The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-28
THE CHARITIES OF NEW YORK.
It's Schools, Hospitals and Asylums--A
Good Record for Democratic City.


Good Record for Democratic City
At democratic meeting In this city on Tuesday
evening Mr.. Algernon S. Sullivan undertook to
show by facts and figures that the democratic city
OF New York was foremost among the cities of the
world In Its care for education and in the magni.
tude OF its charity. In proof Of this he argued:-
AS TO education, the democracy in this city have
done more to promote 1t than any equal number OF
people on the face OF the earth. There is no popua
tion which voluntarily imposes such tax for public
S3,l50,O00. The whole number Of children taught
IN these schools was 235,032. We have $50
for colored children. They are wisely classified into
primary schools, grammar schools high schools, nor
mai schools 10 train male and one 10 tram female
teachersL and college Of the first rank. We have
day schools and evening schools In order to supply
the wants or children and youth who must work
during the day for llvennood. We maintain
schools in the asyums for children of misfortune;
for instance. at the New York Orphan Asylum. the
Protestant Half orphan Asylum the Roman Catho
lie orphan Asylum, the Colored Orphan Asylum, the
Five Points House OF Industry, the Chidrens Aid
Society, the Nursery and Child's Hospital, &C., &C.
We have schoOhOuses constructed on tue most per-
feet models OF convenience and health; we sup.
ply to all scholars, cratuitously, text books and
able standard. Our course, method and system OF
instruction and school management are liberal and
Commissioners from almost every city and country
have pronounced our schools to be the best pubic
schools IN the world; Every morning, At nine
be counted by the hundred thousands New YORK
was the first community to establish schools entirely
free Of any charge. The prevailing system was TO
have some pay tuition and others not, according to
supposed ability. Democratic New York progressed
1nstrumental musc~the pianoMinto public schools.
Ever progressing. New YORK abolished noggins IN
high authority for these last statements.
democratic government Of New York city for general
ffirla 10 fAt
of tins city has not for intelligence. Its equal in any
city In the world. There are more newspapers pub
lisned and read In our city daily than In any other
community OF equal size In she proportion OF three
10 one. This Is the more significant because our
newspapers are conducted with an enterprise and
enIghtenment hardly equallsd anywhere An intel.
ligent observer assures me that nearly nye hundred
thousand newspapers are issued aud read daily IN
New York. Ignorance can never be laid at the door
OF such city.
AS TO public morals the code OF laws is the best
OF that in any community. / affirm, and challenge
contradiction, after careful perusal OF all the laws
and ordinances OF the city OF New York-and they
have all been enacted by the demonstrating every
one OF those laws squares with the stctest rules OF
right, and reveals the highest standard OF public
virtue. Not one tolerates or winks at vice.
An experienced City missionary, VINO Was collect
ing statistics OF the number OF attendants at pubic
church worship, among Jews and Gentllcs, Protest
Der OF democrats who regularly attended public
worship In New York was about four times as great
as the number of republicans.
Look also at the work done by our city govern
ment under democratic Impulses for charity. The
Commissioners OF Public Charities and Corrections
supervise and MAINTAIN the whole charity system,
and all the correctional institutions of the city. BY
our selfmposed taxes we have the Bellevue Hos
pital the Charity Hospital on Blackwes Island
the Smallpox Hospital, the Fever Hospital, the
Paralytic Hospital, the Epileptc Hospital, the Hos.
pital for ncuraoles the nants' Hospital the Bind
Asylum; the Lunatic Asylum with its retreat anu
madhouse; Maternity Hospital, an Inebrlate
Asylum Soldiers Retreat, Nurseries and Nursery
School, Aims Houses, an Industrial school on
Harris Island for vasrant boys, Nautical
School and ship the a ce use ,n
Bureau tor Relief to the Outdoor Poor under
which the city is divided into eleven DISTRICTS with
visitor and physician for each, TO give aratuit0us
attendance TO the poor; the Colored Home the
| Colored Orphan Asylum, the Ambulance Depa.t-
blind, the arrangement now progressing 10 furnish
shelter to the houseless poor at night.
For these noble works of charity and mercy the
democratic city government expended last year
81, 1855 043 H. The humane and CHRISTIAN feeling or
the democracy is comprehensive that beneath IT.
care orpbanage Is stripped ol hall us sorrows
An examination OF our hospitals will reveal
another fact OF great interest and illustrate the
iiberality and enlightenment OF our administration.
| The most scientific and experienced physicians in
| the country are employed on the medical stan or
our charity board and to attend at all the hospitals
In order TO increase the usefulness OF the institute
lions, and to the end that the hospitals OF the de-
! partnent may the more etectuaily aid in the ad-
vancement OF medical and surgical knowledge, the
| medical boards now compile aud publish medical,
| surgical and obstetrcal tables, being complete sta
tlsfics OF the hospital practice. The object Is TO FUR
| nish the most accurate nomenclature and precise
classification OF disease, with full statement OF
| the conditions which surround ii. GIVE democracy
control and In all things II VIII move step by step
| along with the advancing spirit OF the age. LOOK
Tor moment at the following list OF dispeasaries,
4 for which we tax ourselves $4,000 this year.
The New York Dispensary, the Northern Dispen-
| sary, the Eastern Dspensary, the Demt D,spen-
| sary, the Northeastern Dspensary, the North
western Dispensary. the Norkyuie Dispcp-
! sary, the Harlem Dspensarv, the Manhattan
vile Dispensary the Hoffman Dispensay, the Ecec-
TIC Dlspensary, the Dspensary OF the New York
| Me lical College for Women, the New York Homuo
| pathic Dispensary. the Bond Street Homeopathic
| UlspeDsary, the Northeastern homeopathic Dispen-
| sdry, the New York homeopathic College Dispen
| sary, the Western Homeopathic Ulspensary the Cen
| ern Dspensary for Women and Children, the lnir-
| mary OF the New York College OF Dentistry. The New
| York Dlspensary for Diseases OF the Throat and
| Chest, for the Orthopadlc Dispensary, the New
! York Ophtnalmlc and Aural Institute.
| We donate this year for payments Of all assess
ments and other liens on church properly, and on
property of charitable and educational institutions.
$2000J0; for st. Vncencs Hospital, 100000 Tor 81
Vincent de Paul orphan Asylum, SIS 600; for Five
Point Mission. $4,000: for Ladies' Union Aid Society,
$1,000: for Ladies' Union Relief Association, $4,000
! for Orphan Asylum, corner OF Prince and Mott
streets, $4,000; for Sisters OF ST. DounicS Asylum,
| $4,000 for Hahnemann Hospital, $4,000: Tor Wo-
mems Medical College and Hospital So 900; Tor the
Prison Association OF New York, $4,000; for the re-
lief OF destitute children or seanien $1,000; for the
| New York lnfrmary Tor Women and Children,
$4,000: for Blind M echanics' AssOciatiOn $4,000
for the Female Assistance Society," 5000: Tor the Pa
triotS orphan Home, 5000; Tor the Shep
herds Fold, $4,000; for the German MIS-
| Reformation Of Juvenile Dclinquents, xs,000i th.
Wayslde Industrial Home, $1,000; the New iorl
Dorcas Society," $4,000, and on through list too
long for enumeration here but which illustrate IN.
| unequalled benehcence OF the democracy Exhlbl
| plea OF orphanage and hepessuess and the sp0n
taneous Impulse OF democracy Is TO relieve them.
II time permitted wouiu like TO call attention Y
the established free baths TO the lavish supply .
| Croton water. 70 the parks aud poaieyardA " tb