New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-09
CAN'T ESCAPE THE PROBE.
MR. FORNES DETERMINED.
IF Aldermen Do Not Inquire, Mer-
chants Association Viii.

As be fsars that acc,satior,s Of graft hang
a., ora- ~, r2oar5 of Aldermen have a dis
.,.,,. ,sr,e,I erfec- IN The commercial life Of
.ha cir, as well as lis moral tone President
7- 80 ,,,ro,,- win demand an investigation
- - s+rrsss ,,rirte5 +,at aldermen had asked
for large sums 10 rass the Port Chester fran
cbise He viii appoint or have elected a com
,oirtaa of three or FIVE men 10 make the In
80. This ,,,,,-,.i--ss viii iss1Ia spbr7anss ex-
,-;,s vi,,essas r-,rlo,- counsel II necessary
sr5 rsrort - -l,a entire hoard irs findings
l. --,sl5,,r this r-o,-a President F1ornes told
g T-ihpna reporrer Yesterday he is actuated
nv 2 jealousy Of the good name Of the alder
men and the wish. as 2 CITY Official 10 mn AZ
-ast for an time the arrussrions which have
80 .e,a- ; ,r, f,-,, -, ,,-,,rs,- si-,,e .oor
.4,. ~. y9g-, ,-,,s+a- -.-,f,,.,o, for . ,,er ,it
- cross -a~t.ir, Sweets 5rs- cs-,a before the
T7osr5 If Aldermen
m rs I4o.--77v r,7r-.-.,e-tfor, -r-r President
Fornes. IT win be an investigation by the
aldermen. authorized by their own action But
! take the entire resuonsibility for bringing up
the subject; 10 one iu The city administration
has said ar,:firg 10 me TO cause me 10 take
I'D this affair. Il appeared 10 me that II this
story were 10 20 uronanensed and u1investi-
gated. stigma would rest over the Board Of
Aldermen. and in CONSEQUENCE over the entire
CITY administration
"I have faith in tb. aldermen. An things con-
sIdered the bo-~a = ,,-ol,ablv the r,ost honest
legislative 1o5,, In tl,a ,I4 7-l,e,- rs,.e ,sr,.
ouesrjons o4 ,as- i,,,,o-+ and s,res- 5e1irscz- "a
handle There may re q few who are moi nm n
the standard. II there are dishonest ones. no
punishment is too great for them; but I prefer
20 believe them all Innocent until they are
proved gruty
&C --
- - So - u'4
fa'ofably on the city and cepreciate its COM
snercial credit besides marking II as 2 thing
unclesr in rhe eyes oF other cities and other
,o..--- .,,
'--9' I "4- Di4I'S ~ '---9 SUBJECT at TINS
weeks meeting. ] VIII lay Il before the board
and ask thai a committee Dc elected or that the
49,, " - VI ''''' tiie
"OAiU empower TIE pfeSla4ig ofAcer 10 appoint
a committee which viii thoroughly probe these
graft stories. I expect 10 get M Cotshall's
letter 4o-,,,o,,r,,,, ,-,,,-j,,, 7o-,, ,,,,, -.
n. -, ~ ~
" "-4' sdS' Out expect MS nearly co-opera-
rJptio, IT,. ,lz,,-., 80 7 g., go. n, "a
me ,r g., 49,. - ~ -
-, '''' 'e4 % ITO olposI'lo'' 10 eiie
-l'FsliBa--oll, ana some favor H. AT first some
OF them thoUeht ] was taking this affair too
seriouslv and 7feif,-i,,~, "a D, ,rsi,,,,- ,.-, a.,
acco-5f,- 4. - ,--.,., =
,r, % 81 it'eS'4s'''ioh OF iils character.
''eg see now, though, think that charge
rests over eacn one ~ tl,er, rs 7 fol in =. mans
IRE tbat , -t. . -
5is,,--s - S' mt uHln 'iis 10
'1P'O'TC. or E4ilL is disclosed and the guilty
men punished 10 the extent Of the law
4 am ce~raf, rtat ,,a ,,ara-s ,,t,tot, ,,.,h
l,sbed .Ls
-" 0t"IS ulal 4 large bTlDe was de-
"aloe- Tor favorable consideration OF the Port
Chester Railways franchise must have had infor
nation xiot ,, -, ,.,,.- -.
-, ' '''Ss ''ousiI' 'iuS1"oi'hS' OF lhey
'u'1A nave launched so grave a charge, af-
fecung the integrity Of the citv's reDresenta-