The New York herald., 1878-10-20
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Candidate in TINS district, SAID
! condemn II.
Will support a fair and practicable excise law.
=. believe IN economy in pubic affairs
.. believe that the departments should be under
single heads, excepting the Police Department
o. believe that the Mayor should have the power
7. As between currency and gold, shall support
my party.
Richard ~ Walters. anlrammany candidate In
This district replied:-
strongly disapprove.
g. Am IN favor OF any legislation that viii secure
proper excise law.
4. am against convict labor. believe in Tree
canals and public economy.
parlments out opposed to any reduction OF police
mems or aremen's salaries.
q Don't believe IN giving the Mayor autocratc
powers
Z. Greenbacks.
OF the - district and candidate for reelection.
says
2 l condemn.
l am in iavor of proper excise law.
4. am opposed to the present management OF tho
administration In regard to the Contract system
o. The departments cannot be controlled by one
head
Q. am opposed to giving one man such power.
7. am in favor OF the remonet'zaton OF silver.
Peter Crawford, the present Tanmany Assembly
man from The Fnth and candidate tor re-elect ION,
SAID
2. heartily condemned tho partisan and uncon-
sttutona course of the majority In that respect and
my views have not changed.
do and Will
4. shall Tor economy in public expen dtures.
o. am In favor OF single heads TO departments
with the exception OF the Ponce Department
8. think the Mayor should have full powers TO
discharge mis- duties iearlessiy.
7. am with my party on that question
SEVENTH.
Colonel John X. Perley, brother OF Commissioner
Pcriey, be OF the candidates for Assembly
The Seventh district. He said:-
l. am certainly in favor OF just Apportionment
.. think the last three Legislatures failed to COM
ply with their oaths OF othce
more drum kenncss IN New York when We had astrict
Excise law would like law requiring the salo OF
pure liquors.
4. believe in economy, and think it is the duty of
she State TO lessen the burdens OF the people.
8. believe IN the reduction OF salaries, and would
begin with those who receive the big salaries.
q. The Mayor ought TO have moro power but
luil control-that is, there ought TO be sufficient
shecK him 10 keep him from abusing his power
Z. In regard TO the currency stand Syracuse
PLATFORM ana would instruct senators and Represent
lves IN Congress IN accordanse with It's principes
ELEvESrH.
Dir. George Bliss, on the republican side, replied to
the questions iollows:-
l. / always have been favor OF it, and so
still; but the question Is lair apporti
meut has TO decided. The apportionment pro-
posed two wears ago gave New York more than her
share oil representation.
2 do not think that the action OF the last Legis-
lature unconstitutional The truth appears TO
be that neither party wants a apportionment.
rhc country districts do not want an
Tor they believe II would give the cities too uch
power.
there will be any trouble found IN passing u iar ex-
else law TIE only difficulty is that the quor dealers
ask too much. Only Que sentiment pervades the
whole state, aud that mas got TO be zed and
copied; II that selling liquor on sunday VIII not be
In the admin Abstraction OF the affairs nnecicd with
the canals. AS TO the State prisons, Mr.. Pilsbury
has economized In their ADMINISTRATION, and the Gov
ernor has requested him TO resign.
s. A reduction OF salaries is needed, but think it
would be impossible TO put all the departments of the
city government uIder 6 single head.
9 | do not avor giving the Mayor much power.
The Mayor should have The appointing power and re-
novas ought TO oe upon defined charges. The inter-
Vention OF the Governor is altogether wrong
7. favor hard money all the time.
Mr.. james Mcconnell VINO is a supporter of Tam
many Hal, answered US ioilows:-
J. BY all means l am IN favor OF IT, The State
,houid have been apportiened long ago, that this
nty could get ner Just rights
2. The three last Legislatures were controlled by
The republicans, and Aivord would not allow any
beneficial law 10 pass.
g. There should De but one commission TO issue
liquor licenses, and would be bad thug to place
under the supervision OF the police, they have
much TO DO now as ihey can do well in the way oil
actual police business, street cleaning aud
4. This would meet my views exacuy.
s. Il would DO impossible to place some depart
msnts under a single mead; twoutd not answer. For
instance, tue Tax Commission should not be placed
one head think every other COMMISSION
could De placed under one bead. The Tax Commis-
SION ought remain as II Is at present As for the
reducing OF snlares some officials receive pay that Is
outraseously high, princpaiiy The Judiciary:
. / favor tnls also. II would hold the Mayor
sponsioie Tor his appointments.
T. Mr.. Mcconnell considered the question too
weighty one TO be hastily answered.
TWELFTH.
None OF tAe numerous candidates in the Twelfth
district could be found when called Tor. They
always Ike Mme. Beuoiion IN the play OF the EAST
Family" Just goue out"
THIRTEENTH.
Mr. Robert ii. straban, VINO Is expected to run
the republican side this district aier reading
questions Carefully sad:-
l. Yes. oi course
2. las question IN the minds OF many whether
The Legislature could coustiIulonaly pass an Apoor-
tonment sct ia the middle Of decade after tue last
ccnsus 10 not thin that such an act would DC un-
constitutional. voted tor the passage oil the Appor-
tioninent act, anu would do SO again.
g. Certainly; favor just, carefully considered
Excise law.
A / would uuQuestion ably aid an econ ON icaI canal
policy. Il repuo iican administration winch
nrst inaugurated canal and prison reforms IN inns
state.
s. Many Offices In the city government be
dispensed w,tn, and salaries might Ue reduced. 4
would Iavor every measure when might guaro and
limit the expenditures IN the CITY government aud
tend to economy III ali departments
o ! might favor an amendment OF the city charter
giving Asy power TO appoint TO office without
Ine concurrence OF the Board VI Aldermen. think
ID wisdom justice IA The present plan o re-
mova tor cause upon the approval Of the Cow
The present system makes the ton ure OF ohce
less local politics and insures greater
depeDS the oieiai's part, wbo under another
system would necessarily be controlled Dy the thought
that tue Mayor had tho rgnt 10 take bis political
head on at aHy momenL
:. am Ior hard money always.
Mr. John Clark, liquor dealer, one OF the prospec-
two Ismmany Candidates, replisd as follows
1. favor IA lar sppornonmeaL
2 condemn tho action OF the last Legislature IN
refusing new apporuOnment
2. ! am IN favor OF ~.
4. All the res, % not care about answering In
Ihc Legislature would DO according TO circumstances
haven't any policy.
FOCRTEESrH.
Mr r. Henry Dugro j. a remarkably youthful as
piraut Legislative honors at the hands OF Tammany
Hail he SAID
l. To tue Of my ABILITY would contend Tor an
tqutabie apportionmenL
: condemn the partisan aud unconstitutional &C
lion oil the lat tnree Legislatures
4 favored II
4. woaid.
8. | would vote for the reduction OF salaries and
Tor the Aboshment Of unnecessary Offices am not
convinced oi tue adyisaDty or prOprcty OF placing
all the departments uuder single head.
* THIS 10 too republican Tor
T. favor convertible currency.
Mr. james Day, wnO rs ou the independent ticket,
and therefore opposed 10 Iammany HAL, did
To be understood that lie - Candidate re.elcc-
ton. hs noallh ls not aood and ne would no: con.