New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-03
THE WEAVING or THE VE70

covcrnor Morton Is neither a free lance nor
u fanatic. lie occupies place OF responsibility
md dignity, the character OF which ne apprec-
., JJis uttcrnnccs ARE moderate, ana his
treatment of coordinate branches OF the govern
mani IL courtrolI, and cOncatory. As EXecu
,,,,., ,f fla, Stat. of New York he stands guardian
~ IN. interests Of all the people Of Nrw->ork
A. an official nlaccI In power by R"publlcin
,,,.s H.. conforms his acts 10 The policy ~ The
K.uublIcan party. with propririy striving 10 mar
monzc differences Of opinion when II" can 90 10
witbou, sacrifice Of honor lie Is not III 'h' har
r,w sense "A pnrfisnn. nor IN any sense ih'''""
ist Controversy has no charms for him. ana he
does not. Ike some Of his predecessors 'ohS'''r
h,ms,,f commissioned Ia scold ~ cycryb"dy con
ccrn,d In legislation which does not 'n''' WIZ"
his approynl All these facts ar" TO be- 'nH'n INV"
consideration IN interpreting his veto 81 the
Kings County charities bill, nnh hls n'n'"u'
,o.orJ the politicians who tried I" force hn
INT, signing II and now threaten v"ng"hnr" f"r
his refusal
Tb. veto message Is frank though mildly
xnrdcd. rchuhc to sposmcn anh IN" 'li'um
stances under which II was prepared make u
f,rcIblc declaration ~ independents" of w""'"
IA, Losscs who. trcSpassing on IN" Governor
dispostIon 70 deal fairly with all who ca'''"
themselves by his party, name, have so'igh' 10
max. people believe that h. was In Office so''iy
T., Il, ,hrIr bidding Nobody understands 'h'S
,,or. clearly than those same aspIrants FOR Doss-
shin The stupcndOus game Of blum by when
n has been sought 10 draw contributions io'"
c,ruoratlons and make the people submit 10 ma
chine dcin,lon can 10 longer be carried on. us
IT. ,l,t NO
,ho, an rrcsponsiblc boss summed up In himself
,ho nnwcrs ~ Governor. Senate ana AsS'Wp''
rvcrv ono whom The Legislature could hurt or
whnm the legislature could help. believing 'ii'''
uoturallv hrsliatcd To TAX" any pohti''i a'''o"
djsp,casing - the supposed source "' A"'""I'N
II everybody accepted III" myth he """'' III
f,ct he ihc source ~ authority. ~ WAS '" "I''i'
.oin lin, machine prestige that great pressure
was brought 10 bear upon tho Governor III con-
rec,iou with Worih's scheme for plundcr III
pro,Llyn. In resisting the pressure ana In max
,u., hi. declaration II Independents" Governor
Marian has made n declaration of independents"
f,r ,hc Rcpublican voters ~ the state. The ma
chin. unvcr depended on the completeness "i us
c.,,r,l over the llwrnlking instruments. Ihe
o,,,,,r,iinu is n II perfect unless The Governor
can lac controlled. There Is no chain. wien one
link f.. broken that can serve 10 blnh hop""
ucon sentiment Fear ~ an omnilof'nt poSs
u.,u M, make voters submit 10 dictaiion In party
c,ucusos when II Is seen that he cannot make
laws 10 his liking.
Mr. Morton docs not seek to hide behind any
sulicrfncc II con>r.tutirnaiy. That was II
f,,orlrc method with Governor lllll for dispos-
,u,, ~ unwclromc bills II census were to !"
,olcn ar piece ~ work done under conditions
from which Tammany and their Democratic r'i'
,.,,s T., ,hc county could reap no advantage, Mr..
I'm discovered that 1t was unconstitutional The
,,,,,c. :, keen the Charities bill from becoming
. law an This prricxi. without making distinct
Issue with the men behind y. was offered 10 '"'
ornor Morton He brushed II completely ASIDE
declared that h. thought the bill was consul
,uiIonal AMI based his veto on III" ground mat
,,. measure WIS vicious In IT. provisions. That
,.,s , main rchuke 10 the machine which made
,,..-,, cf,or, I, have this bill become law. even
to al lournng the Assembly h'irri"diy III "p'dl'
cncc 10 a vain. pciifogglng notion mat u coui''
thus contest the validity ~ The veto. Realizing
,bcIr failure. the minor leaders Of the machine
,yhihli,l their anger freely They declared war
nm Mfr Morton. rs they have before declared war
-, Nr strong. But later a more crafty policy
,,. ,d,nicd Mr. IAuicrbich was In Albany
Yesterday and played pacihcator. He AMI his
,hlcf seq that anger hurts their cause they
have everything 20 gain hy Keeping me '"'P"r'
,,ons and the voters In ignorance ~ their broken
prestige. They are angry just The same b'i' 'h'y
conceal n Mr. Mortons veto h u sign of Their
failing power. and they know IT,