New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-12
and C. a Burnett vice presidents [. NJ SIM 1
secretary and Frank Johnson, treasurer. -
will be awarded to-day There is also an exh DUO"
OF dogs
ANAPPEAL TO THE GOVERNOk.
pEs1RNussION OF THE CONSOLIDATION
QUESTION DEMANDED ON NARl-
Gus GROUNDS

ARGUMENTS OF AN ANTI -ANNENATIoNisT PRE-
sENrING THE VOTE OF 1894 rs AN MADE
o,.,rr EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC OPIN
ION AND ALLEGING THAT THE
LAST LEGISLATURES PEoro-
SAILS ARE KILLED r. THE
NEW CONSTITUTION.
The following letters which have been Sent 10
Governor Morton by an ardent anu-anneXatoh-
list are self-explanatory:
To His Exceilency Levi p Morton. Governor OF the
respected SRI In order to cogr,ci i asrs mS quar-
ters and to counteract the "llfu suppr. sslHH ti
dsorton of facts feg,Iing IN gic ms ieter
when truthfully eiucdates the subject 10 the pres
which will accordingly be done. OF Wnich ,H ouu a. a.
hereby very respectfully spprsed VIZ hg gnI re-
Sr Rrooklyn March = 1896
To His Excenency Levi P. Morton Governor OF the
spsc OF Air. a certain self-constuted political
leader OF the marked dem3gogics pHs ~ &C.
and whose na9enee U20n Of o Amos ali tn leading
iourna1s IN ibis state exceedingly unhealt htu mas
IspoTPs s tho to
with the view OF inducing You TO support ms
sass xou Hs oyepnop Of the
70 sanction colossal political wrong y ch he n
stenSs shan he 10 make him the absolute political
ruler Of this state The perio nn Pfesen No Of the
United States than he can transinuie h,,se ~ me
an workers for the next Pres dency will lie
the Republican candidate he can1a,e o o.
thus far.
QUESTIONING THE VOTE.
Tho discussion of this consolidation question has
been characterized by most wilfui perVerslon o'
facts on the part Of Brooklyns enemies 'neie
fore truthful presentation and elucidauon oi ''o
subject is called for. The vote OF lS'i on inc pr
posed union of New-York and Brooklyn was as
the Rev. DR.. storrs declared mercy an a uN
preston Of opinion and not intencsd to he IN any
oseson or After a"f the eecton showed ex
tremely small majority CT q |;tes "a , ibev
wore ropud,ste9 ali trer ante-electon declara-
lions as aforesaid. and declared uiat tn's ~ ~
question at alb was not preliminary and tentative
but fna and entirely conclusive OF me oes da, 20
slnas and u their great city to New-York
'' Al the election in 1894. the unusual number OF
"cons,i,ution ballots with the consolidation bal
lots made difficult to vote nessn ad s 1n% The
siection that they knew not whether they had
voted for or against consolidation 81. .rb.
so-calied Consolidation Commission which, IN
reality. by the act creating H. was deIv rircuIated
pamphlet Just before that election. that there was
no inay about it,. that 1t would he no,nlng o rs
tm mhiost n@ consodation from The NewYork
Tribune. February %
NOT TO BOW TO T c. PLATT
And Va, this vote which decided nothing, is now
declared TO have sounded the deathknell OF Brook
yn: and because Of her protestations she IS 10 De
court-ma rtaled before the Legislature al Albany
which by direction Of its saf-apponted Dictator
has preiudged and predetermined the case against
her and the issuance of decree OF immediate
execution is TO be ordered and unless the chief
executive OF the State of New-York saaii disap-
prove the verdict Brooklyn is TO Dc no more Al
least this is the programme
II shall no; be. Brooklyn has the nalienao'e
right and will insist upon 1t. OF determining her
own destiny and Will no; be throttled into SUB
lection and servitude She will not suner herseii
to be enslaved by command Of Thomas {. Piatt'
Brooklyn contests the light Of the Legislature 10
make the intrinsically urimportant vote OF 1881
basis for legislative action TWO years later on
other grounds also. A consolidation Dill based on
said vote was framed and submitted 10 the iast
Legislature and was defeated: and this last Legis-
lature under the old constitution expired, me
cannot be resurrected unless Brooklyn, by another
vote shall consent thereto. This Is In ACCORDANCE
with universally recognized legislative rules When
the Brooklyn bill was defeated in the Senate on
May ls last all the Newlork Journals announce ca
"kllled" These we're the expressions used. and
without any qualification. And they spoke the
There cannot rightfuly be any action by the
present newly constituted Legislature on any IN
originated under the Old constitution. 1t cannot
take any cognizance OF. or in any manner recoSi ze
any question pertaining the expired Legislature
of ls94-9 The present number Of the members or
the Legislature is 200 while the number In the last
Legislature was only 100. This. for evident reasons
would also be a decided disadvantage TO BROOK yn
Senator Lexow in his report. and various other
persons Of Brooklyn, demands the resubmlsson
OF the question of consolidation 10 the voters as an
indisputabe right. The Republicans of Brooklyn
confidently expect that Governor Morton VIII re-
fuse TO give his official sanction to the injurious
bill under consideration or any similar one. which
may be passed and submitted 10 him. Most respect
fully submitted, SENTINEL"
Brooklyn. Feb. 2s. 1896.