Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-21
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT.
Subjects Considered by the New York
Chamber of Commerce.

Subjects Considered by the New York
Chamber Of Commerce.
The 128th annual dinner Of the New York
chamber Of commerce was held last night.
The dinner was the largest ever given by
that body. the number Of people present
being over 400.
Letters of regret were received from DR..
Charles H. Parkhurst, President Cleveland,
Vice President Stevenson. Chief Justice
Fuller. Secretary of State Gresham, Sena-
tor Sherman, Speaker Crisp. Gov. Flower,
Secretary Of the Treasury John @. Carlisle
and Maj. Gen. Schofield.
President Orr congratulated the members
on the indications that the financial skies
were clearing, and introduced Chas. 8.
Smith. chairman Of the committee of sev-
enty, who had contributed so much to
the cause Of good government Mr.. Smith,
in his remarks. pointed out the necessity
for the application Of civil service rules to
all employees of the city. Several things. he
said. were necessary to good government.
81. The mayor must have the power of
removal and appointment of all heads Of
departments.
/ >'.2 The police department must be d.
vorced from political influence as much as
the regular army, and this can only be ac-
complished with a single head. The cham
Der Of commerce is committed to this prln-
clple by q unanimous vote.
/ 20. Ballot reform. The committee of sew
enty have caused, the Meyers voting ma
chine to be exhibited in this city. 1t will
be thoroughly tested, and / believe that 1t
Will settle this question satisfactorily to
all honest men.
~. We must apply the present civil serv-
Ice rules to all subordinates employed by
the city and get them EXTENDED and modi-
fed, IL necessary.
''5 The day laborers shall have equal
chance Of employment by registering in
books open to the public, and secure en-
ployment in turn, and not depend upon tie
favor Of office holders or of political pulls"
DR.. Parkhurst's letter of regret was then
read. After expressing regret at his en-
forced absence, he said:
THE triumph of November O was a pro-
test against dirty politics, and now the fol-
lowing up Of the results of that victory
must continue to be a protest against the
interference of small and pettifogging
politics.
New York city now has it's destiny in its
own hands. God and the right have made
her superbly victorious. 1t remains now
to avail Of victory in the same broad and
thorough spirit of uncompromise In which
the victory was won. Half measures and
half men are an insult to the occasion.
address these sentiments 20 a body OF
earnest men who, l know, will echo them
The triumph which has been obtained has
been obtained in part at the inspiration of
the years that still lie forward OF us. A
wisdom wiser than that of man has guided
our city, and a strength stronger than that
Of man has been its improvement. 1t Is
harder to use victory than 1t is to win It,;
but history Is making; the best energies or
the best men are enlisted, and faith In God
in ourselves and in one another may safely
be trusted to complete the work so auspl-
ciously begun"
Rev. DIR. Storrs, Mayor-elect Strong, Gen.
Miles and Controller of the Currency Eek
els also spoke.
Controller Eckels' Remarks.
The last speaker on the list was Con-
troller Of the Currency Eckels, who said
in part:
II regret, as / am confident the members
CT this chamber do, that the Secretary of
the Treasury is not present on this occa-
sion to discuss governmental finances. En-
crossed with public duties. confronted by a
situation unique in the history of Amert-
can finances, he Is undertaking to avow
something that will rid him of the embar-
easements which have been his since enter
ing upon the discharge of his official duties
and shall free his successors from kindred
difficulties.
1.-The Treasury Department is made to
play an important part in the business
affairs of this country. Yet the Secretary
of the Treasury is stripped of the power
| which should be his. except as it is given
to him under a law designed for very
different purpose.
THE evil from which this country suf-
| fers is not so much its defective banking
laws as it is that upon the statute books
| of the United States Is a law that compels
| the Secretary of the Treasury to main
tain a gold reserve to meet the issues of
| the government which never are presented
for final redemption,an through the opera
ton of that law an uncertainty is created
in business circles which is harmful t
home and which continually produces dis
trust abroad.
clothed with a power adequate to the de-
mands which are made upon him then each
man who Is q member of this chamber
will not feel that the first thing incum-
bent upon him as he rises from his he'd. in
order to ascertain the business conditions
of the country, Is whether q thousand dol
lars in gold has come into the country
or a thousand dollars in gold has gone out
of the country"