New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-02

asked by our practical politicians In discussing
the availability OF candidate for elective Office Is
lis he OF wealth r Not rs ne hohes'' wv
sis he nan OF ability" Not as he In sympathy WIN
the people against the monoponstT But rs ne r'.n
els he Z mononost himsclfr Instead OF aDiiiV u'ey
seek for availability place of captain with sVons
BRAIN they the leader with the long purse Al e
OF honesty they tolerate dishonesty In position '".
should be honored by intelligent ccar-headeu anu
handed representative OF 'mefican manhood they
are too often allowed put an u supuious ueeE''o
political trickery and corporate greed. m,
To what unknown shore OF political misfortune VIII
our ship of state be carried II 1t continues 10 rue III
such A gale as ths7 No Government however Tou'ly
established however fondly cherished long sustain
Tho trial and strain OF conditions like these III VIII
not do for this Legislature 10 take any hesi'athg or
reactlonary steps. 1t must march In line VIII" '''o
unrest and nobest impulses OF our rapiuy "o'"s
c,,,ltza,ion Reforms never stand STILL REFORMS
never die The progress Of the human race despite
every apparent pause discouagement IS Forever up
ward and onward The time is not far o,sVail' "nen
AS truly as the twin evils which nave 'i"nuonea
exist today they will endure longer Let Us 90 our
share toward making the Legislature OF 1883 memoraoe
a Honorable in the annals of human Advancement
There is no dearh Of opportunity; there should DC no
OF incentive
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS OF LEGISLATION.
There are subjects for legislation other than 'noso
have suggested which demand ana IT,
ouire our intelligent ana careful c'hHiuera"o"'
problem, 49,
politician and develops opportunity and talent OF the
demagogue is appearing TO us for Immediate ana un-
preudced action. The enactment OF laws for inc more
liberal development Of common schools ought 10 "'
one OF our delightful The common schools are III
deed the guardians the coming commonwealth ~ Il u
them more than almost everything else that we must look
for the proper discipline which prepares youth lor e
duties of citizenship. No man is ut to exercise 'ne s
Of suffrage Of the electors OF our great pouS poo
who cannot read and understand the Constitution upon
f,rier rudpu Is
Questions Of municipal reform have always with US
They arc becoming the most troublesome chiueh Vi o
free republic To aid in eevatins the standard Oh hu
nicpal self government is one of the most important
leoes OF this Assembly. laws are VIGOROUSLY unjust
dcr them pesona property evades and escapes taNatoh
70 sch an extent that assessed valuation OF inc pci
sonal property Of the State Is dispropoFuohaei! az"
,dicuous,y small one Of the strongest evidences oi u"
nower of wealth over the progress OF egIsauoh 10 i
in the annual failure revise and equaLe the TAX
~ 60 burdensome to homes and farms and 30 leneht 10
owners Of personal estate. Let Us inauige the hol
his coming session Of the Legislature be exceptionally
~ and clean and that no political critic OF the future
bowever carplng or however prcjudced may ma aueh
IN orr conduct or our record here on which TO base c
that this is no longer poor mans government VI ~
tho statutes OF the state dictated by corporations ana
not by the people Rciterating to YOU my li'"u' "e
EXPRESSION OF my sincere and cordial THANKS ior 'ou
courtesy and devotion and bespeakns always your eene
Gus sympathy and your kindly co-opefa'on """ "''
further pleasure Of the Assembly. ,,,
Tho Assembly then elected Charles A. Chicherlhg
as Clerk and ali its subordinate oic9IS ne Assc' ,
alsb passed Senator HcndrlckSs ON au'hoIlhnS w
Presidential Electoral College 10 NIL any Nd0S.oiO' "
a. ranks when il meets here upon January ~, -
The Assemblymcn then chose their sca's anu upon
motion of Mr.. Hustled adjourned until January I'm.
Sneel,er Cole will go 10 BroOElyn tomorrow, Du.
viii return here two days later and prepare MS lSt
of committees