New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
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clancy ascertained through competitive EXAMINE
siven to the scope OF practlcabillty is the IeS0s
nized standard for civil appointments H. NV :.
as heretofore political influence exerted IN oeha'I
a. the mere PARTISAN as 4 reward for past or pros,
pective political service. marked improvement iii
the nuafty and value of the service rendered WI
immeSiateiy follow Candidates, as in other coun-
tries vii Il tnemseveSi for oon ,hs ber viii Become Sp-
parent among the civil servants OF e me now
g, conspcuousy absent and esprit de corps sTS
ond only that which we so .IiuCit aLn limited
prize among the uniformed forces Oh ''0
on The other hand It is very great ds 81 PPpes
zen. 20 ms ali that the recommendation VI MS
denf Mckinley for the appointment OF Tbonkjng
sion to examine nS anG Of fRe uned states failed
10 receive the sanction OF Congress a' 10
II will be remembered by very many my d,ress of
night remem6eT i , Ye1y Te body 1851
and 1ss2 to direct an executive depaTtbTni % and
Government TO enter into sSs; was n never contem
plated BY the Constitution. and for whi sdeouatey
not then. and has never since Oe'"'
equipped
THE ENDLESS CHAIN
rb,s action was REGARDED at the time as war
nnasura nur4 and simple. and tolerated as su0'
hut notwithstanding the fact that the wal 'o,' 80.
mated over thirtv years ago. ana 'hal '"e n'ay
nor,Ion OF the war debt has since oeeh a'
:, hos been permitted TO grow into most ihsuiou
- :, National financial weakness, an eholesS
ohain as ex-Secretary Carlisle used 10 can H.
of commercial anxiety and distrus'' iiashe
sol, behind any and every CONDITION OF ProSP,S'
30 ever readv 10 show its face and come 10 inc
,rnn+ xvbenever disturbing cloud Is seen " "P
pear upon the financial horizoI; chat there cam
thlnk we a banking systems successfully OPP
Grated at the same time In this conle and that
me G0velni ia not legitimate must ultimately stand
eside and there cannot be mucn uleae am, n,usf hs
ION that sooner later the Government must 10
gsnhsmsG9 Th yGnT Sub
tsc, raj has very place IN my nea.' r au
per Wne our future influence and fuu5s
Tort are all involved If an aPoio Son your atten
fer for the st iRs Tine AS Of festive Enjoyment frankly
tender it With the members aords
M ooppsortuny that not often SeS S pos e
question is hif & aed make stsia the that was
in the early part Of ,h hast cbamber Of
provide eompiete success shall we permit
It 70 fai LET ms Te when You Your Nomnang Com
ee presented my name ne "a Before any action
Vas ,n taken gave you fair warning that Nth
was your good pleasure to agdn NOV election as
your Endorsement of the project then SO edrheS n
~ advocated; You remember Iae made me you,
nTeaident Tor the fourth time without the in'erven
ton OF single onnosing vote
COMMITTED TO THE PROJECT
think therefore. am justified In believing that
we both stand committed to the successiu' 80 80
ing out of the admirable enterprise to which nav
referred At that meeting a committee was ap
pointed TO formulate plan. which mas since &C., 49,,
done and submitted TO our members wa va.
refer TO two of its provisions; First. mihihish
omount Of 81 1000 is required and no suoscIlptIon
Syii he binding TIL that full sum is piedgeo ~.
second subscriptions will not be consiGerea az etbs
IN any sense OF the term, but as loans 70 We nc
Tbember for which It's direct obligation VIII , De
given bearing such moderate rate or interest. ~
not exceeding per cent per annum as eacm &C., "a &c
surplus income will warrant I'll me oDlsa.IoI, 10
6isrharged Already the OF $500 900 has peen SUI
Srrhed nv bout two hundred Of our memoers,anol II
Ia ~ The remaining one thousand who have nor as
yet responded that address my appear 10 Cull-
tribute the 10Ooo yet necessary TO insure success
II is evident that a very little effort on our Par
is only needed TO accomplish our purpose, any
earnestly beg of you to make It without furtrer
DELAY SO that may be able TO say that arttr
having cared the needs of others (for our mefl-
hers have been princely In their gifts along the
lines of charity, philanthropy education ahd' IN
fact every good and servceable work. we have
az last decided for ourselves under that
home 1 Will not urge you from the standpoint OF
duty 10 ourselves as an association, or Oh CIVIC
pride. of obligation 10 our state, whose com.
mercial guardians are, all of which are potent
factors OF influence worthy of our serious CONSIDER
alton. but will plead with you on behalf or those
portrait memories own and so highly prize, {.
the men who have preceded US as members of this
Chamber. and who. in their day and generation
did much toward making this city the COM
mercial metropolis Of the United States, and OF
what Is TO be the portrait memory or each one or
us TO our successors when We are called to take
our places among those silent witnesses who are
continually estifying the energy the enterprise
and the honorable record Of the Chamber Of Com
merce OF the State OF New-York.