New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-20
A CRY FOR MUNICIPAL REFORM
THE REV. DIR. HEHER NEWTON ECHOES H.
HE POWERFULLY ARnA1eNs THE CITY COVERT
MENT FOR ITS M1SRULE.

HE POWERFULLY AHHAl6No LIE VIA
MENT FOR ITS M1sRuLE
swbv ". Want Municipal Reform was the subject
OF another powerful political sermon preached yestes
day by the Rev. DR.. B. Hebcr Newton. he sAo In
| part follows:
Municipal reform directly touches the most vital
interests OF the great mass OF the people WIN
sais s tsaS e ~ IT, p sucn e As se
ment Of the tragedy that IL being pisyeH upon I'VE
want to lit that tragedy We want municipal reform
asr stain sR q dR essy xns SsSSss y
waste tie CDeS s ssaGe% UPON Hi US
city DURING the p1 pao ss Without
de e sYG rent which he rooms ana the
price %ssH he pay; i out IN
II he did he would lind That every Ducket VI eos s
every loaf Of bread is dearer because OF our '"r0"'
For Years past the great franchises Of the city have
been avshy given awty with no return osr ane,her
our streets been eped BY urn 20 sSe ev
and by elevated roads ss the nee @ Il these se great
corporstions might compelled further lowering ing
q would Il II 'aai
of reducing fares by two or three cent? p%s
e serious matter 1s 70 nSs warrant their use OF
the cars to and from their places oI T0f fhc city
control Of the great 9aai bas IN ike manner been
saaded over to private corporations with he nsv,taoo
result Of suD % din ss l.e'eS'' wv
You today 60 through great cities b OF tine 9S oe
world which nS .op on e Of the plain
people, no one OF which will you fnd IN Iie ieas
city Of the leading country Of tine Worth n this city bs our
OF srs his nc"
that 50 FIR as it Is possible to a aene 'a'
We o want Municipal reform in the Interests Of health
S ssg H MnaS
his health multlples his power Of
atmosphere Of the entire city has been for years ts "
al, t,y f,ac Of
berry that has attended the laying out Of our sewerage
has vatsd the of 1Sss Of Of heaS
mSs ;ndHsno. has eoS ssSsG Sf iSe
calth BOARD has uniformly been hostile TO, 10 any acpa Tt
form that mould I'D ps WITH snug e a Sa S
mockery of government 1t IL We crate , ool d cai
o1 S e eSsens S voe 70
our Health Board. We appoint street Cleanlns De
ter Of annual cost, and then subscribe ourselves to
get our streets cleaned
rigorous oHs 'ESa !? Nothing bit the rm hand
OF the law has been found capable Of confronting
sanded and smed bread and the ca aSsii OF
the competitive system gone to seed In the ack OF
pure all food and pure water, every inh habit
our citizens find actual source Of sickness ana SUI
fermg mutudes Of our homes source at ee o., .au
cation. Simply regarded In It's economic aspect tlie
problem Of education Is one that to4one sn eve Sn ou
educate our children tiat they sl;l be tius cay
a1ed for the battle s Of lie Is the SqS OF oS S f tie
discharge Of this grave duty Our little ones run via
Other cities have been quick to rcognze tge value OF
this period and have supplied themselves WIN tne
caIion. but our metropolitan city has provided not
free knderss In Us Public or sGno1i yI1 Tanue G
New-York has done nothing in this direction either
although the subject was agltated year or Two ago ~
morality In smaller communities the pressure OF
the struggle for existence is REDUCED TO an Is
minimzed. In that our government falls TO lesSe ,.
IL might lessen the strain Of th T., 'ssie Tr
which grows out of poverty and the fear OF poverty.
Hosts Of families in our city ind in, IN ever by ,6 BORN
every baby gri fresh victim for the broinel. Much
yse and crime Is tue direct love result He Of an aea"e
Our police courts are schools OF Injustice ir .l
in them MAKES aS s the pSp c
to shores learn that the only way 10 win '9sT
through some subordinate the power Of political In,
nooence." Our police force, N many respects e al
men, is yet 50 far tainted by polca! poison which
turks IN the veins Of the municipality thal IT, becomes
and 10i prsser!s Order it connves and
winks at disorder. onr Excise Commission has TOR
in in on city Rightly to control and restrain the
liquor traffic which IS fraught with 50 much evil Is
Excise Commission has been shown, within the last
two weeks, to be utterly disoyai. We have, 20 al
intents and purposes, q free trade In rum. Preach
temperance, my friends but II you would secure it,
secure that good government without which the
preaching of temperance Is u farce.
Over and above every other defect there Is the
alarming fact that probably 10000 children are To-
dly out of schools In this city because they cannot
get Into them. These 10000 children are left to run
wild in the streets. to pick up what education the
struggle Of bread winning IN the streets may give
them. Is 1t any wOnder that lawlessne:s prevail;
among the growing lads o. our city' Directly and
Indirectly onr msrle affects the forces Of evil brceiS
vice and crime among u.s. . 49,
We want good government for the sake Of religion.
Make law and order realities In government, and you
viii and the ground ready for the message OF religion
then and not I'LL then.
This is why we want municipal reform. We want
TO lift the burden Of poverty. We want 10 Increase
health We want tn spread intelilsence: We want
We want municipal reform because the sin Of munici
pal misIre is upon our conscience Do YOU want 1t
How much DO You want II \ How earnestly do you
vant iti What will you do to secure 1t,