El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-28
NEW YORK Letter

IStrong Opposition To The Constabu
larry Bil1-The District Attorney
Replies To The Attack On Him
BY parading His Genealogical
Tree-MediCal Inspection In The
Scholastic Horse ShoW--Thedt-
ricaI. Political and Minor Notes.
Special Correspondence Of the HERALD.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-What little
time New Workers have left after they
have discussed the South African war
news and the Molinesux case, which
has at last come to trial, is devoted to
observations on the plans of, the re-
publicans when the legislature con-
venes. The state consta bulary bill, by
which it is proposed to establish .
state police under a commissioner ap-
| pointed by the governor. is the prin-
cipal feature of these plans, and 1t is
republicans and democrats alike and
has absolutely no newspaper support
except from Mr.. Platt's personal organ
in this city. New York, Albany, Buff
falo, Troy, Rochester, and Syracuse,
by the legislation proposed, would be
deprived of their police power and
placed under the domination of a force
over which they would have practical
lily no control. It is an
astonishing proposal to come
| 1t this time when at least one thing
has been settled in regard to the means
of securing better municipal govern
ment in the United States. namely,
that the greater the measure OF home
rule, the greater the probability of
| arousiug the interest of citizens geuer-
ally in the best interests of their re-
speotive municipalities. The opposi-
ton to the proposed legislation is SO
strong that it may be abandoned.
Our absurd district attorney has re-
piled to the serious charges brought
against him by the City Club by
abusing the men of excellent reputa-
ton who signed the charges and call
ing attention to the fact that he was
the legal adviser of Grant, Sheridan,
Mcdowell aud Hancock and that his
family has resided in this city since
the administration of Governor
Wouter Van Twiller," thinking per
baps that Governor Roosevelt would
be softened by the reference to his
distinguished Dutch predecessor.
The district attorneys reply
has only served to confirm the
impression that Col. Asa Bird Garden
err C"To He'll With Reform Gardiner"
he is affectionately called by his Tam
many associates) is all but mad man.
To what q pass our judicial machinery |
has come is disclosed in the fact that |
forty postponements are not infre-
Quently had In criminal cases where |
the defendant has "pull.' The dis
trics attorneys Office connives at these |
postponements, the hope of the aocus-
ed person being that the complainant |
will be tired out and drop the charges.
Gardener instituted absurd charges |
against two of his aocusers, alleging
malpractice at the bar, in orde- that
he might cast discredit upon those who
had brought charges against him. The
court threw out GARDENERS charges
but he referred to them
in this reply to the governor
without mentioning the circumstance
that he could find no judge who would
them for an instant.
Attention has lately been drawn to
New York's excellent system of medi-
,al inspection in the schools. More
han 200 physicians are employed at a
'alary of $50 q month by the city, and
t is the duty of these inspectors to
visit all the schools every morning
rom $50 to $50 and examine any
cholar whom the teachers suspect of
having any disease. Such pupils are
hen excluded for one day and visited
~ the examining physician on the
Gay to see if they may safe
y return to the school. II there is any
loubt then, they are excluded for sue
essive periods of one day until the
physician is satisfied that they will
lot be the means of spreading any
lisease among their school mates.
The system is extremely effective in
the spread of contagious
diseases that are always to be found in
he poorer sections. The health board
ooperates by making cure that no
nem oers of q family in which q con-
agious disease is present attend
chool. 6
The deal whereby it was expected
he McClures would gain control of :
he Harper publishing house appears ,