New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-04
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q, 1885,;


fair trial Of the enforcement Of politics from mS.
nciPa administration is not supplied by tns have
table and meritorious administrations WHICH nav"
To proportion appointment. among ps5rss; nur.
only different form OF parilsanshp from INA. PuI
sued by party limiting Its choices 10 US OWE me
oers To esnfne csbns, rew1ra' 70 co.ooDDeesasirs
parties. Is essentially the same az 20 "' IT,. min
GTsds " saPPo,er' IN G ssve es 10 the public
service was gained by the improves 81 bs men
selected conspicuous Advantage IN a es "a
ton followed Government which was iouno Dar
evil OF hat offence 70 The general sense Of pro-
prety which he ncumbeney OF fos ams,, or he
lime end As admlnisirailons nose 9"'ss
present review can hardy Dc 100 mgcn ndP.ics rom
municipal rule. hey cannot be ei:ed Poi,caly
they differed from oth@f municipal 1suarIs from
one party 10 seveEa-
CONSTITUTIONAL HELPS SECURED.
Is munic'p i reform the correction Of abuses IN
city government and The securing OF capao's ah'
honest administration in our cities? or Is IL me
substitution OF municipal parties. or o. muneipa'
party. for political parties In civic elections! MUCH
depends upon which OF these questions your prefer
ence is paced Il j. impossible 20 accept ooth.
They incompatible with one anotner' Inc
irsi result suggested might be secured by the course
outlined N the second inquiry. But he first resuis
can BE- secured and has been secured. as we nave
seer by me corse outinsi IN he second
question has been pursued 4 ever, very seldom ~
Inc intel s,afes and. II anywhere. 10 some other
cities ha1 too popnsry mssrf rs;ar ~p fosdy
dream OF ,ime when municipal parties WI, aus. aus
pace political paries or when munS,pa' og
some hing onArd the realization OF ma, cream
ton Of New-York. ccmm6awealih. CongressIona!
and National elections were 20 taken lao account
other year,. Much II expected from this constitu-
tiOnal chang II Il great step forward. l. puts
mnnicIpaI eecii95s should be separated from cleo
lions purely political X puts cons,i,o;;IohAI s.ee
n ons should a5" be- with political struggles.
Il places the contention that politics snou,u r.
INTO and Gs,ermne municipal eesi,ons upon "a h.
defensive The mora etect OF ms ovsn, n, tC
made
oSE THING CERTAIN
one thing is certain The constitutional cnanec
already obtained will not be rescinded REFORMS
may not always so forward. They may for II
while stop but they do not go backward. TINS
one Will stay II may become dry bones or u
may become lie. That will depend on "het"e'
the breath Of purpose and Of courage enters ih'o
f. II will survive as a recourse or as a rebuke'
according as II Is made available or ignored. An
other thing is certain. The separation OF nu-
nicipal -lections from state and National cleo
lions was not made merely for convenience ~ IN
people realized that the TWO elections should be
separate IN time for the reason tnat sney an IN
character. they should be conducted on dnerent
Some further gains have already been made. Il
ism. that politics need not enter into the iay p
mocracy in Cleaning and necessary 10
Repubicanism IN the removal Of garhage and:
in the extinction Of fires Reforrners and moralists
have said these plain things so plainly ana so lonS
to deny them. The municipal party OF me neal
f fairy we " S1upeG ana With its political adyer
sares half-disa med. Moreover II is becoming
ment necessarily is or. at its best estate. ough,
10 BE- partisan government.
THE EVILS ATTACKED.
Beside notice how the evils of municipal gov
eminent. as well of political government. have
been coaterally attacked and undermined. That
has been done By the Civil Service amendment In
the State Constitution That amendment goes
hand IN hand With the one preserving ne auton,
from State ana National elections These three
provisions are Of incaculable possible value; our
Chief Magistrates upon legislation affecting them
must be secured. such an oin, on, If adverse Is
mixed with Other elections. Furthermore. all APP
II 9ha seTvic Of the STATE neludng Giles must
hereafter be based upon fitness TO be ascertained
practicable. must be competitive. | have techni
f tay stated ms constitutional manGate ana wogd
phraseoogy literally burn its importance into YOU
the blessings Of this poyson' it, import ' was uH
suspected by tho professional politicians. Its ador
Il looms out o.. their view with the enormity AMI
deberg on TIA ewes Of mariners q" sf eerpin
from Il fog (ApnlauseD
date would be ineffective without na5ling or eX-
picii eg.s.a ion; That they meant should never b,
OF Appeals Unanimously decided that the mandate was
self-operatlve from the instant Of the beginning OF
The new CONSTITUTION 10 he. and was self enforcin;
forever. without legislation and against all hostile
public service This decIaratior staads II has not not
yet been fully applied Or realized. 1t has however.
more and more. In year TWO. or less. the faoi
will be apparent thai political considerations have
lie service Of the state Then politics viii have al
most as little to DO with municipal business with
commercial business and then the efrontery o.
selecting public agents for public business from
Boh osrtcs win be- ap9reeIaod The e manicin az
party for municipal purposes. which yet hope
As we'll as the moral suDport Of the best cirizenshit
with it in its efforts. Appiause)
TO GET RIGHT THE FIRST REQUISITE
I do not say that such a party will always he
right viii Always win Men are fluibie. Parties
but iaible punched in agreements Com
munities tensely engaged in bread-wlnning
than in communicating In times. when bread
winning Is difficult and many doubtful. II not i'm
possible. government making will 60 on by the de-
laut OF me EoNerhtI through the activities OF those
who iind living IN politics as an Industry: This
cannot be prevented. and 1t should be faced. The
thing. however TO do l. to get fundamentally right
That can be done when the right system is reached.
While X j. true that from faulty systems excelen;
therefore.
that even faulty systems should he structuraly
weakened from mere wantonness II T. also true thar
with right systems Of procedure right results should
De normal and wrong results exceptional. Emphatl-
cally the right system Of municipal government is by
municipal parties. for municipal purposes on munich
pa. lines. Such basis provided the supers tructure
o. government by consent be trusted 10 the vigil
ance OF the conscience and OF interest OF civ
communities on the whole. the most intelligent and
upright communities o. the land At the basis how
ever. or municipal parties: Of political parties
must he substantial morality State elections and
municipal elections nave been made distinct In time
because they are different IN issues in problems and
In duties But there be likeness among ali ot,-
DIVISIONS 81 government on bottom matters We
must not 9ny have clean streets. but clean dollars
~ IN the different ways to get either We 10 not de-
mand both then We will deserve neither and viii get
neither. our Union Is indissOuble Our states are
indestructiOle our cities have been made bv ,egis-
lation and by constitution. Whaf NIL ,hsnn -