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

shall not be contracted under any pretence except LOT
disclosed purposes and with provisions Tor lis pay
mcnt, and that IN all proper deliberations and deter
limitations which TX the occasion and the grounds upon
which expenditures are 10 be made there shall 90
present that responsibility aud that iamii-
iarty with the connection between prom.
ises TO pay and their payment that shall
give some that there will be discretion IN
the first steps OF debt. Applause NOW, u mas
dressed you have successfully met the objection III
has been supposed that In the arrangement by which
the Board OF Finance nllcd-by tho election q
large body Of voters from the people
OF tho State has for the basis OF suffrage tho payment
Of taxes the payment OF RENTS in some degree
ment A little confederation viii show that this is
not So All through tho Legislature OF the state
n, mas nssn the n.om ~ finding or sso sna'
mean representative in distinction from
the primary town meeting in which every man votes
rs ctzen-votes on measures votes on taxes. votes
on roads. votes Oh schuog votes on admin
istra,ion OF governmcnt-and when you depart
from thar In tho necessities OF accumulation
OF population that forbids u and you intro
duce representation, what do do but provide that
whereas in tho village charters the method nad been
to give the general suffrage In the administration
tho nsirs OF the village, and yet when you come TO
tho expenditures you took vote OF the Taxpayers
What do do Ia scheme but gcncrazc that IN the
only way IN which u can be made applicable to the
structure OF the government OF u great cityy You
could no; be callea together every month every week.
every day in New York-and relatively difficult.
ties will exist In every other great city OF the State
to IN your capacities as taxpayers, to pass upon
the grounds ana extent Of appropriations
But we have cndcnvored to follow tho
method and the example OIL state Legislation, which
Is accorded 10 the taxpayers oil the villages upon tho
inrequent occasions upon winch tncy need 10 nc con-
suited 10 follow that nnd thcn gcneraze IL then got
ting you 10 meet as taxpayers, sever u from
State and rom national elections and dcvovo
this taxpayers vote py Board OF FIN.
ance That shall represent the taxpayers
IN the general disposition OF these questions OF
hnance being Impossible 10 appeal 10 them Ia tncr
primary and mul.,pox capacity rs .axpayers Is thar
departure from Inc primary prncipe or ~ u aancr-
Ing 10 the principle, making compatible
with the principle oil appncatioh, wh'ch ~
reasonable which IS possioler (Appiausc)
CRITICISM AND FAULT FINDING
But do not connno yourselves 10 fault nndng ana
crticisng this measure Kun over tho measure oil I'm
provemonts that the last tnlry years nus SHOWN.
Point out the one whcn mas pccn ana what
qualities u contains winch VIII JUSTIFY its substitution
tor the one we propose DO NOT satisfy your
selves with saying 1--WE wouid prefer not 70
have recourse 10 this system OF modincaton
What Will You 90 IN It's placer IL u forgotten that
under TUG metnous tnat nave nnneTto prevaleo
800 600 700 have been stolen LOT wnch no equivalent
OF pubc service Whatever mas Deen given inc peope
Three million dollars year Of 4xs.on forever ana ior-
upon the Glasses OF Guy ~ the
chosen idols VINO roDoed tnenh tAppausel snail We
nave another iooA1y LOT snc purpose " ano.ner TOO
Dcry anu hat We may near, nko .ne ass tnat Ezekia
was compared TO, tnat we may 0e Doweu GOWN 90
tween TWO ouroens Ius'cao u onea lAppiausc. give
then ns candic' give an in.e'scht give :. an nom
ost scrutiny, anu uniess you cau soy " 'no Poopio
that mere ~ some vico ~ tnat threatens
miscnici, uness you oan Ssy y ocs'oI anu an
easier pian,. 90 not ! oesecch you, 10 hot IN
mere spls VI csv iesos wy nonsss cnos " IcaIess