New-York tribune., 1911-04-18
DEMOCRATS DROP MASK
Grady Says They Will Grab
Every Job They Can Get.
STILWELL BILL PASSED
It Authorizes Mayor Of Mt. Yer.
non Summary to Dismiss
Several Officeholders.
rBy Tele<raph 10 The Tribune.

rBy rele<raph 10 The TrihureI
Albany. April 17.-An innocent looking
little Democratic ripper bill occasioncd the
hottest debate of the legislative session to-
night when the lawmakers returned from
their two weeks vacation. Incidentally IL
evoked II I'm Senator Grady the declaration
that the Legislature would not adjourn
until the Democrats had taken every last
Job they could get from the Republicans.
He said they intended TO repay their polit-
cal adversaries for all such courresies en-
dured by the Democrats when in the MI
nority
I'VE have 10 hght fire with Gre he
said. ut may be an unideal state OF poll
tics. but it's the kind we're sent here TO
represent. We'd be cowardy crew 70 see
the freebooters get away with the swag
without trying TO stop them To say IT
would be a libel on Democratic courage.
The measure was Senator stilvelrs, au-
thorizing the Mayor OF Mount Vernon sum-
rlarily 20 dismi S within sixty days several
oficeholders who happen TO be Republicans.
Mayor Fisk is Democrat The Council,
which is Republican. has refused, according
10 Democratic Senator'S. TO approve men
named by him for these Offices, and Re-
publicans from the last administration are
holding the jobs. Senator Stilwell. who in
trcducec the BILL does not live In West
chester County.
Senator Hinman, reading from the Demo-
cratic platform some references to the Civil
Service and merit system in public oftice,
remarked that this bill showed how nooly
the Democrats lived UP 70 their platform
professions.
Senator Bracket, minority leader, stirred
up the Democrats 10 some purpose when
he denounced them for hypocrisy. He said
the Republicans wouldn't object 70 their
grabbing JOBS just because they had the
votes and the people had been oefooled
into giving them political supremacy. They
did object, though, 10 Job grabbing under
pretence OF reform and concentration OF
power and responsibility. Hs drew laugh
even from the Democrats by declaring that
the voters OF Mount Vernon carefully had
elected a Republican Council 20 hold
check on The Democratic Mayor. He asked
poinredly whether Senator Grady had oesn
honest and sincere every time he denounced
the Republican 'ourrages" Of this general
nature which the Democrats were holding
Up now as precedents.
Il always said they were ourrages which
would return 70 plague you" rerorted
Grady. Then he made his declaration Of
Democratic repr.sal and promise Of whole
sale JOB grabbing.
Senator'S Griffin and Bayae insisted.
though. that there was 20 reprisal ABOUT
this. and il was really a noble measure. IL
was passed oy party vote.
Then while the Senate had It's hand il. IL
passed Senator Fieros bill !eg.slating on.
OF Office the Bronx Valley Sewer Conlrais-
s!on. This BODY. consisting Of John
z. Andrus and Messrs. Archer and Brown.
hap?ens 70 De Republican. I, was named
in the law creating the commission. The
Fiero oi.l empowers Governor Dix 70 name
another commission 70 complete the work
nov practically completed, but held Up by
litigation WIKI the federal government The
bill also authorizes this new commission 20
the acts Of its predecessors.
Oysr this measure there was as hot q
debate as over the Mount Vernon ELL. sena-
tor CRAZY charged that ths commissioners
y ere mere dummies for william 7. Ward.
Eepublican boss ot Wescches-er Cou.ty.
lie said he trailed Ward through the Cap
itol corridors whsn -he original law vas up
for passage. He declared the commission
hzd been inefficient. had played politics. and
: Tarded contracts 20 favored political con-
tractors. He named one Mack, who hap
pens . be g Philadelphia contractor.
Senator Firman turned the tables or
Grady BY showing thai he voted Cor the
original bill He said the Fiero bil! was
unfair. unjust and u.mar!y." and was
merely = little n.easly miserable. p:cayune
patronage grab"
Wica more than one hundred bills cn tie
calendar the Assembly spent mos; OF us
tine tonight in laying them aside vrti!
later ~ the week. One of TIE fsU ot rhe
n,ye important bills which was passed was
that Of al" Smith, majority leader, appro-
priar!ng $4,000 tor t:e protecrion OF The
forests from fire When the bill was
reached Mr. Smith refutee statement
made by Thomas Mott Osborne, Forsst.
Fish and Came Commissioner. az a recen,
dinner % college naer !. New York. that
Wheneve- be approached either rhs leader
os the Senate or the Assembly about leg!s-
.at,on he could not get direct answer.
J want 70 say" said the majority leader.
't..at this is the Only request that Com
missioner Osborne ever made OF ne. J nor
oaly introduced the bill, but had It reported
from, the Ways and Means Committee, and
you car al see tor yourselves that IN. now
here o. the job working for !rs passage.
Commissioner Osborne tod the collegians
.har they should beware OF political Lead
e.s. don't get chance "a talk 70 college
men, 50 II; going 70 take tho opportunity
10 say what I've got 10 say right here.
: here was no occasion or warrant for .A-.
Osborne 70 rake the statement he did. FOR
every time he spoke 70 me about any leg.s.
alton he got Z direct answer"