New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-21

semby who will stand by Mr.. Plat against the
world. and all that sort of thing, but no sehsioie
man IL disturbed by such babble. The Assembly
and the Senate both gone from Mr. Piatt ne
could not pass a measure that was aimed al
Mayor Strong through either mouse; Neithel
could he summon caucus OF Repuphcdh oena-
tors or Assemblymen. He tried 10 90 so put ne
failed. Messrs. Lexow and OConnor VINO es-
saved to carry out the order. FOUND themselves
confronted BY a stone wall OF opposition, and 80
the word went out that the proposed caucus OF
Republican Senators would 90 over uAui next
week. -,
The Assembly of course. will not DO what the
Senate failed even to attempt; for the Assembly
is far more independent than the other orahch.
independence. indeed is In the ar one hedis
Il or al! sides II is the prevailing sentiment IL
Is growing in strength and volume every houI
To reflect this new spirit properly, without seem
ing 10 eXaggerate Is difficult so strange ana
novel does Il appear to those who have watc1ed
the subservence which has characterized the
New-York Legislature year after year wne!ner
Democratic or Republican The idea OF getting
rid Of the boss is delightful, even 10 MT. P'att ;
most mercenary followers Lovers OF liberty IN
sist that one fun breath of freedom units men
thereafter for slavery. There are lndlcatiohs
that this Legislature will furnish an illustration
OF the correctness Of this observation.
THE BOSS TOO HEAVY a LOAD TO CARRY
"Why should we carry Plat any longer?' asks
one OF his most Jealous defenders in conversation
with a friend at the Capitol to-day. lie is
load. and heavy one All the abuse have bad
heaped upon me was on his account The peop'e
do not like him. He is an acquired. not natural,
taste. He Is universally distrusteu. anu no"
that his most assduous lieutenants are asaiis,
him. don't why we should not lei MN shlII
for himself He can give us nothihg when we
cannot get ourselves. and ne Is an eApehsNe
luxury This opposition that has begun IN New
York is serious. Plat has never encountered
ANYTHING like it. 1t looks as if it had Knocked
him out
..,,r,,rS rod DEC AIMING PRESTIGE
It is too much to expect that such views as
these will prevail Immediately. Mr.. Platt Will
not be overthrow at once. He is full of fight
vet and II is as he we'll knows. the fight OF his
life Hence it is reasonable to suppose that
something will be done in the way of intending
his fences soon as possible. Various schemes
are under active discussion. one OF these
discovery of Senator Pound, was brought 10 Gov
ernor Mortons attention to-day by Mr.: PAU
II is law passed by the Democratic Legislature
Of 1892 permitting the Governor u remove any
of the Democratic heads Of state bureaus OF
commissions MI. Plat hoped, # Mr.. Morton
would exercise this power to obtain supply OF
patronage with which to offset the 1rlghIJui
losses he has sustained in New-for eity. ING
law referred to is Section % Of Article nj OF
Chapter 6S1 of the Laws of 1897 II provloes Una,
IAN officer appointed by the Governor no ~ nnu
be removed by the Senate upon the recon-
nendation of the Governor This in effect Is d
State Power Of Removal bill, ana, II II weie
turned against the Democrats il would be neat
illustration of the old saying, HOIST oy ms own
petard"; for the Democratic leaders III los- ~. w.
vented this instrument or DESTRUCTION, eNuei.is
Is means TO terrorze such OF their ,
"a might revolt at any time against Murphy. Hl,
Sheehan or Croker. Mr. Morton mas put niiiiseii
on record opposed 10 the enforcement ol Imeas
ures of this kind but. If he chooses TO carry out
the law to oblige Mr. Platt it is pretty sale 10 as
sumo that the same spirit which prompted MN i.I ~
follow the appointment of Mr.. COBB TO the NNh
Service Commission with that Of Colonel Burt
and the appointment Of George w Aldridse 10
the Superintendency of Public Works with the APP
prevail of a law making the patronage OF the Or
Ace practically worthless will guide nm IN ths
new domain, that Mr.. Platt would nave MN enter
UPON. 49,. -, 49,. Ao. Will
no done with the New-York City bills but the
friends of reform need not lose sleep In con-
sequence Of 1t. Mr.. Platt will hesitate peiore ne
presses the passage of a bill providing Tor the
election Of police justices by me peop,I han1s
giving that important branch INTO the hanus
of Tammany and making the last state OF II
worse than the first. No Legislature Wh uaie
to follow him in such a course rae Sc, sa3
through his spokesman that he VIII insist upon
naming the commissioners to reorganlze t ie
Nev-York police force. Suppose he does; Wiif
Governor Morton. who has rele rd, az pands
go back on the decision he has proclaimed M.
Platt think so. and hope So Jus. a. nv
hoped that Mayor Strong would not app0nit
William Brookfeld Commissioner OF i'uoHc
Works. but no sensible man here THINKS so
lightly Of Governor Morton as 10 hod such d
belief. .., ,o..i,.o
The argument against the proposed eectiVe
feature of the Police Justices b!ll applies WIN
similar force to the Bipartisan Police DILL Whcn
Plat wants TO have amended IN IKE Iidniei'
Tive neople of New-York City elected Nlham
L Strong to appoint new set or off'cers IN
every department Of the city government iHls
Legislature and Governor Morton nave stoo' oS
him thus far. and there is no vaid reason u
NIGHT for supposing that either will fail to 90 so
hereafter no matter what the party boss, VINO Is
now spoken of in the past tense, may say or 90