, 1876-05-11

"NN4A W 4AkAH ACSb LuHA n lARlll CiAAll1kf4
and ono from which Philadelphia would not
soon recover.
La WILLIE, C'EsT MOL
EE-Mayor CoLvlN Inns practically para
plrased the celebrated apl1oriam Of LOUIS
XIV. Of France, and acts on tho principle:
La vile, cest moi" No bettor evidence
Of this need ba cited than lis atsompt to in
timidate AID. ALDR1cn, when tho latter rose
to put motion of appeal which CoLv1N, Us
presiding officer, lad refused to recognize.
He had summoned nbont 100 policemen at
tho City-Hall, in charge Of Sergoants and
Captains, and it was understood TINT the
City Marshal was prepared to oboy his Of
ders. When, therefore, GOWN assumed to
forbid AID. AIpn1cH from putting the mo-
ton, and peremptorily ordered hin, back to
his seat, it was q threat. If not, it WINS
more childs play. But GOWN had ovidont-
" in his mind TINT ho could compel the leg
islative body to obcy his bchos.s. He aspir-
ed to play tho role Of a CROMWELL, only In
the cause Of nsurpation and tyranny. He
must have thought Of having tho police COM
pei tho moro than two-thizds in tho Council
to obey his mandates, or he would not hnvo
summoned them. 11e had policemen enough
on hand to havo taken each Of tho twonty-
fiTo Aldermen by both legs aud arms,
with scrgeants to hold them by tho
throats and Captnfns to beat them
over their heads. Was this lis PURPOSE
It looked very suspicious. II not, what
could his intimation Of coercion hayo meant?
What else did he contemplate when he said
" I shall resent to tho best Of my ability, and
I shall employ all tho means I have at nv
hand to do so"? He acted rs though be was
King Of tho country instead OF IN ex-aIayor
of city, trying to hold hs Office beyond
the term for which he had boon elected, and
in opposition to the expressed sentiment Of
the people.
bfr. GOWN dismounted from his high
horse on Tuesday, and evidently concluded
that be would not undertake tho lligh.handed
outrage Of coercing into silence the 1egis-
1ators elected by the people, nor attempt TO
bronx up tho City Legislature by tho police
because moro than two-thirds proposed to
govern it instead Of permitting the presid-
ing officer to run it. Before Marshal Coop
ELL, or Superintendent HICKEY, or Deputy
Superintendent DIXON, shall undertake
to carry out the orders Of private
citizen, (viz.: e1-Nayor CoLy1H) against
tho Council, they will do we'll to ro-
call the fact that tho now charter ox-
plicit1y confcrs upon tho Council full author
ity to abolish every ono Of their Offices, and
roduco them to tho rank of private citizens
without aa much authority as ono Of tloir
patrotmen. This Ia the COURSE that will
probably DO pursued if they provoke It; for,
having a majority Of more than two-thirls,
tho Council eau pass an ordinance abollshing
these Offices over any protense at veto. Tl,oy
can also create a new Office, to be known
perhaps as Chief of Police, which will be
filled by tho appointment of Mayor Ho.NE,
and such appointment confirmed by tho
Council. There will bo no dispute as to
authority IN this casc, IS there might be it
Mayor HoYNE merely removed Officers Coop
ELL, 1l,cnEr, aud DIXON. and appointed men
to fill their places, The right Of the Coun-
Gil to abolish the Offices cannot DO disputed.
But in addition to this right. tho chnrter
makes tho City Marshal and the police force
directly subsoryient to the Council. The
latter part Of Sec. 70, Art. W., reads ~ fol-
lows: "7As City Aarsha1 shan perform
neh duties u shall 5e prescrtbed 6y kts City
Council for tde 7'reserration c| tho pu5ln
ptaee.' Again, amoug tho apecial powers Of
the Council u enumerated in Art ", arc
tho following:
'sixty-slrfhTo regulate tho police Of the city or
vIilagc' and pass aud enfosce a'l necessary police