The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-04
A MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR.
A Citizens Recommendations
to Our New Executive.
THE DEMOCRATIC VIEW.
Hints for His Coming Communication
to the Legislature.
GREATER POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY.

for Consideration and Action.
New York;
AS democrat you will observe that have not
addressed you as ''His Excellency." We trust
that III your admiration OF republican simplicity
In government you Will establish precedent ab0l.
ishng any title as prefix TO the name OF the in
cumbent OF the responsible Office OF Governor Of
the State of New York. You will find precedent
in the case OF Chancellor Walworth, who made
rule that all petitions and bills In the Court OF
Chancery should not be addressed honorable"
Reuben H. Walworth, but simply to the Chancel-
Tor. He abolished the miserable imitation OF the
British system OF addressing "Your Lordship."
trust that you will give notice that all official
communications must be addressed "TO the Gov
erpor OF the State Of New York; We are over.
whelmed with "excellencies'' and "hOnOrables"
and generals" and "c0rpOrals" ad nGuseans.
Your own good sense will see the prOprlety, in q
democratic sense, OF endeavoring to break up the
use OF high.sOundlng titles In our country.
You are called to the head of the greatest State
in the Union-a nation of millions, with immense
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, manufacturing and COM
mercial. This State Of New York, a nation
united with the other nations of this Union un der
the constitution OF the United States, Is the most
brilliant star In our great constellation. Under
the guidance OF able statesmen New York has ad-
vanced with gigantic strides until 1t now holds the
foremost rank in the Union. Your ambition should
be to still further promote her upward and on
ward career. You should be true to her motto,
''ExcelslOr." The Executive OF this state can, by
his recommendations stamp his name on her his
tory. But few Of your predecessors have achieved
this distinction. This State has las Burke re.
marked OF the colonies, that they flourished in
spite OF English legslaton) advanced In power
and wealth in spite OF mere politicians. De Witt
Clinton stands out alone as the man who has
identified his name with two great movements
the canal and school systems-and which, it is
claimed, have contributed so largely to the vel
iare Of the State.
The political earthquake which has been caused
by the corruption and incapacity OF the republican
party mas thrown the democratic party Of this
state. with you at their head into power. This
State looks to that party Tor q change OF men and
measures In public affairs. The laws and crimes
Of the republican party are to be corrected, and
we are to be held responsible, and Justly so, for
better administration OF the State government
than we have had
ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DISCRETION.
You are called to the Executive chair under
great advantages, but, at the same time, with
great responsibilities The amendments to the con-
s,ttution just adopted have put an end we trust
to much legislation OF Objectionable character,
and the Governor now holds great power over
legislation by having the veto power over any
part OF the appropriation bills The consequ ce
Of this must be that the Governor will be held to
greater responsibility than ever before, as 1t will
be his duty to watch improper legislation and be
his proud prerogatlve to prevent 1t.
AS the Executive power now stands, the Gov =
ernor can control and prevent bad legislation. II
thus affords him the power of making his admin
lstration success or failure. For the first time
In the history OF the State the Governor is a
power
The greatest responsibility will be the recon-
mendations which your Message may suggest to
the Legislature. The constitution requires the
Governor to make recommendations. l assume
that In that document you will, OF course, refer to
the agricultural commercial and manufacturing
interests Of the State-tO the fact that we have
not been visited with plague or fire or lnundation
as our neighbors have been; that you have been
called to an exalted station by your fellow citizens
oil which station you are worthy. | mean by this
that you will refer your predecessors have done
to the ordinary topics OF o Message. They are the
con,n,anta Of public men, OF which they have to
revolution through which we have passed and tell
the Legislature 1t teaches lesson Of accoun tabil
ity to the people, You then will come to the bust
ness OF legislation The question you will have to
ask yourself will be What shall be recommended
oy me as q democratic GOVERNOR
The reference in your Message to our fnancia |
condition ought t. be naturally very brief. We
expect to see the usual array OF figures covering
the various funds OF the State. We shall have the
canal iund, the school fund and all the other funds
paraded, as usual IN Executive Messages but the
end Of all Of them will be to show that our hnan-
clal affairs are In rather better condition than
usual The sinking fund, which had been robbed,
is now restored to Its original condition, and to
the credit Of the administration of Governor Dix 1t
may be said That our finances were guarded Dy HIM
with scrupulous integrity and with strict economy
S. ooO 900 are neld BY foreigners The entire value
OF our property Is estimated at 81 1885, $780, 57 Our
resources show how comparatively small ID our
debt.
AVENUES OF COMMERCE.
Your attention should be first turned to our ca
nails and railroads. The decision OF the people to
sell our lateral canals, which are not source Of
revenue. but Q great expense, leaves to the Gov.
ti0n What Is to be done with our canals, which
form the means OF communication between the
the city OF new York begins to find rivals. Phil.
adelDhia and Baltimore are actively COM
geting for the trade Of the great West: To-Day
imported into the United states. Baltimore to.
DAY is In close connection with Chicago by route
shorter than any other 10 the seabOard. Phila-
delphia on the one side and Boston on the other
are Offering facilities for trade to the Western
country. New York has the advantage OF all
other parts OF the Union, by her matchIess port
Jutting out into the ocean, making the nearest
point for the Jerry between the Old ana the New
Worlds. Our railroads all converge to this point.
Our matchless Hudson carries on its bosom the
treasures Of the interior, not only OF our own
State but Of the Western world beyond u.s. But,
even with these advantages, unless We are active
we may lose our pre-eminence In business.
While Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore ad.
even with our million OF population IN this
city, We may be lost. What Is to DO
done Adopt that policy which Will invite to this
city the resources OF the whole country. This
alone can be done by creating avenues OF commu-
ncatiOn to this great natural depot OF the western
Continent What Is wanted Is to widen and deepen
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