The sun., 1895-05-26
HOW TO GOVERN THIS CITY.
GIVE THE LOCAL JEGISJhTURE
POWER, sh rs JOHN BoTD THACHER,
And Abolish Bi-Fnrtisnn Comnisrfcre and
the Non.Partisan Hden-Ex-tsov. Flower
Chir,ee In and Makes Fan OF she Repur.
,-ect,on OF MAYOR 9tronr'r Politics.

And Abolish Bi-Fnrtisnn Corumisrfcre nud
the Non.Partisan Hden-Ex-iov. Flower
Chir,es In and Makes Fan OF the Resur-
reetton OF Mayor strone's Politics.
Tho Democratic Club held their last monthly
dinner OF tho scnson at the club house. el7 Fifth
avenue, last night. President John Fox pre-
sided. and with him at the head table sat John
Boyd Thacher. Roswell r. Flower, Jacob A.
Cantor. J. ]. Delaney, james s. Coleman. and J.
Lindsay Gordon.
Among others present were Perry Belmont, J.
u. Lindsay. J. A. Sullivan. Justice Mccarthy.
aad c. w. RidGway Ex-Gov. Flower was pres
cnt as n regular subscriber to the dinner and
not as n guest. After few Introductory re-
marks. President Fox introduced Mr.. Thacher
"a tho first speaker.
Municipal Government WAS the subject Of Mr..
Thnchers address. He took stand squurcly in
opposition to bipartisan Boards. and in favor of
single md individual party responsibility. He
said In part: AN illustrious editorial writer,
the dean OF American journalism. owes much Of
his success to the habit OF iteration. In humble
imitation Of him. have not msdo a political
speech in ten years without repeating two
truths: First, that In n Government like ours
political parties are necessary and natural;
second. that q political party lnds its
highest junction in carrying the will
Of the people into effect II is certain that the
a partisan organization. 1t was higher and
more powerful movement than generally is
given to political contest. but It was claimed
And Hcknowletiged to be- be Tho triumph of one po-
litical party over another. ..,
tion, that It should be governed by the Mayor
house elected by wards, the other at large; that
the only Limitation to the powers of tho city
total Of Indebtedness to which it might commit
the sThsy.o TS,ty ,,o,,a r.. an accounting a, ~. no,,.
and tho DeODlo may be trusted
e wsd the ,Ss Snye o
Tie of fso n
Is :nsfnx small in pts sn
Sssmsnsa by sm1s and fenr s
plotted from the books Of the statutes and from
municipal government, the source Of the larg-
est evils is directly M the Rera,bsan
70 give their party a share in the government of
cities which are naturally Democrats: Often
personality, with no respon.iblity; with no ao-
nagisteriai without dignity. conspicuous but
mot a. mposi1E is not good or fa efficient or y, yalu %
more disheartening blow than when this
Saor at se hands o e asen
who was especially charged by the people with
the spo he knrS Of
government and municipal reform lowered his
sp.ar at the imperious voice Of partisan polti-
problem @, gopSar Z. Rs in
IN avc-mile circle cannot govern themselves,
he citizens in a. a,0oo.mile circle cannot. de-
worked a athonsandf fold more harm in its wicked
blows at municipal reform than IL has By its
tax rate, and the personal corruption of some
of its members: II societies like this.
IN purpose, il the good government clubs. Which
ARE pledged to this and other great reforms are
tSa sre, pas W
pledge itself to , accomplish what the Republi-
Goysrnmsn. not only IN this and
Lessiature" Ex.Gov. Flowers G : toast tS was a. The
ts'S Of Ssw SGk H. said in part fhi.
Iast,s y true DsmoSracy. y.eut when yoI make the
sa putting Tqsh Tha
aSd acts Se M.yo s and
ssd Then s We a
,ow They'd rather buy an Alderman than run
hs oS %aSor aaS sfGHs IKE sm very
much, but his politics are very obscure. I
ntEs heard u Sald that ne ourled them
But when Piatt and the rest o! the crowd came
around and thrust this bipartisan bill at him,
and told him that l,e must sign 1t for the good
iug up his politics again. and signed the bill. 1
Deo By the papers that the Committee OF Sew
enty has disbanded. Well. it's good thing |
Thoy made spasmodic-- effort, and now
ehey're gone TO sleep. We must stand for
honest elections, must stand for single
headed commis issions. That's the ground on
which to fight these Republicans and the
nearer wc appronch the next election the more
feel tho approach of great victory"
John J. Delaney also spoke.