The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-11
6O-62 West 23d Street.

missioner. the Dock Commissioner. the Chart
ties Commissioner and all the other COM
istratlve work Of the city. The. only exception
to this statement is to be found in the impor-
! t.nt duties devolved upon the Borough Pres
tbs he.e + no
sewers. the care OF buildings and the like
Pres SIDE t.'' Mr' sWanstrom. whose admin
istration in all these regards has been 20
| sngularly successful, l need not remind you
depends s Upon its Boroush President. nor need
| urge the men OF Brooklyn. am sure, II you
value the interests OF your borough. 70 CON
time Mr. b In taat hsny i'm
| telligence ii ! thought for moment that you
| yourselves failed to appreciate Mr. swan
stroms services.
MURPHY AND THE DOCK BOARD.
But the powers Of the Mayor are such that
his freedom and ability to choose Coippeteht
heads Of departments must finally determine
the character Of the city government as
whole. There goes With the of'ifs, De n,nir
ae .s the wefsTe the he t,y You
pS5 5S to put the ss sd Van 0 W. tn
ton when, all it's ini0uities were fresh IN
every mind We have no APOLOGIES 70 onsI
We have nothing for which to apolosizei We
have done well Ours 10 tue credit ana ours
But behind Mr.. Mcclellan stands Mr. Mr !..
ply. II viz not be disputed y , sTo0xtSn
Hall, with Mr.. sullivan and the interests he
represents at his back. has carried things
with high hand in the nominating consen n,
lions Of this year. ! here Is no evidence OF
weakness in his control. and nothing 70 eh.
| courage the hope that Mayor who is "a, ms
personal choice would be able to shake MN
to se'' do t,e 50. What then ksly to be tie
character Of Mr.. Murphys influence II hss
bsa SsStTl SAYS ss sf
On on the sist day Of December. 1901 the very
dry wb hs f Mnrphy aas
gave to the firm Of Brown Fleming per ,
nit for a dumping privilege at the rate OK
saS boo S Sf tisa to- as Tesat Of Which
! jury decided that the privilege vas worth
! s., 900 year. In the mean while. Mr.; Brown.
ssn0{ had %s ,escG q the Mr.
ing vas an ignorant man whose only, value
! to the business was that he had influence
Wth ne lamnaff ggyn qteln Mr. piemins was
able shj to secnre from the Dock Board Of which
| Mr. Murphy was member. the use OF TINS
sT p Sa Of h% p%ond dS E' say the
guardian II your children who should rent rent
to his friend for 81 900 year a, store well
ready to % place la " Under the influence and
J troll Of a man who was member OF the DOCK
| Ronrd that did that all the vast property
| interests Of this great city OF New YORK!
| WANTED: A rIl.pEN.
| ask you. also. to notice the fate that has
bcfallen the Tammany committee OF n m
croker to investigate the conditions Of vic" ice
community by Bishop PStters letter h TO 10
chairman Of the committee retired from n|, t ~
! could no lon ger hold 1t with self-respect
Every other member OF the committee has
been deposed from his place OF honor M
the hnrdihood to say that Tammany Hall
| has changed and that 1t can now be snielv
| trusted with the good name and good fame
| OF the municipality?
! 1t is not for me TO say what Dug ut to be
the attitude Of the DEMOCRATS OF Brooklyn
to the evident purpose Of Tammanv TO dos
| troy their organization. IL remains ior
accept the humiliation that awaits them
| if Tammany succeeds in electing its Mayor.
or whether they will throw al Of their force
into the effort 70 maintain their autonomy 2:
! lninuties. He threw. himself with az his
| power into the EFFORT to regenerate Tam
| many Hall, but ! never heard that he lent his
to the election q ay% ,Te sad
of the Tweed regime that the Democracy
! had nothing TO apologize for that: on the
| contrary, the credit was theirs. Human
| life ia more valuable than dollars. The
party ascendancy.
Has Tiden no successors in the Brooklyn
! Democracy who will openly fight against the
restoration Of the abomn1ab!e , conditions
| until there Is no longer danger OF their
return?