New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-24
PART II.
FOUR PAGES.
v,yORINH HIS FINEST FORM
..sr ATTACK on -DEFAMERs OF THE
CITY

SAo a. the editors. clergymen and other people
Fe'-' &c called attention 10 the Tannany pro
Wv - vice in the city. He vented MS wralh
e. -lsrlv against two clergynlen, referring 10
paruO-.- - Nv Parkhurst'' and old Slicer,' and
the- hem arncag 'defamers of the city. de
60 ts,- this IS the cleanest and most moral
CO. --e world and that the people who TAX
e9 - protection Of vice libel the fair fame
Of he city -. ,-,s - .,a bsa-;ny which
ne -.oe,srdav morning on the bill 10 prevent
A Ss~,,-s of judgments against the city without
.,sen. OF the Controller or Mayor and the
y s,-s-R arnapo bill A {. Shenstone. repre-
- re brooklyn League: William H Hale,
80 VITO once tried 10 have Police Justice
I-e = .,-,.scsed. James ". Pryor, secretary Of
49, club Alfred p Conkling and few
-- .,.,zsns appeared 20 speak in favor OF the
- when Nj Shens1one was talking in favor
- ,rs @rs- bill the Mayor called attention TO
- : ne bill requiring the unanimous vote
- posr5 Of Estimate and Apportionment to
-.-o-ize proceedings for the condemnation OF
--s @or public improvements
---,- business mas such a clause in this bill?
-, -nr IL there" the Mayor demanded He de-
- .1a- me city had got along with majority
"a Board Of Estimate and Apportonment
~ 90 wears and hundreds upon hundreds o.
- ~. 'rsz beer voted away by majority vote
n 80 rtr1 becomes a law" he added, one man
= - The Board Of Estimate and Apporron-
- srd block every improvement
,f- EsIe asked the Mayor Il ne was IN favor OF
-. mar Of The bill 70 prevent confessions OF 1uos
-,sr, bv me Corporation Counsel alone
gAvoR DECLINES TO ANSWER
-.,,,,s answer that. replied the Mayor.
-, xoul6 be The first man who ever got the
- - commit himself in advance OF any propo-
- Won might argue that question month anu
r ,ouldn't explain that 70 me. I've oeen al over
- The most netartoUs confession OF JuoslDeH'
sver known in this CITY was one 'S INC
form CORPORATION Counsel
WHY. ,ook a-here"" the Mayor went On sup
- -a, CT the Board should stand out
s,stns- ne condemnation OF properly for the ap-
~r-oao,ez n a new East River bridge Don you
-s,7k ma, would be a pretty bad thing for Brook
lyno" H..
- .+,,,- ina. I think q new bridge would be
great waste Of money ~,
- u -,av be hat rhe bridge should be built
-5 r. nav % that there are others VINO nave sa4u
,rz- about as rnucr as YOU have about H.
- v- Hale SAYING something about lawyers
-sss--trr their clients and having honest views.
80 wsvo- remarked: Lawyers generally believe
as they are paid TO- - AVS
sc against economy Under this Dill one man III
favor q economy could stop mucn eXlIa'
= ne expenditure was one that was required pun
a. ,7,~t7r would compel any man 10 give his
assent"
there Is only one way 10 get public opinion IN
-e--r1pred the Mayor. and that Is al the poLs- a
-,-bs- ~ men ger together and talk over things;
n editor sits down a. his table ano writes an eol-
-o-fs1 these aren't public opinion The people VIII
say something different when they come 10 vote IN
~ ras- safe election public opinion was supposed
- n, strongly against caraI thieves but the people
didn't say so Al the polls on Election Day
Taking up the anu-Ramapo bill the Mayor sala
81 did not affect the Ranapo contract he SAD
mar the courts had given a decision which COM
rere6 favorz bic vo4e OF both houses Of the
Municipal Assembly and the Board OF Estimate
ana insIy the approval OF the Mayer before the
contract could: 80 through. Under those coHci-
Mons" h. asked do you think the contract could
have been signed"
NJ Hale said that II might not under the present
Mayor but mar II might under future Mayors
Oh yes" sad the Mayor.
Monkeys viii chatter. asses Will bray
Wise mea RiI always have something 70 say
don't refer 10 you at ALL" he interrupted himself
70 say. as he saw Mr. Hale backing out- I only say
rhat this bill has nothing 10 DO with the RamaPo
water business except keep that old song going.
he deprsvtty Of New-York"
L-. Pryor. 2 u Einrichs and Stephen Barton
were permitted 70 talk little in favor Of the bill
When M Barton was speaking OF the smaller
quantity o. water PEI capita used in Liverpool the
Mayor 1erkeC cut me remark They drink more
run over there. but Ne don't drink all the water
Te use over here"
ATTACKS PARKHURsT AND SLICER.
something Mr.. Barton said about Network being
clean city started the Mayor on his attack against
defa-ners OF the city" With savage emphasis the
Mayor said:
Most every BODY who comes into this Office stands
Lp and says some other CITY Is better than New
leTA. You never near them say NeW-YOrk is better
instance he has been aboard. I wonder II he was
rE-i p REGENT Circle. IN London. night? Il ne
AIs leeI. ne knows that there hundred
-ssulL-s women there 20 one IN this city. There
- I'VE lLrorec gamblers there TO one in New
loIA- Ea-k1--s- has certainly been Regent
slfcl-. Z De investigated there ne did here. He
a-oNs NeH-lgTh is better than any other city.
I'd me sumner
As t0r oiG sucer don't know whether he has
L-iA Is he most moral city IL the world. There
: IS gambling. less rum drinking and fewer
SlleA On ne streets than in any other city. Why,
.i,le IS not Town o. 5000 inhabitants in this
5eAE| 1Ct Tha- mas more gambling, more drink
a4l ln-l9Ia--rE II proportion 10 population than
1S'e- and corrupt libel the city, and they know IL
The Mayor then declared that the hearing on
- DIS was closed IN the comments on the
nor ta-a heard near the City Hall later j,
So mat me Mayor need not be TOO greatly
49, -+a1efs III protecting vice and crime will
gT ne lldGclal credit OF the city. Kuhn Ioeh
~ u was remarked, had Just taken several
'--s u me city 3i2 per cent bonds a q higher
=. ---a-- e =r nae been paid for such bonds in
47-JfE u tne city. The exposure OF Taruula n =
SsCA-lall and eytCrtion. II was declared viii MOI
ne credit 0f the city becaus the city is sd
al over the world 9 -''4Ni''