New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-04

limited to those who had sympathized with his
faction. This course had since been followed with
Mr.. Brookfeids entire approval. This policy OF rae
tional discrimination has been steadily mainalned;
Would EerPSd those high in the
councils OF the Republican party and occupying the
highest offices in the gift OF the people of the State
to Intervene in the hope of checking this threat
ened danger and the continuance of this manifest
At these interviews with the Mayor. suggestions
OF pocy TO- De pursued m V ynr9 w reId
over to and assented to by the Mayor and which
1t was definitely agreed that the Republican Po-
| lice commissioners would be- retained ana INA.
the statute; that in making aPp0iIn1tmen's t the
a factional policy, but should distribute his APP
pointments equally between those factions. These
features ana others i1eiudns me apponoenv er p
called to the Mayors attention BY Mr.. Lauter-
staniing fully. referring especially to the para
| mount Importance Of the retention of the Police
Not one of the suggestions embodied in the memo
randum has ever been performed except me retT TIL,
ton up to the present time of the Police Commits
| sioncrs -, So,
officers of high rank in the State not affected by
| clared his intention of retaining the Police Com
| mssioncrs in office
Viewed entirely apart from any promise the
| Mayor may have made and any obligation which
| under the circumstances detailed he owed to these
COMMISSIONERS a review of their record will show
that as pubic servants they have performed their
| duties so Loyalty and well. have accomplished so
many substantial reforms. and been so true to the
responsibilities of their Office thai tney are 1 h
ing Of the highest communication instead vi te r.
buke which the Mayors threatened removal IN
| tends to administer.
Is soon as the Republican Police Commissioners
were appointed they Zealousy undertook 70 secure
pure ballot in the city and to reform tne Io pic
Department. 1t was due to Mr. MURRAY tha,i aiter
spcc,ors Of the IIid Assembly District We're con-
| t9ir,- fb,r
sectors In the spring of 1924 he furnished to the
Stem Of fh poce oPPresoa and
Of voters; h" stopped me raslsi 0 ~ tb Sun@rn
tenlent: he procured tho general INVESTIGATION re-
| vcnt,i the Tammany Commissioners from embar-
| RAISING the Lexow Committee by independent IN.
designations. which they PROPOSED to make against
| the protest Of the committee
WORK BY THE REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONERS
| After the appointment Of Commissioner Kerwin.
| the Republican Commissioners acted in concert In
the same direction; they largely reduced ex'ortlon
| and corruption by aboshng ward men ana reducing
| them % the rank Of pa;romen; they caused odg-
ing house to- be- taken by the police resulting
| In I'm, prevention of the registration OF thousands
| Of Illegal voter, and parayzing the existing system
| Assembly, Districts. they caused valuable sanitary
census 20 be- taken. before thu election OF lSH my
| required police inv"-tISti'n 81 lh' rnl'S So
| is resulting In many indictments with far.ieath-
ug effects. they offered resolution mat on f"ctloh
| Day al. policemen shouiI D. a@'gi'i 20 r'S., IN
other than thofc In which they uVri. A pan "HlCh
w., dr.t fir Election In Ntw-YoriI for many years
Tho registration in IN" first nine Assembly Dstrlcts
! alone Wa about 1900 less than IN l", result 50
| cIrrI hv their course They have omitted no act IN
To- direction Of reform ana arr criticised now only
| by a young ana Inexperienced Democrat. a non,resi-
| dent. Immediately after being app'lnt"l pE i"yon
| upon M. Commissioner be turned over I" ne Su-
pcruteudent The Republic an ininssI.' mJ'sn
oppose IL because Of iegality, and also because
tRr provisions Of the resolution were all incorporated
| ia slt. Low IifI B. II
| ,I,l,f % bc fstssci The Commissioners would nave
Tu~i 70 rcri,rm their sworn duty n they had voted
- rr,te thr!r functions 10 the Superintendent Of
| polio, /, h. for this that the Mayor now charges
them win booking n" ra,h Of rsfor I1 ani b1t
| The Mayor appointed MI Anlrews WIN ,. w. ,b 70
publican Commissioners as 20 furnish him VIII" IN
Tt. mos, ordinary courtesy would have required
| some lntlmailon To- these COMMISSIONERS MAJ rhe
Mayor desired them 10 suoorim%tte '1i Hates 81
| and thc.r policy 70 we unlHN.'' ,,,ii ~" made
Grace democrat before an mort Hou.i rr MN ,iS
| sYrro.,lons admitted by him 20 b. Illegal ana IN
| rcsi.v.t - SUBJECTS which were then matters OF
When the fusion ticket was 'ormed win SIX
Democrats and one Republican y was 10y I'm ,b
,i,kct woulI 4 elected. recognize their respective
| ~ M i,.,Iy might 10 the greater extent AZ
| irist iiat party would Dee fayornGiy Considered IN
| Tho making ~ appointments by ihe Mayor.
| THE DEFEATED FACTION RECOGNIZED.
| References have already been had 10 ia" TACT
| 'Hlt AS between ID" dominant anu "' "'
| faction IN the Republican party the former "'h
| g., er.,,r III confederation and whatever
| ',' -, =, p.nubli,ans have
| been with perhaps a single exception. allotted 10
the HrooNncd faction. and ih.s I,'', h1s W i,,r
h'' y,.'f ~. '' ,,, I,e, to m. rtnk and ME.
| mis- sNrll.l,n rs the more CALLING because y is
| urlilc and prevails IT, 80 other rel pct t'N'IE
gg,n', :" . haI mi Justice accorded IT, while an
| m I,.ica,i1u on behalf oi Republican oihtI man
one 81 IA" Union I..hti" Lac '. .r ,lrnce OF tn.
has com, {" %" looN'' .lO' a. l,,,..l, rh,sa ~
| ira" fr'.I an th '''" - 80 ilrpaon
practical politics. IN aiPi'.' ,rr.,.. Nh..l.r
| HirturE'r. Murray, ,'"'' "' 49,, 40 IT,,
Golku. Hlrk'l ana inc rest 81, ,..'..,' a.. mr.
| tense ptffl.Ius- h"chuS" even a Nur" ''"l, =. t",
| fI.,u IN hl. AIrwumpery has been th' tHnl"rt ~
! cYmmcuIuti0I and ALL application on It'll , Vo
| auy oC those actively Hcntihri WIN IN.
| Of the Republican party d.iihf inc ',L '"''