The Portland daily press., 1900-01-16
New York Ruled By a
Boss.
Minority Alludes to Fact of a
State Boss.

| Albany, N. Y, January l5.-The re-
rorts Of the majority and minority MEM
bers of the Mazst investigating commit
tee were presented tonight to the as
ssmbiy. Both are lengthy documents.
The former is signed by Assemblymen
Mazst, FalIows, Wilson. Costello and
McEvan, and the latter BY Asssmblym
Hoffman and holland.
The majority report opens by stating
that greet part of the testimony was
directed to the conduct and control OF the
various offices and departments in New
York city, and In this connection says
"In many of these. grave evils were
disclosed. For such as were administra-
tive in their nature, tie remedy must b.
sought ut the ballot box and not at 'hs
hands OF the legislature. The one clear
and distinct fact brought cut by this iu-
vestigation is that We have In this great
city the most perfsot instanos Of central
lied party government yet known"
1t declares that "Ne see the central
power, not the man who sits In the
mayors chair but the man who stands
behind it.
sirhe conduct OF the present police de-
partu1ent of the city OF New York Is un-
| qualinsdly bad.
ave believe tnst the great mass OF the
rank and file OF the departments under
| proper leadership would execute all the
laws with courage and vigilance. but 1t
is not In the nature Of things that ahor-
diuates dependent ON their supsriors for
continuance and promotion In rank
should conduct themselves In direct oppo-
sition to clearly known views Of shcse SUI
periors."
| The proposed contract with the Ra nepo
Water company Is discussed at great
length. Attention is called to the admir-
istration Of the building depart nent and
the report says;
| Hers again we find the dominant
theory of the present corrupt pull and
favoritism for private gain. in evidence. "
The conduct Of the do,k department Is
criticized. Action to prevent the levyir &
of political asssssn en- ID on the judiciary
Ia recommended.
The report urges that the meetings OF
all city boards be public because "in
free governments publicity Is absolutsly
ESSENTIAL"
The majority Of the COMMITTEES pre-
sented eight bills for the confederation of
the Legislature.
The minority in part says: GAS to the
report OF the majority in general, We feel
justified In claiming that 1t is grossly,
unfair, conspiouously partisan COARSE In
| i.z.u..a vttunarativa in tamDar and All
solutsly uniustitisd except by the reckless
disregard and perversion of the proof ad-
duoed before your committee. A most
striking illustration OF the partisan arro-
gance and Hypocrisy which has domi-
mated the committee il to be found in
the paragraphs wherein ths majority ex-
press the indignation with which tneir
souls are filed upon discovering that
| there Is a boss sys stem associated with our
politics. But the majority lack both the
courage and the oandor to point at the
ypioal, though Easy boss.
"Ths peonIe's call for the examination
| Of the state boss was loud and long but
without effect upon the COMMITTEES until
the people had their opportunity at the
polls. The report discussed at length the
evidence brought out and protests against
the alleged partisan Interpretation given
10 portions of he testim ony by the m or
ty. 1t defends the mayor and tho police,
building, tax and deck departments, OBJ
jects to recommendations made by the
majority and says that the minority has
but u single recommendation to make
and that 10 that the people Of New York
city be- permitted to govern themselves .