New-York tribune., 1895-08-04

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HUGH j. GRANT.
for uptown they left many friends on the pier ~
vcsoy and West sts. Mr. Grant got out and went
10 his Office AT 80 2sl Broadway. Mrs. Grant going
to her home In West Sevonty-third-st alone
When Mr. Grant was asked TO give his views
about the poli'lra. situation in the city he said;
Il absolutely unlnformei as to the present
situation IN this city. and therefore cannot speak
@ the subject"
"Would you take the leadership Of the Tam
many Hall organzation?" he was asked.
Il have no ambition to take up such burden.
he answered II will no, be the leader so called
am Of tho same opinion that was last spring
III you to be the leader who is?
Il do not know. | do not soc that a leader is
needed The Executive Committee is competent 10
40 It's work All that II needs is advice from time
To time from a committee OF representative Demo-
Gratis who have relations. not only with the Demo
cratic party In this locality. but All over the coun-
try and who may be abe from time to time TO
make suggestions that Will cause the policy Of
Tammany fIa. 10 be IN complete harmony with the
general policy % the Democratic party"
"Dd YOU see Mr.. Croker while you were ABROAD
was asked
u saw him several times bu, had no conversa-
,lon ui,h him respecting political matters here"
What DO you propose 90 do?
TO ATTEND TO BUSINESS.
Why. propose to 20 to work at have
,,..n away too long. and II will take me some Tine
necessarily TO set abroaat OF my business ahairs'
Sine. have been abroad have given but httle
attention 10 matters happening here. In fact
could learn but little about them. From time 10
time | have heard the echoes OF The discussion here
abou, the free coinage Of silver. but they seemed
no, fo af.ct ycfy much any other than Americans
In Europe As rule the people over there reShri
the question OF free coinage. a. li Is no~ presented
I'd
"nut YOU certainly have heard % the reorgan!z,-
tion - Tammuny Hall
.oh yes. in general way. do not know the
details Hn. the rcorganlztton been completed?
Mr Grant was told that the new General com
mite. WAS elected at primaries held on Thursday.
and tho, h. VA. generally expected to take hold OF
tho Tammany organization and direct It's policy.
well" he said very quickly. Il do not propose
o direct it's policy. thought everybody under
stood that
DO you mean that you are not going TO take the
leadership Of the Tammsny Hall organizntionY
.It is unusual 10 decline to take something that
has not been Offered. have not heard louF cal
70 m. 10 take the leadership of Tammany.
"Bn, the Tammany men waiting for you to
take IT, some said
That's strange" was Mr. Grants only comment
''You are already recognized AS the leader OF
rammany Hail. was the remark OF 4 ir'e'i S'""'-
ng by.
How do not understand why. | have given
no intifnailon to any body that would take an
active part In politics; the contrary nave eauS''
Il 10 be made known that would not 90 80 shaI
take only that interest in public affairs whch every
citizen ought TO take said In AprIi last 'n"'' "S
member of the advisory committee. composed OF
we'll known Democrats OF this city. | would DO al
that | could for the success of Tammany Han ana
W the Democratic party OF when lanmhhy iia''
j. the most important factor In THIS city l nave
been member Of the Tammany i9 ssni,Snn ofsni,Aii"n
but II the leadership so-,"''T'' ~ ~ itai
offered 10 me would a arcin' in IT, and thcy are able
to It's success without direction from m,s,
"You have heard. Of course OF 'he '"'o''''"
Of the Excise law here"
"0h y@s' | have heard that on Sundays New
York becomes desert. Funny stories M are toid IN
LONDON about the entry OF snakes and wild animals
into Nes York after the people nave i'' - ~, ,,,
IL was very largely responsible for IN" defeat OF
the Liberal party IN Hnslan" unu,iSih,' h I'm r','
mos, he .a,Ise il is on the statute-book. Nobody
can dispute that II law ought to be eHi"r.eu' pu'
joriiy OF the people. even by a very large
minority when 1t II Of sumPtuary enaihhc,e,rd h,rd no
changed"
HE WANTS THE LAW CHANGED.
81 certainly do. II should be so changed as to
permit the voters in the several parts OF the state
to determine whether liquor may be sold In their
respective communities on sundays Such a chanSe
would be In accord with the principle OF home
rule In n big city this principle might he extended
so far as to permit the voters determine whether
such sale should take place in their own districts
law should be- made so clear IN us iansuase; ahI h
fair In Its purposes that even reiorners OF the
various types meet nowadays may DE able 10
settle upon its meaning. and be unaDic 10 dlstort
II each to his own purpose. one or ine inoS' uH
fair charges made against the Police Justices was
that they wlfuy construed the Excise law so as
10 null.fy the work done by the police; Yet some
OF the New ork newspapers recently procured
abroad reported that the city Magistrates were
doing Just their predecessors had done. ana
were thereby arousing the anger OF the Police
commissioners. Nobody expects reformers to agree
generally, for they critical In all respects but Is
Ii necessary that they should be tripping over ore
another's lines all the time? ! learned from to-
days newspapers that General Coils laid string
III Colonel Warnings pathway, and then caused
Colonel Strong unwittngly, TO pull IL 80 az to
throw Colonel Waring down under burden OF
orders To prepare TO do something that he may
appear to be particularly shify lot, taken alto
gether. or them ALL one can admire only Roose-
welt at times. for he seems 10 possess what all the
others ack-sncerity.
the reporter "Who responsible for 1t as 1t
stands
The Republicans, OF II they had been
liberal. they profess to be, this liquor
question would have been settled years ago. Now,
they charge the Democrats with having failed TO
make proper liquor law, but with their usual
hypocrisy. they evade all inquiries as to what Is a
proper liquor law ! hope that Legislature VIII
he elected that will give the people OF each com
munity opportunity 10 answer that question In
their own way. we may have effect given 10 the
principle OF home rule In one case and thus hasten
the time when II shall have fun play or course the
Republicans Will seek avoid this result, Tor IL mas
always been their plan to apply one method IN me
In similar Of another locality. merely for