New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-20
THE LEGISLATURES RECORD.
AN ADDRESS FROM THE REPUBLICAN
STATE COMMITTEE.

PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF THE MAJORITY IN
THE SENATE AND AssEMBLY-THE GREATER
NETWORK BILL. AND THE RAINES LAW
An address ITO the People OF the State OF New
York" was issued last evening from the Republican
State HEADQUARTERS I'm the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
signed by Charles W. Hackctt. chairman OF the
State Committee and b. b. Ode, jr., chairman OF
the State Executive Committee. This Is 'he p@pe'
which Edward Lauterbach. as a member OF the
Advisory Committee presented at the iheeti"s vi
the State Committee held in this city on Sa,uruay'
1t Is a review OF the work of the Legislature OF the
present year, and praises the Republican majority
OF the Senate and Assembly for its record OF
achievements in legislation during the season
1t was originally intended that this address should
be put forth by the Republican state committee
at it's Saturday meeting 1t was discovered, now
ever that some Of the legislation for which credit
was taken had not yet received the approVal OF the
Governor. The paper was therefore referred 10 d
subcommittee composed of Edward Lauterbach'
W. w. Goodrich William Barnes, jr., John 1. Mott
and Charles W. Alexander. to await the action Oh
the Executive All the bills having now been
signed by the Governor to which the State machine
desired to point with PRIDE" the address was made
public.
The address begins with the statement that Tor
the frst time since the administration or Io'ef"or
Cornell the Republican party has been in complete
es of the State government and the latter by ma
orites sufficiently large place absolute response
bility for success or failure directly upon the
party" The two measures which are mentioned as
of prime Importance upon the achievements OF tho
Legislature OF 1896 are the Greater New-fork Dill
and the Raines Liquor Tax law.
THE GREATER NETWORK BILL
OF tie first the address says in part:
Probably no measure has met with more persist,
ent opposition GHs iatseN paDubcsn nary came
into power 1t found that the same popular vote
which has stricken down Democrauc G dsnresS
that the municipalities lying at the mouth Of Inc
This mandate. confided to the Republican party ana
emphasized the message OF g Repuplican GOV
ernor. was sought to De executes n lssS ny tne ~
PRODUCTION OF consolidation bill whSh owng TO
the narrow margin in the Senate, failed OF passage
Realizing that that mandate hai not spent s 'ores
until revoked by the people me same pll wa wa
again introduced this year and committee was
appointed to investigate the question IN .ne c had
both sides exclusively presented. and AFTER
an investigation which the opponents OF the greater
city movement conceded TO be em!nently fair, i'm
partial and complete. substahudny untnIinons .
port made to the Legislature recommending
the passage If the bill
The main objection urged by those who assumed
to represent strong sentiment IN me ely OF
Brooklyn viz: that the terms and conditions should
be declared in advance OF consolidation. Is not one
that VIII bear serious scrutiny because the people
had declared for consolidation without terms ana
II with a Republican Senate and an Assembly
and a Governor to he elected Oy inc people At tne
next election 10 determine what those terms and
conditions shall he. The final solution Of all these
important questions rests, as 1t should. with the
people OF the State.
The commission provided for in this bill to frame
charter viii recommend a charter to he submitted
TO the representatives. Of the people and their
judgment will he final. II should now be no longer
question OF consolidation. but all. whether friends
foes Of that proposition. should work together 10
devise a system Of municipal government that shall
be fair and just all interests and localities. and
should emulate each other In reaching conclusions
that viii measurably solve the pressing problems
which confront us remembering always that tho
Republican party. having assumed the responsible
lily for this measure. must be safely trusted
with working out its final fruition.