, 1874-10-02

lcas!ug dcna1l now faro-iine, coe1tcsve with the
continuing icrse % fo .e q liz oops' %
THIS ASSOCIATION wAa ronMEb
1t was fornoi becante O,icago Ii, ca,ncot, aud
not rely %pen msfS sao. q popa
ass al Se To- pnsnss sSs w.
fort an iucspablo Of wenruoss. s!,eh IN orsanlza-
tion 4 H. ana a,,eh I VII provo itsels to b.
PEOPLE opcrue that this Ardociaton lml tA INCEPTION
huforo YOUR Executive oornmi.too met in Now York,
tins. And Il I. gratifying to iho Assouiaion to Gs-
o,c e,s d ,n vhq N IT, ~ sari tsirss ra T. to %
~ sse M fey 'a' LAD I'd
been anagcl by tho abi!ityof your Executive COM
in.e!ec..
We nua rotor to your Executive Committee he-
cause tht1r Tiow Of tho dc necdcA 70 etrost lu,,g
an @ q M tey s se
ntent on thls point that they heve determined to e-
Thcrs iaa ltcn no important Issue between our
property Interests and your Executive Comsi!tco c1-
THIS QUESTION OF 11ME.
But, III view Of their action Of supt. %, that s1ng!o
disagreement is rncal and Obliged to regard
their view Of tho QUESTION unreasonable. mud tipr
recommendation 10 Withdraw bsscd upou II unjlss
Permit ,ls TO call your attention 10 so7,o of tho
facts and reaaona TINT see 10 liz to justify thia aen.
On Jny q your cormitseo III New York resolvcl
upon Withdrawal OIL Oc I. nneas six general reforms,
INVOLVING many specifications, ehfaliscd by cur
pnbMp " authorities. later they nonud ths acsson 10
Then on tho gay of septe,nher, eight days before
,e tno Of The i Tho 0ommtso @ dssin' the
" to withdraw at tbs limo originally stated.
Ihus your Executive Committee limited tho Chicago
authorities TO rfty-cight days Of mldsu'nucr in which
nrobabl greater variety nn dlnlcuity aud importance
QlttulfitAl EDYetf3tn1Gf I'll tbn WnrIi1.
Your Executive Committcc ll4vu bern nialel by
thcir facility IN formulating reiurns in'o
!: -. FoN1ETfuLNEsR Of the OBSTACLES
tIlat trcn tho hcat 1neaallrea nect III American city
governments. Tl,ts u tho 1nuro remarkable BECAUSE
late history must bc nsreporcll, Il 1t hnultl not
teach moro Intionoa with the political dic'ltios of
Sa neaG ys M po ses IT, ais I
re affairs Of New Yor1s nor can imagine whcro
Now York co.utnsseo could havc gained eacll an I'm
Cheney, Of nfsy.cgis days In tho work OF municipal
reforming.
And wien the comu!stoo had mndo tl,u short limit,
crcnsing Tho difficulties Of tho wofk7 It is known
now that this Is wliat they did hy want Of tac You
your Comnttoc aroused hostility III somo qtiarters
Of our ropalaion Tint materially Increased tho t1ii
aons S @ %e e 4espeety sus mI hla9at tha
,ng with grsat nuslia Interests. should sert1tny I'M,
mnn or hnuse md addrcGsinE mixed political conf
mu1stty md City Government anclA ns oru or Now
airrd tho returns they demanded; ruiorms tAat
And Gov .ll .lo ooanttee ting tho announce
nent Of their decision of HcpL %? Tlluy: july 20
WE pAs7Ep TIE NEw FINE oNDLHAScE
with scarcely dissenting yoto In the Council. Tho
it was granted promptly Fonr days later tho CON
,n.!ee m2do t1sie de,nands Including thi9 already
ind tact It arouzal tbs antagnnisn of The coinlatiyo
clement Of our mixed city population. Shortly u{er
this law officers c:acoyercd unintent!onni t!c-
fcrti tho ordinance ncres9tatlng ilH re-onactne
11as, meanwhile. Your Committee hui sroten. Lsge-
y for that reasau trccly aud inllroctly, it oal lilo
as rasn fo S. 4hea a tt VI as
aud thcn tho Committee. with fatal facil.y Iii ciluos
Ing tn unfair ttmo to speak, nhawcred or Rction,
made loag and aDorioua III great part by thtso1yeA
Dy dcclai ing that thcro Wis no AoIo that REFORMS
would lc culried III uhlca3ot
than ills Conli they hayo Iavn moro snai-aprwSs?
Could they hrvo ,sronl:cd their friends herc
"hon NC still believe they hsyo sincerely desired to
ssaiBt?
Would Il not hurc boen wis., not to nay gracjoes IN
your Con'Mttcs, really desirDg to perauau reFo:, to
rst sroks 10 auicpato its snands: '' W"u Hn It not
isso been Wise to learn and resrocs the iae.s lu
steaa e thla viii. a!ngnsF tnsrenco to right in
and nothing wuuid DO done, c1cnpt through tlrcatu,
aud went far as to dumai,d lro-nits oral,lAncs
that had bec passed. four days lcfure ha Committee
And. bcforo tcIr final action, they refused 10 st in
Chicago, aud apparently declined I'LL other methods
they, wcn Chcrgo doing Nil that rtty not built
iu Arcsdaa could do, assume thnt nothnG WAS doius
atop thcr o, limit Of time before ii cspIrcd2 Is it
not straigo thing. gentlemen Of Tho National Board?
Il Is prorrr 70 remind. yo, Of nnotler thug, Your
Committee addressed their demands 10 our City Guy
crnincht. In one at1se rightly, fur it rcss with our
officials to nakc lasc reforms. Hut, while lcy aso
thcir pr,lalios ior tho lraparsy npresta aloao i
there such III alianco heswocu tho Government Enl