New-York tribune., 1900-05-24
OUTBREAK BY THE MAYOR
EXCITED BY CRITICISM, HE DELIVERS
A TRADE TO THE REPORTERS.
HE WANTS THEM TO SAY TO THE PEOPLE
THAT THEIR MAYOR is ALI. RIGHT"
-REPUBLICANS THE OBJECT
OF HIS HARANGUE.

Apparently moved by criticism of his sup
posed interest in the Ice Trust Mayor Van
Wyck yesterday departed from rule that he
had stuck to persistently for long time. He
gave an interview to the newspaper men at the
City Hall. They wanted him to talk about the
order for him to give testimony at the nvesti-
cation of the Ice Trust, and they were aston
ished when he rose, thrust his hands deeply into
his pockets and began to talk in loud tone.
1t was not so much of an interview ii was
a TRADE that he delivered to the reporters. 1t
was much like the talk he gave when he
moved Police Commissioner Thomas l.. Hamil
ton from office. He continued to speak loudly,
although he did not appear to be greatly
cited He said:
v6t You may may say to the people of the city of New
T YGTk that their Mayor is all right and that hat he
msmer Iesy OF nj MS qca acts made by FIVE ReppbGan
similar Republican assaults and charges in the
He has successfully met the Republican assaults
in the past: First he successfully the charge
m man o the e. C9n5 hem Wbo had nd a1
holy alliance with the then Chief Of Police and a
John Mccullagh, the discredted Chief of Police.
e nna tR@
moved for the good of the service. and then Gov
al s OF he
chorus chaenging the integrity Of the official
Then came Robert Mazet. chairman of the Re
o the M he aa
dered the polls: also the counsel for the Investi-
eating Committee. Frank Moss who goes around
the town whining because he was not paid enough
whose only chance OF holding public office is to
have the Governor remove some Democratic Off
cials without cause.
Then came old DR.. Parkhurst. who in his holy
indulged in the most indecent exhibitions known
to depraved humanity. Then the Rev. Tom
Slicer, the wandering minister who seeks noorfety,
whether dirty or Clean by making charges.
nicpa1 Assembly. five Republican angels from
Heaven. whose characters are white the
driven snow, who have challenged the integrity
OF the official conduct of the Mayor of New-York
and have had him hailed to court on Saturday
morning Tell the people of New-York that the
Mayor will be there in willing obedience to that
order. and that in the mean time they need have
fear that any fact be proved that will in
the slightest degree challenge the integrity of his
official conduct.
You might say. in the time, that the charge
on 20 per cent cash payment or 20 per cent
margin, and those immaculate Republicans may
cry aloud from the housetops that the Mayor of
New-York has been caught redhanded as one OF
sugar have robbed the crying children of the poor
of tnis city of opportunity of ndulging in the
soothing effects of the to be forgotten sugar
'teat." the delight and JOY of our childhood.
Nobody successfully challenge either my
public private integrity
The Mayor declined to any inquiries
and closed the talk abruptly as he began 1t.
He said nothing about his supposed ownership
of stock in the Ice Trust, but of the Tam
many officials at the City Hall said the Mayor
would be prepared Saturday to testify that
he never had owned stock in any ice company.