New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-18
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
A POSITION THAT Is RIDICULOUS CONSIDERED
IL THE LIGHT Or EXISTING FACTS
MR.. PLATT AS 4 MARTYR.

a
~ THE LIGHT or EXISTING fAcls
T, the EDITOR of The Tribune.
Sir: AR Vlatts efforts 70 pose as MARTYR would
be more successful Il existing conditions were less
thoroughly understood. He and his followers pro
claim IN en- Hess re;:era;!on thai Mayor Strong mas
Disseminated against them that they. as the rep
resertatives OF the regular organization are being
prosecuted in the interests of faction represented
by William Brookheld. Cornelius y. Bliss Emu
Root EdtArd Mitchell and other Republican, OF
that stamp. There Is probably 80 per cent OF the
people OF tais city and State who would rejoice II
This allegation were true for there is no denying
TIE fact that overwhelming majority OF kepuo-
ucsus ana good citizens generally are heartily IN
favor OF Mr.. Platts absolute retirement from pohH-
cal activity ]; is not true. however II is nas'ah'y
untrue. Mr. Platts friends have been recognized
nv Mayor Strong and recognized farly-lavshly, in
fact in comparison with the way in which the anti
Plat forces have been treated AT Albany. or whei-
ever Mr. Plat has had anything 10 90 WIN '"e o's
pensation OF patronage.
when Mr.. IAuterbach withdrew the appointments
the other day it intended TO create the impress
sion that Mr. Platt had received nothing from
Navo- Strong and proposed to ask nothing IN III
ture al his hands. He evidently proceeded on the
assumption that the people had forgotten All ABOUT
the appointment Of Major Plmley az commissioner
OF Jurors. one of the most important places IN the
civ government. Under Tammany this once was
c,,e;Jered =, he worth 10000 5000 votes so great
Is tho influence that this functionary can wield II
Ia IS disposed TO his power as 1t has peeh wlelo
ci in the past Mr.. Plmley. who has been gwen inc
office is a devoted follower OF Mr.. P.att ana ne
hos made no effort disguise the fact as soon as
- fou,6 himself safely ensconced IN the place. He
b.s %, 8, he known far and vice that none but Patt
men need apply for the fifteen twenty places IN MS
SfL A.,
similar declaration has teen made by Mr.
Healev the Mayors Marshal another deVo'ee Oh
rho Tocan's fortunes He proposes to use the ONCE
an important one. too-in Mr.. Platts interest,"
Notwithstanding the fact that he owes the appo'n'-
lnent entirely TO the Mayor.
I, would be interesting for Mr. Platt 10 point out
two nlaces corresponding these that nave Oeeh
given to the element OF the party opposed 10 MIN III
the dlspensation OF the state patronage As mn
ter OF fact he cannot. end well ne KNOWS A. u"
S,ate ratronare has been dealt out in the no''
narrow factional manner. until II mas uec''"o -
saving al Albany that even scruowoman oa'''o
IN Amounted at the Capitol unless she Is o'Nii1eN
,,,,b the United States Express Company = ua'e
mark Mr. Faston. the Superintendent OF 'ne NV
capitol would rather appoint nm peihoV.''
Office a hundred times than an anu-fIaN nop'D
ucan. and George Aldridge. the superintendent %
Public Works considers 1t the quintessehCe % -
tas,a for any man to seek employment al MS MINUS
,,ho does not bear 4 letter from Mr. Fiat"
C.o-n,ra Mr. Alaridge's course with that OF MI
Prookfeld in this matter. Mr. 6rooKheio i ''s
ous opronent of Ny. Plat. but that mas io' i
,.or.od hin, from appointing to office men VINO "7
49,, ard secretlv still are. adherents Of the ia'e
,, boss For example. he made TWO appoii,
mems for George Hlliard in the vim Disuiv, e''
al ona q s. 800 place another at N'A" hlil''N
g tho leader of the ola machine in the Win ~
,,., and one Of Pattersons devotees' lie 10
..,,noa,. he has proven traitor 10 efenss 10
,t5 I,hon1 he has held poltlcA req Cor
could not maintain his hod ID te Cor The assistance
~ enty-four hours II Il were no' i leader who has
o. PAT Keenan,. the IammsnSS men 70 run his
fo- years supplied HiEAri W.T. :. ne mos, obiec-
Inares Aitogether he l.: one o. ba sT not prevented
inlahle OF the old gang out tli Ha ~ - unoues-
NJ Prookfield from recognizing iiliI nre-
;isrably linwse, but II shows ne '.h he, on the
lis on .he one side compare1 WIKI '"'' " ~
ON, Piesenweber is another OF the oIa hr Nv
~. !, - said mas been given recoehI.uuua,o he.
;orrs 10 the Patterson coterle am irod favors
tncTT5cs him and Hil,ard who nave, op,al'e' 49,
sr,,o The commissioner of Putic Moiss' ,,cfrrous
Va 10 light of these facts MI Pi@tt ia. rdtc,-
IN lle ~ mar.yrdom become trlne i.so,
The fact is he claims for TsnisTa
in this city whatever upon ,nS nomination He
Ion He 10 ala in securing his election t ne Ps
G.rrI that Hugh Grant would beaf rSin fo- ex-
ieutenants-Police CoInlniss1oIi,s nat Grant
aInpIe-"egs ovcr i3o COO votes. The Mayer Volt
80 been entirely JUSTIFIED a. sUJH ,t,o, in retus-
himself in The way o. FT9i Of his followers for an
ilt Colonel Strong &ctei ~ +. he will
I'm continue 20 GO So and ~ return hat president
tnd himseH - bimsef in at the close OF ms YER "
,-rn sfter practically Ewing an ~ discovered
ZSw-York State into i4@,iis ,lssainst his renomna-
mat g>n.ii, because ne could not have pace j"
the CIS a, &c an absolute believer in De M1Is syoT
NJ t!a.tin l. "a roftiUg" ard the sooner MdN Va
motto CO. nat out and acts upon y prac.GGh, ne
80 later II will be for ms aInlnis orfv Of mis-
better II VII De ~ TWENTY THIRD DISTRICT
cry %EsS,y NV March L. 1895.