The age-herald., 1902-03-16

New York. March 14-(Specia1.) .)-Those evils that cling like barnacles to muni- cipal government still resist the efforts of the Low administration. Mayor Low, rosy and corpulent, sits in his office after the fashion of a well-to-do in keeper and hears of the deeds that are done in the departments, especially the police de- pertinent. Jerome, the super-strenuous is expending a vast amount of energy as an educator. He is allowing the light to shine in places that have been mo- toriously dark. George L. Rives seldom appears in public save in connection with his official business. He is unquestion- ably the most able man in the entire administration. Major Woodbury the street cleaning commissioner, has had "a hard winter" He was compelled to wrestle with the heaviest snow storms of many seasons before he was able to restore his department to the proper form. He found it denuded, wrecked. But the woes of all the commissioners amount to nothing when compared with Police Commissioner Partridge of the police. The police department is no better under Pat
 
 such as was exposed during the cam paign has eaten deep into it. Spells and tribute, fees and blackmail are today what they were under Tammany. Patrol man and roundsman, sergeant and cap tain run all perils for money. Evidences of wealth have been spread on the rec ords by Captain Thomas and Deputy Chief Devery, late of the department. There is no proof that they made it honestly and yet there is no proof that they made it dishonestly. That they have it. however, Is enough for those who hold the city under the club. Dive keepers, brothel keeper, cadet gam blor and pool room proprietor are com peued to purchase immunity that does not grant immunity. captain of police may be ready to close his official eye, and vet his superior. the inspector of his district or the commissioners central office, may bounce down upon the would be immune In this, the third month or reform. I find the reformers are draw ing fat salaries, but the reform has net as yet been delivered to the cltlzens.
 Jerome. however, eager honest, fearless and incorruptible, cratic and little
 "chesty" antagonizing friend and foe, swings the broom of reform. With the ardor of boy he attacks the evils. He accomplishes little by reason Of the much he attempts. He Is battling with the liquor evil or the law excise Here he finds a two-edged sword. One Is more liberal excise law. the other blackmail of deal CTS. Thou shalt not sell on Sunday" says the law. You can if you settle with the police captain" says Rumor. Jerome proves Rumor to tell no lie. He spreads on the records of the police pre- cinct there is liquor dealers associa- tion It's officers settle at the station house. Members are immune. Members in arrears are closed up by the police very promptly Strange is it not, this sympa- thetic, co-incidental relationship of as- | sociation and police? When Tammany l was in power police and district leader | worked hand in hand in shearing the | sheep At the word of the leader Che police captain moved on." Today, the | leader has lost his power. What has
 been the leaders loss has been the police | captains gain With the blare of trum-
 pets District Attorney Jerome declares
 he will close Sunday saloons and indict | captains The Herlihy indictment gives | him the power to control police cap l tains.
 l This reminds me. Last August a man [ fighting at the primaries for leadership l discovered the police closed on Sundays
 
 | or out of the association He walked l in to the captains office and said in
 substance. "The leader of this district
 and I are fighting for the leadership. My | friends are arrested for excise violation
 on Sundays: my foes friends are not
 molested You are made either the tool | of my foe or you are his accomplice. l | have no fight on with you, but if there | is a repetition of these co-incidences | tbore will he Nayt Sunday I will Oh- | tain evidence against the saloons kept 1 by my foes friends. also against all the
 officers of the Liquor Dealers Associa- l ton in this precinct. It Is your duty to | enforce the law. Do so If in doing so | you arrest my friends and not those of my enemy I will on Monday go before
 the grand jury and have you indicted,
 and I will go to the supreme court and
 cTing suit against every saloon keeper who is the friend of my enemy. Good day" That mans friends were left to