New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-09
TETST THE N1iOH.

Trust THE MIlOH
"'rhe old genllcmans troubles have Just be
gun This is what the men who opposed Mayor
Strong'S election and are hoping for the failure
Of his administration are saying Just now WIFI
a chuckle They are professional pollllciaiis'
and think they know what they are talkihI
about And they do know Il great deal about
the bpselnents of Il man who has Official posi-
tious Of honor or einoument within his he
sowal They know how full of annoyanceS and
cmbarra ssmcntS and pitfalls the position oil
Noyor is even for man who holds ii ~ III"
hands of political organization whose perfect
machinery works smoothly and without jar
and which itself makes his burden as light ~
possible by debating his policy and naming his
subordinates Reasoning thcrcfrom that The
Mayor who owes his election 10 popular up
rising that had no machinery nor hardly any
organization and is consequently left To his own
discretion and The enormous responsibility there
bv involved. they assume that Mayor Strong
will presently find himself overwhelmed with
troul,j,s and difficulties with which he cannot
cone That is their expectation and their hope.
Tnop IL they base their auticpatonS of a speedy
relurn OF political Bosses 10 power and the
re-establishmcnt Of The political machinery I'M
der which the community has been ground down
while the managers waXed rat.
rbev are encouraged by the fact that the
Mavor is already bcset by men asserting their
claims :, consideration upon HE ground that
they were important factors in his election ana
,ho, ,hoir influence was essential 10 his success
They know that these men ar" persistent ana
un,irng fertile in devices. plausible in manner.
smooth and insiuuaing in their approaches, anu
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grin They believe that this old-fashioncd. plain
spoken business man. whatever may p' 'n'
notions with which he starts of. will b" nnabl"
10 resist the pressure Dut VIII presently SUI
cumb Then returns The day Of machine rule;
then come back the BOSSES; then III" nope ~
Municipal Reform and good government e"'s
ont in disaster We are confident that all 'hese
hopes which are ROT by any means rohhh'd !"
III. men who openly opposed Mayor S'r"ns
election. for there are patent proofs iha' 'h'E
are shared by some Republicans who aspire 10
the leadership under the new dlsp'nNllloh from
which a main purpose 81 that disp"nsaiion WAS
70 demos. them will prove in The end dri'i'Ve
and vain There * no doubt in III" NINA "i any
one who knows Mayor Strong that he Is abSo
Iurelv sincere In his purpoS" 10 carry "ui the
wishes Of the voters who In "ectlng MN
sicnIfi,d their desire for radical change III our
civ government and the redemption Of inunic-
jpal politics as we'll from machine management
As from rogue rule. And W" believe. fur'hcr
more that hr l. made of such stun aS VIII re-
sis, every attemp, TO divert him from that pur-
nose whether il be- aggressive in character or
insinuatlng in method.
We say this with fun knowledge OF the
pressure now being brought Ia bear upon III"
Mayor 10 accept the designations when nav"
been tumblcd in upon him somewhat inhW'"-
onsly since h. took office and appoint good Re
publlcans 10 the vacated places. The purpose "f
Il Is plain. With these offices filled by Ecpub-
licans the argument 10 a Republican LrGlslatui"
will be- that No further chang" il n"cessary ana
10 legislation needed. or II any legislation. such
only as involves the retention Of the present
Republican incumbrnts. And The Mayor j.
urged 10 I'LL these offices because the passage
of "A Powcrof Removal bill i remote aud unccr-
tain II Is important, they say that these offices
should be filled AT once. More than ms. th"r"
Is reason To believe that more or less directly
the Mayor will be assliled with propositions in
voIving deal IN filling the Offices, the con
sideratlon for which l. 10 be- the passage al a
Power-of- Removal bill such rs he desires. mat
is the game Of politics now in progress. W" do
NOT believe it will win. Mayor Strong knows ~
we'll az any one that the supreme desire of In"
people who elected him IS for an utter overthrow
Of the old machinery and the old regime. And
while he knows as well how anxious the people
are for the initiation Of The new dispcnsaion. he
Is not unaware that he can safely repose III their
confidence and their patience. II only In The end
the grand result i attained. The voters who
elected Mayor Strong are willing 10 wait. but
not willing 10 take any risks or make any com
promise with the machines or machine man