New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-25
G0TERNOR AND MACHINE.

Mr. Quisg and his committee have come back
from Albany with sealed verdict which, De-
ing interpreted. means that so far from obtain
ing the Governors promise 10 reorganize the
Police Department of this city they were con-
vinad that the Governor would consent to MOTH
Ing Of the sort If the managers of the local
machine really supposed that Mr.. Black was
going 10 upset charter which they recon-
mended as a masterpiece Of human wisdom
and forced through a reluctant Legislature
merely because the administration which they
conspired TO put in office is making an en-
tirely natural Of II to distress Re-
publican confederates Of whom Tammany
has no present need they had much poorer
opinion Of the Governors sagacity than is
held by majority of the people Of New-iork.
This community and every other in the state
clearly understand that the existing condition
of affairs with whatever danger Of swndng at
the polls il involves, Is the work OF these same
.reacherous schemers who are now making
pretence of vrtuous Indignation and public care.
Sensible people neither share their woes nor
think that the situation is materially worse than
II would be If the political partnership which
restored Tammany Hall TO power were still har-
mofiously dividing the spoils of an abominable
plot.
II seems virtually certain. as II has seemed
from the beginning of this controversy. that
Governor Black will not agree 10 the machine
plan of a State Board of Police to he appointed
by himself or otherwise As for the alternative
proposal of a separate Bureau OF Elections
either for this city alone or for all the cities OF
the state which he IS said 10 favor we cannot
say that we are deeply impressed with It's
merits as an escape from the menace Of n dis
honest election in November. Such Board
would certainly be expensive, and II would prob
ably not be more efficient than the force which
the Constitution and the laws already provide
for service at the polls Artificial arrangements
for the restraint Of evils to which the people
have subjected themselves by voting bad men
into Office 10 no, usually work well IT, ms Mr.
Gibbs appears 10 believe. the eight thousand
policemen of this city are prepared al the COM
mand Of Tammany TO commit and protect cleo
ton crimes-to stand the inspectors on their
heads as he expcrtly puts tive do not doubt
their ability 10 do so 10 n considerable extent.
though we are not willing 10 admit that all or
most OF them are such cowardly scoundrels. II
Governor Black is persuaded that the plan he
has in view would checkmate the rascalS of all
parties and give us an honest election We shall
not quarrel with him. but we have not thus
far seen any sufficient reason to believe that IT
would accomplish the purpose.
On the whole II seems 10 us that 1t would I've
Just about as we'll 10 confine legislation at the
extra session to matters Of undsputed impor-
lance relating to the war. and TO leave this city
to the natural consequences OF that monstrous
betrayal of the public welfare which bad men
contrived and to which 4 multitude Of better
men consented last year Ultimately We be-
heve, New-York will work out its own saliva
t0n with fear and trembling" and we ara not