Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-01

piete turning over of the city and county
offices by the democratic incumbents to
the candidates elected on the fusion
tickets in November OF appointed Off
GERS, the important changes included the
retirement of Police Commissioner
Michael C. Murphy, who was succeeded
by John N. Partridge. and the appoint
nent Of George L. Rives corporation
counsel in place Of John Whalon.
Tammany's Bad Record.
New York, Jan. 1.--Yesterday was
Tammany's last day in power in Goth
am This is the end Of the occupation
of the city by the powerful. corrupt ring
that has held carnival of political job
berry in every department Of the muni-
cipal government. Today $4,000 office
holders reluctantly loosen their grip on
the Golfers that they have been looting
for four years.
Discredited, scorned and hooted at.
Boss Croker today drops the reins OF
power and gives way to reform ad-
ministration headed by Seth Low. who
is sure of his ground, for he is backed
by William Travers Jerome as district
attorney. Protected vice and licensed
crime have had their day. and with the
dawn of the new year New York sees
the beginning of an era OF decency.
Seventy millions of dollars annually
pass from the hands of crooked stew
ards to those of honest men, and with
the going of the powers that prey the
most constituencies horde OF thieves
that ever had community at their
mercy are given over to a dishonored
oblivion.
| Briefly. Tammany's history may thus
be summarized:
Put Van Wyck, Croker's abject tool.
at THO helm of power In the city hall.
Padded the pay rolls and provided
sinecures for hundreds Of political
workers. who rendered practically no
service to the city.
Created Devery, s.the best chief of po-
lice" and gave him absolute sway, to
the delight OF the gambling syndicate
and the vicious classes generally.
Imposed Nagle upon the city as street
cleaning commissioners.
Made Scannell fire commissioner and
lgnpported him threel times when tndict-
ments were found by the grand jury
charging conspiracy to defraud.
Permitted terrible cruelties to be prac-
4 ticed in Bellevue hospital.
Made Shea bridge commissioner and,
by lax supervision. permitted supports
/ of the Brooklyn bridge to fall into de-
cay.
Made possible by lax supervision the
defaIcation of $4,000 by Charles p.
Chappsn. an enaploye in the bureau OF
assessments and arrears
Appointed Charles "A. Alden, who is
now missing, treasurer of the charities
department.
Permitted the Ramapo steal until ex-
posed.
New Yorkers are impressed by the
promises of Seth Low and the men he
has chosen for Office that the prestige OF
the greatest city in the western world
will be restored after today.
That radical changes amounting to a
revolution in administrative methods.
will be inaugurated is apparent from
the declarations OF policy put forth by
the several members of Mr.. Lows cabi-
net It is promised that corruption Will
be rooted out OF the police department
at once: that the streets Of the city,
long neglected. will be cleaned and that
reforms will be Instituted in depart
ments the machinery Of which II sadly
out of repair.
With the passing Of Devery the pub
lie service will be purged Of the central
figure in series of scandals which have
brought the metropolitan police into
contempt Radical changes may be look
ed for in Mulberry street as soon as Col.
John N. Partridge takes Office.
Deveryism has become SO rooted In
the police department that 1t will be no
easy task to institute the reforms to
which the Low administration Is COM
mitted. For four years Devery, as "the
best chief that New York ever had" or
as deputy commissioner has held abso-
lutte sway over the department, and has
so extended his influence that drastic
measures will be necessary to correct
the abuses for which he is responsible.
Protection is still given to law-break-
ers by precinct captains. and the old al
lance between the police and the gam
bling syndicate has not yet been bro-
ken. Devery has denied that the tele-
phon operators at police headquarters
are in communication with gambling
houses and poolrooms and that such re-
sorts have been tipped OFF, when raids
were projected but the fact remains
that gambling houses are open in New
York today and that the gambling ta-
bles are hidden from view behind closed
doors only when "the tip is received
from the precinct station.
New Workers will welcome the change
in the administration of the street
cleaning department. which for the last
four years has been constant source
of scandal When Percival r. Nagle
I took up the work which was so well
done by the late Colonel Waring. 1t was
! felt that this department of the city
government would suffer from the
change, and the public has not been dis
appointed.
Warner Has Rival.
Urbana, ILL.,, Jan. II. George r. Shaw
han, county superintendent of schools,
to-day announced that he would con-