New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-23
Is directly I'm the interest OF those who earn their bread
Here the rich aud Door Insy meet together.
SPEECH OF HENRY f. DIMOCK


duced, aud spike in part as follows:
We are assembled here toni sh toesfy 20 our interest
In the greatest question that has been Ie'ehl !" ,
people for a generation. Inc evils tDat alent
ON the managemeni OF our municipal government
arc known and admitted OF all men. BY reason o tttm
this generation mus bear burden gievous 10 ne prr
AMI unless some adequate remedy can bc devised onr
local government viii become simply unepanIasnie
the legislature 10 present to the people has
been devised for the simple purpose OF applying leeus
that portion OF our local svscm which past
has shown he utterly broken down These aInen.hs
VIII seperatc tho munlclna from the National anu ste
elections. This will divorce as far as may ~ ornoIo
the pircly business cncerus of our mnnirpd oo ,
ons from tie excements that are nclheht 20 o In 10
and Rational elections TIE powers oi tht $780, onJ
enlarged 10 that pont Were he cgn fHrN pfouuCv %
government by appointing and becoming rso w M ~,
his appointments, and we can theh nou mn I.Su oo5
for failure in tins regard. Under the system uroporu
cities enjoy that American system OF lnca' s d
the guarantee Of American linertv. Anglanse For
the st time the smne husnesslike nr"oosion WIZ ne
established that for the purely business tvr'sus w
goat corporaton the neonle VINO pay W. uionoS ;
Der Of the commission which framed these amendments
VIII bear ont in SAYING that in no part OF II. dnS1
displayed or FL s e' rn the in Democrats fRs pdc Of
anfagonizing these amendments. The m0orlW
Of the commission were Democrats, and the Democratic
party cannot oppose the submission Of these amend
ments 10 the people without stJhhing 10 the hehrt
the fundamental princrle o. Democracy. Are we
to listen TO The v, gin tag INA, a'SS wnc
consists IN submitting the question to the pe0ie ln
feowcz~s 10 take counsel " The principles OF Democ-
and not after strange gods at the ca OF aiSe
II is the duty NJ one and all unite in getting THIS
question before the people for their action J. Is me dF
of the legislator If true his trust pass these ones
tons on TO he tribunal winch alone has night to de-
eide the matter. When Constitutional proposition
e eTmf to ask hmse i question Of sufficient i'm
porlanee to 60 to she people, and II he hnas ., u
always been held 10 be his duly by every 9
sgOnOo on ,ge SuS s"C Of that eator eU Who
docs not oppose to vote Tor IT. AZ inc sc,tHoh
himself bonnd to support the proposition nv merely
voting 10 pass 1t TO tie people Applause Wnen tne
mti.d Ia the voters FOR their adoption rcrctOD-wo
VIII hold ourselves ready 10 discuss their merits.
ADDRESS OF WILLIAM E. DODGE.
William L. Dodge in short address, with
the effective delivery OF which severe cold nerered
reviewed in brief the financial condition Of the city.
Young men could afford TO live here Rents were so
enormous, hrh that unless rich they compelled
TO 1--we without the bounds Of the metropolis. The
rent of the house in which Mr.. Dodge lived forty-six
ago, was now five tunes what It VS. wheh me
house was TIE men Of mOderat" means, the me-
M" MASSAGE Of the cousiitnt onal amendmrnts, and
perhaps Tore so. than the owners OF real estate;
They were paying double the rent they would
Wniess sf@p were rut 70 the Increase OF
this debt the ring would be able to puchas for
the city large amounts OF prorty Tor taxes ana nave
il al in their own hands Mr. Dodge feared That citz ms
thought Of party than property II the prop rlt
holders ani would mi Tor the real interest
the city. aside from party and secure men who would
support the amendments there would be no DOUBT oil the
favorable results
SIMON sTERNE's ADDRESS.
SIMON sterne spoke substantially as follows
Isit not a strange anomaly that come this
morning 70 nv door and beg his breakfast and in the
afternoon clap MORTGAGE on Iny house by
his votel Applause) Some viii say that by
the adoption OF these amendments pro-
pose TO recommend and do recommend an
element of disfr,ncmsemout We, have carefully in
vesgated the sun'ct however and come to the conclu
!
minsrali0m of private property TO- the general GOOD
We shall put in q hand 81 every man who feels ~ ac-
tual pressre Of taxaOn, negative upon expenditure
and n negative ulOn eXiriVas anc"' l. AK me
W. propose deprive them Of Is % night that IS
useful them Is It OF any hing hat Is even Of poi
tive advantage to them Is OF my hng Dy when ihe
can protect hemse AGAINST the rEcroachnenis OF
government Il The ps IN OF debt that we hope 70
save them from. we fecOehZe Tue uuth Uat me
poor uay he taxes in the end We
nave enl re- the field eyrn "a the election o" tie B9a
ch>e great number OF people. 1t will not dSenfran
say any man VINO paws SO rent or pays
taxes upon the amount OF 500 sn,u he pGr-
are told in the history OF this country we can
not find, any instance where me people have i,,
not r"E vs aud wrn were SSmmu T"sa nr be ne
ana loans TO worthless rairo 'ds, passed Constim-
uonal amendments fol6odlng money to be voted away
lion ~ these amen mentS, but it has frequently he n
adro po clan, man is sure 10 be Door at everything
'''o' REMARKS OF OSWALD oTTENDORFER
The next speaker introduced Oswald Otte dorfer,
who like the other speakers referred to the alarming
and increasing Indebtedness OF the city. Those who
heard him might say, Oh. know all about that" hut
neither they. he himself, nor the gentleman who
was at the head of the finances WAS able to give an
exact statement the amount 0f the city Indebtedness.
The government ana bonded debt could be easily ascer
tained but there We're many millions OF bonds out
II ,ndnr "A lar proportion % which would nave to be-
assumed and paid finally by the city, Tor thev had
been issued and the proceeds employed To make
i,,nr,vr,Lrpts a do not mean TO saw" said
H. sneaker that our present head Of the fnarces
can be considered responsible for the d'po'-
brought up these defects and 20 bring us fur
theT Ont OF this cuIse. [Appau%. call y0Hr at:en-
tion 10 the fact tnat in the platform adopted at the
County ton OF Tdmmany Hall. one paragraph,
among OF hers stated THAI Or the rst time In ten
wears the de6t Of the city AMI county OF New-York
was less at the end OF the year tban AT the
ed rbsi satement must have known that tbs was
pod is nerfrtiv ricons 10 attempt TO make the citi.
state OF aft rs this city the result OF tine cumbrOus
md narttlly contradictory laws OF faulty system OF
government, ana of the unfortunate tendency Of our
ppope well uthOtles to escape the RESPONSE
billy and crimes by sAiftinS them upon the
shoulders Of future generations in making and contract
ing debts; lApplauoe.I Inc constitutional amend
ments reported ana proposed by the municipal com
MISSION will great extent tend to remedy these evils
and defects"
SPEECH OF WHEELER H. PECKHAM.
Wheeler II. PecKham said mat something must soon
be done to change the current OF events or the
city would be compelled TO admit that its In
ttu,ions had failed to accomplish that for which they
were estabs ned. Some system like that which the
amendments promised should be devised which would
sceure the use OF and he money raised by
payers for the purposes for when II was paid
Et The close Mr. Peckhams address the meeting
adjourned laeuess OF the hour forbade mat the let
IrTs received from we-known gentlemen, expressing
their sympathy with the meeting should lbs read There
were fifty suoh letters received, among others