New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-05
uIN HOLD LfIOSENIU.

HIS nom LOOSENED
rho roovcmcn, in behalf " municipal reform
which began several months ago, at'ain'" '"'
height Of a great victory in November p'G'"
to get cnangl"l in personal politics ana 'h'-
chine methods and devices imm"'iia'"N uP'"
tbo assembling Of tn" Legislature and now hal'S
momcntarily Il; distractions the purpose :"
which Is fully understood. may he delayed. hui
will not be- cfoLjcd. The voters "t 'hiS Guy
have been too profoundly moved 10y the as
closures during the last year 81 the utter r"'''"
ness of our municipal government ana inc III
security If life and property under H. /" ~
diverted hv any parliamentary irickS "r u'N''>
or any tactics of pnsIpon"meni or hcld! I'''"
the purpoScto which they CAV" such c'ar III"
emphatic expression in November "I "N'TlhI'N
ing absolutely The system OF m>goN'rnlh'"' wv
der which they have suffered - long Inc!
meant business in November: they have meant
I, ever since: they mean IT NOR" thllI ever HOW
The politician VIII" thinks they can be- dlN'r''"
from il makes mistake which Will prove costly
f. him in the end For the pcopl" VINO VAIN
good municipal government who Vot'd Tor " -
cn,huSiasficallv and Overwhelmingly ann
u.vcd thcy were i'm the way 10 get II. are d'i'I
mined 10 hay" II. and woe ~ iii" pubic man
who stands in their way. II tins m'N'in'hl' NV
force ~ which every one recognizes N''' ~
r,-ied simply against Mr.. Thomas { fE't -
the cmbodimcn, II principle ana 'h' "Np'h'h'
~ , system against which The community ! h
ono, revolt. IN. reports now current tha' h' -
suffering from Illness and In CONDITION 'P
nroachlnc collapse might 80 work upon pu'h'
sympathy aS 10 cau-" cessation al h'>''"''''
and possibly u diversion In his favor
an
Iui Mi Plati only figures in ihc matter a. -"
arrogant sclf.constiiuied Boss. Who hhs ii'
pnd,n,lv thrust himself between III" honest
voters and the accomplishment 81 their purpose.
Personally he l. II lltl" account. hui h' h'N
called attention 10 himself Ivy his demand lT
recognition a. a person If SO lnuch consequence
that il is necessary To- deal win MIN III "Ih''
10 ofTcc, ANYTHING hy way Of legislation. lie hiN
also provoked inquiry ~ 10 III" sources 81 MS
mower and the means 10y which II" gained 'h'
right To dominate the Republican party. III Ills
cussng the dement's Of the system ih'h 81
which ne is the recognized exponent ana mas
long been the Beneficiary his Illness or MS wen
ness cannot bc taken into consideration. Legs
Iation in behalf II reform waits at Albany II
must not he subjected :" posponcmcnt or delay
bccausc Mr. Plat who stands in the way "t u
Is not In robust health. Nor can ih' dIS'ussoh
of the sources of his power and the meaning "i
his remarkable hold upon legislation stop pend
ing his recovery. In this view Of the ease. when
i FAR above personal consld"rlu"hs' IN" IT'D
unc will continue 10 point out the reasons WHY
fine Legislature should not permit ITSELF io bc
made the creature Of Mr.. PlatiS VIII ana thc
instrument Of his ambitious purposes And IL
takes this opportunity to express its earnest de-
sire for his speedy recovery not only from his
| nhvscal ailments, but from the mental ha
inclination under which he seems To be tailoring
| that he is the Republican party, and that sub
soryicncy TO him is essential To party harmony
Pursuing this subject. We call the attention OF
the LEGISLATURE which is. justly or unjusiy, sls-
ncctcd Of being subjec, 10 his orders 10 the fact
| that Mr. platt's hold upon the municipal patron
noe in this city has been cffcctualy broken. ami
| his claim 10 potential influence with Governor
Marion in the distribution Of State patronage
+ amen to considerable doubt. There may be-
| food for reflection in these conditions.
! ,uo,her thing To which desire To call the
,ttontion Of Republicans in the Legislature and
csueciallv those Republicans who have hereto
foro bcep assisted by liberal contributions Ia
their campaien funds by Mr.. Plat in his own
r,,,o il the probability and almost certainty
that ihe sources from which Mr.. 'htt has for
! sovor.I wears derived III" means for making
,ioso contributions III Ms own name will be
,r,.cntlv dried I'D There is no violation Of con
ad.,co In orr saving that Mr. Plat has been in
the hab, Of drawing upon The great corporations
of This city in the same way and for the same
nurnosc ~ did Mr. Richard Croker That is of
uuhic notoriciy II is notorious that for many
vcirs CORPORATIONS dependent upon or liable 10
Inc affected by legislation AT Albany have made
l,rc. contributions to Mr. Croker on the one
hand and Mr.. Plat on The other for the simple
unconceal,I purpose Of protecting themselves.
Those contributions have been disburscd by the
Gentlemen referred To. al their own will, with
mn accounting or responsibility 10 any one That
nr,cticc * pretty certain to be stopped. 1t has
been a subject Of discussion among the man
ayers of the corporations who have heretofore
been levied upon and although no concerted
action has been agreed upon. II Is beginning to
mo understood that /; will be no longer sub
mi,tcd ,o II The corporations are moi them
selves prcuniarily Interested in the saving to he
effected, public opinion viii not permit the con
uu,lance of "A practice ~ fraifght with evil and
So mischIevous in its effect upon public morals
II the corporations do not Of their own motion
mt a stop 10 it, they will be called 10 account
for il by the voters at the first opportunity.
Wouldn't the members ~ the Legislature
who hope for Pldtt's help in their canvass foi
reelection do well 10 rrhcc, Il l'iile on this
situation before they yield 10 Ar. Platts demand