New-York tribune., 1875-02-12

Tn $50 oyinS 10 cttous sprt aud fecing ~ reform
that broke out in that city, the EpuD"u ,ytme ma
thrown into power and place. In lo'3 h5' ,s t%a
orty in both branches OF the lHglsiald, @ ,,nnn
Goyernor Of the state they sat down 10 deliberate on
charter for that Guy, and we ma tne ieSuI, w vas
deliberations recorded. Board OF A",l,nuHi pni,can
elected mat year upon wnS' wss fonnd that there
we're two Independent or Apollo nan y W 80 30
II was contemplaed in the first instance TO gve 70 e
Board OF Aldermen OF that city the right 10 hl' ~
heads OF the departments. This scheme WsS 9,or
impTactcahle After considerable d"0ate' ana i ancs
gentlemen OF the majority OF that House had ln0rseu
themselves OF the uncertainty OF these ue, @ ] inf he
proposed 10 Se s9 IN conjunction wtn tire
Board Of Aldermen, and not being aple 20 Ici ~ ,c
MAYOR that they mad elected In conjunction Wlth tue
votes of This city as opposed to Tam npny
Hall they sought to fastcn uuon that MAYOR the
ton or restraint from removing persons from o ti
might have appointed by the local aui .e py
saddling upon this power the Joint action OF te
of the State whom they held completely under control
This is an entire new feature in city charter Wss
never the practice that the Governor oI .he go 80
should have power TO remove tue head5 OF te .
mens created under the charter or thIt Guy, h guy
found IL necessary 70 impose ulOn th6 hlt' va .i'
straint OF a republican government Inen thGS t p11
cended 10 INCORPORATE TINS charter provision out
rageous in respect. prov ldnG tllS Iis I CO.
persons upon whom theyeoula COUNT anu ta' m ,in.
tinue 10 hold Office and should oicate IN the
capacities which they had been app9nIeu ny ,ne ,ne
local authorities, thus deprlVlng INC AiHVi VI
power OF removing these people, the PETE SI tu', P
unless the Governor consented, whisn tlrS H .Ien
further and / would like to call the ateHton oI inS
friendi from New York Clr seward 10 'nat , ttv, ,
and show in what manner the hepup'lc"" l l'i 80
deemed it advisable 10 rule the Cly % NS" AUi,' a
Finding that for partisan purposes iney mSn' @ h pV o.
haps secure advantage, they gave the ~ yof Io 40
Lutte power VI dcpriyng the Board OF Ahefmeh u, S'o
nower of ccncurring in the appointments Oh me
ent heads II the different department.. ~ -
upou their heads ana they nave iOdhu out TO" " su
timp the fault OF their action recole' ~ tt 80"
hattl,t" upon the floor OF House against tls OUT
rage0us innovation. But caucus hau DS'h n,i"' "''
it agreed that this D snouu pa pas, e a,S ~ eI in
house officials upon the moor o tnS III moua Us c Lcre
the minority to DO their bdLipg. Now We Couo -
this wear and ask for bill that Is purely denoc'",i3
in every sense. purely republican IN every seIS' 'nu
venture t0 say that there is not Repubhcau ocI W.,
that there is not Republican city IN ms sue to's
but what, II the question Wae rf nc. NJ tbe
that locality "Wl you allow the lhterI tcuvH "a w
Governor so far 1t relates TO the removal o o r" @
o vour CITY daparmentsp but what they wOuid uudI-
im0nsly say, mo; are competent to govern our our
selves We are competent TO say whether man serEes
rs faithfully or not IN any of the departments To wDch
be nov be DpOiuted We competent 10 say whether
man sus the demands ofi me 99Ty Oh ,n' - fha
as lar as the City OF New-York is concerned the
cfV' the vast majority Of voters there. shall
have the same rights that every ~ MEepuU'.vtSan
, from New York CIr. Saward) tells about cen
tralizing power in one polltlcai parry h1 toiu u
s the affairs OF localities should be lett 10 the mdJOy
Win due respec; for the rights of The minority, ana
then goes on holds up his hands IN hoiF horIOI M e
49, ~ centraiizlnc power in political party. Why,
does the gentleman know that TINS very paIy 10 wHct
nvI of the City or NewYOrk, but Of the entire Staef
Does the gentleman know that lt obtained ts ascent
encv i'm that city; that they obtained eOnrO OF INC
public affairs of that city. ana tnat theY were
TO ro5 and deplee the public treasury tnere because
Ran
Win Republicans Of that House, voted IN favor
" tbe Charter Of 1870 which gave TO these men
snnreme control the affairs OF thdt, ci.yi
III he does not know IT, 1t Is time that ne shouid. rei
hama IL he had been in the House on that occasion ne
would not nave yoasu @ Cp law law would never have been
passed unless by the assent OF the republican maJoly
IN thc senate They t-or whatever reasons must
no He at known 60 them-to pass that law SO ha5 cor
rnnt cabal in The City of NewYOrk mlghtihaVe Iul ana
complete sway How M does does this bill centraze power there
In what way does 1t throw power nto tue nanus & W
one 81 throw PS1T'iht into the hands of set Of
the exclusive power of regulating the AFFAIRS
ne b provides that the departments shall
be appointed by the Mayor witn tae consent OF @ tne
noticaI p ry when by the Charter passed by the Re,
publican House in 1873 tney gave Tue ~ inoy no. Pd % ~
Aldermenl The majority in the CITY In the various
senatorial districts eject one ont Oh tIe &c InIvo San
in t0e Board OF Aldermen They eject TWO Out oi c SIX
a. rn,en that are elected at large in the City Of New
Yrk The other Democratic ORGANIZATIONS III thdt ey
elect the other, whatever tney may oS' Nom "o "io
told that ts centraZes power; that IL Is dangerous 10
DIT fs it dangerous trust the peoplel Is IL dan
gerous 70 trust the representatives OF ne people IN uy
oraIityi ift is, what for the goose Is sauce
for tne gander. Let apply 1t 10 other HepuD-
Iran cities. and whether tue people OF tuose
"caiities viii pefnt anything or the KIND 10 De dOne
No tbn otner feature ths bill is tue Governor snail
Inc deprived of the power or c0ncurnS III tAe eo'al
of te heads OF departments That Il terrnc power 10
81 We o man that elected BY 10000, $4,000, or lOOUOO
vntes In the City OF NewYOrk. TINS Is certainly Ter
; nower in the hands man that receives so large
m iorsement from the people Of his city for honesty,
au Civ and nrObty THIS is certainly very extreme
never 10 invest o man VINO, as the executive OI
e homeopathy Is responsible for The transactions or
every department Cnter VINO Is, appoin,Cu ny
KIM with the consent Of the Board OF Aldermen.
me heads Of these Departments simply reject the SEN
ti,ueuts of the MAJOR. Ihcy are III turn tc
hr"Urh OF the Government Of which tne Mayor Is the
Id and this Is the terrific power which Is 10 be given
IA mis- man. chief executive, charged WIN the r9-
sYousibIity of enforcing the laws, charged with the
of tna city properly ehlcrceu anu tASn eae o as
chief ma strate OF that cly respOnsloIe lor he sey
Of the peoples rights and property there. He
IL not to have the control over me man VINO
has TO do az he tells him to do. Now is not
% t%is terrifcf Is, not this outrageousi Is 1T not
GOOD cause for gentlemen TO hold up their hands IN
hoiy hOGTTf SGca party in the City of New The
ea son why it is 100 much power to be given to Que
"a bmocratic and for that Democrats, be-
cause Democrat-, should hol De luIusteu Win
the management aud control over their own affairs
Nav let us see whether there is any good reason why
mis- precedent should rot DO established was ihtrO-
duced purely for political purposes 10 nod tne Mayor
in check by Republican Governor: 1t was lncorpo;
rated i'm the Charter OF the City OF Newfork Tor tue
first time. The very Object ana very intention VI the
Constitutiou of that State, according 70 all
rules of construction pertaining TO the mat.
fer show the unwisdom and folly OF
giving this power the Governor. The Constitution
Expressly certain officers that may be removed
DIV the Governor. Tue idea that the man VINO Is ap-
pointed by executive OF municipality, ny and with
the advice and consent o. the OF tue
legislature that body should be removed by the Ex-
ecurve anomaly III the legislation OF TINS state
Resides the Constitution mentions expressly aud par.
ticularly officers who may DO removed Dy the GOV
ernor. II follow out the ordinary rules OF construc-
tion IA applicable to tine Constitution it properly ex-
cdcs the idea OF any body else being removed by the
Governor except the persons who are expressly spee
tied in that document As far a. am concerned NY SELL
II It were not for my deterence to the VIII aud
wish of the majority of this House! would go SO far
NJ to strike out the other auOnoes OF this BILL providing
maj the MAYOR NAV be removed oy the Governor Why
snonld tine Governor remove the Mayorf see no rea
son for IT, He is executive OF city where we have
coInneent courts for trial. In the cities there
conrts where impeachments can be tried In other
ines the Boards Aldermen act as boards OF impeach
men Prior 10 passage OF the Charter OF lST3 the
Court OF Common Pleas stood In the relation OF court
of i'm mpeachment. As say this IN an anomalous fea
ture OF tLis O which should certainly be removed.
Now I trust that In the Interests OF simple
instice In the interests Of the people OF
Of NeX-Nnrk. In the interest OF