New-York tribune., 1895-06-15
KNOX MUST GO ORTHEY WILL
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
THINK OF RESIGNING.
STRONG DIRECTION TO THE TAMMANY TREsl-
DENTS RETENTION BY THE MAYoR-CoM-
WILL NOT REMAIN MUCH LONGER >,

DENTS RETENTION BY THE MAfOR-COM-
MIssIoNERs TO WHOM HE Is OBNOXIOUS
WILL. NOT REMAIN MUCH LONGER.
Mayor Strong's delay in removing the obnox-
,ous Tammany president Of the Board OF Edu-
cation is causing SOM Of the members OF
the Board seriously to consider rhe ad-
visibility OF resigning. In fact. 1t is a move
that is considered by many members O, the
Board on the ground that there is no further
use for their services II the influence Of its Tam
many president Is to continue to dominate
every department and ofiiceholder in the sys-
tenn When Mayor Strong was elected TO MS
office there was no department OF the city gov
ernment except. perhaps. the police, that ap-
pealed TO the public as being more in need or a
thorough overhauling than the Department OF
Schools The Police Department had been
broueht into greater prominence by the public
investigations of the Lexow Committee but IN
the minds of a large number of everyday cit-
zens there was a deep-seated conviction that
the Department Of Public Schools was quite as
much in need of cleansing as the police. When
Mayor Strong assumed office every one felt salts
fed that there would he n thorough reorgan-
zation of the Board Of Education. and. SO far as
the Mayor has gone this feeling has been just-
fed.
But what is thought the most important OF all.
the removal Of the president Of the Board. has not
been accomplished. The Mayor began his work
well by promptly removing a number OF notof'-
Gus Tammany tools from the Board. but, say
the objecting members. he has left the most
influential man Of the lot Charles II. Knox To
those not familiar with the workings OF the
Board of Education ii IS difficult to under-
stand how the president can exercisc such
a controlling influence over the scho"l
system but the school government OF the
city Is peculiarly arranged mat the
president OF the Board cf Education eNerts
an aIl-powerful influence in every department.
The removal thea. Of number Of Tamm"hy
commissioners from the Board. while It's Tam
many president is retained. is regarded as n
futile effort at reform.
At first the long delay In removing MT NhoN
was understood by the public to mean that he
would send I'm his resignation on or before June
J. when he intended TO take his family to Eu-
rome But June / has come and gone ana ME-
Knox still retains office, and July |. when inc
Mayor's power OF removal ceases, Is only hitcen
days away. II Is this unexplained delay oi
the Mayor TO remove the obnoxious lainihdnF
president of the Board that has Induced many
members to consider the advisahility oi resign
ing at the same time. This action was nedllN
carried out when the city was truly under the
Tammany regime. about year ago -, na u.a'
time Mr. Knox was the president OF the boaru'
and was so avowedly the tool Of the Iamhlahy
ring that controlled the BOARD at that time that
seven Independent Commissioners resolved 10 re-
sign In a body. Strange as 1t may seem, %.he %
condition to-day Is so much worse unucr 'he
domination OF the Tammany president that AT
least eight members Of the Board have contem-
plated resigning and In II prooaphy lo4 VIII u9
10 ~ the Tammany president is not removed
IN few days. ,s
One of the recently appointed members said
10 A Tribune reporter yesterday: I'VE snail Ger
faInlv resign in a body il the president or the
Board is not removed before July l. II is well
enough TO remove number OF Tammany men
from the Board but when the Tammany presl-
don't is allowed TO remain the same old evil Is
retained 1t IS easy enough TO understand why
Mr. Strong is SO tardy In this matter Nhnaih
p uornbloWer Is the one who Is working IN MT.
Knox's behalf Mr.. Hornblower has great m
Nuence with the Mayor. This. combined with
Mr. Knoxs tears and lofty talk ABOUT aps'rac. az l
,h,cs seen,s to have had its weight with the
Mayor There is no other way OF accounting
for