New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-08
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
PARTISAN GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED.
MAYOR HAvEsEYER's COURSE APPROVED BY
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.

PARTISAN GONEhNmENI CONDEmNDD'
MAYOR HAvEaEYERs COURSE APPROVED BY
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
Gen. Cocbrane, the Hon. Thomas L. Stew
art Rufus g. Andrews, Charles T. Pohemus, g. ]. Glas-
sey and Prof Glaubensklee, delegation appointed by
the Liberal Republican General Committee, waited upon
Mayor Hayemeyer Yesterday, and Gen. Coohrane made
the following address:
Mr. MAYOR: We appear before you, a committee
charged py the Liberal Republican General Committee
OF the city, 10 give you OF their sympathy and
participation In your opinions upon the subject OF mu-
nicpa government, and OF our continued hearty CO
operation with you for their support This conduct is OF
no recent date II is the legitimate sequence OF our
principles; and II for no other reason than con
sstency We should gather ourselves 70 your side now
in the cause OF Reform. may say, Sir for those whom
We represent that their constant desire has been to
rescue our city plunderers and thieves And nrst
In order 10 the accomplishment Of this purpose we
knew that it was necessary to expunge from the statute
book the laws manufactured in their interestthe bur
glars tools by which the treasury entered and
rifed These laws the feon-bonds which held the
city AZ the mercy OF its execuoners and however hon
esly dsposed might be those in Office they would be
necessarily pOweress without laws as the means OF
e1ectlng publication But the Ring charter the eject
i've implement OF the Ring robbers IL still law ana
sti are the hands OF honest officials efectuay stayed
by II from tile correction OF abuses Efforts have
made
OF this offensive charter; and the question OIL grayest
import i upon us what shall be the charter to replace
it, You Mr. Mayor as became you, have expressed ex
pctly Your opinion OF what its chief and prominent
provisions should be- and we are pleased 10 express our
accord with It, IL h greatly to be desired that the con
duct OF our CITY affairs should be removed from the inu
Of general aud partisan politics. ana we Know OF
better approach TO this end than by stem OF Srhg
elections You advocate charter which shall confer on
the Mayor the power mainly Of making appointments
Service Reform and we think that you are right The
Mayor is the chief executive officer OF ;he city Inc ad
mnistraton Of municipal affairs Is his admntrationand
he is responsible for H. lie therefore shouu DC Gnpo"
to select agents and instruments 10 whom TO
this responsibility "a possess MS confidence 10
shacke his Judgment with a Board OF Aldermen II TO
cOnide the Mayors responsibilities 10 thelh ahu they
effect become the Mayor and he becomes either their
subseryient tool or their many opponent In eltner
event. there would be no possibility OF good government
To place the patronage OF this city at the disposal OF 10
Aldermen flor That IA the proposition IN eec woud pe
set in motion tine very influences which most strongly
contribute the formation OF rings; and In very
short time after the adoption OF such pelhcIos pan
would we see II IL TO be feared, the old Ring machinery
renovated and in good working order under the driving
power OF unlimited patronage.
You possess the confidence of our felowcitIzens in
your high Office and We believe that as Mayor OF tue
city YOU are capable II untrameled OF giving US good
city government Therefore, tOrgefu OF partisan poll
ties We have to encourage you In your Efforts 70
retrieve the city, and to strengthen your purposes Win
an approval OF the means by which you nope 10 attain
them IL is true that sufrages did not contribute TO
your election We voted for candidate, Mr. Lawrence,
because we believed him faithful to the interests OF re-
form You were elected in the same interests, and we
tender To YOU exclusive OF political aitntes, our CO.
operation, and all the assistance 1t VIII afford.
Mayor Havemeyer in reply. spoke nearly as follows
While am very happy TO receive You as representa-
tiyes OF large body OF cluzens OF course do not
feel that anu approached because VI any sentiments
have uttered which happen to be in accordance with
your own IL is very agreeable in expressing my own
convictions ind that tncy in accord with those OF
any respectable body Of citizens, and should nan with
pleasure any expression of opinion on my course from
any party political otherwise. have Deen elected
Oh What il termed the Reform ticket declined the he,
publican nomination because did not intend 10 Dlnd
myself TO any party the administration OF TINS ONCE
and while represent the people or New O course
am bound to influenced by the complexion OF That com
mlttee whose nomination did accept. IhaG committee
was not Republican nor was 10 Democratic ~ was
blending of OF different political opinions, VINO were
unit on the subject OF reform. While voted Tor Re.
pubcans at the last election, voted Tor Gen Grant aud
Gen DIX believing them TO be honest men, yet reel
that the Republican party OF this State have lost some
character IN suffering themselves 10 be LED ana lnhu
euced by a cOere VINO, If am correctly informed gam
bic all night cheat each other and intrigue all day 10
cheat the people lApplause.l with such eotene
coacsce, matter how friendly may be my iee
lngs 10 the party.