New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-30
PLANK HITS LOCKWOOD.
NOT KNOWN TO PROTEST.
Democratic Member of Lunacy Com
aaission-Eatra1agant Charge.

When the Democratic party made me RIDICULOUS
blanket charge OF corruption ana s1e"lI'i9 - "0
departments ana commissions. it seemed 10 IoFsee
That there We're Democratic members '' +-' -
mixed commissions the Democratic H'e'''Oe' oeiIs
IN a most unpleasant position IL IheS uenS INC
charge, they may Wei be tempted 10 90 an oe-
fence Of their personal honor they take issue Win
IAelr party platform. Il they say nothIhs' tHeS
rest under the charge OF keeping silent IN the
presence OF crime.
TEe Stale Commission Of Lunacy Is one Oh IleSe
mixed commissions, tho Democratic meihDeE USlHs
IJsnieI y. lockwood. Of Buffalo, VINO was can
GiGate Tor Governor before the convention when
made the sweeping charge. lie was present at the
convention bal, 80 lar known. made no pro-
test against plank. A buffalo newspaper mas
asked Commissioner Lockwood some pertinent
questions, but SO faE has had no answer
The Commission ia Lunacy IS composed OF three
members WHO are appointed by the Governor. with
mo OF the Senate, fOT terms OF six years
lie commission has supervision over the expendi-
lures State hospitals for the insane. and no
disbursements can be made by these institutions
except upon bi-monthly estimates which must be
submitted TO the commission for revision and APP
prevail. one commissioner must be physician a
graduate OF u legally characterization college, of
a. least years experience In actual practice.
lac must have had five years actual experience 10
the treatment OF nervous and mental diseases. or
have had TWO years experience in the care ana
treatment Of the committed insane. The second COM
ASSiH-.tA must De lawyer o. Ten P4'AN'o~'
and the third commissioner layman They each
receive 5000 year salary. and Sl,zoO year for
travelling and Incidental expenses,
Mr. Lockwood is tho lawyer member OF the board
lie was appointed December 20. 1901 The lay mem
Der is william /. Parkhurst, of Canandalgua, a Re-
publican. Unit! last June the president Of the
commission and its medical member was DR.. Fred
erick Peterson Of No West Fifteth-st. this city
he resigned the latter part OF May and DR.. Will
lam Nation. CT Albany. was appointed in his place.
The expenditures ia the Department of the In
zane have been large for several years amounting
last year to $60g5.0tU These expenditures
tircly in the hands OF the three commissioners.
Without their consent not a penny OF the amount
could have been paid CUT OF the State treasury.
Commissioner LockW oo1 IS n Democrat and Com
missioner Parkhurst Republican. DIR. Peterson
has always asserted he non-partisan.
When asked 10y The Tribune yesterday about the
wholesale charges made by the Democrats. far
as they referred 20 the commission OF which he
10 m ia. 1919 i 1ric S - M M cparSas u 1s~e
too ridiculous 70 need a personal denial. lie said.
last three wears the best answer that could
be made In The reports of the commission he in
which had been large factors in giving New-York
state the finest system OF caring for the insane
that exists anywhere in the world
The reports point out that the increase Of the
chief attention OF the authorities has been directed
necessarily 10 The provision OF accommodations to
keep pace with the growth OF the population and 10
economical administration. There are now nearly
twenty-five thousand insane In this State, and in
spite q the fact that more than five thousand
beds have been added to the capacity Of the State
hospitals in the last few years by October !. 1896
there viii be "a deficiency OF four thousand beds.
Other important results in the work of the
mission were follows:
The segregation Of tuberculous insane by the con-
strucJIou Of three tuberculosis hospitals.
The securing Of an appropriation for the construc-
ton OF ten isolation pavilions for infectious
diseases.
A marked increase in the number of alien insane
ce0Orted.
Tie adoption of more satisfactory dietary and
larger ration than that allowed under the Atwater
sEstcm.
lists number Of State hospitals resulting IN
great benefits 20 the institutions concerned.
The establishment Of q summer colony at the lake
shore for convescent ard durable patients In con-
nec;Ion with the Rochester asylum.