The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-13
OUR STATESMEN AROUSED.
TyLT IN WHTCH MORREsSEr. GERfRD,
iND STIRBUCk TAKE a FARE
Ar u,xby also In n Reform. n Mr.. John
keiIy hn. 10 go out Spring Election
nm Liquor Licenses Dr. Polar Hayes In
. sto,my sca-ihc Appropriation Bill.

ALBANY, April IL. III INC Htudl' lllS
morning Mr. Morri.scy's bill for spring cleo
ton in the city Of New York came UP in Com
nittcc of the Whole. when the section provd-
ing for the election Of a Comptroller and Cor
pnraiion Counsel was reached, the effect of
which would. Of course. De- 10 lcgisatc ont Of
uiilac Comptroller Kelly and Corporation Coun-
e'l whitney. Mr.. Gerard moved to strike it out
And accompanied II with one NJ those quaint
speeches with which hc is always ready. He
end he could not but admire Tic good principle
ot personal ahncgation and stern Roman sense
OF Justice which aiu0t"d Tho Senator from the
Fourth tMorrisscyl ia Introducing this measure
Here he was IN tho interest of reform and
tn public bcnont. politically sacrificing and
i4i-laiing out ~ of c his beloved political
brothers, once allied 10 him not only in political
principle. hut IN general -ymuathctc accord. 1t
reminded him Of tho stern action of Lucius
Iuniu- Brutus when he sacrificed al personal
foolng In the condemnation of his own son.
Trur il was that the Charter Commission had
T.omm,ndcd tha, such an officer as Comp
trlner Should b' one OF appointment and not of
election. and ull previous kindred bills had con-
tuned similar prosisions: but senator Nor
rs-ry had risen above all such rccommcnda-
Hons or Influences and with classic ilrmncss
exercised his own judgment and proposed To-
sacrifice his personal prcludiccs on the grand
altar of reform
MIR Gcrard's sarcastic illusions to TIE fcud
existing bciwccn John Kelly and Morrssey
drew laughter from all the Senator'S Of whom
uon' rcem to enjoy 1t more than Morri-sey rs
D. -milugly rose 10 reply. II said he thought
,hi- would be- tts sore -pot in this hill For five
GEAR there had hcen a hili before the Lcgisla-
lure cmnnatng from Tammany Hal. 10 mako
lhc on OF Comptrollcr elective. Upto 1870
the people ol ,tel the Comptroller and until
chen there had yer been a thief in the office Of
Comptroller; The, appointment of Connolly
thr knowledge of the Legislature. and II was
after this that the stealing had begun. II had
but he d.nied H. Tho city 81 New York was
largely Dcmocratic, and would be sure To elect
the Comptroller. Gov Robinson. in his mes
sh,e. hah recVininended Just such measure ~
lh-. a~ also had the Charter Commission ap-
pointed ly Gov Tildon. This was. indeed u
Nv York slil 900 annually, besides restoring
loth' people the right. which had been stolen
Mr lN,hy also opposed Gnrnrl's motion. Hc
saii q les bill Wa simply Intended to take power
iinm 90" creai central power in he city OF Now
l'rk. uuu ElN" lt to the people. Ii. thought It
uAn the great Democratic PARTY.
Mr G"rurd- motion was tnHn voted down
mi thH tl,rk Wa- pro c'ding with tho reading
OF tle NY when Mr.. Starnuck moved to strike
httnr speech donouu ing the hin a. thc pro-
du iiou Of few dissatisfied Drmorrat- who
an wao 1grS r S'Sa ridy 10 Sg do 6.ns . t. " d,r
come the great Democratic majority in New
Tn. hill H. said was conceived in a spirit ~
EirkedneSs and was evil in It's purposes and
Drd-ncie-.
This did not sct well on Mr. Morrissey's :
t.oiuIch ind he was plainly Indignant vii. hn
~. TO answer Siarfurk. H. said he was not
surprised 10 hear this cry of cons spiracy and a
sDfnhnntiDn tD iuiur, the Democratic marry
raised had been in Legislative lie for six
years. and h. had never been in any conspiracy
against the Democratic party. or any other con-
sprary. His Democracy was ~ good as the
ernilcman's ,wh" attempted TO slur him, at any
rat. ana hc hoI ii better. Thor" WAS one great
dinerraoc b.fw"en them. however. H. lStar-
bnskl Mn- i4is ins for Tammany Hall. That or
gdnt..i Nn had sent H. ord"r- here. and their
nrnYl- wr' forced o. get into line. ~. for
nun. lr Was not urad Of Iamnauy Hal. or
any o. rr organ 1atun. Ihl- O. Eii tu "l'-t
.,,.li ,t"l.rJ wc II a'n ir'm ne 7. III,
nl ,h- 'fN ~ N'W l"rN il iL" u'hh Nur ~ hlEhi
~ $50. ani h." was oniy dr-ir9u- mat The right
shnulH ir "f',l iv h,m. II" wa, r. NOR
,tplnlr 81 Ns ,in,2 con. iira.y ihhn NJ
Srnnd,r rm, ii T. hi,m'p ,Itar1 ' and IN
hl9 lnuNln'iN VIZ lr' IN nan - h's "a con-
siWyri' siW ~ ~ az i''i E'nilrinan wa to-lay,.
vi hiN''' 'o,', Iu ii't' mo mo Nl"iru = ivr .pr
p'-in- "a u ,,tr' Whi IA was Ia me M ret ~
.rn'. az ~, y. no .. .rigiii in IT, prnerlc,; Ihf;
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