The sun., 1896-01-28
PLATT STIRS THEM ALL UP.
STRONG SAYS DAMN, AND OFFERS
5000 REWARDS.

STRONG SAYS DAMN, AND OFFERS
5000 REWARDS.
Want. Proof of Bribes or once. and Leutes.
bach Tbinks He'll Get It-Brooknsid
Says Pistts Insnno-Biiss Even Hints as
= BOLT OF Asti-Fiatt Men From Morton.
Tho Mayor said damn" yesterday whom he
talked about Mr.. Plat. Mr.. Plat had said in q
statement THE SUN published in tho morning
that offers of place under tho Mayors admins
tration and threats Of dismissal woro made, and
eome oflciala even dismissed. all In tho interest
Of the anti. Platt faction.
81 tell you." said the Mayor yesterday In
talking with friend. there Is no truth In that
abatement. My administration is as slick and
clean as n hounds tooth. and. damn II, they
can't prove their slanders- I've challenged them
70 do It."
Tho challenge referred, to was contained In .
typewrttten statement which the Mayor dis
tributed late yesterday afternoon. What Mr..
platt said appears here In small type. and what
his Honor said about II 10 In larger typsi
Tho conduct Of the chiefs of present reform al
mnstration has been athousand times moro diseracc-
eui than any Of the known transactions OF Tammany
aan.
Tho author OF tho above expression did not
make tho statement unless he thought Il was
true and the Mayor OF Now York will give $500
for any authentic informatio that will prove
case OF bribery and corruption having been COM
paitted by any ono Of his appointsos or tho sub
ordinates Of those appontees.
IT'S no secret that positions with salarss OF thou
jands Of dollars year have been offered TO Rspub
Noan leaders TO betray the organization
Tho Mayor Of New York city will give $500
for any well- authenticated case substantiating
the above statement.
Neither 10 It secret that men who obtained places
AarA NaAvS "a
when they failed to obey the orders Of the boting
bossea
Tho Mayor will give $500 to any ono who will
establish tho fact that mployeo Of tho city
Government has been dismissed or threatened
with dismissal by any Of the Commissioners II
called Brook faction evidently referred to in
MIR. Platt's interview. and the offer Will hold
This administration is specially directed by
the people 70 enforce q government OF strict IN
Sspartments @nt from Corruption Of ali kind and
will welcome any information concerning any
Of the above 81 IN S TO Rfnd
wherever shown. so that IL may DO AZ once
Among those holding office under the present
administration are Commissioner Wells Of the
Tax Department Mr.. Einstein OF the DOCK De-
partment Col. Grant of the Police Department
Mr.. Pnmley. Commissioner OF Jurors; Mr.
George Wanmaker, in responsible position
Bulkley. in the Park Avenue Improvement
Commission: MIR. Hamilton. In tho subway
aee who aTe s to With the
majority element of the County COMMITTEES. ana
dependence with which they have been at liberty
TO act. and who are as much respected oy me
e. ,ses any ss will sf h"ne n" deaS bs"r
witness that they have never once been CON
suited as to any position they should take In
Personally Z have taken TO active part in the
EAv,,, I,I IN m
the start to the present moment have refrained
from taking such part and in no snGl 10 instance.
mated to any man that he should act with
either faction. There is no Republican In the
ofice who has received from me an intmation
that he should act with either OF these factions.
fons aea that United with the Republicans in the
election Of 1894.
The hs Sss 70 M
Ssq WSethsr the % formsrSsar. have been
In the appointments Of this edministration
have merely followed out tho directions OF the
The PLATFORM adopted By the Republican Nom!,
mating County Convention. and which instruct
ed me to of osSsr
tions.
Mr. Lauterbach int1maked. on hearing what
tho Mayor had said. that tho $500 rewards
would be claimed. He said that tho furnishing
Of specifications such as the Mayor asked for
might tato q day or two. but he had no doubt
that Individual instances would be supplied.
His own attention had been called to about
twenty cases whero the power Of tho adminis-
tration had been used a. referred to by Mr..
Platt, and the evidence was sufficiently strong
to satisfy the friends of the organization. He
hoped the Mayor would be equally satisfied
with its strength. Mr.. Lauterbach is getting
up statement, too.
These were some Of the remarks of William
Brookfeld on such parts Of Mr.. Platt's remarks
% interested him:
"Mr. Platt's increasing years have evidently
brought to him increasing infirmities Of temper
stimulated and inordinnte greed for power has
sd gears and brourS 1t him to the verge Of insanity
upon tho question Of cont cSnsrollinE m The III Mth0pEh, p
S for Se
the o. ms So IN.
inovoment-after telling me he did not live
oud aaS noIe SSs tough.
e1as a would suHHsss
that Mr. Platt be careful how he talks about
ns ana nTS Pf MI .s %sss se e
Preparations and disbuFse them in his own way
sRs sRst 20 hs Be- lndssd
Gov Morton saved him from political annihila-
tion, refer to the State Superintendent Of
"Mr. PlRtt quotes mo as saying that It Is for
tunate for the party that Republican Presi-
dent can be elected without the aid of this
State. did say that in effect. and l still ad-
6ore to the belief. because with the present con-
dition OF affairs In the party the Republican
most Indifferent Tn the result OF the election
Probably nothing loss than revolution will
correct the situation which confronts the party
To-day. but the revolution is on Its way. and Mr..
Platt cannot stop ". nor can Mr.. Brookfeld,
who. Mr.. Platt says. has been Svengalied by Mr..
Milholland."
Cornelius N. Bliss retorted on Mr.. Platt after
this fashion: