The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-15
THE END OF THE MAzET.

The MaZet committee Is dead; but, I'm
like all other creations too good for this
world, 1t did not die young. 1t died with
its boots on. Having fought valiantly
for it's existence, with its hand raised
against every man (who happened to be
Democrat and every mans hand
whether the hand of Democrat or Re
publican) raised against it. 1t finally went
to it's last account in blood and violence.
The dying struggles of the Mazet COM
mittee took place as the result of a
melee in which Frank Moss, the commit
tees counsel: the members Of the COM
mittee, and that great reform statesman,
Thomas c. Platt. were the belligerents
the reform comedy to call Plat, in order
to show just how he regarded the $50,0OO,
600 Ramapo steal. The committee and
Mr.. Plat became aware Of the rash
purpose of Mr.. Moss, and rough and
tumble fight took place. The committee,
having just decided to hold several addi-
tional sessions, Notwithstanding that the
elections are all over for this year,
concluded at once to adjourn without day
when they learned that their honored
leader was in danger They did so, and,
in doing so, left Mr.. Moss in the air.
This Mr.. Moss resented bitterly, and
hence the tragic close of Platt's present
career as a reformer of the affairs of
the big metropolis.
While the world awaits the promised
revelations Of Mr.. Moss concerning the
inner history of the Mazet committee and
its Inflated dash for reform, it is worthy
of note that, not only has the committee
collapsed, but the greatest undertaking
designed to be accomplished through its
labors has come to an equally untimely
end. The state constabuary bill will not
be introduced in the next legislature, and
that awful Organization, Tammany Hall,
otherwise known as the Columbian So
ciety, will still continue to run the CON
stabulary" of Manhattan.
1t is all but needless to say that 1t was
Mr.. Plat who decided that the state
constabulary bill should not be intro
duced. After the gore of the MaZeteers
| had flown a subleader visited the master
as Senator Plat is known to all God
fearing reformers connected with the ma
chine-and was by him Informed that it
was inopportune at this time to introduce
the measure, and that it would for the
present be laid away for future use on
more propitious occasion.
| The way of reform is ever hard. The
history of the Mazet committee offers a
touching instance Of the truth of this
proposition. That scientifically designed
reform machine started out In its opera
| lions a veritable juggernaut for all bad
| Democrats, especially of the Tammany
variety, in the island Of Manhattan. 1t
proceeded to crush Croker and all his
followers, and had run its prov into
| every household as we'll as into every
city office. 1t laid bare the job by which
| a coterie of politicians had contemplated
robbing the city of Greater New York
| through bogus water supply, known as
! the Ramapo water concern. 1t had
singed the hide of at least one Of the
minor Tammany politicians in its I'M
earthing operations, and was proceeding
| thereupon to tear up the Tammany in
| iquity, root and branch, when it threw
Platt, and Platt's son, and Platts law
| firm, and Cen Tracy, Platt's social,
! political and business partner, to the sur
face from out the very heart of the
Ramapo job. Since then its usefulness
has been seriously impaired, and its being
sent to the scrap-iron yard of politics
| had become mere matter Of time That
its demise has ended in two several
| tragedies merely helps to show the diff
fculties and dangers which accompany
! the car Of reform on it's journey to the
higher regions.