New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-28
THE MAYORS ANSWER.

As ne Mayor could find time from his
pressing official duties yesterday he down and
carefully exanin the windy statement Of Mr..
Plat.
Certain wild charges In the Patt effuslon nat
urally attracted the Mayors attention. He
swered them in manner characteristic Of Q
straightforward New-York business man, without
evasion Qulbbling
The first OF this sort was as follows: THE
conduct OF the chiefs Of present reform admins
tratIon has been thousand times more dlsgracefu
than any OF the known transactions OF Tammany
Hail."
To this the Mayor replied The author Of the
above expression did make the statement unless
he though, II true, and the Mayor OF New-York
will give 500 for any authentic Information that
will prove OF bribery and corruption having
been committed by any OF his appontees
the subordlnates of those appointees."
The next assertion of Mr.. Plat that attracted the
Mayors this: at is no secret that positions
with salaries OF thousands OF dollars year have
been offered TO Republican leaders to betray the
organization"
Replying this. the Mayor said that he. tn:
Mayor OF New-York City. would give $500 for an,
well-authentica,ed case substant!ating the abov
statement
Referring TO the statement that Neither Is II
secret that men who obtained places threat
ened with dismissal have been dismissed whe:
they failed obey the orders of the boltIng bosses.
the Mayor saiu:
Il will give $500 any who will establish th
fact that enploye OF the city government ha.
been dismissed or threatened with dismissal By any
OF the Commissioners II he did not comply with thu
orders Of the so-caled Brookfeld faction evidently
referred in Mr. Platt's interview This offer viii
hold good long remain In office.
Colonel Strong made some additional comments.
He said:
This administration Is specially directed by the
people to enforce government Of strict ntesrit,
ments from corruption OF ali kiai and viii wei
come any Information CONCERNING any OF the above
statements in reference to dishonesty in any depart
ment Of the city of any kind Wherever SHOWN, SC
may ose os % hts Hts s'aPpa Under the ad
mnlstration are Commissioner Wells. ~ the Tax
Department. Mr. Elnste!n, OF the Dock Department;
Colonel Grant. of the Police Department. Mr; Pm-
leg. Commissioner Of Jurors: George Wanmaker. In
charities: Mr. BuSey in the Park Avenue I'M
provement Commission Mr. Hamilton. in the Sub
shals office. who are supposed to sympathize with
the majority element Of The County Committee; and
pendence with which they have been at liberty to
act. and who much respected by me as any
fully have doubt. bear witness that they have
never once been consulted as to any position they
should take in their public appointments.
personally | have taken no active part IN the
questions Of difference between the two factions In
to the present moment have RETAINED from taking
such part ana in no single instance by sta,emen.
that he should Act With either faction. There Is no
RePHeSan pun IN the n city S OF New who has called
intimaton that he should act with either OF these
factions. and this applies as well to the Democratic
factions that united with the Republicans In the
election Of 1894
The people are the best judges as to whether
honest method OF administration have been intro
duced into the city government and as to whether
the principles Of former years have been eliminated
or not.
'In the appointments OF this administration
have merely followed out the directions OF the plat
form upon which was elected which was the plat
form adopted by the Republican Nominating County
Convention and which Instructed me 10 conduct tho
city's affairs upon business principles. regardless