New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-22
UOETH'S GRAB BILL

The bn providing single Commissioner for
the Department Of Charities and Correction III
King, County is measure designed expressly
f. enlarge and pcrpctuate the power of JACOB
Worth. the Platt boss Of brooklyn. Charities
commissioners have heretofore been appointed
Low the SupcrviSorat- Large, an official who holdS
much The same relation 10 the county That inc
Mayor holds 10 the city. and If II were deemed
wise 10 substitute one Commissioner for three
thor, j. no reason for changing the method of
app,intmcnt. W reason, that Is, 50 far n the
general welfare # the community is concerned.
Eut the present Supervisor Large, Mr. Thorn
q. Titchic. /, not a Plltt man, and hence II Is
,,r,uas.I 10 associate with him in appointing
IN. sin.lc head II the Charities Department
the Sheriff AMI County Clerk. two men who are
r.rf.,,lv willing 10 take their orders from the
Tloca statesman. The fact that when they
var. elected thAte was not the rcmotcst thought
in anybody's mind that they would ever be
called upon o. exercise such power makes no
difference in the view Of the men who are en-
cheering this scheme They can he depended
on 10 put Jacob Worth in the Office created 10y
the bll which WAS prepared simply and solely
in hi, interest and that Is enough
Respectable public sentiment in Brooklyn Is
unanimously opposed 10 this indefensiblc meas
mr.. Mayor Schicrcn is strongly on record
against IT. but when his letter on the subject
WAS read In the Assembly the other day II was
contcmptuousy disregardcd by tho majority,
who cast large vote in favor Of the bill At
the hearing before n Senate committee ths
week Corporation Counsel Mcdonald opposed
the measure vigorously, and other wellknoWh
citizens spoke earnestly on the same side.
,In. ,hn 30 10 II
follow the example of the Assembly, and the
only hope OF the people of Brooklyn Is Ill a veto
hv the Governor. though. of course, Mayor
Schcrcn will officially disapprove the bill when
II is laid before him. and thus make It's second
passage necessary. We understand that prcpa-
rlfons are already under way for informing
Governor Morton Of the strong popular feeling
i'm Brooklyn against this measure for the benefit
of Jacob Worth. who will soon be ont Of job,
since his term as Commissioner of Elections
will expire in few weeks. 1t is not thought
possible that Mr. Morton will refuse 10 listen
10 the appeals and petitions which will be pre-
scented 10 him.
The unjust character Of the pending bill is the
more apparent when We remember that Brook
lyn ana Kings County will become identical Oh
the list of January next, and in the natural
order of things the Charities Department should
come under the control Of the Mayor. This
measure also has bearing upon the plan for
transferring the care Of the Brooklyn insane To
the State authorities. which involves the sale
of the county farm 10 the State and the lcas-
ins of the insane asylum in FlatbuSh. With
the CommiSsioncrShip assured 10 Worth. it is
altogether likely that the bill providing for these
things bill plainly in the interest of human
ity rs well rs of the taxpayer will fail since
if passed il would deprive the Brooklyn boss Of
Il large share of his prospective patronage The
people of brooklyn have little to hope from the
Legislature but we cannot believe that their
faith in Governor Morton will prove vain