end OF Mayor s,rongs term OF ONCE
# despond II Plat had been going about aboring
YIN pecpe in The cause 81 purified politics as n.
would have been different but for him to take the
esnlis gained by he GSmmif, ; Of seventy and
ute them 10 further schemes OF his own is "A I
train on a mans grace and Il heater OF righteous
Indignation"
THE RECORDER SEES COLONEL. STRONG.
Recorder Con- had "A conversation with Mayor
strong yesterday and II was supposed that they !
alked about the report OF the Lexow Committee
nd the bills to reorganze the Police Department.
mt after the interview the Recorder declined TO
ay anything 70 newspaper on those subjects
n which he was known 10 have much interest.
Frank Moss, VINO WAS one or the counsel Tor the
.exow Committee said yesterday that he
Wiling to make any criticism OF the report. As TO
he bills for the reorganiza ton OF the Police De-
"a ment. he declared that he desired 10 say moth
ny In advance OF statement, TO be made by the
Executive Committee OF DR.. Parkhursts society.
which likely to express his Views fully. The