New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-05
NOW THEY ARE VEXED.
CHAMPIONS BRISTLING.
Metz and Coler Get after Each
Other IN Dead Earnest.

There IS going TO be a duel between Controller
Metz and Borough President Coler OF Brooklyn
kind OF a duel
The well Informed newspaper reader has become
accustomed to wordy duels between these cham
pons OF TIE peoples rights. Any ordinary contro-
versy would not attract attention. But the next
encounter will be different. The Controller has
wearied OF the studied contumelousness of tho Bor-
ough President, and. on the other hand the cal
lousness OF the Controller in turning down requests
emanatng from the Borough Presidents office has
worn the nap off the aner feelings OF the who
being Governor. So there's going TO be
what you might call betwixt these battle
Scared jousters.
Borough President CoIer. after storing up Walls
Of bitterness In Brooklyn Friday night, emptled
them on the pate of the Controller. Mr. Golfer at
tended Friday the meeting OF the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment. There the dove OF
peace hopping all around cooling with every
1t palled on Mr.. Coer and made him suspicious,
On the night he addressed a meeting in
Brooklyn and forgot his text long enough 10 say
that Controller Metz mad forsaken Brooklyn's in
terests and had fallen victim 70 the machinato ns
or the capitalists lie went into that Office an
honest young man. with a chance TO make u
record" said the Borough President We him
now obeying the orders of the Black Horse Cavalry
and dsregarding the appeals OF the plain people
lie is against the lnboriHg man and for the fran
chisa grabbers He is absolutely dominated by that
lean Machiievellan LOBBYIST and manipulation, p, II.
McCarren."
Mr.. Coler went on at length IN this manner and
when he had finished he satisfied that all Of
the Iustre was gone from the reputation OF the
Controller Moreover. 1t seems that Mr.. Coler has
been stirring up the labor organizations against
the Controller until they have begun TO pass reso-
lutions OF denunciation.
When I see Coler am going 70 tell him in
fitting terms what l think OF him." said the Con-
troller yesterday. Hitherto have engaged in
airy persifage IIerafter It win bo different When
I have the next interview with Coler he will think
he has been soaking in oil OF vitriol for twenty
four hours. I've been very patient with him and
considerate of his feelings knowing that he was
under a cloud n thousand miles thick. but he has
not appreciated It. The next time meet Coler
will know Just what think OF him. He'll get IL
first handed.
Cooler in his speech said that the Department OF
Taxes had assessed his house at only 90 per cent
OF its real value / glad to know IT, shall
call the attention OF President Purdy OF the tax
office to the omission and Coler can rest assured
that he will pay all the taxes on his house that
the law allows" =,
combat will be sangulnary. Controller Metz IL IA
major In the 18th Regiment OF Brooklyn, q nno
horseman and unerring shot Mr.. Coler is some
what at q disadvantage AZ compared with MIN. Dut
still he is not without a record. He was commodore
of the Brooklyn Yacht Club. and has been rear
admiral on numberless Sunday school excursions
up the Sound. The fact that he can say Things
uroyes that he IS not without resources The gen
tlemen are likely to meet at the next meeting or
the Board OF Estimate and Apportionment, on Fri
day. Mr. Metz is terrifying himself by attending
Coer is taking private lessons from an instructor
In picturesque billnBsgate