The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-02
AOMN 81 GG ExrIONs kKOM MR NEWION.
Tie Prenchea Upon tho CItv's Moral and
Physical Nceds, and How TO supply Them.
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TIE Prenchea Upon tho CItv'S Moral 0n'l
Physical Needs. and How 10 supply Them.
Tho Rev. H. Heber Newton preached again in
All Souls Church Yesterday on Municipal
disagreement" and gave what he called suG-
gestions as TO its remedies. His text was "A
reference TO the "sainted city of the mil
len gum" and lie sud that that city was the
perfect model. the ideal OF municipal govern
ment incidentally he said that 1t was no use to
bother much with tho ideal just at present.
but that every mans effort should be toward
the reasonable and reallZable city OF the pres
ent day. ITO make the city whole and clean.
morally and physically" he said. us the grent-
est task. the highest ain Of craftsmanship.
After Il good organization is obtained said
the prencher. there must be executive re-
sponshility and executive power. Cities are
like ships. not well run BY committees. Tho
divided and uncertain responsibility entaiIed
by our present imperfect city organization Il
one o, the chief sources OF our munich
ral misiortunes. Wo must have an ablo
and Il representative city Legislature OF some
sort. Theoretically We have it in tho
Board OF Aldermen, but practically YOU know
how far short OF its theory our system falls.
We must have a legislature made uD OF mon
who are not only honest anu intelligent. but
who are really representative Of the city's va
our system you can't even make your own
nomination. for Aldermen. All that IL done
Tor you by clio e corporations. and you are left
simply the choice between what are ri ohahly
TWO evils Even II You do venture TO nominate
a man TO suit yourselves YOU are powerlesS 10
elect him. ior you have none oil the machinery
at hand.
Again, and here know what opposition |
will Mt once arouse In your Democratic hoSums.
6nt what would you think'of corporation that
allowed ITS affairs to be controlled by the votes
Of pc sons not stockholders? Are paurer i'm
migrants. tramps and criminals stockholders
IN our municipal corporation: 1t would seem
to be common abuse that the power Of the
purse should be In the hands OF the, stocEhold-
ers. OF those who directly or indirectly pay
taxes Int the city TREASURY.
I know that we did have real home rule
once in New York, and am aware OF the seem
ing necessities that compelled us to appeal to
the State TO save us from ourselves. appeals
that have gone on until now we have but the
dom, until we are ruled rs a territory. But
believe that the necessity WAS but a temporary
one; and that New York is now able to govern
But We must first cut the tap root OF the
deadly uras tee which has biGhted our civic
other citizens movement. 1t is ia the air.
Tho passage OF the Ballot Reform bill makes
it, work easier: Lend your hand to this move
ment to make II II Succe 81. such movements
in the past have succeened temporarily but
have always tailed Of permanent results, be-
about went 10 pieces after tho emergency was
over. II success, is to he more than temporary.
mere must DC beneath 1t an element OF per
manency that has been lacking in the rast.
,et the Chamber Of Commerce. the Board OF
Trade. the association OF BANKERS. and the
other great business and professional organ-
yntions appoint members 10 General EAecu-
tive Committee that shall manage the APP
rroaching campaign. Then this committee
Ganization. with provision for the election OF a
simi ar committee annually. for we want no
work first 10 separate the city from the general
elections or, II that is impossible, 10 have he
city elections come on an of year Then 1t
10 look up the subject of municipal govern
ment in ether countries. and afterwards a
commission OF experts TO consider our own
system and devise not a new one or radical
changes. hut such reasonable and proper
amoMdmen's rs hall mako our city not. In
deed I'M IDEAL city OF tn" SAINTS hut H.onu-
bly, "ll'chrous. economical, and progressive
American municipality"