New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-13
GAROOS COME HTGH.

II was not much that Tammany got in the
late election, and it seems less when it comes to
no divided The GarOos having, as they say,
turned the scale in favor of Tammany and prac-
tjcally secured the election of the Tammany
candidates are now, as we learn from mat
variegated Democratic newspaper. The New
York Times" presenting their claims for
division of the patronage pertaining to the Offices
of County Clerk and Register. Now the patron
age of those places has been in Tammany hands
for long time. and has been enjoyed by retired
prize-fghters saloonkeepels and bartenders OF
great activity and usefulness. To remove such
persons TO make places for Garoos would create
disturbance So there's trouble in the camp.
The Garoos come high. Nobody knows how
many there are Of them but there are Tamsen
and Hoeber and Crosse and Ridder-four for
certain-and computing their following by the
noise they made in the last campaign, there
must be at least 10000 in ALL which would
leave about 1000 for Tammany proper Tn
fortunately though the Garoos have never been
counted, except as already said, by the noise
they made and that is sometimes misleading.
AS for instance. there are well-auhcnticated
cases where heads Of families have been willing
TO Law Wagers at considerable odds that on Il
previous evening cats TO the number Of 10000
had been engaged in mortal combat in their
bacl, wards when Il careful census showed that
there were not more than three or four cats in
the entire ncighborhood. There's nothing so de-
ceptve as noise; particularly when accompanied
by beer
Still there must be good many Garoos. Ana
although il u.s. strictly speaking. none OF our
1oo, all al ,ln a
arbtrate the dispute, we do take leave 10 say
that they ought to have something from TAM
many, even if retired prizc-fighter or two must
be thrown out Of the public service to make room
for them. They come high but no good cause
can get along without them. In the municipal
reform campaign Of 1891 the committee OF
Seventy without counting them. but making
rough estimate Of their numbers from the VOL
ume of their vocifcratiOns and the havoc thc!
made with the mother tongue, took them at thelr
own valuation, which was two places on the
ticket Not so very high in point Of numbers
perhaps but the two men whom they demanded
places for wero-iust think of it-Tamsen ana
Hoeber Think Of it again Hansen ana Hoe
ber What price that was. 1t was no bargain
counter M which the Committee OF Seventy
bought the Garoos, and paid for them in the
nomination of Tamsen for Sheriff and Hoeber
for Coroner But Tamsen and lloebcr and the
other two Of the quartet We're not satlsheu
even with this Had Tamsen and Hocber been
content 10 apply such intelligence as they had
10 the discharge Of their official duties, draWlnI
their pay and keeping out of sight. 1t would not
have been 50 bad. But these political jumping
lacks have kept themselves on view ever since
they took office Not only on view. but in hot
water When the Sunday closing law began to
be enforced impartay they thrust themselves
TO the front with the rather startling statement
that one condition upon which they had turned
over the Garoos was that they should be OK
cmpcd from the operation of the Sunday closing
law And they howlcd themselves red i'll the
face over what they called breach of faith in
this regard They had vocGerated for them
selves Two good places on the score Of their devO
lion 10 municipal reform. and now they began
vociferating more loudly and more violently for
more places on the score Of their devotion to
personal liberty
They were in the market. Mr. Lautcrbach.
the able but somewhat shifiy presidcn; of the
Republican County Committee made bid for
them in the shape Of platform pacation which
cost about 10000 Republican votes. but ihcy
fcrrcd patronage and places 50 Tammany
looked them over and offered them enc place.
TO w.t. Tamsens attorney Charles T. MacLcan.
for Supreme Court Judge There was some
haggling over it. bu, IN understanding was
finally reached that il the GaroOs would support
the whole Tammany ticket AIacIcan should be
nominated and should not be asscs ed. ~ all
other candidates were. for election expenses So
irene Court bench without It's costing him or
them a cent When il * considered that the
other candidates for judicial positions were as
sessed several thousand dollars. it will be
that the Garoos drove good bargain. They
come high On Monday night Supreme Court
Judee-elect Charles F. MacLcan gave 4 dinner
TO the Garoos. lie could well afford to. There
must be as many as a hundred Garoos, for that
is the number reported as guests. Tamsen
spoke He usually does. Tammany cOntem-
porary which had ~ interpreter present reports
him as congratulatins the Garoos upon having
elected so good a man as NiacLean 10 be Judge
adding: Il hope you will recommend him to
"act with mercy should the Sheriff's case come
"before him. Since Hansen Is under lndict-
ment for malfeasance In office. this would seem
TO the ordinary mind 10 be a rather rank sug-
gcston. But IL does not appear 70 have struck
anybody, not even the Supreme Court Judge
elect AT the head Of the table. rs being either
unusual or improper. 1AIn>en said h. was sorry
to lose able a counsel, but glad to get So good
n Judge. So II Is only a fair inference that
Tamsen. who with the other three sold the Ga
rOos last year for places for himself and lIoeber
and n tacit UNDERSTANDING as they sny. that the
Garoos should have immunity for violating GER
tain laws, has sold them this year for place