New-York tribune., 1909-05-27


Third, in reference to insurance matters ana SO
forth, and in regard TO the Ice Trust -.
This seems mostly TO be honest criticism but
done in regard 10 those and have any doubt ,i put
that have done my full duty ii n 6egSrq gcenf 70 his in
dividual verdict if he be an honest and ln'eiseii'
Nov. Tst as 70 my duties 1t is simple in
its broad outlines, but very much nlsunue ~
civ magistrates That is one of them. Ny duty
is to prosecute when private comniashbts be been
nommjtted Ti ma and Law evidence before me-. and my
dGfy f6S teT S to sT ade make fe hat Is the total Of ne
duties Of my oiice and if did those things ana ana
served you as agreed TO serve you
NOT THE CITYs POLICE FORCE
Now let me poinl out TO you what are not my
duties because on this matter there IS great con-
aF asop to P6ee 5 Is NJ pe Paf5 ef Of 9w
Commissioner Of this city is high and impo@rtant @
sand ar more men, and he receives each year from
the taxpayers of the city from S12eoOON to Sl4VV'-
The fnetions Of the District Attorney are those
2f en aTsSr teS ase 14 not his duty nor is
given power or means TO &c out geneTsy ybicb a
il is the duty OF the police to enforce. oesoo
Now in regard to the s sn and nrT % negent
men who have adequate conception AT an OF Ife
TbeT tackle me- in the streetcars the street
and in the elevated trains ana ASK e ne soe
that never heard Of and that do not Know en-
You an must understand that there upward Of
thirty thousand criminal matters az -sesn5
that cannot know about them all There are seven
parts Of the court sitting with juries usually ehg s
in session There are two parts Of the Speclai Ses
sions. and there are all the different magistrates
have thirty-fve assistants I have .I11In one hun
pliers You can see from that that it Is absolutely
Impossible that shoud know PeT$1ne P, "a y appont
proper men and to organize that oice Pr4PeTIy Ia
;I1er the Civil service have good men there in
the Office whom / selected.
CIVIL SERVICE RESPONSIBLE
few others Of those who are not under !,l,, Civil Civil
vice put them under. and every man IN taat . OF
fee except my professional stan ana e one OF pac5
emnentlv confidential positions. nave peen PiaGet
under the Civil Service So there is much @ less that
b,ihv ne pot ss n n'itS t6e 70 selection. I
All day long there is complaint bureau open zen
And lest, Perchance. aboTing men would Lose 6 tmTir
in Rutgers street and l keep the Office there
open at night. with assistant and a process
Complaints, and we receive from twelve hundred
to fifteen hundred there at ngh SO that ,n I fe
morning until $50 o'clock at night-there Is the
open daily To every citizen IN TINS community. "
Nov in the past there has been great difficulty
about publicity Every public office should be an
solutey open to the public to the pe0pe wt4 fheT @
ere nsosted six renorts in the outer office of my
Office showing exactly the state OF the puhhc
citizen can walk In there any day during Office
hours and see everything that has been zone IN
that office during the current year by looking At
these reports hanging up ,,. -
fce aud nv rOstive orders and directions 10 hlIlr
which know complied with are such t1at any
citizen can go hi- office and III ten minus es Al
the outside obtain exact and fun information IN re-
~ 70 that has been IN my Clilce Tor
IRE seven wears that I have been in there; lie
doesn't have to wait No papers are wlthhela, ana
the napers and documents Witch I shall refer to
tonfgbt in the course OF answering questions VIII
be found on hle that office and are open 10 your
inspection
CHARGES PREFERRED TO HUGHES.
Now il will be necessary in dealing with these
questions tonight that refer frequently 10 me re
mort of commissioner Hand in regard to charges
made against me and the reason Tor that Is TINS:
over seven wears of my activities, ana Y Is I'M
portant that you should know at least where, the
full answer to them may be found Many OF t1elh
would take all the time that we nave mere lo-
night to answer in full and detail l shall try
not to avoid answering any Of them, but theTe are
many that can only answer In the time tnat we
have here by referring you 70 the Iepctt VI NVi41
missioner Hand.
Mr.. Jerome then related the history or the
charges preferred 20 the Governor.
Mr -Amory-You haven't stated il accurately.
Every one Of those charges not passed upon
nv Commissioner Hand. and you know IL
Professor Emth-Mr. Anlory is here on the pat
form on condition that no questions be asked oy
him.
a voice-Au hot air!
Nr Jerome-I have only 10l questions Of Mr.:
Amorv's which 1 will take UP in a moment l
have referred in this way to the report OF oriIllS
sioner Hand in order that you might understand
and appreciate what Il is.