New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-12
CITY FATHERS INQUIRY.
Some Editorial Tie7cs of the Port
Chester Situation.
"A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT.

From The Globe and Commercial Advertiser Of
May Il
So our yirtuous aldermen are going to give public
cation FOR street railway franchise Tor more than
passage, T7at seems TO be the D1IrSose ~ he
resolution OF inquiry which they passed yesterday
Uittee without interference from the president OF
the element OF human tnteIIigence As one % Their
number who was not in sympathy with the pro-
by which 70 refute the charge that the 'hold-up'
IS based upon Pecuniary desire IS 10 end It by TAX
Ing Up the application and either granting II
refusing IL The public surely does not need post
tive proof 10 convince IL that ''hold-up" which
continues for more than year has failed OF its
Mr. McCaus observations upon the prevalence
at all times OF sandSroqs accusations against legs-
awe 0ooles were hlgnIy interesting IN yesterday
recent years 10 SPEAK Of our aldermen as a !egs.
local talent is usually spoken, Of as ~aIdermanic
has been carried forward for fully quarter OF a
century here recognizes the present "hold-up"
solemnly 70 hold Inquiry for the purpose OF
showing that the thing does not work well in
expert practitioner as Mr Mccall The proper
attitude in times OF assault like the present is that
taken by Mr. Wafer. profound thinker and lofty
minded member from Brooklyn. He knew OF no
charges except those made by reporters with
That Is the way 10 do IT. Dismiss the whole bust
ness with contempt. pass II By with smile. But
cause nobody responds to 'hold-up"l What
teUrshness,
THE ALDERMANIC LID"
From The Evening Mail OF May IL
Il is much 10 be regretted that IN the task Of self
publication the board has laid itself open TO
instaIment Of the possibly unjust suspicion
r7-TstZ, has beer f1Drzsse3 with the honest ren-
IL ~ P@ssGs1+ F'aroes Win the snrerfty ~ his
Port Chester matter must be probed Perhaps the
At any rate It has taken the rover Of naming the
investigating committee, which he expected 10 exer-
It has refused TO associate the District Attorney
and the grand jury with the inquiry Its entire
procedure Yesterday prompted Ger eral Sckles. us
most distinguished member. 70 suggest with some
boring building would den and the right TO select
'c'wan. yer embeIlished" said an East Side
Councilman 70 q colleague after the passage OF the
a Be55 H. meant aboIished but the alder nen
are always making these curious breaks It is 70
rather than to Investigate the reputation Of some
OF the city fathers
PORT CHESTER AND ALDERMANIC HONOR"
From The World Of May Il.
To prove to the skeptical public that there is no
with the hold-up Of the Port Chester franchise and
Aldermen have ordered an Investigation Of them
selves by themselves at their convenience They
enter upon IT with an assumption or Jauntiness.
Bring on your investisation," they say; We
vestigators The participation OF the District At
Ayr NJ o sickes pointed out that the boards
one and effective way 70 clear its 9speTsed
Chester Franchise or refusing II on grounds carry
ing sincerity and weight That IS the last course
the board in its CONSTANT opposluon 10 the road
rs likely 20 adopt
ing their action against the road which the entire
FTonT has wanted and in favor OF the undesred
IIna Nth resrlrrected charter dates back to the
baeirning OF the hold-up last November. It's
1svvsi now in more direct and specific form makes
the inquiry 10 which the aldermen have been
6-iver All the more urgent. II something dark
Sbors through the self-administered Of white
vssb the Investigation may be taken up perhaps
more prontably by the grand jury and the Dis
/ trict Attorney
"AIDERMANIC FARCE"