The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-12-18
new YsrH asd It's Government

rnr approaching session Of the Legislature win
BE- one Of unusual interest to the people Of this city
That class Of rsfornsrs who believe tha, Albany
ssisis,iOn 10 tho only sovereign balm 70, our nunl-
dpsi us viii make . strong effort to sngrsa ad.
dihonal Commissions upon the city, thinking BY
ihis gradual process 70 relieve II Of evils resulting
from elective corruption. This Albany Commission
system has been so quis,ly, yet steadily unisrmin-
Ing ihs old form Of municipal government that the
city has but lrls power lsh to ITSELF 50 far has
h's TRANSFORMATION gone that Albany now guards
our persons and properly by Police Commission
sxiinguishss our tres by Fire Commis.io pre-
1snds 70 clean our streets by Stree, Commission;
provides for our poor and Migrants by . Cotnmls-
Won Of Charities and Correction supplies Us with
rs'sr BY croton Commission. provides Us wish
spark By Central Park Commission. etc. Tho
.rss, ohjsc, which the friends OF Commission sys-
am have IN view is 10 ultimately control the city
snhrsly in this way. They are too 81 rewd 10 At.
ssmpi the eompleto displacement Of the municipal
ycVernmsnt st nngle sweep by establishing In
us stead general Commission. as such . move
nsni would Al once excite tho prejudice Of the
popular sovsreigni;" but they bsliov, tia, by
ne course which they now pursuiny the same
sad may he jus, a. surely STAINED. Therefore, We
may expect that at the coming session Of the Lsss
.turs the city will DO further shorn Of It's power
by the creation OF two or three more Comms.io 10
provided the friends Of tho system are enabled 20
sonsummsts their purpose. As . question Of
princps We arc unquslihsdly opposed 10 The
shole Commission plan, for We are In favor Of
seTnnlie,n government in It's vidss. pr,eti-
cable sense. We believe ths, Vie p.opls
VI this city are entirely competent 10
Govern themselves and that IL q
Stigma upon the metropolis TO ne thus made q
'ai for tho Albany kite. But as . question oil
fact We ale bound TO tcknov edge that tho Com.
mission system, upon Ne whole has thus far been
% Improvement upon the system Of political in
s1sue which has been the especial hans Of N,
94'y. IL has given us some very bad ofiois m an
assnsnt- ~ witness tho Stree, Cleaning aud FIR
DEL arimsptA although the latter give. sncouragin,
Hgus Of haviss adopted the srS's adyic, -whicl
vas 70 not attempt the running OF . political ma
chine In connection with that Tor sxtn.-uisain
frss But on the other hand, Ne have tho Polio
Department. which 10 unquestionably an sxeelleu
institution, together with SONS oti or rood dspAr,
meats that arc under the charge OF leglsapv
Commissions. While admitting tina, solae ro,i IA
resulted from the s5tAbhshr.ea, Of Commission,
sowsver, we deny that they are essential 20 IL
good government Of the city, Tie point Of The ca,
10 just this IL would 10 far better that the CT,
should have entire control OIL o.n munie!pI
affairs, provided ths people would take We pree.t
don 70 elect honest and Efficient officers bui Il
Commission system Is preferable to the msaag
nsnt OF corrupt interruptions aud inefielen. Io
ncians, such as those who have. held tho rsius
government during the last few years. The re,,
Of thS recent election indicated that the PEI,
are awakening 70 the necessity Of . rssurln
aspect 10 the election Of city officials aud wi
AIS encouraging dxn, It would be well for
iaEtslsturs to swsh tho result Of this good beg
ihsaOu sI.snaiAs Vie cesn li:siSa --slsR a