New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-15

fore YOU nave heard the In regard nhss
dir So NOT sa T snoad tsk to resolution a. al
sut may be gentle hint mom , I pefoTe ifsncher
no docht In what he considered the c9nsesnuods us
charge oihs duty to the public S eui always dsre-
| garded them Absolutely .,,a "a IA shiloh
in te Tegsiarp OF this State, 1t Is possible. and thk
probable, that your voice viii nave muon ~ 10
eG y of Nge%YopR shan have power make his
nominations and De ~ a9c sn pprded
over by man whom you ne Say wne'n na '1Sse
are in e recoD srse we have President
elected-becasise some OF yon know tholgn very rev
S9 SHy e. 40 gSe
certain class OF gentlemen, all very respecfbe no
fore and nave never been heard of since An public on
ces the City OF NewYork are elective In the second
has much say about it. and has to take somehody
eses vote, and that somebody else has 10 take third
that third persons vote knows Therefore lay down
TINS proposition, wneh think ~, y souna C ghe jsres
People say and some OF them say seriously and IN good
espc pee paw.r to the MAYER Wen il sounds Se
hut you do not choose to give despotc power TO the
body by it, antecedents and lis hciinatons utterly
destitute OF leaning to whl Is respectable or inte
eTemelV We'll and tLai Is why the President Of
the United States elected by fifty millions OF people y
unable 10 appoint 70 Office without being COVE inei,
to some extent least by the Senate OF the United
States"
ALDERMEN AND SENATOR'S.
Well II must he offensive 10 the Board Of Aldermen
OF the city OF New-Yorl-and I told you I was
not going TO be sO-t may be unkind TO those
gentlemen TO be compared to the Senate
OF the United States but am gong TO be just, even
Sodrr 10 nean thS Anu SENATE aughtero plane Of
respectfully which m its widest dreams II can never
bur- II GOOD measure Thai even those wise and good
mcp who from all PARTS OF the country and who are
that make up our Board Of AldcIuen-hled With gen
erals Union and disnnen. fled VITA swyers ane states
me-shOuld sit I'm judgment upon the PrcAne az Oh TIE
United st5tesi Nov ge1tleman by the name OF ADAMS
hundred wars AGO. ha Rar Of hs Mp1 leaked
through the small end OF MS great by pTopheuc
IN the Senate viii in time Load the greatest and rukes
corruption and you viii ind he says thai the senate
usurp the Executive function IN order to attend to
the patronage OF tho Government. VI course
not have been true the time there may have
been foundation for il when 10 - remembered that that
thrown inio extraordinary cOmnoton because or the
violation of the rule governing what called Senatorial
courtesy. The result that distinguished Senator
conae nv the eo,ipI ORA rged hin y lightning ex
press that has been equaed since raDd l0comodon
las been made, from the hollis OF congress 10 the
which resnlted in sending the obscrty and max
ing the other nd say 10 with pe1surel an ornament 70
tbe feenes Of dos who may think that fbe analogy
which suggested between the Senate and tc Board or
In principle lhen II the Aldermen were precisely
such aeD the Senators OF the United states, eN,
perience has taught that ii could not and
would not ever be proper TO sit in Judgment on
Mayor when there is question OF appointment TO ehce
MAKEUP or THE BOARD or ALDERMEN.
Judge Davis has told you something about the com
position OF that body that there seven liquor
dealers to one lawyer. We rule that ia fair pro-
portion LaltgLterl The old wise was that II took
nine tailors make man. Now how many liquor
dealers would il take make lawycrl am not bound
to answer the eoliudfun t9lt suggest bat link IL
wOuld takG more than Lauziterl lam inclined
TO think that the Board has more than its proper
that the Board OF Aldermen il Nqw-lork Is
made Up Of men who deal In ardent drinks Jlere Is
some reason It, dc not blame tle Who there.
am SIN is rather crelabie 10 man engaged IN that
traHc-which I would mildly suggest as becg heiiisu
uafc do not blame man VITO = aDe 20 eieNate nam
self from that humble position TO one Which "a east les
tat he GELS there Is II The voice Of The people that
sends such men 70 our Board OF Aldermen u IL IL, Il
lev Are the true expression OF sentiment
and morals add mind, we heve no cause to complain We
things 20 have deny chat they represent the aver
sent the average morality and good ointment OF our city
Put say what you al know well as l. that u - 400
the covering M OF ubic opinion but thar ocee power
gives US Board Of Aldermen that Is insulting TO yo4r
now /. + that Re professional politician Is often
auOrdea'erl Is Il that NJ uquOr-deaei becae'e 5e
is politician or l. he politician because ne Is liquor
Gcaierl That Is alotAer "onundrnm which asa !
Uauglterl Mr. Darwin might tel you where evolution
be Fiis yad evolution e1ds He N4Snt isu you ~ |
which cn o. the - ale you must START 70 50 at ~ gut
selling Is 2 lawful blsiness' Well, don't know |
because no one ever gave me Orie and had
any confidence IN ny Judgment suppose on that sno
i3 ~ ~ IkDovy n Is hedqed around Nv Ia with
every possible obstacles know that the Courts are OF
ne cIeyDr@n OF eyeSv denomination forget their
own eontention5 aud their own differences and
donuas. and unite with their hocks AGAINST y
lAppanPc know II IL denounced every where; Know
that every good woman n dis laud Is against IT, Jap
plause In0y that every good citizen ia ts lana de-
uOuuces t.; Know that IL Is curse ana blght upon al
the children the poor III this city. ApplGise know
that the eDoment-h0use is made he because OF the
existence Of these very estabshments AplsustI -
know that have possibility Of wealth for our peo-
pie. OF prosperity ana happiness That no city upon Code
as no other people know we SPEND SlOOooOo every
plausei know all these things ara Know wHelo tha
would and must and should ie2d-to maze US Tue Toe
tbs Is sand no ono will deny It'll this is what
Y y necessity makes those VINO deal out this poi
son and this curse the men WHO sly upon our
men should govern, our society is now constituted
You talk about corrupon-hey are no more corrupt tssn
aa 10 WIDEN the limits and 10 Increase the influence Of
It's profession calling or business. II you have
board of bishops they will enlarge the jurisdiction
Ia svy tas G they will Apply Se law
OveI strictly. If you have merchants, viii be finance
II you have judges, 1t viii he the administration OF the
law II you have rum-seeIs, II will be defiant Shortly
ing rum You nelp 1t. OF course there will be
corrnpton don know exactly how y0u viii dehne u.
1t Is no perhaps of the grossest kind In old times, am
told, when you wanted mans vote you went ny and
said 10 him How nuchi" Langhterl and he told you
how much, and II you could afford IL, you paid
m but those rude and s s,S5 w net hsSs
fees we have fines have various other methods Oh
getting Hey honestly.
EFFECT OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM.
very honorable gentleman year ago In the Legiaa-
ture told that bill up and gentleman said to
him: Il you vote for that bill you will find $500 in your
Post Office box" Well, what is the harm in taking things
that you ndl [Laughterl When tue Israelites walked
through the desert the fell down and they found
IT, They took IL without hesitancy aud consumed 1t
rcalinn a