New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-02
CROKER RULE BEGINS.

Of course II IL a Croker government through
ond ,hrougn. Mayor Van Wyck yesterday gave
ont list Of many appointments of the high
est importance and II Is plain from THIS hs''
md from what is known in addition as to the
MAYORS intentions. that our Mayor has already
adopted the line OF absolute submission 10 the
Tommany Boss No man who has been hostile
IN Croker either when the Boss was here or
when he was in England, has got anything or
&c likely TO get anything. Croker mas CHOSEN
The men who are to hold all the places, and ne
has fed fat his every grudge. NO matter no"
,nuch any Democrat may have spent in Time
Z In toll or In money to bring ABOUT Iahnlah!
victories he is now ruthlessly set ASIDE II ne
has not been jealous and constant In proving
his personal loyalty to Croker IN recent years
Those simple and credulous friends or the
Mayor who have been telling us that he had
great deal Of Dutch backbone and would never
make himself the mere register OF the decrees
NJ Richard Croker are now COMPOUNDED and put
IN shame II is a choice lot that Croker has
nicked out 70 I'LL the Offices. is 1t notT Thomas
G. Platt must be proud Of IT, He Old more tnah
any other man and than any set OF men to TX
this curse of unfit Croker ofiiCeholde7s upon the
second city Of the world.
Look at the Police Board Are the -FOUR men
who are TO be at the head OF that Department
likely 10 govern the force In such way that
u will be useful and Efficient? What quail
,Acatjops has any one Of the four for such
task? How did Tammany manage the parks
when Il had the power? AS II they mao peeh
laid out solely for the advantage ana ehrich-
went ~ Tammany. And under Tammany con-
troll the parks will be nismanaged hereafter rs
thew were misnanaged before the Tammany
AtVhf n
The buzzards will soon be back. Croker's
hrotber.in-Iaw was so convval in his habits at
times when he was Health Officer of the Port
that his usefulness was impaired. Is IT pr0ba-
ble that he will accomplish great things as
Health Commissioner? When Thomas j. Brady
was Superintendent Of Buildings his fondness
for pianos provoked some comment. In the
Office which he Is TO fill under the Croker des-
notism will Brady pledge himself to abstain
altogether from the piano habit! Maurice f.
Ho,aban ia TO thrive under the Croker lordshlp
In a recent campaign Holahan In public utter
ances used threats violent that many people
Thought he deserved TO be put under restraint
Does Holaban intend from this time on to be
n man Of peace or a man OF war at CroAer
beck and call!
" &c no,g settled that several Of the great Of
fces are 10 be given TO obscure nobodes whose
only claim TO place and profit IS that they nave
becu eager at all times 10 run before the BOSS
aud 10 anticipate his wishes But TWO OF
C.roker's selections Cor office are especially ana
eacrontIv scandalous. These are the appoint
mems OF Patrick keenan, to be City Chanper'
lain and of John J. Scannell to be FIRE Com-
missioner. The City Chamberlain ought to be
a c,tlzen of substance and weight and master
NJ financial affairs. II is true that Croker was
CITY Chamberlain at one time But croker
,,as bimse,f the Boss OF Tammany then, and
h.d nroved himself n master Of finance by his
,.o,hoss ~ amassing fortune. Keenan, Is not
a mighty Boss. and his KNOWLEDGE OF books ana
.ccounts has been largely gained In the betting
rings Of the racetracks. He has many intimate
ana devoted friends among turf poox'naA ,ns
and other professional gamblers But aoes .ne
possession Of such friendships MAKE EN- .ns
r.n, man for City Chamberlain? Perhaps