New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-17

parks are now under consideration, and shal nope,
the administration of the city government sha.i vo'
ment Of at least five parks south OF Fourtccnth-st
in the meantime, however. the small cnciVsuNs III
various pss OF the CITY which nave 10 be- opened
and some Of them already In operation, greay 20
the satisfac lion and enjoyment of the people Oh the
neighborhood.
CHANGES IN THE BOARD OF HEALTH
take tae greatest satisfaction, however. In the
improvement made by reorganization of the Board
Of Health, rendered possible by the removal OF It's
former president by my predecessor and Its approval
by the Governor after camc into Office IL is ssie 10
say that the city In position OF very great
danger. The whole service was demoraiHed- Ihere
was no adequate inspection OF the tenemenlhouses,
and In the crowded portions OF the Guy oohsgi0us
diseases were very general and greas & comIDq
summer there would be an outbreak OF disease when
would do infinite damage to the business %tee OF
The appointments made have given general satisfaction
The is 80 % s pnSc mind even
though the city has been exposed 70 me aansJ ~
81 cholera ana 1ass se of smapx EXISTS Within the city
limits. and all the other contagious diseases which
s syc o oefn SO SO that we nav all rest
the spread Of diseases from which there Is no al ,qua
protection except IN The efficiency OF 'he hoaru VI
The Imperative need for rapid transit has received
with eminent authorities a scheme devised and
submitted TO the Leg stature, by hch the new avenu
to the city, While the ownership Of the properly.
would be forever secured TO the commonalty; This
whose PRESIDENT Mr. George II Forster, made an argu.
against It be6,re the Legislative COMMITTEE ana
caused It's defeat
THE TALK ABOUT NATURAL1zATIoN
The reorganization of the Aqueduct Commission
and the movement to place the Quarantine es-
Establishment in proper order to guard against in
fecfion are included in the reforms which he
saws he has accom- lshed. The attack on Mr.
Hcwjtt's views on naturalization are then taken
up lie says:
observe in some quarters disposition TO oppose
my re- election on tho ground OF views which enser-
lain on uucst ons hich have reference whatever
20 municipal business This seems 70 me 70 DC vciy
Illogical course bee alse, IN fact the government OF
this eiy has no concern with National politics, nor
with the principles upon which tariff or naturalization
laws should be Iiame@. think NY taSt career snO"s
that from Intolerance and bigotry as to race
and creei.
Mt Hewitt says that he was the author OF the
anti foreign labor plank of the Democratic Ma
tionai platform of So4, and gives his views AT
length on the restriction of immigration addlhs'
Whether 1t shall be regulated BY changing the Term OF
application Of other more substantial tests OF hIess
for citizenship Is the qucs ton which deserves anu Is
receiving the thoughtful study of patriots and states
men, but all agreed that new
and more srlgeot limitations are neceSs s,C,;
Of the term OF residence Intended more to call at
tenton to the subject than to formulate poney mas
been absurdy magnhcd in some quarters as evidence
OF nv hostility TO oJr foregn-born ctizeS But as
matter of fact have always been most strenuous III
asserting the absolute equality Of native and foreign
born citizens a. 10 rights and prvneg's. nav
rot and never had any sympathy with the hno"
Nothing movement which sonsh, TO oeny OIL 70
riflzens Of foreign birth and federation to religious
belief.
lie declares his purpose to support ana vote Tor
the Democratic Presidential ticket nut THINKS 'his
con have no bearing upon the issue. lie closes
his letter as follows:
Unless therefore, better candidate can ne ionna,
&c 7 have suggested. / accept the nomination whlch
Sou have rendered with grateful sense Of the con
fdcnce OF The highly respoc' able w"dy o. my Glow
citizens whom you rrrresent. in my illness Tor INC
office which / have administered 10 inc ues' Vi my
ability solely in the public interest n.
stand IN This struggle for law and order nrst.
end then for Individual liberty IN all RESPECTS where
II has not been restricted by law. To all unnecessary
restrictions of individual liberty am uhai'oi"o'