New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
MOSS SOUNDS A WARNING
SAYS SUCCESS AGAINST TAMAiANY is
NOT CERTAIN-BRIBERY WIDE
SPREAD, SAYS FAURE.

The service at the Broadway Tabernacle last
night devoted TO discussion of Civic Right
eousness." The speakers were John P. Faure and
Frank Moss. Mr.. Faure confined his remarks to
the subject Of Bribery
Mr. Faure said that the practice of bribing men
had crept into the daily life of nearly all He
cited the giving of cigars gatemen in a railway
station in order TO get them TO allow person to
pass through the gates bid "a friend goodby and
the petty bribery Of Custom House officers when
European travellers return. He said these things
were small in themselves but they accomplished a
great evil They made It easier for the man in
uniform to accept large bribe at later date for
more important breach of regulations
we are apt 10 laugh" he continued .emmoder-
atey al the articles in the daily papers which de-
scribe the sending OF money the State I,egis-
lature or TO Congress for the purpose influencing
legislation. and lightly references to the
third house But il IS really an awful and sor-
rowful sight to the spirit of levity in which
citizens look at these things
MI Faure told story OF young architect who
came into his office and told him that his firm
wished the contract for a number of buildings
winch the Charities Department to erect and
offered the commissioner 21k per cent If he would
have the contract awarded as he asked
The greatest mistake made by the mercantile
community said Mr. Faure is the giving of COM
missions 10 the buyers of municipal supplies II is
small wonder that the city government is as had as
II is when reputable busir.ess men lend themselves
TO this practice"
~ -"Oss pegdn Dy describing the conditions
which he said, existed under the present CITY ad
uinistraton
AND the worst feature of the situation rom
unued Mr.. Moss, lis the fact that we are not GER
tain Of success. It may that this seems wonder
iul 10 some hearers. but II Is a fact nevertheless
III must be remembered that have the greatest
aggregation Of officeholders ever known over
torty-six thousand officehoders are intrenched in
the heart OF the city government and most of them
are interested IN perpetuating the present state Of
times as much the police force OF London and
citizens for al the branches of the city govern
hnehL our citzens are the most liberal OF all
citizens. and what do they get for il?
Il watched with mournfui interest the other dav
The attempt 10 clean a sewer IN Fulton-st There
with two small buckets and a cart. Below the
surface there Were two other men, and over the
entire gang there was a foreman. / found that
Win this force working steadily 1t took half day
'It takes about three years build a school
house / saw in a Brooklyn newspaper the other
day note of rejoicing to the effect that school
ton had just been completed / understand that
as much as $500 has been paid for the public in
spectoIs at wages ranging from 81 50 TO 81 50 day
were employed. An ordinary office building erected
by private parties has only one inspector and is
erected In twelve months
"A curious fact in connection with this great ex-
holders do not get the benefit OF this expenditure
and they laugh at when intimate that they
are gamers l have asked some OF them where It
goes. They reply that the district leader may own
a pooiroom. and that they expected to play the
horses to % some ne extent They must drink IN the
there. There is certain percentage of their sal
aries which must go the organization to provide
number Of people. chiefly women. who come around
regularly for Contributions, and these be at
MI Moss told the story of driver of a wagon in
the Charities Department who had been trans
ferrec and made to DO hostler's work because he
refused 70 Join Tammany Han , lie & was Sew eventually
martyr TO principle