The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-23
YORK HERALD THURSDAY JANUARY 2a lssa-TRIPLE SHEET.

they ere required 20 perform The knowledge requisite
70 enable me. 70 perform their duties Wisely an0
caa sny be obtained by adopting means that WIN secure
more stability In all the departments Of governmsets
and more especially in all judicial and executive az.
partmen,s These Offices should be relieved from tns
power Of party politicians. and their continuance
In place should be made depend on their own capacity,
integrity and ndslty in the performance Of their duties
To secure such faithful intelligent men In all the exc
cutive and judicial departments OF the government u
win DO necessary 70 have them appointed 20 sery: lo
and during faithful performance OF the duties Of their
once. To form and maintain an economical govern
msnt for our cIties Il will be necessary 10 give the
people the power 70 elect one Of their wisest and most
responsible men from each OF the several wards Of their
city, 70 form council OF appointment whose sole duty
will be 70 select appoint watch over and keep 10
every once required by the wants OF city, This coun.
ell Of appointment should take and subscribe 70 an
oath By which they should individually promise and
agree 70 mako every appointment irrespective OF poll
tics or religion. One third Of this council or appoint
mont should 60 out Of oce every year. and their places
be nsd by election in the wards from which they
came To enable the electors 10 give Intelligent vote
the names OF each candidate should DO placed before tho
people At least three months before an election.
would recommend that the Common Council should
BIO purely legislative body, and that all the executive
work OF the cities be carried through bureaus or de-
parmens similar to the bureaus and departments now
organised under the general or country
would recommend that the Mayor be elected directly
BY the people, be clothed with power TO suspend and aus
miss from ONCE for good and sufcrent the heads
OF any Of the several bureaus departments o. tne
government and also with power prorogue the Board
of Aldermen or Councilman Whenever such measure "a
demanded by tho great and important interests OF the
city. In this way the Mayor Would be made individually
responsible for proper supervision OF the men ap'
pointed by council OF appointment also elected py
the people Tho whole power and duty OF this council
OF appointment should be To use their best Judgment 70
select and mako every appointment required ~ the
bureaus or departments Of the government every ap
pointment 10 DO made by the council 70 have entire
reference to the qualifications that necessary %
mako them useful to the city. In this the Mayo
would be made directly responsible TO the people, the
whole people. who elected him for the naladmnistra
ton or the government. II ,.se
Ii Is the privilege OF your honorable body, now In
session, 10 franc a coda of laws that will dry up ths
great fountain OF Legislative corruption This can oe
done by prescribing that every law that passed W
company corporation and individual who may desire
the protection Of such law to aid labor and capital
accomplish any object useful TO the public When
these privileges ara secured TO the people VI
may then hopo tor government that all can honor re-
spect and obey We shall then find that all the political
OWLS that have Suffered tho natural offspring o
unwise and unjust legislation, such as tho people car
never honor or respect.
II It possible TO bring into view the millions thai
taxes and then these millions used By artu poli
cans fund Of corruption to control the elections ant
the legislation OF country, VIC should be horrihed
the sight We should the cause OF the moral and pc
hticai decentralization that h rapidly growing up In ou
midst; and would also see that the same soil tina
produce "briers and thorns TO vcx us in the ane
wherein welin be subdaed by W sdom and mad,
to yield for and country NATURES choicest fruits
We should then see how wonderful Is the wisdom lha
.sConnects in this tA@
\ Our greatest virtue With our greatest bliss; Nd q {
And makes our own bright prospect to be bIest
4 Our strongest motive 10 assist tho rest II
PETER COOPER