New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-17
VICIOUS T1H.N1NY MISRULE.
wELI-KNOwN SPEAKERS BEFORE THE
CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
THE REV. Or. MACARTHUR. CHARLES STEWART
SMITH AND OTHERS TALK OF THE REIGN
OF TIE roREIGN-H ORN ELEMENT
* THIS CITY.


- THIS CITY.
The monthly meeting Of the Congregational Club
OF New-York was held last ming at the St
Denis Hotel Dinner was served at o'clock and
from to 10 o'clock there speaking. About 30
men and women were present. S 5. MARBLES pre-
sided.
The subject for discussion was "Munic pal Re-
form" After the presidents address the Rev. Dr.
Il. s. Macarthur. Of calvary BAPTIST Church
spok'.
Municipal reform Is tho problem OF the hour,
he said "Can bull. himself a city. and ever since
the building Of cities has been OF the chief en-
gagements OF the human family"
After tracing the growth OF the largest cities OF
the world and the evils associated with great ag-
eregation. Of population. Dr. Macarthur said: I'm
the matter Of FOR, igncfs. New-York differs from
other great cities. out Of every one hundred In
the population OF London In 1852 thirty we're born
I'm that city. min -four were born In Ensiahd 0:
Wales and nlnety-eisht Yer" born IN Great Britain
and Ireland. The proportion of people of Foreign
birth or forryu par.ntagr In New-York Is from
two-thir,ls to thr,e-Ourhs. We see, therefore. at
what great disadvantage We are Ia the manage
in-nt OF our affairs | enthusiastic admirer
| OF New York. but are unworthy OF ourselves
in having permitted unworthy to take from u'
tn. right OF Yrlf-gov"rnnl"nt. The name Of Amer
ica's greatest city Is the synonym o. misgovern-
| ment believe a Tammany sachem could give
| points in misgoyeruin-nt TO Turkish Snlt1n
We deserve to have BOSSES he continued he
| cause are not willing 70 do oar duty AZ Amer
! lean citizens. W had soma time ago contest up
town wher. one side and the other each put up bad
men for oifr,. W. insisted on something better
! and an honored representative of an honored fam
| ily was placed IN nomination. but along Ffth-ave
for n space Of three miles OF brownstone ana other
| kind Of fronts only twenty eight votes were go
| cured would Ike a tax put on voters. such
| tax to be- graduated according To the supposed or
| ,,f he. vote
| mitted when the man voted. but to be collected
when he fai.-i To vote Then. II after three or
four years consroutiyciy he could not give good
reason FOR not yot!ns disffanohs" him altogether.
Charlie Stewart Smith. PRESIDENT 81 III" 'hainbe'
! ~ Commerce. then ~iok" II" said IN" ho'ttntn'ht
OF large cities th' nt't states Was rrproh u
upon and .nr-e I" "a" ,rP.G, mr. S', rsIr ST.
l.. believed n home rule. ana IN" Nl'E g" @ - -,
buity upon au -Nreitiv" officer Il dp not Se' III
,r"f,lltan Museum 81 All W. should be Obliged to
20 To- the Legislature" to have them ten 'llS ny
| 81 nearly ..oss'v" people mo" To sien' It's o""
''' XIII some remark. b, = IT, Gqlk,n. James G.
| well ns b.. H.. othtr speakcrs lie poked SOM,
! Fun 40 tl, w,uer pn th,r claims t. thr rsht Oh
marks ,enIinv 20 show that ne votes 81 wom s
wcr" l"-.rao," h''"... h"y W."'n DE- "E",,, H
,.,r ."f ,rnt ,t,t after what his predecessors
had -,ii II va. evident that n-l hal made a great
hotrh in governments. and 3D." Mas almost nan IN
Mr C'rirr nsis,el ,hs, the OWLS Of which people
! complained wcr. Lur t. ucspousm whlch hdn
Gown No the results Of the citizens own lnllher
nrr In .,ruivinp H.. methods Of reform which arr
ALWAYS avaliahl" hy thc ieopi". lie believed tha'
n men would come together IN the spirit they
| .hoy.I lnst IAN Ta.amauy could bc put down
Turning 20 Mr Smith he said: Now. supp9se MI
smith ,,a4 put uu FOR Mayor in this town!
| There w.s GREAT arplIua" and som" one cfIed
| out. WIZ not Cor Governor 49,, go
| ~, no. exclaimed NJ. carter v'h"mently. i
would rather Dee would tr Mayor t"nfold. YES II
hunlfc.lfo.d H. would 30" Infinitely more po"rr
ful for good and th' pa-" wouII De- an MIMI , =
batter one f,r him lu wlt 20 exhibit th"@" apH
tiee h. .Nhilif.-l already on many occasions.
TN. ,r.t meeting OF thr club VIII BE- hell !i
NtV vh.n the s,a-oi ~ these reunions VIII close
to D.. l.ui~i'tl .II q. .Ob"r