New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-03

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When the Wing party Of this State arose from
its long proststion in 1878, it found itseh in
stantly engaged in strOgsle With the Monopoie'
which had in past years been devised and enacted
70 crush it, These it did not seek to convert to its
own use and sgsrsDdixement, as It might have
done but proceeded ~ demolish them. Among
thsm were
l. The Auetton MonopOiy.-Under the lav OF
our Gate as the Whies found it, no man war
allowed TO engage in selling Foreign Products by
Auction except such Is were duly appointed and
commissioned ~ do 90 by the Governor and Sen
ate Auctionee-s commissions were given not
alone to capable and worthy men experienced in
that vocation and DESTROYS of prosecuting it, bot TO
bar.room politicians and the managers OF Ward
Meetings These sold or rented their commissions
10 real Auctoncers-thc ruling price being $500
per annum-snd were thus enabled to live IN idle
ness on money which they had never earned. One
OF the hrst-fruts Of the Wing ascendancy was the
utter abolition Of this shameful aud pestlent mon
opoly by an act throwing open the busine" OF
Auctioueer 10 every man o. good character who
chose to pursue II, and who should offer good
security for the payment Of the Auction Duties
That law has ever since stood untouched, and b"
sayod the Commerce and Business OF our City
from an uuju,, levy Of many thousands per snnum
to fattcn the leeches Of Politics
a. The Judge Lar.--Nearly twenty years ago
in the darkest period Of Wing depression, an act
was driven through our Legislature making the
five County Judges members OF the County Boards
Of Super visors Tor the making at certain Comfy
Appointments. Tie object Of q 10 Law WAS simply
ths. The County Boards Of Supervisors were OF
course divided in politics, several being Wing by
one to four majority, while the Judges 'oers az
Loco. Focos, appointed by the Governor and Sen
ate At Albany. BY ioisting these into the Bosrd'
Regency Tressurers, &C, could be chosen Ia Wing
Counties and were go chosen for several years
The Wings might have turned this To their own
advantage, but they thought 1t unrePub'ioan aad
abolished 1t.
4. Banks and Bank,ng.-The issue Of Paper
Money vas not merely monopoly In our state
but a corrupt aud gainiu Political monopoly IN
der Vsa Buren, n Cos Safety Fund System, mp
a. 1887 The Legislature decided who should
and who should not be empowered To osnh'
and charters were granted and stock Distributed
with notorious reference to the politics OF The
applicants. That corruption OF the grosseN Mind
attended the dispensation Of Banking powers,
the snnsls of our State sbundantly show. Those
who had their hands full Of stock prs,epded to be
vehemen, anti Bank men, quilting simPle'ons by
the cry Of No moro Chartered Monopohes -
meaning. Gran. no more Charters, 60 as to leave
us in possession OF q monopoly Of the business
and we will make ten to twenty per cent on our
capital The Wings swept oil this away, nd
originated a system of Free Bsnkieg under
which every man who has the means can bsnh,
aad every one who takes q note hnows that there
Is security for its redemption where the banker
csnno. remove nor dsprecisie 1t until I've has paid
the note based upon it. There 10 10 more resort
e. oysters and champagne to sccare Mann Char
ter-no question OF the politics OF the barker-the
Controller inquiries simply as to his securities and
rs. at all as TO his opinoss Other states have
initiated aud are preparing to copy oar system
which mas stood every tcst and grows sissdll.
stronger aud moro popular. This one act has a.
really saved oar City not lees than One Million
Dollars which IL would ESQ have had % pay for
procuring Bauk Charters and psyinS ia eoHsr'bu'
sions N tho Safety Fund, ali to BE- 'neulted by
Bank failures elsewhere.
Z. Covperaiseas.-- Formerly cur citizens had to
AN to Albany and lobby there for a special char
ter 10 curry On hnoost Any SORT o. business ~
comp anics-building steamships, erecting and
RAINING fsctSries, &c. &s. Sometimes a discus.
sion about individual or special liability would
stop the Legislature week on . petty bill TO in
corporate a sfty -tbousand-dollM company. In
view Of this obstruction. the Whiss proposed and
enacted a General Law regulating the duties and
useil,es OF ccrpcrators and prescribing the
steps 10 b. ,akea u create a corporation without
leave Of anybody. This act gives TO Lae0'
srsstsr ,e,ari,y Of i,s rev ard, W hile it likewise
tsmpts Investments Of Capital IN Manufactures
81, by limiting Liability and shielding innocent
s,ockholdsrs. This act was passed IN the face OF
,ntsnse Loco reco clamor, but il wosks " ell. and
very lev row object 10 IL. IL places corporate
powers equally at the disposal OF every e'izeo'
without fee or reward.
Thus we might so or. proving that though We
sra reyiled a. the party Of Aristccrscy. Monopoly
aud Privilege our power has been steadily en-
Moved to abolish Nonopoles, hberalize Lesssla
ton. and secure eqas advantages to oil. And We
ask tina. the two parties shaD Do judged by the
rsrersl tenor Of their acts and not ~ sounding
prosss,ion,. ntne efsc, Of WhiS rule has been
10 break down Moaopolies which cur sdverssriss
toy thsir own profit created. why should not the
srsoJs of liberal snd eGaalizlng Legislation stand
with IA while we achieve further ana equsiiy
benehcent triumphs
WIscopuS.-Tbe IkIrarkss Sesssae' has DIS
eoysred that there csn be isxd election OF Sosny
oisecrs IN any County IN tbs sssss Tue df1ce!'y