The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-11

tihit IA tAS iutofe ""y ~
from the City Council, will adopt the
methods OF procedure that have made of
the inquiry into the department OF the
city sealer an example OF indecent and
p~artizan persecution where it has not been
q farce.
The committee conducting this investi-
CATION Is composed OF Aldermen Nc
CARrHY and BURBANK, and Councilmen
TRAsK, TANNER, 6RIYNELL and MET
CALF. The inspiration OF the investiga-
tion was nothing more or less than parti-
Fan malice. Whatever its outcome may
be, that was It's inspiration. In any
Goo Goo program of ''reform" the wish
to find out something the matter Is even
father TO the thought that there is some
thing the matter. The "issues'' made
by the Goo Geo wire pullers in the fall
campaign, which proved SO unfortunately
successful, were just such issues, and we
are doubtless to be treated to a good deal
OF similar buncombe through the year.
Personal malice and partizanship OF the
zoo Goo or mongrel, otherwise hypocrit-
ical, kind, do not hesitate to seek their
ends by attempting to destroy personal
reputation and bring into contempt the
honest work Of faithful officials. II is all
TO the glory of Goo Gooism that good
names are smirchtd and personal integrity
assailed for nc better object than TO clear
the way for the t%riumphal chariot OF what
the c small politicians are pleased TO call
''reform.n
1t is incumbent upon the Goo-Goo MEM
bers of the present City Council to de-
Wonstrate TO the people that the hue and
cry they made last fall vas made with
reason. They must demonstrate to the
people what they assured the people was
So that the city was bankrupt and the
city departments corrupt. OF course they
can never prove what is not SO, and IL Is
because no enc knows this better than
these men Who violated the confidence Of
their constituents that we are being
treated to the clap-trap debating club ex-
Editions that have characterized the ses-
sions OF the supreme Goo-Goo body, the
Board OF Aldermen, and this desperate
and indecent sort of business that has
masqueraded as an Investigation" of the
city %sealer's department.
The methods OF this investigation have
been equally abominable and ridiculous.
II there has been any malfsasance in the
Office it ought to he found out. But the
methods of tho Goo-Goo investigating
committee have not been calculated to
discover anything, but rather to expose
the ends to which the Goo-Goo brand of
plrtizanship will resort to make poll
tical capital for its desperate cause. There
a public hearing which the Goo-Goo
organ pronounced a ~izzle, and
which, despite the opinion of the
Goo-Goo organ, was actually a
fzzlo. AT that hearing the city sealer
appeared with witnesses and counsel, but
as no charges were brought, the hearing
was closed and the committee adjourned
to examine the books. When trey met
again to examine tho books cer.ain part
les appeared -tefcre them who made very
serious charges thet the city sea er ought
10 answer. But he WA not only not called
uron 10 answer but was not even Kermit
ted to answer. The committee ON hear
ing the charges adjour ned "to make up
its report"
We e ever proceeding more outrageous
or fare ioal! Evidently enough the Geo
Goo majority OF the comm ittee is bound
% find the city sesler guilty, whether he
guilty o. not. IL compelled TO reopen
the case in the in erests OF justice aud
iecency their main purpose has neverthe-
been disclosed. Charge, have been
against the city sealer and the
Council and the taxpayers should be in
as to the trsth or falsity OF them.
furnish this information is the duty
II the investigating committee, but moth
NC that they may report as tteir findings
be Of any value unless a full and fair
has been had. There has been
10 such hearing and as the investigation
low stands II is not the city sealer but
he inve tigatiny committee whose
are open to criticism ana sospicion,
until the committee clears itself moth
Ing that IL may report as to It. investiga-
ion will have any weight or be worthy
Of any confidence or crede nee.