The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-14
POLITICAL BILLS VETOED.
-, PROPOSED 10 LEGIsLA1E OCT
orTicE rms BRIDsE TRUSTEES.

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-, .. Turn the Kinrs Cou-ty ChaVi.
p.,.rtment over 10 the Repubiienus.
,.,x, N.y IA Gov. Flower has vetoed
-, pr,d,sys hill PROVIDING for a new
49, 500 a, trustees Of the New York and Brook
=. p,Idze In hts memorandum accompany
" me veto the Governor says:
w. Although this is An important bill. lsRis-
.,,rr out Of Office. as II does, the four trustees
!, ,Ss Nsw York and brooklyn Bridge. and
O.ayidine for the appointment OF their cue
p..,oys only two Communications have been
49, with IN e in favor OF the measure. One Is
,"or prom inent citizen Of BROOKLYN. and the
.,h., IA three line request from the local au-
,,o,I,ios OF brooklyn for my signature to the
nll Not single charge Of mismanagsment
..,ipst the present trustees has been laid be-
~. ma not single argument has been pre-
..rtsd 10 NJ why they should be put out OF
.es,s before the expiration of the term for
,hIch they were appointed.
ssuch legislation Ia dsstardly It II nothing
INT an audacious grab for political spells. II is
r,vorthy OF the law-making power. There 10
a., .ysn a emblance OF justification for It. As
,mstter OF fact. when the bill wns before the
legislature and the discussion brought out
,.ms vague charges from the introdu cer ofthe
MN against the management OF the bridge. the
,ru,,ees in q formal Communication to the
s.nste. requested an Investigation into
The chGrges and an opportunity to he
heard In reply. This request was ignored.
Thsreupon the trustees appeared By counsel
,tVNA -
the request denying all the charges which
had been made No Investigation was per-
mi, d. Instead the bill was rushed through
the LEGISLATURE as . party measure. and In
that shape 1t 10 before me. with nobody frank
enough to be It's sponsor except one private cit
lien and the representative OF tho Mayor OF
Brooklyn. who. under the terms OF the bill.
would mako half OF the appointments II the
BILL we're signed.
THE present trustees have been In ONCE
about year. Prior to April. 1893. the Board
consisted OF twenty trustees. but so large Q
Bosrd was unwieldy. and By chapter 27S OF
the Laws OF 1893 the number was reduced to
four Even II all the charges made on the
floor OF tho Senate as an excuse for the pas
sage OF this bill for the removal OF these four
trustees were true, IL would still be no IuHtih-
cation Tor This hill. but rather for the legisla-
ton Of a year ago. for every alleged cause Of
bridge took place prior TO the law Of 1888.
under which the present trustees were APP
vi is difficult to treat such political leeisls-
ton seriously. The great state Of New York Ia
degraded by II. PArttsanship will always, per-
i.Nisat a OF when we have had 80 much re-.
GENTLY Legislation which consists wholly OF
craftsmanship. and which in measure after
an attempt to secure political patronage such
legislation 10 base and demoralizing prostitu-
Gov. Flower has also vetoed tho Senate bill
providing for the organization OF the Board Of
lharities and Corrections OF the county OF
soner thereof. and subordinates Of that de-
pattment. filing the following memorandum
knowledge OF certain facts IL. essential to
com lete understanding of this bill. The
present Board OF Charities in Kings county
whom began in January last and Will continue
for four years. These three men are Demo-
n men npS women sSd se
.iI thousand county wards. This bill
Of ONCE. 1t would, provide. for the appoint
ment Of one Commissioner. In their place BY
p pre- supsFviser-at:Lsrse Is RspaSlican.
In other words. the bill bodily Transfers the
ierartment from Democratic to hep9bliean
nents OF govern ment In Kings county 10 thus
made the football OF politics by Legislative de-
:" Are the present Commissioners incapable
II So the fact has not been brought before me.
and I have heard .the charge made nowhere.
Kings county never had better Charity
Com missioners than those In the present
Board. II this Is true. 1t would be
worse than unjust to them to turn
them out OF office-it would be a misfortune to
the public. The plea for q single headed Com
mission will deceive no one. The present
Board Of Commissioners commands public
confidence and . m majority OF the best .people
desire 1t to be continued In its
present control. There does not seem to be
any publicly expressed sentiment anywhere.
except In political circles. in favor OF single
headed Comm lssion. II the price OF such Q
Com mission is the exclusion OF the present
Com missioners and the turning over OF the
Department OF Charities to the manipulations
good legislation and OF good government de-
mand that the Executive should refuse his ap-