New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-24
CROKER AND M'LAUGHLIN.
NECESSITY FOR THE BOss's DEALING OFT
PATRONAGE GENEROUSLY IN T'ROOKf,YN.

NECESSITY FOR THE iDSSS DENlhNF "
PATRONAGE GENEROUSLY IN fRooKLYN.
you may talk Brooklyn all night but there's
only city
These reassuring and thoroughly lncid words
constituted the reply made hy Richard Croker
Saturday night to a Brooklyn reporter who tour
1eved M to the Democrats Cluo to ask him II he
* really going to annhate Brooklyn. The sem
tence was accompanied by others in which the
boss protested the idea OF bcittling Brooklyn
was so ridiculous thar il had never entered MS
mind He argued that Brooklyn could never be
enareI a. lons its Democratic organization re-
ceived its fun quota Of patronage. and challenged
the crowd 70 show him man who would say that
Brooklyn was being slighted in that respect
When Kings County Democrats talk about the
efacement Of Brooklyn they mean the placement
of WiIloughhy Street. and Mr.. Croker knows it.
That was the chief thing he learned when he
called on Hugh Mclaughlin on Friday Let Croker
fill Brooklyn's city Hall and Municipal Building
with all OF Woughby Streets cold and hungry
heelers it will hold and there will be no more talk
from Democrati, quarters about the placement
Of Brooklyn That borough will then he on the
political map 10 stay. according 10 the Mclaughlin
notion.
Croker must make the largest possible number Of
offices in Brooklyn for Mclaughlin to h he will
lack the support OF Hugh Mclaughlin IN his fight
against Hill But there is Mayor Van Wyck max
ing a show OF wnitiing down the budgets brought
before him. and insisting that the expenses Of The
city must ne KEPT away uONn OF the charge
of extravdgance will be raised.
The ardent Democratic consclidatoniss who
named economy in city government as one OF the
arguments for their scheme bowling like
ravenous wolves whenever anybody suggests that
the transfer Of the central government to Man
haitian Island leaves less work 20 be done m Brook
Ign. Croker appeals to them in the name Of Van
Wvck to be reasonable and see that the expenses
o. the consolidated ciiy must be less than those OF
the places Of which the present New-Iork Is made.
but he might rs well talk to the Coney Island
waves. Sa aries must be kept up and the full
forces OF deputies assistant deputies. secretaries
conr.lcnfia clerks and subOrdinates OF al grades
must be retained in tull force or the Willoughby
Street eruptons Will break ont again with renewed
violence.
croker IL temporarily relieving the pressure by
taking chances with the civil Service people and
ordering rynody Ia authority to dismiss the Old
forces bodily. He is promising a clean sweep. ana
telling the faithful 10 wall Just little while
longer and they can have All they want.
AFTER the wholesale dismissal game j. worked
10 the end u Is expected that Croker VIII
lose time n allowing Mayor Van Wycks
economy scheme 20 suffer rather than Incur the
lasting hatred and ingrititude of the Mclaughlin
forces In his fight for State control McLaughlins
aid would DE- invaluable and no sacrifice would be
TOO great to make In order 10 secure IT, which he
will never do II he cuts down the Brooklyn patron
age in the slightest degree.