The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-10
THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY.
A Woful Wall Over the "Mutilated Charter
Much More Work To Be Done-Pa-
thetic Address of the Seventy
The Spring Election.

The Committee Of Seventy, at very full meeting.
adopted the following address to the people, which
had been prepared by the Subcommittee on Elec-
tons, Mr.. Joseph Fl. Choare chairman, after au-
thorizing the Chairman and Secretary Of the Sew
enty to append their signatures, so to give to
the instrument the full weight ana force ana nnu-
ence Of the committee.
The following Is the address,
To TAR PEOPLE OF THE CITY NRw YORK;
The Committee Of Seventy respectfully tho attention
municipal affairs for the purpose Of warning them not to re-
i. n dssrse their reform indulge
ges and attn greater exertons than those which they
The ;r.on thoroughly updsceye those
had the of me the ses
Of ns b ms. s OF
popular wrath hurled several Of the ringicaders
limits ana saec!uaIy s,ppsa for The time bslaa tss
IF as aS Sa e. the
and steps have been taken 70 bring their authors
-four years were peTpetra.ed stiI remains IN power
s1sa Ss1:: s ~ 'a eSsaS:
the
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h.. IT'S % g. ne Sn
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framed with great care to organize and carry out
the houses Of the % be- in NO
Iseonsis the wide tina. exist between them
eminent has been proposed In either house for
sole a Albany between the charter PROPOSED By US
ss.S,s,a'ay =. 4 hA. passed the Assembly and an IN
tnuance In power OF those who hold Office unaer It, We
o ss 5 d% Se sSS, s
The present once.holdsrs, who determined al ali
hs parties Gxi 5s
own account IL supporting and retaining them and keep
being freely and abused Albany deest just
tho the Be
sS political ss. @ sg Of win pos.
; SCI, the question: . and decide whether the
who a the honor and prosperity Of The city shall
prevail the new ring which appropriate 70
wrested in November from the old one. 1t
ensne the Legislature viii venture to
& ne eeooa % s the
trato.
pledge themselves q me Of reform in municipal affairs
In TINS way only sn you reap The benefit Of your
ens 4 mott to Of the
Ss lie s. e Or
Of their party purposes and lneress but there can
doubt that the dsinterested and patriotic citizens In both
parties will desire their influence and in
municipal affairs the of reform, without regard
state or national politics. This Committee has
wards, where only they can be made effective, aud no
machinery OF It's own for creating such organizations
But already nearly all the Assembly districts, bodies
of public spirited citizens of various nationaties have
ganzed under different for the purpose of advancing
the which seeking to promote. With view,
and harmonze their efforts
standard and single all
who sincerely desire permanent and complete reform
Of municipal affairs and the lasting overthrow
of that corruption which has so long disgraced
the city of New York, invite and recommend
all such legal voters, In their respective Assembly
districts, without regard to party religion, nationality
condition color unite and operate with such
the Council of Political Reform anG the
organizations and such other associations friendly
WIN. II. HAVEMEYER, Chairman.
SIMON STERN Secretary.
The discussion which followed the reading OF the
address by MIR. ChOate Was very generally partici-
pated In by the members, including the Chairman
VINO called mr.. william II. Nelson to preside pend
ing the discussion.