New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23
HLTSTER md THREATS.


So The la voters OF This town WHO
elected Mayor Strong and a mhnicipai a"iii'i''
r,tion in favor of Reform are not 10 receive
the scant courtesy Of Il hearing for the measures
IF legislation which their representatives nave
uron,reJ with much care and submitted 10 the
legislature. II is given ont by the statesmen
NJ Albany who are classified as "Platt sell
otors" that they will either pass the L'NoW
bills or prevent the passage OF an! REFORM "-'
Iotior whatever ut this session. That is to say
the men who were elected to represent tne 'i'"'
and execute the will of Republican voters nave
sharply turned upon the Republicans III '''
town who respectfully ask 10 be heard "po"
matter in which they are vitality interested ""'
have answered them thus: I'VE VIII "o' i
"1o Won We have made up our minus. W."
twill lake what we give You or !o" VIII ~
"pothinr" To a casual observer that seems 10
he n wholly unnecessary exhibition OF pau ii''.i-
ncrs added to a denial of common JuSu''' "
indicates a desperate frame OF NINA OH me P'''
of these Platt Senators. Men do not piuS''
and threaten in good cas" or Wh'h 'h'! nav
4 reasonable degree Of confidence III 'h"H ap'n'!
to carry their purposes into choc'. II II io' "
sign of strength. but a manifestation Oh WAN
moss And il NAV be added that it frightchS
no one. II is taken by sensible obSerV'rS aS Il
symptom Of panic.
Similarly the newspaper which Is rccosnz'd
* Mr.. Platt's organ in this city announced yes
to-day with q considerable flourish Of trimp"'S
that If the Lcxow bills were beaten thcre i
"o, end Of all hope of legislation this year upon
"\o,v Work affairs The Committee OF seven
~ and tbc Committee Of rcn.' says this oracle
of the Boss. may as well face the situation no"
"os later. Unless they are deaf, dumb ana
"blind they must know what il -. men, "'S-
missing with a sweep of the pcn-'h" same
s,,.ocn of the same pen with which Mr.. PIatt
has been in the habit of dispOsing Of Obstacles
"tho men who are holding out against the
Ievoy bills" as "mcn whose proclivities are
known" II continues: "Thcy can deieat Inc
"Iexow bills if they are sufficiently fals" J."
"tbcir duty. but they cant pass anything. Inc
"Committee Of Ten can garner in every iecT'ah'
"Republican and every Tammany Democrat III
"thc Senate and still they VIII not pass 'h'r
Dill They will simply have made "A disgrace
.ful show Of themselves and OF the cause '"'!
"claim TO serve" This is an obviously llSpil'u
uttcrancc II brcathcs the spirit ana 'liipo"i'N
the purpose Of the Boss In terser form IMAM 'he
Boss unaidc1 could put il himself Ana IL Has
the merit Of stating the question with absolute
dircctncss and without circumlocution from inc
Boss's point of view. Says the Boss MY INV
'vers have drawn two bills relating I" muh'-
"inal affairs which suit me | own tins Legs
"laturc. and those bills will be passed whatever
"tho voters of New-Iork City or any committee
"of Seventy or Committee of Ten may say
"NIv Legislature shall not listen to any OF tll'ih
and If they think they can use Mayor S'rohS
"disapproval or Governor Mortons veto 10 beat
"me they make blooming error for VIII
mot give them anything in the form OF lcglsia
ton"
That is the ciSt Of it. We'll. il Is rather re-
markable collection Of statesmen i'll many re-
sprcts-this Legislature Of ours. They nave
done and are doing. some queer things. II must
be confessed II may be that this sort OF Dlis-
ter and threat. and such arrogant ana sIl'ihe-
less bullying as Senator John Raincs iniulgel
in on the floor Of the Senate the other day, 10
his own shame and the disgrace OF his unfortn'
nate constituents will be effective. 1t HAY De
! that the Legislature will submit 10 be pulled
| by Mr. Plat and his lieu,cnants and VIII rciuse
| TO PASS ANYTHING but such bills rs Mt flatts
| LAWYERS NAV draw And It may be that they
will continue 10 repeat to the voters of this city
| who are asking TO be heard "Ihc LeXow DIS
| or nothing" But we think we know enough OF
| the tcmpcr Of this people to be- able 10 say win
| reasonable assurance that they will not u"
| mlicd or driven and that rather than yield TO
| the dictation of this ovcrbcarng and arrogant
| Boss they will make the best Of existing con
ditionS and wait They can great deal better
/ afford to wait than any man or set Of men can
afford to stand in front OF them ana make them
wait 1t is not good year for bulldozng.
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