New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-14

BY the time Frederick G. Schraubs turn came
TO speak the hall almost emptied, and in
consequence he managed to make himself heard.
He said:
II is to me a most beautiful sign in the body
polite that there is such a tendency among the
Democracy of all shades OF opinion to hold din
May they be multiplied, as IN TINS way ny
a fair comparison Of views the right way IS APT
TO be reached. man is never 40 reasonable as OH
I think the next thing upon which all will agree.
after listening TO the mastery exposition Oh stat
after the spectacle presented by the Republican
Administration at Albany during the last Winter:
mistake last fan when they voted aganst our can IN,
dldates. mistake which they would not repevt 40 TO-
before in the history OF this commonwealth nave
rs citizens been 50 himself by tns sTpeessed
rsformer week after week Go, coming 10 h6ss
What has become Of the anie-eection promises
OF the Republican party that the desponeIs oil we
statesmanship. should be punished? Counsel az
eminent any IN the state had passed upon this
but unfortunately. he had given an adverse re-
port the eligibility Of the new Governor ,d TO r Of
dence He declined to go on with the matter and
two other eminent attorneys are employee ana
after three months. the only report they have
TO make Is an appeal for money TO go on WIN the
nvestgatSn and the statement IN oeft pSey
find nothing to warrant criminal prosecution ana
the S @ psp these 0S S
furnish the money. as though the people OF the
s sse OF ssa In behalf Of the
Democracy OF the State ! desire TO say TO our
Republican friends that II they are short OF funds
to carry on this righteous investigation we Will
furnish all that may be required. that the ends
OF Justice may be carried out. IL Is simply sham
and a device to ,eyade the issue and to keep the
oh sha e ali o Of the minor ro or
EULOGY OF CROKER.
For the purpose OF diverting the attention OF the
people the old device of investigating the city OF
New York is resumed. and you more have a
lot OF countrymen down here pryng into your
affairs They come the Chinese going to war
beating tom toms. burning red fire and making an
unearthly noise, but the people know that they
are not honest. and that 1t is from no honest
motive that this investigation Is prosecuted They
do not forget that the present Executive OF the
State has lately been Police Commissioner OF this
city as Is also the case with the principal coun-
sci OF the committee. II these gentlemen found
only think OF the words Of the old darby camp
meeting song TO describe them:
Hypocrtes hypocrites hypocrtes
my Lord.
This is not the first Republican investigation we
have had. With the change In the government at
Albany a few years ago they started I'm TO in
vestigate all Of the departments then presided over
were going 10 do but not thing was found
wrong and not so much az penny that had been
misappled.
The same with their former Investigations Of tine
results.
They cry out against Richard Croker. and de-
nounce him as the uncrowned king. ] know OF no
single OF his life that merits their abuse, ex-
cept that he has been the most successful leader
the Democracy Of this city has eyer had and that
in every spot and place his worc hs: been his bond