New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-18
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT.
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moe where the Governor can lay bis hand on man

instance where Governor can lay bis manu- "N IMAM
anlese that elected by the p'Cp n mort wardens
McGuewasn the Es% M Of GG tne people Shall
tive action But docs that principle Apply Mr..
Speaker to the appointNe , on' as tho eenI oman
rom Washington thinks. between an appolhuve oiCer
and elective one But tskS inns chsrter az N" CIV
NJ NV YORK today the Mayor ~ case OF vacancy,
h0n. The 'O1GSTSG S al fSn on the New
YORK charter but he has no power to remove where
Ia the principle, when you give power 10 a man
10 appoint an officer aud deny him the power TO remove
him Why don't YOU carry out your principle auu
mste IL analogous to the which is invoked ny the
onnonents of the bill Let your Controller let your
heads OF departments OF the City OF NeW-fofk' oe
. elected, aud then when elected by the pvp?ie.
let the Governor as in Otner eases. remove. Take an
Ordinary case IN any city IN tho state OF an up
fointee Office bv the local authorities OF that CITY
Who would expect TO remove Clerk OF the Coinmnn
Council IL he would have TO come to Governor 10 ~
Interior ihst would consent to auch principle
Is not that the principle incorporated 10 ms Dill,
man npon tbis floor who voted against ,hs b tna the
most Insignificant, contemplate ohcer IN ,he oity %
New-York the Mayor cannot remove without The aid OF
the Governor What is the principle OF tnis blf Mlch
has been said aDOu the DAYS OF me CharteT OI loO,
action Of The people Of the cry OF Ne"York Did the
people OF the City Of NewYork Lave anyibing 10 90 IN
fastening upon that cry ,neSe Tnat
which enables these men MI SrcaheF, 10 40
what the gentleman from Ne" YORK so tnthuliy ana
viyidy depicted was the result OF Albany legislation
1t not the result OF what We are dong to-day II
Was the legitimate CONSEQUENCE OF our unHcttakng
20 interfere with TIE affairs Of great city
II is the legitimate consequence. Nj. speakei:
OF the gentleman from Steubeu knowing Ottter whdt
the City OF NewYOrk needs tnan cher OF tho distln-
Mr. Speaker all of the fearful consequences depceu ny
the gentleman from Ncw-YoIk ola rot occur under
elective Off but under body OF officers created by
this Legislature COR the purpose OF accomplishing
tho very thing they did. Well after the exposure
IL the frauds IN the CITY Of New-IJrk land want to
come down for moment to the Gnarter'
30 that the gentlemen OF this Leglsla
lure will see what princlnle is involved whlch
this TN seeks TO ooyiate or TeleaD Afer the exposure
Of those frauds. and in the Wlnter d 1873 charter was
members before It was House. There
provision IN that charter for the Governor
that charter that the Board OF Aldermen should make
appointments After three or four weeks scussion OF
The charter found out by the Republican major
iy that they could not cOnr0 the Board OF Aldermen
and they debised the plan OF dividing the responsibility
between the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen; hut
when the bill got through TINS House and went Into the
Senate, then 1t was resolved by the majority ID tne
Senate that the persons then III Office should remain IN
1amoctats et me tell Won one thing uere-you who are
afraid of offending the GOvernOT-et me tell you that
when bill the senate two years ago, the
Republican majority dared not trust the Mayor OF the
City OF NowIOIk. They were AFRAID he would remove
wanted TO retain; and having Republican
Governor they nscrted clause III the Charter re-
the Governor. That Was the way II came abont 1t
was principle; 1t political oxpedient to
keep Republicans IN power. We are asked to-day 10
reverse and repeal the expedient and give back to
power that he had before the passage OF the Char
Ter Of 1873 Let ask the gentleman from Washington
further question The gentleman tai KS about power
treated by tins bill being Imperial LIT me ask nun
MsyOr of New-YOrk the power 10 remove Ohicersf |
will wait for answer. l say 10 the Democratic |
majority OF this body that, prior to TINS political expe
dent pOlated into Charter OF 1873 the MAJ or
Of the CITY o NewYor had the power 10 do what this
proposes 10 give him TINS bill does not propose TO
give any additional power TO the Mayor of New York
power that does not belong rghtuly TO the Office
sinpy proposes 10 invest him with the power whlch
Republican matority, for party reasons ana party ex
I6dlents Invested hun of IN 1873 Now, can any Demo
Frat upon nls floor make any objection 10 TINS PHI upOn
prncpli l. tnere man OF the majority no has been
IN his place aud say ne opposes TINS OIL upon prncpo
Can mani Aud CAL on anV gentlomen or the ma
lsre in his place and say that the City OF
ought not TO govern itsef to stand up mere ana say
the Office OF Mayor and be crippled Ia Tue eA- |
Crcise of his power by a Republican Legislature
appeal In all kindness TO the majority OF and sVS ~
76o Mayor OF the City of New-iOrk tie power which
Ts,t,san purpose, or else bet us as party on
$his eoor disDaDd aud every man as the, tney;
Taugbter IL shameful spectacle for us to exhibit
II the Democracy OF the country shaDelui thdt we
hsmSn and disSraceIu To- the majority of this body to
lie standing here with an executive over thelT mead,
his Excellency l for one, Mr.. Speaker, am pre-
pared to follow out the doctrines o.
pon the Syracuse platform. never will surrender my
never VIII surrender my duty TO my
when / consented 10 take a 10 TINS body at the
dictaton OF any man, be he high OF be be low. u
Mr. McGuire-1be changes have been rung many
times on Tammauy Han, out would ask where would
Ihe gentleman be If 1t was not for Iammsny
TIAu II IL was not for the organization
of TAmmany Hall which is 50 much decriedl
BY the rural districts; where would the gentleman be
ie would be no his rural home County OF Steuoen
anstead OF being legislator for TINS great ota,e.
.augherl II Is clapuap. mot applying IL personally
OF course, because I have no right to make
any personal spplcationl but tel you
Nr Speaker whenever tHis cry OF TammaDy !
lcatOn comes up. claptrap. 1t Is mere cOVerfor
recreaucy 10 principal ana TO party.
Mr.. Hammond at about $50, moved that recess De |
4akeD uut 1880 O'Clock. Carried.