New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
THE NEU cry GOVERNMENT.
WHAT IT SHOULD DO DISCUSSED BY THE
POLITICAL. SCIENCE CLUB.

WHAT IT SHOULD DO DISCUSSED BY THE
POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB.
The Political Science club. OF New-York. which
holds a meeting 4 dinner on the third Friday or
every month during the season, had ~ regular din
ncr last night at the Hotel Savoy. The feast was
spread for about 10 members and guests. men AMI
women who after the coffee prepared themselves
70 listen 10 a discussion OF the subject. what
Should the New city Government Don George
Gunton. Of the School Of Social Economies. No "a
Union square and president OF the club called the
meeting 20 order. The subject for the next meet
ing he announced wOIld be What Should the
New STATE Legislature Dor For the meeting afte-
that II Will be What should the New Congress
boz" s. you see explained Professor Gunton. I'VE
expect. before get through. to reconstruct the
whole social fabric Al any rate We hope 10 fur
nish standing ground for the free discussion oi
political and municipal matters We want our
meetings to be a place where a Republican need
not be- crampei by the harness OF his party where
a Democrat may be- larger than he party II need
be- We include all parties We have members
here from each. We have members or representa-
tives from the Committee 81 Seventy. and from
that other committee OF one Hundred ana Thirty
thousand or whatever IT was every party. In fact
except the Tammany that was laii low IN The
election which recently took place in this city"
Tho speakers 81 the evening included Ellis IL
Roberts. president OF the Franklin National Bank
Professor 4. {. Bcrnhoim. lecturer on Municipal
Government IN the School OF Political Science at
Columbia College. * state Senator Sloat Fds-ctt
and others after the discussion had h"com" gen
cral. The prevailing verdict that the best city
the city that had the best citizens. More par
ticular matters were also taken ~.
Mr.. Roberts. for Instance. declared himself a.
against a single head for the Police Department
From quarters from which counsel may well bee
taken he said. comes advice ABOUT IN" Police
department. 1t Is true that IN bipartisan coin
mission many responsibilities can be shirkcl. But
II Is also possible FOR such commission 10 Illus
trate patriotism and civic virtue The Committee
of seventy was bipartisan. II Is also trii" that
single chief at the head OF ivD men. subject only
Professor Hrrnhcim. who has made study ~
GA World. gave able AMI Interesting talk He
especially pointed out som" OF tho benefits which
are found 10 accrue 20 the city from the new STATE
constitution and from con fummatOn Of the pledges
In the Committee OF seventy platform.
TX Senator Fassett who Is 10 be the chief speaker
the next meeting. said h. had come last night
only TO listen and learn and get acquainted Il am
always interested he added. when the lcRisla-
ture Is criticised. particularly the country element
in il. II has always been the habit when things
have gone wrong IN New York 10 blame the cOun-
try members. But isn't IT true that IN" Legislature
has treated the city great deal better than IN"
city appears To- have been treating ITSELF? ] don't
often get chance to rub this in ] love this city.
as | have right TO- For years and years have
without much success worked for reforms that are
found at last 10 be popular.