The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-25

exclaimed And want to SAY that
everything I have lone with that car is
absolutely aboveboard. Those cards
were established with my approval for
the very purpose OF preventing abuse.
Talk about the Polo Grounds I live
right near the Polo Grounds.
~ do not care about the language Of
that act" lie went on. slapping the ma
hogany with every word. THAT does
not affect me at all. What I ave tried
To live up TO on every proposition is not
what the law requires. not what some
provision you can trot out OF some stat
ute book says a man must do 10 escape
going to Jail.
Uis DrHnncr.
THAT is not tho question. the qucs-
ton is whether a man does as his con-
science requires him to do and whether
he has a conscience with a keen edge.
and defy any mar to produce the cards
of other public officials and compare
them with mine. ! will guarantee that
the difference will he striking"
II do not question that" Mr.. Hayward
said mildly while the witness. whose in
dignation had made him pale. stopped to
breathe. Then Chairman Thompson.
hoping to ease the situation. inquired.
What Is your idea? when an officer
gets through with his official work ought
he to get out and walk home"
81 DO not think So" Mr.. Maltbie re-
turned. Those are minor things. But
this Is a fact: I have sent for taxi
cabs to go to accidents from my house
hen ! could not get a commission car.
and never turned in \ bill There are
nan Instances OF that sort. and IL you
want to balance the account. | toll you
I'll get a dividend"
ooh. WELL" said Senator Thompson.
I'VE don't consider this automobile mat
ter very important"
I'm willing to go into Il to the end.
| don; want IL. stopped the witness
eagerly replied. but the Senator thought
it about time to declare a five minute
recess. which he did.
In the interval Col. HAYWARD perused
q voucher showing that Mr.. Maltbie. two
months after his excursion with Judge
Ransom. paid 81 for the use OF the car.
81 haven't intended to he unfair he
said to Mr.. Maltble. when the hearing
was resumed IL didn't NOV any pay
ment had been made for the automobile. d"
Mr.. Maltbie agreed that unfairness
| was not intended. Mr.. Hayward still
trip was fairly cheap motoring, but he
desisted from further attack.
The witness caused another furry by
explaining that his conferences with the
Mayor and other city officers. OF which
Commissioner Williams had complained.
were due to his desire to save the city
from perilous policies and from the
steam roller with which his fellow
| Commissioners were in the habit OF iron
ing him out.
Il was against the approval OF the
Ward & Cow advertising contract. the
! Stevens contract for third tracking the
elevated lines for IS per cent. above cost
and the Terry & Tench contract he said.
81 went 10 the city officials to get their
help In stopping these things, and they
were stopped. ! went to Corporation
Counsel Polk in franchise matters. ]
have no apology TO make for any OF II.
: When a man Is working over there In a
minority Of one or two. and matters are
being decided that he doesn't hear about
until a%fterward. he's got to use every
means he Knows"
President McAnemy of the Aldermen.
whose 5000 salary Mr.. Prenderrast
termed "shamefully low" Yesterday. Will
probably begin his testimony at 1880
o'clock this morning. He will he fol-
lowed elther by Mayor Mitchell or Presi-
dent r. W. Whitridge Of the Third Ave
nue. Railroad Company.