New-York tribune., 1896-01-25
The News of Brooklyn

avoid it If we would. Arguments before this
committee by our wsest citizens have revealed DIM
cu!ties and dangers which have stirred Brooklyns
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every participant In this crucial act & which , ne can an
stroy Brookyn's corporate life save for Brooklyns
veal Mistakes may be irrevocaole and errors
state my own views. though with many mis-
eivngs % favor consolation (2) am against
Ply favoring consolidation | do not mean that 1t
r @ 0da ~ e The a 2,
PEELED TO consolidation by forces external to myTre
law Of centripetal force is potent N finance as in
physics Overshadowng New-York Will be victor at
dollars Of wealth in New-iork against slcoOcO0Oe)
in Brooklyn; s750oooOO yearly increase in New,York
while .thc other is already within sooooo of It's
az gsresating I2.oooooo per annun. while the other
is dependent upo9 IL taxation aonc ThSse two
The greater needs the smaller for increase In world
renown ana commanding powrr me n"Hi nn
strength. We may delay consolidation but, IT is
my abiding conviction that we cannot finally de-
fea; 1t. Better consolidation now than further de-
lay with other complications provided the terms
of consolidation shall safeguard the Interests OF
Il am opposed to resubmission: First the people
should be final: any other course IS un;American;
the sHe' r S 'ff 6s peSPc & i aSaSt m ry V9t of
vote. if honestly cast. IS as binding as 'housand;
would create endless confusion and arouse dstrust,
fifth il is said that the vote was merely the express
sion Of desire that II had legal efficacy: that Is
even his desire without any responsibility? Are
there no oauities whatever due the victor? think
there are and that any other theory Is perous and
deusve: sixth. | believe that equitable consolidation
is still Brookyn's desire" II not to-day. then upon
her sober second thought; seventh, the submission
of a charter to the voter would In erect he both
reslbmssion and referendum; eighth. no harm
can Therefore come to Brooklyn by denying resub-
mission: for the above reasons am opposed 10 re-
submission.
Am asked. Is not this what Brooklyn voted for?
Yes but is It broad-mndod. patriotic statesman
ship to assume that by its vote for Consolidation
Brooklyn abandoned her present life 10 STRANGERS
ard her resurrection iife to Tammany Hall? Shall
he hand stayed in framing the splendid structure
I'm which she is to dwell? Deny her this right ani
YOU strike BrOoKyn's sel!-resp"Ct full in the face;
YOU shatter the principle OF home ruii AT single
stroke and You commit a gigantic moral crime.
DO this and thonceforth there Will b" no more
consodationists anti-c0nsolida onists. Already
the government of our great cities Is Our conspcu-
failure. Under BroOk.yn's benign charter she
has the pace In good government for the entire
land. shall surrender this charter without con-
trolling voice in its substitute? As compared with
New-Iork. Bro >klyn's government Is purity Itself.
brooklyn IS of the best alrOInd educated cities
In America; her teachers are better paid by l.
per than those of Ncw-York. How
morals will be conserved: that education VIII be
promoted; that uniformity OF taxation and q! valu
atons will be secured unless the char