New-York tribune., 1899-06-09
sUEEHY THINKS LIKE CROKER
nav co,s,rss1oNER BELIEVES IN TAM
MANY MEN BEING FIRST
CHOICE FOR BERTHs.


CHOICE FOR BERTHS
Edward c. Sheehy recalled ,, s,o,,,
Mr.. Moss-I understood you to say Mr. enee, an,
-. -, ,,ore a member OF the Tammany orgam-
zation? A-Yes. sir, Mr.. MOSS w. air
O-And a friend of Mr.. CrokersF "a o.
n And that YOU didn't lose your frehdship ior
Mr. Croker or your loyalty TO the o'sa"'a""c"'
-, ,,ou became q Tax Commissioner A'-No'
sir: did not. ,
Q.-You believe IN orsa"'@"''"' wv
do; yes. .,o,,, Adm, vou7
Al did not, Sir ,.a 4, ,o,ked
O.-You heard It discussed? Al near" II '"'"''
about ,. -, a., Al
O-You know the general poih's VI IT.
didn't read IT, Mr.. Moss.
Oils statement OF his leadersh'P' sou 's''"
Der that don't you? A-Oh, yes
n He stated that he leader. He stated no"
the department organized. with ois'r'ct """-
ers you remember that? Ayes.
O-And that the appointment OF the heads o.
donartrnents was in conformity with the wish OF
tho orea anization. you remember that? Ayes
O-And that the heads OF the departments were
satisfactory to the organization and 10 him you
remember that? Ayes. ,,
O-And that he considered that all thlhss oei''e
eoua, men who were in office under Tammany
observation-disclosures a party's administration
should. without doing any harm 10 others give .ne
rroferenca 70 their organization you remember
that? Ayes. sir. who,
Won believe in that. don't you? A-When
other things are equal o., .,,..
o-Other things being equal? A-other thihBs
being equal; yes
cRoKERs THEORY is HIS.
oyou are not TO appoint a man VINO Is
criminal or a man who is plainly lhehic'eh'' uuN
other things being equal. you are 10 appo''' w"sS
v'ho oro members Of the organizations A'-ies'
sir. uo,,or between
,u'o men when all other things are equal the
benefit ia to be given TO the man VINO ID III '"e "
eanization? Ayes.
O-And II II comes to a question OF Neiaoi'S' Vi
o,,os,ion Of opinion, between two men, where the
,,,, ond the opinion are equally strong, ap-
norortIv the preference there will be given 10 the
man IN the organizat ton? A.-Yes. SIT.
10, tyownor-Nr Croker did not testify TO any
such thing. =.
Mr. Moss-I am asking this witness what ne be-
lieves. -. AZ, cro
Mr.. Hofrman-You said this was what MT oro-
ker testified TO. ,,..
o.-Is that so7 All you are asking me What
Mr.. Croker testified to, don't know
O-You don't remember his testimony on 'hese
points? A.-No, sir
n put vou are giving this testimony. and your
views are on a line with his on these pointsT A.
ves give the preference to the organization man.
n 7, ,,a veracitv was equal and II was hard TO
decide between them then you would give the
nreference TO the man In the organizations All
everything was even
n 7, everything was even, then you would give
the preference 10 the man In the orsah'Hat'oh'
A.-Yes. sir.
O-And II It was a question OF opinion anu ea'"
man EXPRESSED his opinion equally strong 'heh
,, r,ou,d gtve the preference to the man In the
organization? A.-Not always
OFF the opinions were equally strong. ana sup
posing 1t was impossible to decide which was 'he
stronger and one Of the men was In the orgahlza-
ton you would decide in favor OF the man III the
organization7 Alt would all depend on the en-
n,ovnent or position he might be a candidate Tor
n For the matter that was being discussed? A
7 don,t Thoroughly understand that question, Mr.
Moss. >,
sHEEHY NOT TO BE SHAKEN.
OFF you don't understand 1t. all right
Mr. Honman-I want to ask just one question as
to the last answer the witness gave. FROM the
Questions that have been put 10 you by Mr.. Moss.
down 10 the present time. In relation 10 the mat
ters that he has interrogated you about nave you
understood him to apply 10 pubic Posiuohs ohiy'
Al construed II generally.
Mr. Moss-You construed 1t generally? A.-Pri-
vate duties or public duties
O-In any relation of life? A.-Yes.
O-You beleye certainly. strongly, In the neces-
sity Of upholding the organization don't you! A.
Yes.
O-And YOU believe that the people expect you
10 do so? Al don't know what they expect
O-Do you believe that they expected you to sus-
tain YOUR organization? A.-Where everything was
eoual. where no harm was done to anybody:
where Il was an honorable and honest trans
action and where a man presented himself that
was equally qualified, / certainly would appoint
him.
O-But with that Limitation that you have made,
vou have not conducted the Tax Department con-
irta of
YOU? You have not done anything that would In
lure the organization? Al have not done any
thing 10 serve them
o-You have not done anything to inture 1t?
Al would not bring any politics In the Tax
Office.
Q-Answer that. Al don't remember inJurins
them In any way, or anybody else
O-you have not been criticised by the organi-
zation for anthlng you have done In the Tax Ofice
have you? Ayes, probably nave
o-what have YOU been criticised for? A.-Oh
for doing matters in the way OF appointments and
things OF that kind that some people may ask for.
O.-What appointments have you been criticised
for in the organization? A.-No special appoint
ment. would man and ne would say. i
have got a man would like to put in the Office
O-I am not speaking OF remarks Of individuals;
I am speaking OF the organization from Its head.
A-The organization don't act
ONLY TAMMANY MEN APPOINTED.
Q.-You have not been criticised? Al don't re-
member TO have been criticised.
Q.-Your appointments have all been organza-
| ton men, haven't they? A.-Yes.
| O-And the assessments OF these taxes. these
| tax values have been done by organization men.
| haven't they? A-Not all of them; no.
Q-There is one man that certainly was not an
| organization msn-Mr. Strahan? Ayes. and sew
| eral others.
| Q.-Who are the deputies who not organza-
| tion men? Al don't know tho deputies politics.
Politics don't into the Tax Ofice. especially
| as to the deputies. They are there for many.
| many years.
| OIL am speaking OF men that have been ap-
pointed. You have appointed deputies. haven't
| your A.-With my associates: yes.
| Q.-And the deputies you have appointed have
been organization men, haven't they? A.-They