The daily sentinel., 1899-01-25
GREATER NEW YORK.
POWERS BESTOWED UPON ITS MAYOR
WILL BE ALMOST AUTocRATlc.

Ths Annual Burning Expenses II the New
Munioip~lity WIN Exoeed o7s.0OO. 900.
Its Employees VIII O.tnuu,bsr the
United States Army.
The mayor to be chosen by the halt
million or more electors of the Greater
New York on the first Tuesday of Novem.
ber will be at the head of a municipality
the annual running expenses of which will
exceed t76, ,OOO, 900, while the roster Of Its
employees will be larger than that of the
United States army. The term of the
mayor will be four years, extending until
Jan. 1, 1909, or nine months beyond the
present term of william Mckinley, the
president of the United States.
The powers Of appointment and removal
bestowed upon the next mayor during the
nrst six months of his term are summary
and sweeping. No municipal officer In
the history Of the United States has been
permitted to exercise such powers before.
The mayor, too, will be influential in or
ganizing the new city government for all
time, many of the details having been left
by the charter makers for determination
and adjustment in the establishment and
subdivision Of city departments.
The voters Of the enlarged city will be
more in number than have ever participnt
States, and thay will be called upon to
elect mayor who, whatever differences Ct
opinion may have divided them in the
past, will come before them upon an issue
practically new and all Important to q
successful administration Of city affairs.
After Jan. /, 1898, New York will
have, more than ever before, the control
Of the financial affairs Of the whole coun
try. Whatever question there may hav.
been Of New York's supremacy in com
meroial, manufacturing and productive
interests will exist no longer. The Greater
New York will be foremost In all branches
of manufactures, as has been well Illus
trated in the documents published by the
Merchants association. 1t will be clearly
and permanently at the head of all Aineri-
Gun cities. Long the largest among Amer
loan ports and In the collection of customs
revenues, the enormous and increasing
concentration and consolidation of dnaD-
cial interests here, of the interests of rail
road companies. banks, bond and trust
companies, savings banks, benevolent and
fraternal orders, and the life insurance
companies and other institutions, will put
New York 90 far at the head that there
will be no possibility of rivalry.
For the safeguarding and protection o.
all these interests and Of all those who are
represented in them It 10 imperative that
the man chosen ~ mayor ahall II the rep
resentntive and candidate Of q political
party Of principles iustifying the oonH-
dsnoe Of property and civilization. Hap
PLY such party Ia now the dominant
political organization in the Union, and
its predominance at last years election
affords promise that 1t will be put in pow
er and on guard over these tremendous In
teress This 10 simply the dictate Of COM
mon sense. The Republican party will
represent law, order and financial security
and honesty against the foes Of property,
Of law and Of commercial std bility. The
choice Of the people of New York Will not
be between two men candidates for mayor,
but between the two parties-two theories
Of government.
On such an issue a. this, the only issue
Of the canvass, the party back Of a candi-
ate is Of first Importance. It Is essential,
moreover, that the nominee shall be In
full and complete accord with the party
which, on a clearly defined platform. puts
him In the field and responsible to that
party.-New York Sun.