New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-23

PARA Sat1atoga ana Rockaway Beach ALTERNATELY His
@ at wnsss he X but sa ,Ay
physea MIS- His d sO accept s the place view
viii see cta! some duties sS But they expect that he
to wase himself for the nght he intends
MI Ma peen S suggested for the place.
ago and asked SeH sSoSI w GAYS
hd ar successor for Mr.. philips On satur-
aIghi,ns lieutenans and an old political friend OF
70 man listed The latter and arranged for him
so nleei McLaughlin The meeting took place the
ut It Is believed that Butlng hesaes about taking
Hal w Sin ,ne nncerainty as to what Tammany
by the mscSne Mn Ru5s s
r nehny investor In two Brooklyn land companies.
Of the shs nrf f oce With eean Tecora
ana since his break with Plat he has trained with
,Sa, TO Commissioner of Police. he knows
aid him en- hdns Ps ny part Of he voers
Me any f Deal Lev W. last a And for taking
WSnIo not give such proposition moments con-
Jesse Frost lives in the same ward as Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff and is now undecided whether
William Cullen Bryant. former Fire Commissioner.
vs. anSi W to get the appointment He has been
Yesterday that Frndec
FORMER lnspecor-General. was under consideration.
anu tndl ne nad been recommended by Justice Au
gustus Van Wyck. the Mayors brother
Reconnaissance Philips refused yesterday 10 dis
cn as ms removal When asked about he said y
Senator Plat has sent word TO Walter b. Atterbury
not to consider himself a candidate. as the machine
wanted TO make a test OF Philips's dismissal.
Mr.. HEWITT BLAMES THE SYSTEM.
Although still confined to his room. suffering
from the severe cold which has afflicted him for
several days past. ex-Mayor Abram S. Hewitt con-
sented TO give his opinion TO a Tribune reporter
upon the retirement Of Chief McCullagh. AS will
be gathered from the appended interview. Mr..
Hewitt blames the system which permits Of such
fragrant political move as Mayor Van Wyck car
ried out on Saturday.
The removal Of Chief McCullagh." Mr.. Hewitt
said, simply shows that tho whole bipartisan
system for the government Of the police OF this
city is failure. 1t has been a failure from the
outset Its protested object exclude politics
from the management OF the police and 10 make
the force perfectly neutral in politics. The effect
mas been, as everybody knows TO convert the 20
brief interval when it was controlled by Mr. RoOse-
e ana this Sad System Was he cr for the
Greater New York II could only result in the ap,
delicate duties Of the government Of the police
VI s l. 70 ne has od sNfn En-
been let alone the laws would have been enforced.
bn ana nSh thing as The 9Rsn Toqd Ye
take the proper and the higher view Of their duties
nave openly declared that he would not have Voted
for or against an appointment without first con-
suting with Mr. 0uigg or with MI Plat THIS
was confded TO him by the law. His duty was to
prevent politics from invading the Department.
thOugnt that he was 70 be gGverned by pO'isal
from but Mayor Tan wSF SG
rot appear to have acted upon this higher view OF
his duty. He complains very properly that Nj
iican point Of view but he reconsttutes the Board
10 Chief who has done all in his
power TO comply with the spirit OF the law which
created bipartisan Board OF Commissioners
MERE POLITICAL GAME.
ut will be seen that the whole matter is now
duced to a political game. When the people
| OF Greater New-York decided 10 put Tammany Hall
in power they ignoranty but deliberately accepted
the very results which coming 10 pass.
They have no occasion 10 reproach Mayor Van
Wyck or Richard Croker who at no time hesltated
to declare that they would administer the ely
and demons trat!ng TO the people OF this city
the magnitude of the blunder they committed whom
they dccreed the consolidation of the various mun!c
| paiities and conferred upon mere political ma
chine the power 10 govern the city In the interests
OF mere political party, ana IN violation OF the
interests OF the people.
| IF therefore I am expected 20 condemn any
body. # will only be renewal OF pointing out me
and the charter without foreseeing the evils
which the older and wiser men anticipated II is
no satisfaction. however. 20 find that the predc.
lions Of evil coming true and IL is TO he hoped
that the spirit Of reform will yet be aroused IN
government which they now have lost"
When asked las! night II he ihEasht Mayer Van
In its provision for bipar.isanship in the govern
rnent OF the Police Department and was therefore
amenabe to discipline. Joseph II Choate said:
portant point without Nrst studying carefully the
sections Of the charter covering the subject