New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-16

per. and absolutely unjustihed except by the
reckless disregard and perversion of the proof
adduced before the committee" The report says
that the committee was discredted from the
beginning: that the appointment of two dis
missed office holders as counsel was accepted as
a clear indication that the aim OF the committee
would be revenge rather than reform. Since
the election" says the report the committee
has separated from its most notorious counsel
and the counsel have DIVIDED among them
selves"
To set forth more fully the alleged partisan
character of the committee, the report says:
A most striking illustration of the partisan
rogance and hypocrisy which have dominated the
in the paragraphs of the report wherein the ma
jorty give expression to the pharisaica indignation
with which their souls filled upon discovering
that there is boss system associated with our
committee lack ooth the courage ana cana9rr, 20
POINT at the typlcaI tnough easy boss, lneg
sHbserylent manner that they protected him from
insistent demand that he should be called to the
stand as most unique, necessary and desirable ex-
manded in a Spirit Of fair play. that the boss of
our State politics should be questioned as TO the
source ana sanction or the authority which ne al
mittediy exercises i'm governmental affairs. as to
for appointments and nominations which he has
dictated and which he controls to the cor
guarantee and the reason therefor (whether po-
the legislative brokerage concern which undertakes
for a consideration of one kind or another to in
sure to the citizen or corporation knowing the ropes
the success or defeat of any proposed legislatio
affecting him them, or his or their interests Just
as and when desired. TO his Identification with
the family law firm and his profits therefrom as
to his accumula lions by of his political
nections and political domination. to whether
the signing of the Ramapo Water bill increased his
income. and whether the failure of the Astoria
Gas grab had disappointed his financial expecta-
examination of the State boss was both loud and
long, but without effect upon the committee until
the people mad their opportunity at the polls.
Mayor Van Wyck is praised, and the official
minutes are reproduced in which Mr.. Van Wyck
is allowed to say that he is his own boss and
makes his own appointments without particular
reference to the wishes of Mr.. Croker The
Police Department is praised, and in order to
show that ii is not black as painted quota
tiOns are made from newspaper which once
dwelt on the good side of the Tenderloin. At
tention is given to the water supply of New
York, the Building Code and Building Commits
sion, the Municipal Assembly, Tax Department
tempts' the report again attacks the commit
tees counsel for his alleged ''inexcusable con-
duct" Under this head the report says:
If legal reason to excuse the refusal of Mr..
Plat and several other witnesses to answer the
questions propounded to them is required 1t will
be furnished in the law under which the committee
was in itself an illegal act. There is no palmer
provision in the statutes than be found in the
legislative law requiring that any such committee
this claimed TO be be appointed only under
concurrent resolution of both Senate and AS
sembly How silly, then, It is to complain that the
present District Attorney did institute criminal
proceedings to sustain the authority of a committee
Illegally constituted.
The closing paragraph of the report is as fol-
lows:
There will always be serious political differences
never again be contemplate an exhibition of the
depths to which partisan bigotry can descend.