New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-20
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coMpILsHED ADJOURNED
WITHOUT DAY
Tho final meeting of the Committee OF seventy
mas held yesterday afternoon in the rooms u '"'
chamber of Commerce. at NO D. .>"SS"u-S''' ''''
,ho committee adjourned without DAY al'e' '"e'e
49,, ,eo some lively discussion of sentence IN the
..nort of the Executive committee WIN" ""'
.so,,cb, nv some TO be slap at Mayor strong
Vs. ,c,,,nc 20 receive" instead Of accept the
t,xecut,ve Committees report the SeVeh'! so' WV
on apparent difficulty. and the members oi ''e 20"
nous committee separated IN Sood orue'' an" wan
ar,,reat good feeling. TO begin their summer Va'@-
lions. - ,.h.n rho
,,,,., WAS called TO order by Joseph l.arocqne'
me chairman. and John T. tanre' the S'V'''"'',
.,rrleo to the desk bundle OF reports "n''" "'"
hoo, prlntei for the occasion. Among the "Vi'''''
=, the committee present were General horace
,,,or q q Reaman. William r. stewart S'ihoH
s,.rn, Julus J. Frank. Lewis l.. pelAhcd' zen
, Anson G. McCook, William H. Webb Alp'r'
s,ickney. General c. H. r. Coils j. Kennedy iou'
+ ] Callahan Gustav II. Schwab ana h''har" d.
Dcevcs.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES REPORT
Mr. Larocaue called for report of the Executive
Committee and General Porter asked MI fAuFc 10
81 a. Mr. Faure then read the report, sisned ny
Horace Porter chairman pro tenn. ana MI r""'c'
The report tells OF the appointment Oh '"' rN'N"
tive Committee. Of various conferences WIN '''
representatives OF organizations opposed 10 IAN"
many. Of the nomination OF non-p"ruSd" "0"''
and of the election Of the ticket. and then con-
tinues:
Your committee have steadily adhered l., TO .d the
view that the general purpose Tor which r' ON, NJ
the city from political msrule IhlS pupo,,ft va
accomplished as soon as an amt Rad bern
pledged TO non-partsan ADMINISTRATOR htu re,'
vvy,Vn 80, u 20 remoye his subordinates at will
MT, IN tee
views. have not hesated to give 8sSS, Nm i, ~,
which seemed to come fairly within the scope Of the
platform OF the Committee OF seventy. con Oh
mttee of nve appointed immediately a!ser tns
November election. with power to associate WIN
itself other persons 70 report %pSn ahS of the
platform Under this power nine Sutcon. ,,,
Who were net members Of the Committee of se,v-
enty. but who were IN sympa'hy WIN .r
experts in the particular subjects assigned TO mem
These committees presented series Of valuable re-
ports on their various topics.
In cases legislation was not thought 20 be be
necessary: in other cases the statutes seeinel 10
need revision. and suitable bills were carefully pre-
pared. Some Of the measures ADVOCATED by your
loving certain work under the Department of
Docks 10 be done by days labor. and the act d.
Your committee failed in securing the passage OF
the bill to revise the laws affecting ne pu3nc
psrG9ie biz to establish Bipartisan control Of
other Vicious features. became law with the APP
prevail Of the Mayor notwithstanding the earnest
Your COMMITTEES respectively submits that with its
success at the polls In November last ana dne S aa
been accomplished for which the Committee Of
intended as a permanent organization. and. in the
Judgment of your committee. the time mas now
When ns sne de Your S
fore submit the be da and
Mr. Faure also read the following:
WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
The Committee Of Seventy In terminating its ex-
istence directs that the following minute be placed
upon It's records: The Committee OF Seventy was
created by resolution of meeting OF citizens h"id
AT the Madison Square Garden on Thursday eve
Ming September 6. 1894 The purposes of It's ciea-
ton were stated in an address TO the people OF the
City OF New-York. which declared that convincing
proofs of corruption in important municipal de-
partmenis OF this city had been presented; that in
efficiency. ignorance and extravagance IN public
Office were apparent and that business principles IN
the conduct of the AFFAIR." OF this municipality were
set aside and neglected for private gam anu par
tisan advantage; that the present government OF
this city standing menace TO the continued
commercial supremacy Of the me;ropohs; that tle
time had come for a determined EFFORT 10 bTihS
abou; such radical and lasting change II me ad-
minisration OF the City OF New YORK as w0ua IN
the permanent removal OF me abuses whlch
were suffered and that the emergency was sucH as
TO demand the formation OF a citizens movement
entirely outside OF party politics ana WIN the so'g
purpose OF obtaining an honest ecohomIcal ana
The duty imposed upon the Committee Of Sev-
enty that OF CARRYING out the principles OF ms
address and OF securing active cooperation be
tween ali other organizations in this ely which
held the same purposes ana aims ne ne nm 9a
The first step in tina, direction was necessarily
the election OF Mayor. and OF such 0thcI CITY
and county officers were 10 be voted TOT IN no
vember 1894; all Of whom should pledge themselves
specifcally to a support Of the platform of the
committee. and especially to the fundainen'ai PHI
city's affairs. 1t is unnecessary to recall ne
splendid success Of he eomms'ee s in securing the
The secoAi step for the release OF the city from
should enable the Mayor remove and appoint
persons holding subordinate offices and TO reorgan-
nose the Committee Of Seventy caused to be In,
;roduced the bills known as ne Power OF Reinovai
met with much opposition in the Legislature; but
a. win IN the passage Of these laws and the adjourn
nent Of the Legislature the work Of the committee
ended Th eoGv II was created to meet an emer
gency. to conduct campaign, ana TO drive ram M.
many Hall from power. All these OBJECTS OF It's
CREATION crsay n'a are now fully accomplished
WORK STILL TO DO
d.. .,o cornm,ttee must not be understood
thinning that the cause Of good government Is per-
rnanentiy secured. or that no work remains 10 be
done. On the contrary. the committee Is iu.iy
convinced that only beginning has been mace
and that long and arduous struggle S''" con,
fronts those citizens who desire 10 see me aiia'rs
of this city administered solely In the ielesis -,
It's Ssirn will be rs rue the nas
some Of the departments of the city but Inc sne
~ ssnnt any measure for the reform OF two of the
most important departments. the police ana me
.',titc schooIs In the of the Department OF
foI,re a law was actually passed which left that
DEPARTMENT in a worse condition than before
Ahnve ali the committee realizes that permanent
v,n,orv for lis principles cannot be secured by th-
mere election OF its candidates, but only by gen
sn,s,rs ION OF local government demands an en-
tire separation from the field OF national po inor
,.nce of This principle. and TO repeat Tor the thitd
time the following decaratlonis co" TY orh is
ad5ress he people of the city OF NeW-1oTh 10
sued September 6. 1884; ,,, =, .,ro,, a.
..vunicipal government should De ehdrt1y u. ur
1917 rom party politics and from seliish' per
somml annonnmcal honest and businesslike manage
ment OF municipal affairs has nothing 10 90 VIII"
questions Of National or Saoe poLcS; M hts marty
q, National or state issues. but 10 rise above Pa,