New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-27
-. r,rh,. Of the one and the Just claims of the

for the rights Of the one and the 'O'' '''''"' "
other =, he.f,rs Of our great state, ALWAYS vital
-,~'".io and M this time, OF pafauloul, i'"PV1
tnce we declare the kepu9is.ah l' ,S9vernment
hone Of thorough reform anu arty Cor false rre-
anu !" Coz nerpetnatng existing abuses, ana lor
iax;sb suhssrvicnce 90 the most co,Iup1 anu u s
st aN.,D - arences In support OF IN declaration
geious -, those facts: That Republican rule, by
sv.;,gu,shrur thu public iudeb ednesS, lisureu le
large reduction which has been eilecIea IN oea,e
,avotion. that the Constitutional Amendments car
- hv the Republcans enforced and secured n
iarca decrease Of expenditures; that the recent
unnaraleled delnquencies. frauds and robperies N
STATE city and public Judiciary trusts nave lmposed
Iigh duties upon the prosecuting authorities oi the
St9fe and the most thorough and adequate laws
bave armed them with full powers. let the oihcial
,ort M the present Attorney (iencral made in
obedience 10 the call Of the last legislature shows
that MS Office, besides its regular costs mas eN-
ncndef nearly $4,000 n extra fees on prosecutions
in which not one offender has been punished not one
dollar recovered and no return OF any KIND made
10 the state. record which merits b9onc re3uh "
in moro capable and successful hands,; that
becanse the present Executive found MS
" a,o,ber state in the high public trust of super
intendent Of Public Works in defiance equally OF the
law which COntemp ates that all oihcers snall ne
chosen from among own citizens ana OF the con-
sttu'ion which devolyes the appointment upon ths
coordinate branches. be bias assumed to disregard
and still uullhes the great NOnsI tltlonal
reform in the canal management which tNe
people adopted year ago 10y an over
vbelming vote; that in the last Leg =
latnre the Republican majority passed two
constitutional Amendments and other Important
measures Of municipal retrenchment and REFORM re-
ducinr salaries aboshing sinecures, simplifying the
administration aud affecting an annual saving OF
hundreds Of thousands of dollars. every one OF when
measures of law was resisted by the Democratic MI
noritv and vetoed by the Democratic Executive M
the behest OF Tammany Hail. thus wiltuIy continn-
ing oppressive abuses of local atunnlSt a
fi0n: That the Iamuanv government OF New ork
has Increased the debt of G a. ctv four
fold until 1t exceeds the enormous sum OF 1l3OOOO-
600 end Is three times much for every citizen
under lbs burden as tine National debt and the same
rrasuinr ring OTIS through the control oi Legisa-
tures and Governors. 10 extend over the ; ate the
balefnl rule which imposes these ClarnG ab'mlna-
fions ON the metropolis. With these decisive truths
affesfiug the high purpose and hdeiity OF the Re
publican party. and proving the Democratic party
unwori hv of confidence. we meet. the questions
which address themselves 20 the people of this
STATE.
we favor an equitabla arpor'ionment-iust TO an
parts of ne State and giving undue prcpOnderance
10 none, AMI with the Executive belonging To one
partv IL is imuorfaut to IN impartial a justrent
t'attlc Legislature should be in the hands Of the
ether. $50
, pledge ourselves 10 renewed and uryielding
ea1rt, ior the correction of municipal ahn-es ana
for economy aud rriom IN every branch oil ddmn-
We summon al goo4 ci'izons 10 unite With us il
achieving these high Oh