The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-07
THE CITY CLUB CELEBRATEs.
seth Low Point. Ont How New York Could
Learn Something from Brooklyn.

| Learn Something from Brooklyn.
Another sparrow now announces it's victory
| over the political cock robin last election Day.
1t is the City Club. which held special meet-
| ing last night to listen to the report Of its
Board OF Trustees.
Tho report and the speeches which were
made on the resolution adopting It bristlsd
with the suggestion that the City Club and Its
efforts had been the controlling forces In the
recent elections. The report, which was
unanimously adopted. says:
II tho recent election has taught anything It Is tina,
in the state OF New York az this tms there is an n:
awakened patriotism that rises above party t,slty
s.s tine Of f U mSs
| easier It would seem to accOmnli.h this union in
s' tfs'sy l sRS@ sstH,S' poss 'nfS
sR' fn% y" not Curing ,6s sssa
G e .asn s. w Rn
a. the, proper time TO organize popular move.
and Of 'SfusS sSs a
government could be safely. intrnsIsd Withsat
ss . F'"s 81 10 s s.o : :eS, n
.s OF re R m0rs Ss 52essd to the
SION oftLe Good Government club system and so far
lie doySOpmsn. on the part Of til. political parties Of
the day.
One Of the things the club will try to do will
DO to secure at the hands OF the &c institutional
Convention amendments to the Constitution
OF the state providing for the separation of
biennial elections and sessions Of the Legis-
lature, and tho revision OF municipal charters,
in his speech following his calling Of the m set-
ing to order said It was the opinion Of a great
canize to overthrow Tsmmany Hall, and de-
clared it to be one OF the dreams OF his life to
trolled by a purely. municipal party.
In moving the abortion OF the report 81 the
hfflliation.. which has been frequently Ques-
toned a. q member OF the Democratic
tcket this fall with the e1cepioa Of TWO psro
sons ian and ma much much eS2nSsatIs sS In the
Whom yoted 81 that S
which am a. very, Ineonspicuous and sone 9.
times a questionable member. let, me say that
tpre It will not be left to the Republicans
alone to bring about those reforms Tor which
President Seth Low Of, Columbia College
seconded the adoption of tho resolutions. Hs
II this were. an ,endeavor to ascertain
Where are we at, Il the language Of politics
the ordinary language OF the university. I
should be inclined to describe one OF the
81 6ee s by SISssng re
f2r nHmbGT OF years h. bad been IN the habit
Voted the straigh, Repubiican tIsEet. Tor no haa
think certain object lessons have been
BrooElgn during this last campaign. il has
made clcar the Importance OF a good charter
men registered in November to vote for Mayor
than registered to vote for President in 1892
he reason they did II is that they under
stood perfecty well that by electing the Mayor
nominated hy the Republicans and the Inds-
pendents they could change absolutely the
control OF the Government. Now. whether In
the abstract that has the best city government
which concentrates everything TO SO great an
Just as long MS our political conditions make
II possible for one man not in Office
q be SO powerful as one man is in
this city. as one man was In Brooklyn
the people TO get control of the Government Is
10 mako an oficer who is responsible TO them
and whom they can get at Just as powerful as
OF the city becomes the tool OF the boss the
People can destroy the boss by destroying the
Il should like to point out what seems to
situation at the present time and that of
Brooklyn. II Tammgny Hall we're to be de-
feated next autumn IL would lose the Mayors
office, an onlce carving with II an Immense
ment IN the city would remain hostile against
the Mayor who should he electsl next autumn
during his entire term. IL is a vital point
pErtment having an executive is In the charge
OF single mau, but also that that Official h
APpn nted by each incoming Mayor so that
that idea o.! responsibility perneates the char
BROOKLYN Is held responsible. "
Dir. Low suggested that the Park Connis-
sloneTs had exceeded their discretion IN p.o-
poslhZto exclude the pubic from tho use II
nave decided that the liTouSlyn Aldermen DID
In GIVING away RAILWAY franchises
tA-NprpoIatlpn tounbel Henry q bfeA man
alyorated a reinyestmeat pi mo nunlcnatY
tive rights to the tulUGuu toIuCi. WLlrL lie
argued. should bo elHriH! on d genera tcAtI.