New-York tribune., 1912-08-17
Able to Get Aiona Alone.

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quiry.
Able to Get Along Alone.
So it follows that we do not need the
| city's legal adviser in such laymen,s
proceeding out OF court; all we need IL
the facts, and we propose 70 get mem o!
ourselves with tho aid OF Mr.. BuckneI'
who. In our employ. VIII do the questoi
ing We are quite able to get along VIII
Out any participation which the Mayor
is so suSpiciously anxious TO inject Hito
| this proceeding. And We shall. IN poln'
Of fact. do without those peculiar services.
! So IT seems that We do not need he
! CORPORATION Counsel Then why does me
! Mayor seek 10 thrust him upon US
stated to Mr.. Watson that We couId taKe
care of ourselves. and did not Wish MI.
Buckner TO receive any designation from
his office. At once another man Is uesIs
mated. with half q column OF preaching az
his introduction. Why? The Corporation
Counsel is the legal representative OF the
| Police Department . -
| Is II conceivable that he should repre-
| sent at one and the same tiIhs .ne II"
! vestgatOrs and the department. thal -
! being Investigated? II man ~ vi, or,o- ~ TO-
/ for murder does the same lawyer repre-
| sent the prisoner and also the prosecutor
! Isn't the absurdty OF SUCH SITUATION
| perfectly clear? Should not the mayor
! from his experience on the bench, oe liIc
first man in the city to realize inc ao-
Why does he want such condition,
then? Is Il for any other purpose than 10
block and thwart and throttle an honest
| investigation?
| Would il "embarrass' him to let the in
vcstigators have lawyer or their OWL
instead OF relying upon the uelehuan!
! lawyer? Would il "stulufy' the ihvesuii
/ of turning the whole thing over TO tne
attorney for the department as moot
/ case?
Without Interferencs.
! Let me say now. without qualification
/ that Mr.. Buckner VIII conduct thls qucs-
tionlng, and that he will conduct II VIII
/ have sufficient legal advice ourselves. ana
| know whereof we speak And once more.
! is this the Mayors idea OF welcoming
! help from al sources for the improVe-
1 ment OF the Police Department. is he
! trying TO help? No. he is doing his best
I again 10 kill the investiga ton.
! And now as a petty little postscript 10
this farce comedy, the Mayor journeys
uptown and talks to a lot of newsdealers
| about how bad il is for the aldermen
/ 10 have anything to do with licensing
news stands. What has that Got to 90
with the Rosenthal case" What mas u
got TO do with the police investgatlon'
! Very evidently IL has something to DO
! In the mind of the Mayor. with the poilce
! investigation
! According 10 reports, ne Went out OF
his way to cast discredit upon the alder
men in the exercise OF that function OF
| theirs which is so undesired by many
of us. Why should the Mayor pick TINS
! particular time 10 interest himself IN
frewsstands. ana in aldermen? Why, did
/ he never DO II before? Is IL anything
/ bat d petty attempt 70 start a back hre
upon the Board of Aldermen. in the hopo
/ that il may hamper the police lhFesu-
Let il be remembered that the Mayor
! told me In person on July % that an am
] davit duplicating an alderman In bribery
over a bootblack stand had been lying on
/ his desk for some time. Why has the
| Mayor not acted upon that affidavit? Why
does he leave il lying there on his desk ana
/ then 60 around town making speeche5j
about aldermen? Might not IL be hclpiul
| to deal little in facts, rather thSn IN
| figures Of speech? Let him produce the
J affidavit. or stop making these nocturnal
/ insinuations.
! Puts 1t Up to Mayor.
! Let il be remembered also that If there
lis all this graft in connection with news
| stands, the responsibility lies primarily
upon the Mayor himself. The Licenses
! for those stands are issued by the Bu-
reau Of Licenses, upon the consent OF
! the alderman Of the district. The alder
man does not issue the license, he merely
assents. II is the Bureau Of Licenses
| that does the issuing and even thoush
| the alderman, may consent, the Bureau
| Of Licenses may refuse to issue the
! license.
! Inc Bureau Of Licenses Is under the
| direct supervision of the Mayor, Just "a
the Police Department Is under his s'i-
pervsion. This bureau has full discrc-
| ton. The licenses are signed by the
| Mayor himself. II there Is .raft In them.
why hasn't he made some attempt 10 tind
! Il out and do away with II? Would u
not be better for the public If he would
| clean his own house first. and then, II y
| suits his fancy. 90 around town In TIE
evening talking about aldermen?
! Finally. / wish to serve notice upon tha
J Mayor Of the city OF New York that
! know the temper OF my colleagues In IN"
! aldermanlc police Investigating commit
! toe. and that We ale not to be blocked oT
, hampered or thwsrted by any circuitous
/ move from the other end of the CITY Han.
! / believe II Is stinging disgrace mat
/ the first obstacle put in our way comes
straight from the Mayor. II Is time the
| people understood this.
! 7 believe the people want this invesu;
cation. and want it 10 be thorough and
fair. II they do. We are here TO see II
through. 10 matter how many Obstacles
enistolary or otherwise, are placed in our
nath. We are not deceived by the stream
OF fai~ words that come 80 easily from
lilo Wavor. nor do we think the public Is
deceived. II we continue 10 enjoy just
one thing, the support Of the Iubnc we
can brush these curious instructions aside
| and go through to tho end.
Late In the afternoon the Mayor called
a special meeting Of the Board OF Esti-
mate, 10 be held in the City Hall next
Mondaysmorning at II O'Clock.