New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-06
SATURDAY.,
APRIL 6, 1895.
MIR. GERRY'S QUEER COURSE,
CRITICISM ON HIS DEFENCE OF THE DIV
vERs AND KOCHs.

THE CHARGE THAT A. p. A. INFLUENCES WIN.
At uopx N THE FORMATION OF THE
POLICE MAGISTRATES BILL DE-
Not-NCED AS ABSURDLY FALSE.
Commodore Ebrdge T. Gerrys appearance ~
Albany before the Senate Judiciary Coh'h''ee -"
Thursday as the apologist and defender Oh the p'e
ent Tammany occupants OF the ponce pe'e' v
New-York was the subject OF much comment ana
criticism yesterday all over the city. Inc u.no..
establishment was EXPRESSED that Mr.. Gerry snou'o
lend his ancestral name. his position IN society a'~
his standing the head or the noteh aSSoe'
whose usefulness he has 50 long directed 10 JUST
I'D a dozen or more discredted and dlSsraoeu ol"
Gals most OF whom have prostituted the )ndic'a.
ermine to the demands OF Tammany po''o'' ~
the vllest and lowest description
Most Of ALL were people amazed that Mr.. Gerry
would put himself in the ridiculous attitude oi uy
ing to create the impression that anti-Cathoc III
nuences were behind the bill 10 remove such dsrep.
utable police justices Paddy" Diver, joe
tkocb .Tom'' Grady Barney" Martin and others
NJ like unsavory fame. Mr. Gerrys disposition 70
serve his friends on the Tammany police bench
carried him long ways beyond the pounus Vi
proprety 1t was said. when he and Senator y Coh-
nor stopped to such unfounded nsnuations ana
ATTEMPTED to connect the A. j. A. with the origin
of the bill. Such representation was feIt yester-
dav 10 be gratuitous insult to the members OF tho
subcommittee Of the Committee of Seventy VINO
drafted the bill This subcommittee Is composeo
Of Albert Stic<ney. chairman: Joseph Iarocque.
Charles c. Beaman, William b. HornpIo"er ana
Lewis L. Delafeld. Naturally the charge aroused
M LITTLE INDIGNATION among these wel-known clti-
zens and their friends.
Some of the latter were disposed yesterday !"
talk about the reasons which had. according 70
their views prompted Mr.. Gerry to attack the fo-
lice Magistrates bill and place obstacles in the way
OF Kidding the city OF the precious lot OF polucAt
adventures who hold their offices by the grace VI
Tammany Mayors and are dubbed JUICE .ea r5n1
against the bill prevent eglsatlon
his Society for the Prevention OF Cru% ssed that
dren was regarded as absurd IL Was rsCaeI 10
since the passage Of the bill by Iammahyp SaI
iature approved by a Tammany Governor, isoswen
SEQ 90 A year OF the money OF the city tAKpdy,es,
IN public on the beauties OF Tammany muncipaI
government, and has been ever reans - ,ramnany
the ability. integrity aii usefulness Oh a''''a"'
just think of Elbrdge Gerry dGc ,H Ing i on
d!c!al temperaments and the exalted virtues ., sun
ornaments to The POLICE Bencn Tom on Cfrady and
oM Man HosaG s9in mum Hie RaTe been o 's sight
Association yes,erIay in albany tha they viii never
Mr. Delatield said yesterday:
The truth Of the matter that Mr.: Gerry Is SEEK
Ing to array influences OF his society on we sue
OF the discredted police justices. ana tIat ms sus
gestion % sectarian influences coniro.ng the CoI
mittee of Seventy is deliberate EFFORT 20 appear
c 90 which does not know the true facts OF
the case An illustration OF the reckIeSsle9~ OF StI.
1;errvs arsument is 10 be found IN the d-stItio
that this bill drawn by the so-caIIed CON -
~ Ten The truth l. that the Committee OF Ien
WAS not even appointed until more tnan one nhohth
after this biz had been introduced In the -SsatuIe
Possibly an explanation Of Mr.. Gerry : attltILS
may be found in the fact that 80 long ago a. $50,
when 1t was sought 10 remedy tne 2nla@S INN
isting BY legislation proposed by the former no' ~
tee OF seventy Mr. Gerry appeared AZ counss! ios
tho police Justices IN their unsuccessful enorts 70
procure A decision that the act (Whlcn wac oid""
by Dornan r. Eaton) was unconstitutional
Mr.. Stiskney sail: .....,, al,
Every feature OF the bill most maturey con-
s,Iered and IL was Vigorously revised from time TO
timo As advisers called In james = CArter.
! Judge Hickman ex-Poice Justice Nllore.h, nov
| Collector and W 7. jerome. and IT. had the ai-
vantage % every suggestion they could make. NJ.
Carter In particular, gave great deaI OF consiu,
Grafton 10 the bill AMI when finished d. represented
| our best united Judgment a. 20 the SORT OF poIco
| magistracy our city needs. ..,.,,. l.,
Concerning the suggestion that antl-Catnoic m
| Nueuce- prevailed in the drafting 81 the pH, san
saw that such influences me American frotectVe
| ASSOCIATION were never mentioned by any OF US,
never referred TO. and do not believe were ever
| in the minds OF any OF us while We were framing
/ this bill =, 49,. ia. ct "a
dor.r the bill a it stands. although | should say
| mar am not familiar with the details OF the oo-
| iertions made by Mr. Gerry. II the latter pro-
nounca5 thu present police justices men OF cnarac-
ter and ability he seems - me TO place hlmStt III
| nositOn where ne scarcely ne argueb WIN it
ho GAYS that antl-CathoIc influences shaped the o'
he is taking the most utter nonsense