The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-11
CIT DOWN THE SALARIES!
lBOLISH USELESS OFFICES AND GIVE
WORKINGMEN EMPLOYMENT!
That I. what n Mass Meeting said, Bcsides
Calling the Public burdens Bin - sham.
and CInmorIng for New Spring EIectIons.


In response to the call of the Hotel Bruins
wick Anti -Tammany Democrats. or City De-
mocracy. for meeting Of citizens to demand
the reduction Of the expenses of the CITY Gov
ernment. $500 men. whose faces and dress in
dicated that they came from the middle and
laborng classes assembled last evening in the
large hall OF the Cooper Union. On the plat
form sat ex-Congrcssman John B. Haskin.
Chauncey ShafTcr, Charles r. Tappan. Thomas
j. Barr. William 4. De Lnncey. Vanderbilt
Allen. Theodore T.. Tomlinson. ex-Alderman
james Fitzgerald. Robert B. Mooney Simeon f.
Church. Alfred 7. Ackert, Wilson 5. Wolf. and
other influential members OF the City Democ-
racy. Tho meeting was opened by Robert b.
Mooney, who nominated the Hon. John B. Has
kin rs its Chairman Mr.. IIaskin explained
the object of the meeting. and then
Mr.. Alfred T. Ackert read the list
Of Vice-Presdcnis. Among them were
cx-Mayor Gunthor Peter Cooper. William Cul-
len Bryant the Hon. John Bigelow Wilson G.
Hunt John H. Sherwood. John J. Townsend
Edward Cooper. Amos Il. Emo. Homer Morgan
cx-Consrcssman Robert b. Roosevelt. Henry
Haycmeycr. Congressman Nicholas Muller
William II. Webb. x-Judgc Samuel Jones ex-
sheriff James O'Bricn. George Law. Jr.. Van
dcrbht Allen. John f. Burrll. Lawrence Tur-
nure. William r. Peton. David Jones, G. c.
Colgate. William \. Delnncey. Charles j.. Tap
pm. and AssHmhlywen James DAILY and James
Hayes. The names Of many of these gentlemen
were received with applause. and that o. OK
Si,erln, q Brlcn with cheers
Mr.. Mooney read the resolutions. They do
clare that useless Offices should be abolished.
and the salaries Of necessary otlicehoders re-
du'"l NJ least % per cent; that the Public Bur
deus hil!. recently passed in the Assembly H. n
sham measure Of reform. as It permits the
Board Of Apportionment to continue the high
SALARIES and reduce taxes 10y stopping
public improvements and preventing tho EN-
ploymcnt Of labor; that the Constitution should
ho 80 amended that. without the sanction OF the
popular vote the city debt can never exceed
sljp.UOO 900: and that the city should have a
new charter proviling for spring clertions for
municipal Officers and vcsting the legislative
aud taxing power in the Common Council as
the peoples representatives aud thatthc money
taken In taxes and assess inants should be an
Piled i'm expenditures on public works that ON
ploymrni may bc given To the mechanics ana
laborin. men who nre prevented from working
The first speaker was Chauncey Shnfror. He
said that the cause OF the evils oi which the
urople complain was the Tweed Ring Mr.
Tweed had stepped ont and Mr.. Kelly had stem
ped in. The system under which Tweed
nourished sill existed MIR Kelly might wish
To- give the city good government but h. c0ul
not do H. lie Was the leader of a party and
must stand by his friends who are in Office. II
he tried TO get away from them he could
not stand. II was impossihIe for him 10
be honest His haugers-on would not let him
be honest. Mr.. Shuiler then spoke OF the
aeauittnl OF Superint, ndent Smyth lie thought
that the votes Of the Tnmmany Senators
ana the subsequent legislation i'm rammany' :
interest looked a- though tho Tammany leaders.
who had 50 often declared that any politician
who traded with Repuhlican- could NOT be- Il
Democrat had Themselves made n bargain with
Republicans to continue themselves In oilloe nj
the expense Of tho rights and wishes OF the
people II was the duty of the LEGISLATURE Mir
SAarer con lnded +" Give To- the T seopie tGe ' ri
l.f which they demanded III they refused
government by tho people and for the people
have IA government by one man and for one
man and those who surrounded him