New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-14
THE NEW CITY CLUB.
TO WORK FOR letter GOVERNMENT.
PURITY IN LOCAL POLITICS ITS MM- JAMES c.
CARRIERS SPEECH.

PURITY IN LOCAL POLITICS ITS AIN JAMES c.
CARRIERS SPEECH.
An organization formally came rito existence
la, evening which II The path outlined for IT. shall
be followed ia the progress OF It's development, may
have an Important effect upon the future government
- NcW-l0rk City. The City Club Of NevYork Is
is corporate name and the first meeting was he'd
in ID, small ballroom OF shcry's ut
IinhIvc. and Thirty sevcnth-st Tie object Of the
ore ni,aton announced IN the act OF Incorporation
is 10 promote social intercourse among persons
| specially interested in the good government OF the
Cily OF N"w-lork in securing honesty and efficiency
I'm the administration OF city affairs. in severing NUM-
cipal from National politics. and In procuring the
election Of n persons II city Offices: and TO take
such action may tend TO the honest. efficient and
independent government Of the city Of New York;
and for these purposes to establish and maintain in
the CITY and County OF NcwN ork for the use Of our
sclvc, and such Others above mentioned clubhouse.
having library. rcadncrOOm publication Office
Tor the distribution Of the publications OF the club,
and such ether appurtcnanCcs and belongings rs are
usual i'm clubs ana clubhOIscs and publishing oniceS.'
James c. Carter has been. chosen the president OF
tic club. About ECO members present, large
majority OF them being Identified in National politics
with the Democratic party. Among Others who were
there were John g. Edmund H. Iayliss. J. Carroll
Ieckwith Edward Hamilton Bell L. c. benedict Joseph
H. Bishop George B!ard,n. Frederic BRONSON John l..
| Cadwaladcr John Jay Chapman, William y. Collin.
r. Fulton eating Charles r. DAILY, william f.. Dodge,
william H. Deer Echard Watson Glider Edwin l..
Godkin. William &. Gullivcr, j. Montgomery Hare,
AbraIn : Hewitt. James J. lilgginson. William Il.
IorIblowcr H. e. Rowland, william Trvcrs jerome.
:. Nicholson Kane. Boudinot Keith. ]. Frederic
Keinochan Walter LanctOn. BenOnl Lockwood. James
Il. Ludlow GEORGE {. Magown. J. j. McCoOk,
Henry \. oakley. J. lIarscn Rhcadei. George
l.. Rvcs. W. Emlcn Roosevelt, Elhu Root William H.
Schlclclin W. d. sloane Charles :. smith, Augustus
-. Gaudens Charles l.. strong. william +. strong
Herbert Il. Turner. kiacn Van Rensselaer,. Charles T.
Van Santvo)m. William x. Ware. Il. W. g. Welnng
Buchanan Winthrop. Egcron /. Winthrop and j. Hood
Wright
President Carter read II statement Of the purposes
OF the club. Among other things II declared tha'
II will be one Of the aims OF this club to procure the
nomination and election If city oriceholder' whose
recommendation shall not he solely mainly that
they are faithful servants OF either political party
but that they are for the positions to which they
are elected. But nominations shall be made upon
the other principle of rcwarding party service tich
this club will not be content, and VIII use It's In
Aucncc ~ nominate and elect tit candidates. lseAd
Of merely political candidates
Mr. Carter supplemented the reading Of the state
mcnt with speech Of much vgor. which was fire.
oucntly applauded The object, If municipal govern
montr he said. "arc f'T. simple. narrow and confined
q, very plain and obvou, purpose This clty Is our
home II H. rs it were. household, ana good
municipal government may BE- considered ~ being sal"
GENTLY well defined when have securtd IN orderly
hois hold What do, tl, emba ace can state pretty
much al the object, ~ municipal -pr"nment IN few
plain sentences. We have ,r'-,i~ we'll paved and
r,,u.d ltrplau-.J We must have sewers wei
constructed and efficient. We must have our streets
we'll lighted We mr-t have order throughout Cur com
mYnity secured by an efficient police force. cap
pausej We must have q local admin irtii'n ~ JUS