New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-14
HILL OPPOSED TO REFORM.
HIS RECORD on MUNICIPAL MEASURES.
sDDIxo LARGE SUN TO THE CITY TAXES IN DE-
FIANCE or THE local AUTHORITIES.


importance to tho voters Of the State. The enor-
moui Increase in municipal debts and taxation.
and the earnest demand for reform, will mako this
matter OF supreme Importance IN future legisa-
ton. The entire debt OF the State is less than
81 300 900, but the municipal debts amount to
nearly $2j0.00OO0O. Taxation for State purposes
this year amounts TO little loss than three mills
one half mill higher than under the last Republi
can Admnistration-bu in NewYork city the rate
is 81 TO- while here in Albany tine local rate is COM
paratycly greater In New-York taxation amounts
to about $40 on every $1,000 of valuation, while
in Albany it amounts to 500 10, and IN some of
the other cities of the State it is almost large.
The New-York city debt is about $72 per capita.
and the total expense of the city government
amounts to abont S27 per capita But the expense
OF conducting the State government is only about
81 per capita. In other words, so far As taxation
is concerned, the need of neutrality-suspicious. Is twenty
times more urgent than the need of reform in the
State government. There has been an enormous
increase In the cost of municipal government IN
New-York and other cities since the days when
Tweed. by the aid of David b. Hills VOTE passed
his reckless and corrupt measures Those bills
could not have been passed without Hills vote.
They noriinately increased the salaries of all the
city officials, and added other expenses from which
the city has not yet escaped and which is one
reason why the cost of the local administration is
III per cent greater than that of foreign cities OF
equal size; and why NewYOrk has 10000 liquor
Shops while London, with 100000 inhabitants,
has only 5000 such places-n fact to the carnival
OF fraud and corruption generated under the laws
passed byJfweed and Hill at Albany can be traced
nearly all the abuses and wrongs that now exist in
the city government, and which have contaminated
other communities of the State.
In 1872. after the Ring rascalites were we'll
II i'll Otpua at
laws he had helped to fasten on the people of New
York BROOKLYN and other cities. He voted against
q bill designed to get rid of Mayor Hall and other
rugleaders He voted against IepealIng the shame
full law which placed a premium on fraud and per-
jury at elections and opposed other reform
measures. He publicly defended this course by
stating that such legislation did not add anything
to the taxes of his Chemung County constituents.
AT that time he signed report denying to cities the
right of local elt-govcrnment, ana affirming that
such municipalities as New-York must necessarily
be governed by special laws. Now that this vital
subject of municipal reform is to come before the
Legislature for settlement, what is to be expected
from Mr.. Hilll Does his recent record show that
any more can be expected from him now than when
h. deliberately turned deaf ear to the loud ap-
peals of ex-MavoI Iavemeyer. Judge Barrett, and
the 5000 other leading citizens who asked him to
Oppose the Tweed measures in 1871 : All the evil
dencc and it is weiIhty-goes to prove that lie has
not changed and that he will unblushingly use lis
power for selfish ends.
When Hubert o. Thompson was Commissioner of
d., WI +bo n,aoo f,rr,.rI, boIJ hy rn,co1
- 81 80 H. lL,,.;r, lie +r,st -, ,,,.s sirlo,
to those of his predecessor. and he denounced
by the Grand Jury and the Legislature But David
l.. Hi. publicly defended him. The Sheriff, whose
Office is infinitely connected with the municipal
administration, though proved guilty OF gross ir-
r.rl iritjes AMI of frau lulently obtaining money
r., 49,. ;.. 90. ,ro+,ct. Il L,, I1;I d.. ,:ovorpo-
A'o' ''' VI, w. pa ''0' -
Tho pcopl' or brooklyn asked Tor tle passage OF
resoru bills similar to those passed in 1854 for
NJ vi, ,rh;,l, Womb ,no,o the Coup+v Clerk
4''" e., .i-- c,aL
ana Registrar slid'ied hste' Oh Ieed oncc's' 0"cn
nets Aould save that city annually many thousands
f 5,,,.rs OIL ,,,rIl st.ika g, .evere hIow at cor
y 1,o ,,.ut ,f tto
1upt'h I'D Poill's py Fic'oHV'u5 '"'|o P"lO VI ''
receipts OF those Offices from being used Tor cam
49,, ,,,r,os.s f,,tb n,litic,I n1rties and every
,,s,,,or in H., lit, .nnr,v.l fine hills and tbcv
N""'LP' ~, -. '..3 RI,
passed. IN; Leg 'atnre without opPo9ton' lhey
were similar 10 those (which Governor Cleveland
HI .-.,,.l for E.v-yor.; city But 3. Boss" Ne
h'u e'-Ho' 'o' W." '''N Ivy ""'
Lauglln opposed tnen ana ne was cObSulteu ny
Governor Ill., who then vetoed the two bills. The
-, a.. p.,I - rn;l Tr,,+,., ,r,s
bIii 4" 'o'' 7"4'Do ''' "'' W" -
earnestly urged bF the people Of New-(Ork and
Bro1kivp The present uuwiel " body is under the
oo,.r.l of Nt,I,n-bl;p WIN has made hi, former
to"'' VI wv r., 49,, -
Ma Oi DfoOhNA Inc pieSlleh' Oh 'He DI'uEc' an"
his last candidate Tor Mayor the secretary at
o. .or,,+,,t salary vbila = ridiculously
=" - a. m
large number OF MS pldcchen arc eH-
ployed as policemen and suborlnates. Mayor
= l,o,tt.., o,d Af,,or Cr,ce of Nov
LOW VI DlooN''" anu 49, -, :,
York urged the Governor I" sign tne bIIu4c oIiI
VIII ich demanded in the public interests
. Rossp NcIaurblin opposed the bill. Governor
80, - = pe - 49,, Ntof ,cbl,, loIo,atee
IA. Not 10 IL ~ $50 G",,o,,t; CI I,ere tnr Ii
to the bemocfdVo Slato convention "e'o io' Mn
q, N -, - - cam, otion IN a friend who
pIll 70 ~ Ia cn,,tr,ct fnr ;,nnrov,0 Tr.t-