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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. |
.,.u chsstez for tho city OF New York
,.e xithiu few days passed. the State
1.,<,;.,.,ure and been signed by the Gov
,r-,or Sincularlv enough it caems To have
1..,n framed in a susnnar to meet the views |
of Republicans as GENERALLY as OF Demo.
r,,ts Itx most important features are thu
n1.,,;,;oo of TIN Metrono]itan Commissions
a., of -esnons;h;1;tv yor III, wbole cxecu.
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aI.s,1n,a nopcr n anno;nt and rcnora IN.
rfsre,. of All senart1n.nta e,cs,t the CIR.
.sora,ion co1n..1 nra conrtn,i,.r. sna
fn,,1- tha election ~ III. Ra,nd of a13o,'
n,,n tho nnner brsnch az t1,a c;tv 1ao;.1atnra
-,,on a ,rner,r +;etct bv tho .a1ector, If tha
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nr,l,shlv Da.z sbof,hino the -,r,,ssn, Hoan5
Of c,nrtr snnerx;so,s .bo are a1ac+ed h-
,r,n,. mi, yest;nc tbn ,,1n,ont noyesr. oy
tbc g,srd Of Supervisors in tho H.rnr Ro-
co,dc,. and the new Board Of Aldermen.
Nh;l- the abolition Of the Leois1ative
Commission is q nominal triumph OF the
Democratic majority, the ascendancy of
Republican iiess in the new charter is such
thst, rs friends of good government aud re-
form, tbs Republicans Of New York can
we'll st5o.d TO make the change. Tho late
charter ran the doctrine Of the decentrali-
cation OF power into the ground. Il stripped
the Executive Of executive power until be
became more euerossino clerk. whose sip-
nature Was necessary to Tho ordinances Of
th,. Common cuuncil He con,d ann,int
r,1.u,r ran,,r. cobndr comnn.ni M
1u5, and efrcct nothing T, tha 1art Con.
st;,uiional Convention er,Afa~or Ondvkr
reno,ted in favor Of a charter for New
York etobodyipv the leading features of
the prevent Viz. tha resnonsibflitv az the
Maror 10. aIl The departments and tha
cl,.c.;on of the BOARD at Aldermen IN.
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sota iu.o 'ue eAs o'aoe4h - Aeep la1sn
VIII VI 'ne Ana%es IL 'ue "efu7 ano netp
nem 70 plunde1 Inc Taxpayers. IN tho
hnan''es e1'aes sue 9f''us "A1u pohtleiAn
mas mol H917eeu- II Is only when sheJ reach
ahas Me!topon'ah sage In winch no ousi-
Ness nian ehpee's 70 1ao" 1nyoooJ N me
c's except snosc VAN "no1o ais inlneoia'o
1osAoess Ana socii4 nAolta of1ng mn INTO
personal CONTACT tha the ward poue'e'an
eeve'oTea' he Is tie parasite o1 great pop
alai'eIA- In aaeso, men Known 10 mo Guy
a Large, aud capable o. oe'hg elee'ed on
general ,icses' aea Always "ea OK c'1a10e'o
aaa inle1igehce' aao almost Always aen o
substance and fesponslbHlty- ihey ar
never ifresponaloles non'ta1-pas1ng bum
nerS whose names scarcely sPpear IN tn
LAZY oaseefoSJe
Imagine the difference, IN New York oe
tween CITY government IN winch botl
branches OF the Common Council conk'stet
OF Etse ward politicians md one IN Th'cl
ihe bt'afa OF Aldermen consisted OF ,sacs
EACH ~ a. \ stewart, peseF Cooper, sainoe
). iuaea. August beltaont' Noses t. Gnn
neil. Horace Greeley, hanion Marble, "m
Z. Frynnt, e. T. I'Htnn1n, Geo. VIZ Curtis