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

motives. but his introduction into the case was, on
the part OF the committee, perhaps it should hd
exercised domino ting influence over certain mem
beers OF the committee mistake and i9r I'm.
munity that was the constant verge OF scepuclsf
touching the investigation and all that pertaiheu
to IT,
The final chapter Of the book is 'victory-Its
Perils and Opportunities DR.. Parkhurst says 1t
is almost paralyzlng to reflect that In the course
OF six months. IL Albany does not prove an oo-
structionist. the administrative boards OF the city
will be filed with men whom we shall De giau "
homo. The victory could never. have been ga'neu
except through popular enthusiasm. but enthusiasm
quickly chs The moral temperature Is not 80
high 1t was months ago. ut takes good
deal Of integrity to become righteousiy indignant
but 1t takes "A vast deal more Of integrity 10 DE
able to keep righteous Indignation In stock-to De
drawn on at sight" The greatest lesson learned IN
the last three years is the dangerousness OF pro-
fessional politicians. and I'VE have not gotten r'h
of that in getting rid of Tammany Hall In the
early pat OF the struggle the society came In no
contact with politicians. The promise OF success
small But they appeared early in 1894
With the investigation once under way feeling was
too much aroused for them to do much.
STILL during that time the work Of the in
vestigatlon had a certain amount OF shape given II
by the fact Of an approaching election believe
were at work upon them, had their regard concen.
trated on election. and not on the particular veal
COMMUNICATING disclosure was arranged TO be MS
ironically exhibited the Saturday night before
election We not TO be understood "a criticslng
the dramatic conduct Of the investlga ton, except
in view Of what transpred later. At lection. things
stopped: and when they were resumed. the nvesti-
CATION more like what II had previously
been than n parade is Ike a battlefield; and when
II finally adjourned instead Of concluding In a eli
max the case just before election. 1t stopped
with "A slump. We are censuring no one, We are
simply stating tina: everybody in this city under
stanns. that there influences playing In and
Of the investigation that were not operating
with an eye single to ends for which the commit
asked TO come down. This does not undo the
splendid work which they accomplished. but Illus
rates the fact th1t politics has genius for direct
ness and thOroughness and that politician Is not
quite happy long as he is doing precisely the
thing that he to be dolng-belng In that re-
spcct like a who IL crosS-eyed. who goes one
way hut looks two ways while he Is about 1t.
At the date at which these paragraphs are written
January ~ the Investigating Committees bill has
not yet been reported at Albany; but we venture
the prediction that the form In which II Will appear
viii bear out previous statement and that a
good deal more OF II will be dictated by political
scheme than by municipal exlgency. New-fo city
want. thorough work done-a policy In which a poll
tician has interest confidence. He tucks
Ia the ends for he wants ends left hanging TO which
10 tie the threads OF his own chcanery.
All OF this reference Is solely FOR the purpose or
Illustrating the ground upon which our next battle
will have 10 be fought. We have splendid
victory. but q IS part Of the purpose OF the poll
iicitns. the dictatOrs. and the bosses that We
available Political bosses fond OF miscellaneous
ness. rats like rubbish. for IL gives them some
thing 10 nest IN II j. this obstacle that Mayor
Strong IL likely to confront.