New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-22

only by the resubmssionists, pure and sinlpe. ,,,
II this IL conceded and It Is difficult to see now lllS
rropositon may be successfully disputed. men me
opposition to consolidation in the city OF Broohlyn
If reasons personal and sentimental, prefer Inc
maintenance of existing conditions ,-o bor.-
" would be strange. indeed, II any CHdhI'.
ever beneficial. should meet with no oDpnSlV';;
RpPos Xn Rr Ths whch has added so enormously
10 the population Of Brooklyn and mas 50 rsna
water supply was introduced only The result Of Of
most determined and spirited effort whe h ,b pap
by the efforts Of the vce-president Of th1 Cens0n
dalton Inquiry Commission the Hon Hon SsHbtteTea o
nost,on. The elevated railroad and trolley system
and the * on march to the from, point
many nilestones in the contest OF i, sn%S and
dsnterested is reactionary and Tsadad ds1e resb
Gained that very many OF rnDse ronk Of the battle
against the improvements just enumerated ana
such statement publicly MADE mas ''''
denied.
REsITBMIssIoN ARGUMENTS.
,u.o r.s,,-r,ss,on,sts relied upon the following
proposltons . ,oo, o
That the question OF consolidation IN 1854 wa
not understood by the people That IL was Os' ~
the consideration OF many other queS'o"S 'Ne" W.
fore the people ,oa
That the vote Of 1894 based upon alleged
instrumentation as TO the effect and as TO the
conditions under which II was given
That the majority in favor OF consolidation IN
1894 was too Insignificant TO be deemed bindihs OF
Tbat he vote OF 1894 was deerminative Of
any question: rna Iu oninion and tina, force
spent with the failure of the Legislature Vi To-" ~
A That the sentiment of Brooklyn has undergone
radical change. and is row opposed u 0o''0
6 That municipal government was failure III ,sr on
the Whole that consolidation wouIa ieau ~
povernment had been solved larger concentrations
Of popuation should be AVOIDED eid NOT be secured in
any event a referendum or the terms anu O
lions should be first had
MR. LEXOW'S REPLIES
rorg, has been said in the recital of the history
Of the Greater New-York movement 10 huca'e
,ho, ,bA nosition assumed BY the re-suomssiois's
is untenable and the nearer we approach 'he uH'
when the vote was actually cast, the more ciea'''
does this become apparent. Ihat cohsoi'ua''0
successful in spite OF the opposition OF ~ nm,
,,ress ~ Rrookyn, In spite of the unto"aiu Oo''-
,,on under which IL was presented, IN spite VI ''
arnun,tion furnished its opponents by reason "a
,sieIve refusal 10 insert equa. atom
in the Of those either sentnentaly or material
~ Interested in It's defeat is reInar hrb has no
00araIIe in the history of the state. s,1es this
consideration OF the v0'e ca ahe part Of the reu
su1issionlsts as indicating lack OF interes res on
ohs question of consolidation. 1t appears tnSt
daen was the Interest OF the people OF 30 3djne
me quue,rDs,snces stated 220i9 more votes ~eie
polled upon that question than upon If the state
" at more than on the Legislative appoT
mcnt which was SO vehe dn,htfl Whether a state
pa ~ circumstances may be cohcelVvu % ~, y
strongly CO. co ,pat vote of 1896 Again. in what COZ
MN are the 10000 who did not vote 10 D tbev
Certainly o The column Of those who were either
in favor of the proposition OF d. e"S' NV "
p0sru me second pontthe committee is unable 10
nnd warrant ut 1874 SF was based Upon alleged
enresentation as to It's effect and as 10 tle cul
ions under which Il wss g ra to believe that the
Xnie was not fnality but simply an expiesso'i Va
ppsion Of the true principle governing me
pdmm' It was not fnality II was an eXp'v ySCh
Of opn ,2nns sp Of Brooklyn could only express an
nin,on which would in no sense De ma ne resi-
ib the legislature The popular vote oraerT T 10
1894 was concession maze by 'n and not because
t9ose inherent right Of suffrage upon that queS-
ti0n ,,s third point the third contention pre-
saD.s Az proposition novel in America po', o,I
economy To depart now F4 that majority no
pocb how small shall be as conclusive as one no
matter how large, would be as To the very es-
ns majority rule and popular institutions ana
ssnce Oh conceded would be in contradiction OF an
Il here c,oonce1ents. We who hold our Offices BY
nm viii OF a majority OF the people howeror sii
cannot 81 majority OF one. honestly cast and
than than that banned. IS for all purposes final deter
inarion os am Thousands and of thousands
NAV ~ fourth point that the Voe VI lo'i va
not determnatiye ou eeaMNiine opinon. which spent
t. force with the Legislature OF ioSv, .Ac erad
s his proposition has been areaqy , en
The Argument that the mandate % ina, be e
rs II might be otherwise If the legisla,ufs
,sr had afrmatvely d.sapproved me S
feated I'm the Senate last year ' ,D -, thn Taoi,
Assembly passed to carry OUT the W.. "a. % h o1s
on Greater New-York as expreSseu d inc P'''''
,s TO CHANGES IN SENTIMENT
IN .,o och no,nt. that the sentiment OF Brook
~, had undergone a radical change, whch shoui'
h. considered by the legislature asSu"'7 ~
we are authorized TO consider a piea Vi . -
,bn character Of which is in conflict with many
:, o,.i.,ons hereinbefore laid down, 1t woulc
80. t,ses largely as a question OF fact, TO be de
ter,r,ned az ALL such questions are by pre-
nonderance q, evidence We have not taken tesi
nony under oath but we have listened to all th'
statements and arguments made. pro ana GIL az.
have reached the conclusion that IL a.! -hin -
in sentiment has occurred IL Is mo-. nLd,s No ar
consolidation. and some OF the sPeaanSS' ~, 10,
peared consolidation adnnltlcu .Iath ~
had vigorously opposed Il in 1854 os oSiP|v -, m,
work at the polls. while a large maui ~ =,
great institutions OF Brooklyn, the leaoeIs ~
those great enterprises that go FAR oWaiu MANI i
UP the prosperity and grandeur OF Una. r.,S, a.
Guiding the banks railroads and trust companle:
and mercantile establishments. by repIess @ a,
and petition placed themselves on record as II
favor OF municipal unifcation. very Idise ma
. FORTY OF these agreed that consolidation was ~ ~
only desirable from every point OF view" ~, az
Cured in the conclusion that resubmission Woul.
find not less than 20 10 80 per cent or the peoplc VI
II was conceded by all that the vote OF 1874 was :
purely non-political vote Questions or po'i.Ica
exgency have now intruded themselves ana upoi
unifcat!on might be determined 1t was II
1884, free from all party and partisan consideration