The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-08

force 10 the which introduces three private
ssssio" o. this shsrsessr is Blind and nchevoas in
mated Ssy y .s' B.. sss.
which may properly be placed
political intrigue and eorp. combinations and
Interests No practical advantage or permanent benefit
the details of these so-ealisd rs
; the na%s Of reform s 1ns tssrsnehm.o q.
ss.ris. PAID 1870 The ssSsrsl sSarss upon q
under former Is made the cover
norns The fact that under the reform since
1871 and the charter Of 1873 there has been reduction Of
men.s aud generally in numbers A. weii
ignoraty and anjustiy assumed tina. tho salaries
paid in the the AZ in the OF
the who have been foremost In advocating rerench.
The tact that the salaries Of the highest officers and the
lowest employees Of The city which are not sed
used pruning knife reform with an unspar
Ing hand reducing salaries and generally the reduction
s% q expenditure IN the Finance pepas%sas Without
ncting manifold injustice upon faithful and Efficient pub
tho citizens Of New York do eontound parsi-
and aa.. they do not approve Of reducing salaries
which Is generally adopted in private business
Dc not Ss e DC but soud point 80 able and
The pending salary bill 10 which excerpts from,
its operation the three important city departments whose
expenses are mainly composed Of s..ries VIII
The Police Department ~ O3O. LIS
T Ths P eirs 81 5 55sSoo
While express opinion upon propriety Of any
doeton Of salaries y 81, 80 excepted depsrtmsns must
this question: and that no department. should be exempted
ss% o.
s Ir sS,s 1sd BY sw and
nent special law passed as late the 1875 In
The psndins Departmental SALARY bill is also supsrasoss
4 VI % Ss Of % that
Apporonmsn; witch 70 proper local authority 10 decide
that my motives for declining accept your kind
nson ss, 0s ss Of the Ges Of the
but thu. they will b. properly attributed only 70 desire
ton to such so-cxed reform as are now pendng in
S Ia 30 nSs %sss M a.
Gates for ursiny taeir enactment have .he honor be-
Mr.. DORIAN B. EATON said that the sentiment Of
the meeting that the debt Of the city should DO
should be reduced. II was tho TACT that citizens had
stood by with folded hands and themselves robbed
pUrLHR's SPEECH.
Mr.. William Allen Butler, a member OF the commits
sion, urged tho meeting TO support the Woodn char
ter. the Omnibus bill and other bills that give
preston The feeling OF the better class OF citizens
and this support could be rendered by the meeting sv
ing its approval to those measures The SPEAKER con-
cluded by commenting on several OF the prominent
features OF the charter OF tho commission.
MR.. SIMON STERN.
Mr.. SIMON STERN. also y momber Of the commission,
made brief address and suggested that there should
DO q board OF finance elected ny taxpayers.
SPEECH or SECRETARY EvARrn
Mr.. Evars, on risipg WIS received with thrc0
cheers heartily gwen by the audience He said:-Mr
Chairman, and gentlemcn-During the session OF the
Legislature Tor the year 1875 Governor TIden in wise
and thoughtful message, directed the attention oil the
members Of tho Legislature and tho community at
large, to the grave mischiefs which prevailed In the
municipal government both In ITS form It's admin
istration The Legislature heartily responded 10 the
calm and wise reasoning Of Governor Tilden, and
readily empowered tho appointment BY MIN OF :
somo general scheme tor the Improvement OF num-
cipal government which should have the merit Of
that commission the Governor selected mon who
wore well known at least Tor one thing
sar Xhe" he od me- Inc nono ASK
bcnamed as one OF them found no right IN my occu.
pations TO decline what he had So kindly offered, and
what all my colleagues, having equal demands upon
their private attention, have conceded (Applause.)
We nasuray feel interest the result OF our Ia
bora have not heard whether entirely completely
tho result OF this commission had satisfied the
designs OF the Governor In originating its appointment
or not but y IT, and y shall meet the approval Of
this ersa. city all ,n.Aressod IL prosperity rs
not follow that because OF that common
interest they all be best promoted
by ull the people shouting utsonCc, ana every day.
what they wish 10 have done. Nor is It possible
for the deliberate and pre-emnent and patriot
ism ct the great community 10 impress itself upon
the every day action OF It's government IL Is not by
ierment, by noise, by It's growth ia popular move
that the popular Will will be carried II is
by organization, which attracts to the popular Will
It's times, seasons, It's methods Of expression and
of execution that shall accomplish that will and
advance those interests OF prosperity. oi peace, OF
wealth aud Of growth. This commission, acting ON
the authority Of the Legislature, prompted by the
Governor, have inteilgenlly, and with such wisdom
they possessed or could acquire with
patience aud prolonged attention necessary TO
select and discard, us well as to promote and pre-
pare what will make II possible that, with the bcst
reasonable expectations OF success that the troubled
AFFAIRS Of this city shall be, II not to-day or Tomorrow
yet within reasonable process Of action, within
sonablc space Of time, be reduced 10 order,
to economy 70 justice and honor Applause.
We devoted grcat deal oil time 10 tho LABOR, Tor
have always gwen considerable share OF our time 10
those discussions and those examinations and sat
commission, one half OF the gentlemen acting with tho
republican and one half acting with the democratic
purity. must be permitted TO say, and be confirmed
In my statement that from beginning 10 end, IN
discussion or conclusion, there was no dlscord.
dissent that could be traced to political opinions.
(Applause.) And will you not find In this tact
persuasive convincing facts to your mind that in this
result which we propose there Is nothing that any
man, republican or democratic, should rccoi from
reject upon party considerations (Applause.) Mo- II
belongs TO the force OF public duty and OF public effort
which Is common 10 all parties. IL is the form OF
government under which parties may expect 10 do
every service TO the community without which their
differences In municipal affairs would be nothing but
the point 10 secure that STABILITY this
city and all other cities OF the Stateor intended
for them al-that shalt preserve us from the inter-
meddlng rcformers and OF legislators even II they
were all honest IN their purposes. We cannot in the
government OF great cities stand that infinite progress
even toward perfection that consists in annual
changes and In monthly experiments. Applause
II We cannot devise some means by which
the law OF Christianization be discovered
and adhered We cannot expect a growth Of
municipal reform upon the casual and tempo
rary adoption OF this or that before tho poo
f.lA mr. hal GhA Hrsl nnafif
then to be expected from the adoption OF this scheme
II 1t be valuable Is that II separates from
that continual change Of persons which makes any.
thing like permanent and useful adm nstra.ion utterly
impossible.
WHAT IS FAIR TO THE COMMISSION.
And Is II not lair for US. who have acted In this
public service ana given this community testimony
stripped OF nil distinctions OF party 10 tho advc that
we gavC-is II not far 10 us that In rejecting
but an honest ana deliberate proposition IRON
quarter Of better and moro promising mcthod than
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