New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-28

then when You 70 The expsndl!1Hress a. upon 0s
ha! The city ,he O amssn, to amo don"
bled. Now the proposition ne nope Of COCO s vs,
a asns b IN the r SS the sy dsrrs as well
colleagues from the Republican dstricts OF 'n ne
smnlv made and MANAGED in the interests Of tn.
city: that two men shall not be uniformly empoytd:
that every dollar that is expended shall be expended
for the public good and not merely for the gooo Oh
CITY. STATE AND NATIONAL ISSUES
Now there is no doubt that the complication
which comes about from the union and confusion
at every annual election OF National and s.a,e
politics with municipal affairs tends greatly TO this
wSy man Of sndna be the Mayor
York simply he s + ae oSsr or munpa
Office should be flied by this the other Pc
cause he belongs to one National party OK o,,,ins
Save noihnr te 40 With the economical the honest
expedent ana prudent administration OF munich pa
AFFAIRS But every time all election comes on, td
choice OF Offices for municipal affairs Is absoroe9i
and swallowed up In what the Srea'
OF State and National politics And SO St s trnn
about that this vast Gt Of hs ne cess eRpen
ture of public moneys for the municpn goGa factor in
our National uion and Stat State politics abOn, as
injurious 20 the dignity and Wholesome IN 70 that Of
Now think the question has been studied very nc.
carefully for the last ten or twelve years anu D
ieve that there is general union Of opinion o3h
throughou the State among the men o oV we
secure such of %n ZIP having
them on alternate years: that when the only ques-
on up for consideration the conduct of the ctys
%ho rspr .ne Se city districts here today b
attracted and al men who have anything at STAKE
in the election which is to decide who is to be
Mayor who az 70 be Aldermen who are to I'll the
conduct Of the general affairs Of the city
SWAPPING CANDIDATES AT ELECTIONS.
Then there is another starting evil that VII be
cured and that is the mos; corrupt and as 1t seems
to me- degrading habit and practice Of sTaas a.
adas ana votes for muniS y1a psa Or
hsr oSs DO not mink a a3y S Sf % asny e2 hs
TSsre is Vast deal Of it done And DO moi think
S Of I'll city ana manase G'qs It's in
pubcan 6oss e be % Rs
irbutns he offices Of the city as am now Row T ,ba,
evil t very Certainly cOud be cured and rendered i'm
possible year we voted for STATE Nosg Spy for
municipal officers and for one am in favor OF CIV.
ins ns to d demand Ss the
pose Of testing the vrHe Of people in h sav m nq
satisfied With the form Of government under whlch
they exist why let them submit to IT. Il do no, be-
provision: but DO believe that 1t may be iostered;
the 90 cy an sy TO them aKe the city Of
York for instance Nov YOU are not cSnisn; VIII
The people that administer Your affairs. you wan;
Of Repnb kan G IN enaee OF this or that
ONCE" When you challenge them to. that they
they viii deserve to continue to suffer from the
wills under which they now labor: Il has been said
sfnme Gn'S Of the city Of NewYqrk at particular
rhr hen
given them. TO take the own affairs into their own
sand' ani Them M and he Continue IA the HANDS the
destroyer and the despoher. where they are now
Of tse D1 Of this convenon TO adjns tho
election, OF me State and Federal officers so that
aern, te' Nosember giving the people an opportunity
vote for STAT d OsT So AND h hn in b6 os e' year
eompshsd BY any such proposition as that Of my
Mr. nn nmP TO da ssv m 10 se ea
lions than that on which State and Federal elections
held.
Almet F. jerks warmly denied that he had in
troduced his amendment in order to kill the
:, city article
g John NJ bower. eulogizcd the government OF
the city OF New-York evidently suspecting that
Mr. Choate had made an indirect attack upon II.
Michael j. Mulqueen. Mayor Gilroy's son-in-
law. seemed greatly annoyed by Mr. choa'e e.
said. that brings with 1T an insult TO the city
Of. my BIRTH
49,. . MINORITY CITIES REPORT.
@ Four OF the members Of the Democratic mi
nority OF the Committee on Cities, Messrs. Daven-
port, Banks. Rowley and Speer. this morning
submitted the following substitute for the City
Article.
4 AL cities classified according to the last State
enumeration. as such enumeraiions snail from time
. TO- time be made as follows -.,o
The gs Glass includes all cei s Ss. PSpua
cities havnk Ird Of less ihsn ana b OF
The Legislature snail enact general avs for the
like restrictions. such laws shall Include in their
s'1 mayor vested with the chief executive authority
and common council, vested with sole legislative
the following subjects Streets parks pubic places
docks ter seven and punc ead
buildings as TO safety and security. salaries Of al
boundares local assessments, finances including The
. issue Of municipal securities and obligations the
snf and and aSe a%
upon the s ne 'p local GH hsr MATER Of c.
Legislature shall not enact ;to. any law reains to
s stss as except as hereinafter provided " ''
The Legislature may enact genera! law. for each
concerning the State at large and the peope thereof
generally intrusied or TO be ntrusted TO the ad
local officer elected by the electors or appointed by
the authorities thereof
p:oy ' INCLUDING members Of the police and fire
forces. and al officers and employees whose powers
and duties limited to the territory of the city
or TO part thereof shall be chosen by the electors
or appointed by the authorities thereof
The Governor after notice and a hearing upon
written charges. may. for cause. remove the mayor
OF any city. .
for the government OF any city. except with the
approval Of the mayor Of the city affected.
10 city shall hereafter be Incorporated by special
law, but the Legislature shall enact genera, laws
for Incorporating cities cities heretofore incorpo.
, rated may become organized under such general
laws whenever the majority Of the electors voting
thereon at any general special election shall vote
Ia favor thereof and such general laws shall make
provisions whereby the question OF the organization
Of any such city under the general laws applicable
thereto may from time to time be submitted to
the electors therein.
Nothing In this article contained sna INIT or az