The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-29

happiDree 0f the paOpss gluruus c0msrcssi
'. VI the Aue' 'csn Un'on (AppiuAse n, fsoas, til
bsn"nai chy-nsshhh ~ the eh m~u's wh'oh ~ apse
lie AtDeks and eha %,
IN us ~ealth, potluop, yeaocs, Cha. psw AMI
sssDey " DO no. !. ns % oa sss.s ' rs pSS %a
who inhsbit this hue Island ak,ne the gar
mt resiedie New York. Tue wh"l' un on s pSt o.
w. AZ We derry. susienaDce from s people o' every
stae 80 are VIZ dep Nj s.t upon th m or coatinnanos
of TINS support fhsrs rs not dstrGs, bamst
NOR workshop IN ths co ntry not cOioeSast
New York. Every Inst road, canal, river and mail
| road b+aTs 10 us raia ana wss'to, and takes
1s blessings and hrtuDe 10 those of distant
gicns. Th~ influence 0 New York W servs ting II
o1 only reaches r. the utter mst pais the Am rcaa
Ub,nD, but N i- throughout tho whs,o Amer van oonr
nep, and is u.cb exaaruea aad c0muntsd upou by t,
sisttsoep oi Europe 1hH nationality must be
amed and 10 be mantainao, tins Of the p-opl,
expressed through The ballot box, must bs national l.
must r.siono u tha pr,Ocples o Datonay which
not b. done w. p'ace ~ ts Office chief nAgstrato
Ary but hsisonai man IL, ut this CHS hs tatcll
affairs VI our coahty, when VI The Uuh,n
e's Itself deepi, sggfeved oy An sga ami unjust en-
another section, th cy Oh cts the Nay uraty any
who~e potiCs, name aod OppMne SECTIONAL sud not
national VII. forsts ,be eoussaencsf Therefore, my
e'l0w csne, b0k yell 70 the VI cadi
dates Examine with care the political principles tbs
c-ncidaes AMI those Of you who n-aLi
~hos po-tbe copiDnaceo' friendly relations With
the aood opshMD and confidence Of the South guard we'll
your conduct upon an election 30 pregnant with
suits But u that politics haro nothing b,
40 Sith u election. thai only queeuon is gooi mu
iicps) government, that matter for mani seDt
aron state or LaSna issues the ouy snosc. for ehbe
ration who VIII beat administer the oic~s Of the CDrpor
alton am ready 70 meet my sDtagonss upon this plat
o' Claiming, as do " bo the oniy presented for
hs "fce May Jor whose political record truly natooaI
and against Who's past political not tho slightest
obeci'n can be- made by democrats, also that
lar ~ had the the three years OF my Nayoraiy
should be- equally accepane 70 men Of ali parties Ii
artJ examined, without prejuoce, will bear the
vessors eers "a voics"ws ivy Try y you y again pass
Municipal government rs not simple machine 10
be easily managed Al applicable 70 this only, II is
nce problem this municipal m, sery Our city Is great
empire-Rrtat IN 'is extent; great In ,s population,
great IN u wealth great in is commerce;
erea. IN its splendor; great in It's pretensous
religious sanc,iiy g'eai IN tho quanuiy Of vice,
0esIuton wretche0ness which per ts streets
and y IN ibe variety social classes ana the ma
ona char the psope OF the combined
INTO one community all nvlng under the laws aud
dependent upon tue same system VI government Aud
lie III that Reaches controls ell
'nsixBincani Municipal government rs tue only form Of
government which prac ally reaches the We
not feel the Operation VI the federal power We
nothing Of the saie government such bat thet watch
concerns heahs, comforts taxation,
nefs prosperity, the education of chdren the safety
Of our nrcsiacs the peace VI our neghoorhood The pro
lection oi our property aud the Comfort ead
VI our very domestic domcis s indeed operation
which ID Not and cannot be indifferent us-cannot be
unseen nnie Municipal gocernment, therefore, deals
with us as individuals, personally; and If this fact
w true in s general application, how essentially is
II true Of New York THIS city s inieed q pro.
vince unlike any in the world. We are not
only peculiar people IN aggregate but We have very
mahy olsiDct races ana class. eah peculiar TO Itself
wan nearly milkp population Of 30 called New
Yoikerr, yet we really bAve but few who may be
peiy called New YOkers OF tbe old Dlsch aad English
fam'lNs very few remain the immigration from the
Eastern stA,es alone would ounumber them and the
overlooking influx Of Europeans of late yeas. while
has caused the unpreceoen ed growth OF the cy has
beped siill ~ DIVIDE and sabdivide Classes
There are nous.nas OF Frenchmen, italians
ana SaDards there hundreds Of thousands Of Irsn
and Gel Dans there quarters Of tho city popuasd by
eighteen or twenty thousand souls Who speak Englsh
The sa1on The Celt, Teuton and Gaul, are hsaped
ge,hsr In this mighty town. And all these have
different ideas 9, governnnnt-of the meaning Of the
different manners Of thiukms-o,nerent habits OF
l'e Some col strue American rcpubticanism 70
the strongest I oi :. sovsrDmsn They ''SsS Save too
often natural and national anupsthies for other
other, believes the other ambitious Of influence
capable Of abusing that Influence to the detrment Of all
,s own KIND. But there are other considerations
affecting other nteresis There other departmans
Of government relating to the wants. necessities and we'll
beng Of many different and Opposite classes 70 those to
which have referred. The rich 70 be looked after
the indolrni as wen ihe ndustrious-sne ogosed
intoefant in religion as veil as those who aud
| Of ~ayfarmg strangers who from curiosity, bas-
In short, an immense aggregate Of antagoosiic and
Opposing elements composing heterogeneous but yet
but yet separated, deniz.ns Of this little island.
Now, how 10 govern 80 huge, 80 denseiy packed
| SO many so powerfully dacordant elements how
TO reconcile their antpaths, subdue their alouses how
manage The newly landed hordes Of poor how please
ALL ~ least Keep all quetthese present complicated
problem, the solution Of which requires q man.
Where such diversity Of thought, language, rule Of
tion, habit Of Judgment prednpogo effect of educa
tion exist, there ID such thing public mind;
where there not onea single public mnd- Is almost
impossible that the wsh,s of government
be gene' ally understood made acceptable There
iore iD order well 70 rule city, the government
must have power commensurate w,h rs necessities f
one state wrong there the other thirty 70 bring
back because the nation has common pubic mind. But
there being such thing In New York. city government
ubQuesionabe power. {App&usc Men In huge cities
careless about the ordinary events that in their
! has nme to give To the study Of own ind
vidual pecuarities Our citizens satisfied with
ing, without troubling their heads about woat is gong
next door, at the end Of the block, the quarter
whe,e ihey do not reside II they happen to 500 man
Knocked down aud robbed they say: An, ~h u
governors abOut There is q screw loose somewhere"
lbey explain the matter phosophicaIy 70 their wivos,
and at ~ next day they have forgotten IT, And yet
before ssd the practical operation Of local 60
verr meD ccmes home to all at time other, In
veTn ali IbYs what Is ieqnirsdg In my Judgment. But
two th,DRs and these are strong executive head with
nerve int gritty will courage and capacity, and an abun
oant authority OF lay, with wide spread discretion
which to exercise it, These the only requisites. Your
ch'ei magistrate must have power commensurate with the
necessity Tor its operation He must be all powerful,
far the mereets Of this great city concerned In his
Office must rest the remedy for public grevapcest must
horis conce ntraticn Of erscutsve power Shat be
told a office thus omnipotent would be dangerous 70
inc moerIes @ q .ne peopey ana taa would oe antaso
80 much power in the hands Of manS The answer
eimpe. Where the people make the laws, the peoples
wishes are the better secured II the officers who arc
execute them shall be clothed with ample authority for
this purpose strong Executive but the better carries
out the d.sRn Of the popular clsut IN the Of
the law the peoples representatives decree in Tho law
that certain restrictions shall be placed upon certain evil
tendtncies or practces, the peoples representatives
should q, the same time, provide the means Tor faithful
and stringent enforcement of theae resriccns7 not
only necessary that laws should be passed the power
should be PLACED somewhere to comnaand obedieucc
them Therefore the ssesdy man power that ad-
vocatc s, utter all, truly and thoroughly democratic
] (Appause.) Il is amply enbodiment of the voice
Of the people SPEAKING through their selected agent
What s more aenocratic than thisS But my friends
even or mtng that the sovereign power require for
your chf magistrate should be antagonc 10 the gene
rally received OPINION Of republican rule think oon
don ot things here aud tho portentous signs OF the
times woao warrant II. II the dsmorazstion and decen
razaton Of the present municipal system enough to
warrant ao'ca change, am that the
and bosterous clements which exist would do ZAP