New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-12

In framing the bill now before the Legislature the
Committee Legislation recognized these eohoIuOls
The for the city Of New.York 10 ehpehu eh
rI,ons =, dollars in great public work
would be TO expend through the ascnIy VI
the officers Of city government e'ecteu "
the people for expenditure Of municipal fumes bu
the Committee Legislation did not deem II suaoe "
place expenditure Of the funds IN Democratic minus
and the authorities Of the city cheeuy sccedeo 10 he
view The expenditure Of tie money! OF the CITY uhuei
the authority OF the State might well have been ehfueu
10 commission 10 be appointed by the Mayor OF tAe city
or by the Governor Of the state But the mayor ana to
Governor both Democrats and therefore neither Oh
those courses adopted. The legislation proposed IA
Congress- by Chicago places this power IN the hands OF
the Governor Illinois, who Is Republican ana DOM re
publcans Democrats OF Illinois are unanimous III us
support The legislation proposed In Congress by SI'
Louis places this power the hands OF the Governor OF
Missouri who is Democrat, and both Demo rats and Re
publicsns heartily unto in It's support
But YOUR committee put the patriotism Of the citizens
OF NewYork such test. They determined 10 mSAe
tho p>tsanship and representative character Of the
managers enterprise certain by naming IN the Dill
body whose fitness for the precise "orA To-
opred and whose superiority partisan considerations
had Nen already atested univ voice OF all cl'
zens OF all parties and they named in the BILL a. ENhoi
ton Commissioners the members OF the four committees "
twenty-five each finance, site and buildings on per
msnent organization, and on legislation "h'ch hdu 'nu
far conducted the enterprise.
Tho members OF these committees 100 in number, to-
gether with Governor OF the State the Mayor OF u
city and secretary. the lo3 commissioners mann"
in the hill az PASSED bv the Assembly and IL Is against
them that OF presumptve ahleSSnes 20 uu''
snd perversion Of Official power to partisan purpose
made. 80,
rhsa cor,ttnas were NJ pointcd hy Mayor OF the
city for the very work now hand. on the au'hoFlW
given by YOU on the 25h Of July last The appo"'e"
were made public the 10Th Of August ana m't VIZ"
universal approval. The same names were mcuueu "S
eornorators in the bill introduced Congress which was
made public early December. and 10 one OF "' pSI
disseatod from their apps ntment The same names "ore
published in The Of the bill for the STATE Legs
fftHc % Topla
bill which actually before the Legislature Tort
night later remained precisely the sane.
More than sixty Of the hundred were appointed by the
Mayor upon the nomination Of the different trade ana IN.
dpstrlal organizations OF the cy through the Chamber OF
Commerce and Board OF Trade and Transportation
While protest that attempt TO test the fahiln'NS
to trust Of such nv inquiry into their poI''iV~'
Affiliations is an impcrtnence yet. the question has
been raised classified them according TO the best
information able 10 obtain and we hnd mat
46 are Republicans 10 Independents processing ale
glance 70 neither party . are Labor and ~ are
Democrats Among the Democrats less than dozen have
any relation whatever Tammany Han larger number
have been the most persistent and bitter opoa ms
that organization. and many openly supporter inc L.
publican candidate the last election The
independents nearly Gil active opponents OF Tsmany
Hall.
That the interests Of the Republican party suffer
from the Commission thus constituted. we have had
and still have. the public and private Testimony Of
Chauncey NJ Dcpew. who wa, the choice o. the l'pHo
leans Of FOR president in the LAST National
Convention Of Warner Miller. who the la Rcprhll-
candidate for Governor; Of Cornelius y Bliss VINO
few months the Chairman Of the Reruo-.
State Committee; Of Alonzo b. Cornell who was once
Republican Of NcwYork OF Joel r. ErhaNt
who the last Republican ddatc for Mayor ana Is
Collector Of the Port; and Of Eihu Root "Ho vas
lately the president the Republican COUNT Committee
and Republican Of the city OF NewHok has ever
been heard say a word 10 the contrary.
now affirm Ourselves. and representing the eX
pressed opinions Of your Committee on Legislation ana
your Executive Committee. both Republicans and Demo
Gratis that the named in the original BILL a.
passed by the Assembly. is far nonpart-an and tp-
Commssioa; tha- is oy it, constitution and
by character OF Tie men who compose it, absolutely
Incapable OF rerycrtng great trust with which t
would be invested partisan and that it is D.
intelligence experience affairs and personal integrity
beyond and above the reach OF partisan scheme.
are satisfied that neither the Republican nor the
Democratic men bcrs o. lat Commission volI De Willing
mctcIs Of body devoted to the purposes OF
either party.
We are Of the opinion that to charge the Commission
thus constituted from partisan % Republican Com
mission would Doe violation Of the rights OF the citizens
Of New.YoTS contributed thcr money and their
efforts TO enterprise without respect to patty would
be violation % the p.inc!'ea upon which tc enterprise
ought conducted and would and should be fatal 10
NcwYorks prospects Of uccss IA Obtaining the necessary
legislation bv Congress
We think II tLo people Of NcwYorH are satisfied
with the conduct the who have represented them
thus far and lifted the enterprise aoo,e th'
plane OF partisan politics II the people consider TIA; tee"
Rty represent th.m ana Wish TINT rcyf .utcon AID
they should express cr wish through yon and CAL
upon the Legislature Of ,hc Sata to permit them 70 c
pend money )I thor own purposes through the
agent, o. th,!r own selection.
II nav we'll facts have been misrepro-
scented members Of the legislature that the difference
which IN tIt body may have resulted, in great
measure from ap iehehsion. and that clear ana un'
mistakable EXPIRES, OF the opinions and wishes Of ue
people OF Tie c'tr nag produce harmony in Albany and
meet with rad acIu'cse,ncc.
The fullest c,n-id ration Of the matter Las ros"l'd 1
conviction that % depart from tic SCI. line uD.n
which the enterprise has tru- far projected not ol;
would not advane p,o-c. % but would result
In absolute AMI mcriteG failure.
The report was signed by Elihu Root. Will
lam ". Aston Charles Moore, William G.
Whitney and John VI Bowers.
Mr.. Root supplemented tie report by reading
the following resolutions:
Resolved First. That tue statement presented under
The Of Executive Committee be and is adopted
IS setting forth nc views opinions Of this comntt-c
and OF the people the City Of Newiork whom We rep
resent
Second We protest tho Injection Of partisan
20 tt into tn Of great en,errse to which or
citizens Of all IaItia have conuib"tec their money and
their labor for public good for party
Third We call upon tho Legislature OF the state 70 per
nit City OF NcwYorH to cp,nd IT, own money for mis-
It's own public purpose through the agents ia whose selcc
ton its citizens Of al NaIcues Of political opinion ar
agreed.
Fourth We request representative Of the cry Of
Ncw.Yors Senate snN IN u. Irbr "a th;ly
earnestly 70 present and opinions thr Legs
lature insist them and 70 vote a accordance with
them
Fi:.h The secretary g. Instructed :, print and send 70
each member Legislature copy o. these resolutions
and o. the statement TONED n and adopted by ;he nr
resolution.
James W. Tapp,n moved the adoption Of the
resolutions by rising vote. Before Tie question
was called for, ex-senator Warner Miller arose
and said
have very few words to soy. Tho report fully meet.
my OWL ucr-O N In a D.