The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-18

| take out bonds under the law. and that he. the
an ana" interest in Tie concern TO which most Of
them go to get their official bonds,
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| the city government which has Official auction
sSGS ePD0S p fss e. to psSaTSt
and Mr.: Never a Commissioner.
Mr.. Croker testified:
many Hail. built for the organization with contracts
carried out by the organization Temmaey right
get it,
When possible under the law. as In the Dock
Department. vast sums are expended by meane
politicians without pretence Of public letting.
| Corporations which have public rights to use
thss hs RSSs streets onsSr
| until they have given their contracts to those
same favote cd rings OF politicians.
field OF competition would greatly lower the
price Of necessary commodities are not per-
| mitted TO do business.
| II is the natural consequences OF this theory
and system Of government touching. as the
Tammany Lender brazenly admits. not only the
Judges upon the bench and controlling every
act in the sno I'm sss
public order i is dem "Sn d' '' '-'' "
-, The building Department. created to protect
a,tool by which dishonest builders perpetrHts
| which they defend themselves .against honest
and respectable builders and against the
public.
politician wishing to open place OF public
amusement seems to be able to defy with i'm
| safety OF tho public.
Construction companies with fre-proonng
systems. approved and allowed In any oity in
| the country cannot gain admittance here with
out reorganization and proper distribution
| OF stock.
itu vn at tn n al n
| great transportation corporation and threatens
the enormous public annoyance Of a sudden
| to make terms with the leader OF Tammany
Hall in, one OF his private business enter
The Police Department has been shown to
be hand-in- glove with the criminal classes: Its
Chief has confessed upon the witness stand his
and tho fact was established in evidence that
his appointment was brought about In the in
Of enforcing the laws against gam bling, pool
selling. policy shops. disorderly houses. dance
Three several times during the spring and
summer. overwhelming proof OF the open and
by the police. OF l25 poolrooms was given.
Highway robberies. robberies from stores
Which sS Of h pose
great number Of cases, One hundred
Committee who had suffered from such crimes
and in but one Of such instances have the
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property been recovered. Discipline has gone
10y the board. Drunkenness 10 no longer pun
ished by dismissal Patrolmen sleep through
the early morning watches and all the evils
disclosed by the investigation OF 1924 have
How could it be otherwise when the highest
authorize. is that an officer had been snirched
by the evidence before the LeXOw Com mittee?
The wardmen make their visits with their
eyes shut They know not what n poolroom
sec no .xc GI and fspar
Of the robberies. and to records so made ur tho
tIation of his Department. sententtously says
The records will show"
And for all this the administration is directly
responsible. as after the testimony was given
Mr.. Croker said under oath: Il believe in Mr.
Dsyery; he isa good man l believe y he is ia a
city Is in more orderly condition than it has
assessment of taxable values. in the hands Of
incompetent and partial men. has conducted
tesaue il it did not 50 seriously affect the
| material interest OF the citizen. Adloin-
fE h nave REV
Increased IN valuation at all sorts Of UNEQUAL per
| centages. SO great has been the disqualification
and so numerous the legal proceedings insti-
tuted to set aside the assessed valuation that
the CORPORATION Counsel was com PEELED to con-
| TESS in open court that it would take him until
the lst OF January merely to file the returns
! to the enormous number OF wrts OF certorar
The Department of Water Supply, with the
hid OF the President Of the Board OF Public I'm
| provements, attempted suddenly to force
| through a measure which reversed the long
| established practice and policy OF the city in
| respect to the ownership by the city Of its own
water supply and utterly without cause shown,
| attempted 10 make contract running fSr
many years with private water company with
no property but vague options and no capital
but speculative hopes. involving an expendi-
ture OF S2O0,oQ0 900. merely to get their water
Notwithstanding the imperative demands
for rapid transit. tho Corporation Counsel held
up for nearly two years tho proposed contract
election.
Experience OF the working OF the charter Of
OF the city that its provisions should be gem
orally revised in the interest OF the reduction
Of offices and for the creation OF a less COM
pcated and burdensome governmental ma
chinery. This demand has been formulated
by many civic bodies, and we pledge the influ-
ence OF the Republi can organization in the
aiding the Governor to appoint Commission
com posed Of eminent and experienced citizens
OF greater New York to revise the city charter
The Judiciary-Tammany's theory Of a gov
eminent extends no less to the Judiciary
Richard Croker testified:
Q. They CThe Judges must appoint their subor-
dinates az a true member of tho party should2 A.
They should do it, yes sir. They do not always do
it, but they should do it.
Q. And Tammsny Hall expects them to do it IL
they take her nomination. docs it not? A. Yes
sir.
=. In all matters OF patronage they should con-
slider tho Organization, should they not A. First,
yes sir.
Q. Even in the appointment.of RefcreesP A. Yes,
sir.
Q. And you think the Judges should appoint as
Referees who are in line with the Tammany