The New York herald., 1872-05-01
Cumulative Voting a Premium on
Bribery.
TIE FOLLY OF TIE MEASURE.
Caushc Comments on the Wise Saws Of
the City Solons.
The Governors Veto sus-
tained---0O to 81.

To-day Colonel Van Buren, the Governors private
secretary, appeared before 1t with the Seventy's
charter without the signature of the Executive
and the following message In explanation. After
the message was read and debated the previous
question was ordered, and the veto was sustained
by the decisive vote OF so to 81. The Seventy's
charter is therefore dead.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, ALBANY April 80, 1872.
To THE AssEanIYI return without approya assembly
srnmeni 3 ne 10 q the city Of New York ''''
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ns @ this as1S vs to pD29%t e % 5 2as
sve dopar!ment; except The Police Board Of which The
s o sas
are Ry
iho other departments The Law Department alone alone
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na for e c" s Ma0 S ass Svs
W myself lusiIsd in nierposns tls eSeeutIye veto,
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igaSsres, contrary 70 the established fundamental Prn.
pes Of good 3 a. by the People gf
vests the Common Council e Of those who
power ss his oeep itpof"S 81 Use
me hsf sessr s yoT y w Il %
departments entrusted, white four other members
%i0iy esS in %0y
Lon OF the stale only in single city,
BY ne rsSps other nan tSat which has aiSays been
iiSa1s 9s M9sa
the % OPINIONS 'o eSpsSd Ss on the saSeS Of
Sly goyerpment IN ny annual MESSAGE tiet could not
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my own ySws hsre,ofore sSprssssa The is, IS i isin
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wsornss s aH %e as T6e
upon the Mayor sh!ef eaecu,ye q the city
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conTo the ssa s aep%ss Of q o 'aS' @ SS
esSsos IN All nIiers i s'GsSR no ne sS sS
Il inc @ scno S @ soo sT &
straiion in public Or private affairs Any other method
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shared by many the usual moral rSstfafn
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hs s,dsd rssponsihity For ihs edsetIis Sf whole,
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bodies
but in the eniercsmcH md admnlssion Of
@ ,ia TO good government our experience, In bQth our
taking away e te chei executive officer hi his eontio
over and MS fn consequent responsibility for the gen
things worse, not better = '''A's
wise government Is that the eHocme % he ~ ieatre Z, a
and te judicial shall & separat rom each
a p % u bes sasn % h ,s M sSg phrs Of apd that
cse functions Of o OF the oIcTEs This charter
% s Sy @ the s %d
Nowhere on this Continent essentially condilie
Chat Chief 0Secu1e ~ e Should ID be Sew coSSS fSGS
SwSF sfsl G nd
% ea ali TO ,ns psns 1 Sma S gs m
gss oser s oud M e m s aa q q the affairs AHA o. that
the pubic gaze J. eiways VS. and from whom
and S W., peg a Gsrs sass Ire M re-
witch VIII be safe substitute for this undiy
only exist where the powers conferred are ample and
ohes any Share Of blame and 50 ea~2ot escape having
nSs no od P SST IL & h 9 q b 81 c S
have the strongest moral restraints upon him for good be-
posd foyns y S rom oS es &c
eSn to good sSaG s we h9{S Re
OR people are 50 accustomed o rely on the chief
,s, lhIs sRsrSr I al have aerreI he powers
u haSt leave hcm 'GG an%sSd
ls3cs i5s Vo LAVE ysd H %S ysdrs ysnS
should the condns Substantially ii ali % aGininrs
how any PS Sod i in he Mdh sn pH matter sS
,s,osS e sssy aly Syaasd And covered fad
that under Ills system responsbe gov
should urge S h II pS pan e or gf5 I to ne
that great ana wealthy city who would mol think ci ap.
their private enterprises who would not think Or 30
s hose e e% % SF f bc fSSnng Their print
y they had them The instincts Of are against this
:, ADMisIsrIaTIqs rHRorGn saSr.nyADrp BOARDS
duties 10 one head 10 Whom sabsoraa arn eHe'nye II bes
several departments are answcrabe No private enler
Judgment government can be success except nnder
e Of the sa saSUfs %U BY nd R' "a nd ~
sinctye habits Of men IN ali enterprise ruhfc or pri
put forward Sirse Spposed "' hs ''O'si expc sFs
sure whatever the arguments made il their mvor,
s are nsd States s. s Tas 6e I
% =, b may not E perfect IN all + details
well under for century and We are )nstae h SAYING
s hsor oS5 @ o G Se @ waF aa 6, no form o
50 severe test as ours y The beginning, our STATE
;Ga sp%e model And el thSagdtu men akaSo%eise howl @
dis @pags sa a. rS %e hage s Se STn r. o IN Rs Gn
Ndut,on We have made great mistake. The city OF
s%o san Gd 'nde NEW ,as
than those Of the federal government ihry Years
socd form ers o g NO TessSn w why IN seeking devise
rnseSS z Sals ss mSn @Re s"ss Ss OF ,s S q Rs
nraye sS probably ,orn not man in the country would aP
naIdiy an american citizen could he found WHO would
wink IL wise 10 transfer the administrative
now vested In the President over 10 Congress- on tho
contrary there great fault finding among The people at
the extent to which members Of Congress.
;eriere with the Presidents proper duty, by press.
ing their personal reconms ndHtions oi candidates
" " order TO influence appointments g adminsra.
tive oihces. Thc members OF the Common
Council IN New York viii exert all The inau.
ence over appointments which is consistent with
Tie public good without having the legal mower OF
appointment or any part OF y vested in their hands II
s not many years ago that In the city OF York The
varic ~ administrative departments were practically
under the control OF the committees OF tho Common
Councils the street department under the Committee ON
Streets and 80 on Some among those who
eating this cnarcr can remember badly that
worked and how earnest and longcontinucd were the
efforts OF the people TO get this executive power away
the Common Council The charter before me
rctrogradc movement; 4 goes back 10 system long
condemned by the people OF The city and by The Lega.
fure II admitted by those who advocne this charter
that would DO pnwse 70 place this control oyer The en-