New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-16
rur DISAPPEARING BOSS"


The action OF Mayor Strong in appointing Mr..
Brookfeld Superintendent OF Pnplic "orhS ".cS
No, moot tbe approval Of "Thc Albany Evening
Journal" In view OF the fact 'ha' III '"'
rovsnanors which have either influence or I'M
portance in this city, and-lt one iiia! J""s'
from current cOmmept-the vast majority oi 'ic
citizens Of this town. who are directly 'h'eieSou
I'm the appontment. are not merely sa'lsl'u p"'
hichlv cratitcd with II. the diSapprOVai Oh TIE
Albany newspaper would not be specially III
portant except for the fact that IL represents
with grateful assiduity the wishes, views ana
oniujons Of the gentleman who assumes 70 De-
and by some persons is believed to be- the an
solutc owner Of the present Legislature ana inc
mower behind the Governor greater IMAM the
Governor himself In its comments upoI Inc
MAYORS action The Journal says he las *
..norel the wishes Of the members of the LeSiS
"laturc who have given him all he asked III
,he Power of Removal bill. Concurrently we
learn Inv reports from Albany that there appears
to no dissatisfaction among members OF the
Iogisl,ture ON the same subject. This may be
true Of some Of them though we cannon p'i'N'
a majority For have better OPINION "
the Republican majority than To crc'lt the sup
position that in passing The Power "i h'iho'"i
bill they meant while ostcnsibly pu''iig inc
mower Of removal and appointment III inc IE'huS
Of the Mayor. 10 retain that power themselves
That would be- palpably dishonest
The dissatisfaction. if there he any Is h"' nc
corliny 10 Mr.. Pltts Albany organ because
Of anv objection TO Mr. Brookiicd for 1t Is al
mittcd that he is an upright man. ana h"'
denied that he has unusual qualihcatiohs lor 'he
position II Is because, simply stated HIS up
nojutuent is offensive 20 Mr.. 'lhtt. ailh' 'lh''
centlcmans friends assert. is liable To disturb ''
harmony Of the party. The Evening journal
c,,ls II "Fannng the Fire" AMI consirucs IL
~ th. beginning Of a concentrated attack upon
the Republicans If The city Of NewN"rk ana
..unon the Republicans Of the State or New
.york who have for the last ten years success
emily conductcd the Republican party I" We
Glory" Herein II our contemporary refers. ~
,ve nrcsum, II does 10 Mr. Plat and his SIcclhl
,uoriuy II i I'm error These gentlemen hav"
uo, ..succcssf,llly conducted the Republican
Marty IN victory" for The last ten years. They
have conducted 1t to pretty much everything
oIso. and il WAS only when The party ros" III
revolt against Mr. Pla,t and his methods That
,h,, srhs,,nti,l victory ~ last November WAS
achieved our Albany contemporary is good
ton Of PLAT" The word Plat II says
.doos no, mean Thomas e. Plat. who lives at
"the Fifth Avenue Hotel. II means combina-
.t,on Of the most active. earnest. aggressive Re
"publicans in every city. village and hamlet IN
che Siaic": that he * l.. touch with The i'hd
",rs Of this army. and his judgments are made
"un from their recommendations. For any Ike
nubron. accordingly 10 say or ID anything II
q. g.. lt-fT IA
harmony Of the party and fan The fire of lis
affection.
Is this So really Can there be- 10 R"pubh'ah
harmony except N the price "f absolute SUD
mission 10 This one PERSONS VIII i mat INC
view Of the members ~ the l"Sl~laul" WI"
are dissatisfied because Mayor Strong does i''
hermit Mr. Patt 10 make his appointments ana
RIM his office? We think better of th" members
Of this Republican Legislature than 10 believe
II. Obviously enough. Mr.. Plat himself - 81
the opinion " The Evening Journal that his
name means a combination Of the most active
earnest. aggressive Republicans in every ciiy'
| ''vIllagc and hamlet In the STATE. Judging
from the sclfcOmplacent assurance exhibited III
his recent interviews. he believes his name 10
moan not only that, but the entire party. 1h"r"
have been first and last In the history or our
nolitics some rather striking manifestations 81
| what might be called unadultcratcd gall but for
| swelling struttlng uncompromising, allpcrvad
| ing and all-absorbng cgotism this man. rs he
| narades himself In recent interviews, wears III"
| bluo ribbon Of the entire universe The nrst
person singular Of the Grand Monarch was hui
| mlty itself compared with the preteniious AFRO
gance OF this ridiculous Boss" And this IL the
| fellow who springs into print when the elected
Mayor Of the great city Of Ncw-iork makes Il
| 6t and proper appointment which all good cltl
| zcns commend and shricks that faith has been
broken with him. and the harmony Of "A great
| marty disturbed because he has not been per
| mitted TO make the selection and dictate the
| Mayors action The whole business seems toe
| absurd 10 need comment 1t would not. but for
| the activity and persistence Of the creatures
| whom he has succeeded In foistng into official
| places and the newspapers which he has some
| how managed to put under obligations of on,
| sort and another To himself.
| One thing IL certain: he has no longer any
| shadow OF a claim 10 be the Republican Boss
| NJ This city. How much longer he will be alb,
| 70 delude his mercenary followers with the no
| tion that he owns the Legislature and controls
| the Governor remains to be seen. But Repub
| lican harmony, II must be understood. does moi
| mean trucking subscrviency or abjcct submis
sion TO the will Of this pompous, tuning, self
| asserting and ridiculous Boss.
SENTENCED no THE COUNTY jill.
| T,roo Of the chief men OF The (,uttcnburg gang