New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-19

Assembly it is sufficient to say that 1t Is d s'Jd
match for the Senate, that it is backing inc most
outrageous Liquor bill that was ever seen al
Albany.
But our object al this time is 70 cal attention
70 the exhibition of Itself which this character
es. and incompetent body is making in reatlon
10 home rule Democratic platforms are luh 81
glowing expressions Of admiration for home RUE
Home rule figures as one OF the caIdlnai pIlh-
ciples If the Democratic party Democratic
stump speakers are never - eloquent is Whch
dcnouncng the enemies and cuOgizing the cham
pons of home rule. And, nevertheless, the TACT
remains that the Legislature II ls92 Is earning
distinctive notorcty as an anti-hcme-ruie Legs
lature. \ few days ago it passed bl!l AFFECT
ing Rochester, although every member OF BON
houses representing Monroe County protested
against it. 4 little later it passed another bill
amending the Buffalo charter, which was SO
conspicuous violation Of the good cid Demo-
cratic doctrine Of home rule that the leading
Democratic journal of Erie County, The Buffalo
Courier" sharply criticised Governor Flower for
signing it, 1.-The Courier" expressed itself in
these drastic terms:
The signing Of this bill indicates that In this case
Governor Flower cares more for political pull than
for public sentiment II also indicates that, 50 lar A.
this ease Is concerned. all bis talk In his annual
message with reference to Home Rule In municipal
affairs was "as sounding brass or tinklng cynlba
In this matter every Democratic paper In
Buffalo as well as vast majority Of the citizens OF
uuroIo ha, been slapped In the face by Governor
Flower aud he can make no Just complaint Of ms
criticism.
Not content with these beld and indcfenSible
assaults lnon home rule the Democratic lcadc!s
in the Legislature have organized another, aimed
at the CITY Of Poughkeepsie. a bill has been
introduced, amending the PoughkeepSie charter
of whose provisions the people Of that city are
utterly ignorant. 1t has always been customary
in Poughkeepse-and the rude manifeStIy is II
wise one-to have proposed amendments 10 the
charter published in the local papers before they
are presented in the Legislature. That rule has
been set aside this year. The bill III question
was ordered to third reading in the Assem-
bly before the masses Of the Poughkocise pco-
pie knew that II had been introduced or had
any idea of its scope and significance. The city
attorney of Poughkeepse tells a reporter OF 1.-THE
Eagle: Il know nothing about the amend
mcnt (of the charter. Never saw 1t, don't know
what it provides for.'' Other prominent Pough-
keeysio citizens assert similar ignorance OF The
contents Of the bill. The intention of those
having 1t in charge would seem TO be to railroad
II 70 the Governor without affOrdlng those IN
tercsted an opportunity 10 be heard
What does all this mean? Why it means that
the Democrats who are running things this win
ter at Albany under the leadership of Hill don
care a fg for home rude. Spois are what they
care for. And we may be sure that they Will
NEEDLE with the charter of every city IN the
State if they think it profitable to do So