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lAs members ~ the Hefofm tIlh d.
and moaus T." Improve them. ~ thrnr-' dinner
~ ~. ,pu for tho season. h"ii ~ ll" rinh.
house. t,fh avenue and Twenty .s"Y' an
street last rI.h' There wrro ti9 diners
e. all ~ tto 'nl,lc' md they di'pltri u great
| deal uf ou'hus l'r O,ct 'hc speeches "'p"c-
! ally tho-" 81 Comptroller Colot and Edward
/ VI shepard ~ B'oUklvn Tho rcuorel trend
| ot tho arguments advanced by N" -p" 'kefs
was that new methods must be- employed
! II good of lasting nature ia 10 he Ind Mr.
| shepard declared In hi. speech that a splcn-
! did preparatory work for the campaign of
| 1891 wps ~ hnnd IN the revised charter
| lie adv sod that every energy of the reform
| ers be dos o'ed 10 forcing the Legislature to
! adopt ,t aud - prevent the politicians from
! taCking amendments 10 IT, most important
feature. 80 ~ To render them useless
Former Secretary OF the Treasury Charles
| q fairchlld was 20 have presided at the dinner.
but AZ the last moment sent word that he
! would be unable To do SO. So Former United
States District Attorney Wallace Macfarlane.
the President Of the club. took his place at
the head Of the table ON his left sat Mr.
shepard and on his right Mr. Coler. Others
present were r.. Ellery Anderson. Wheeler IA
pcCkham, Everett L. Wheeler. X. X. Bowkcr
Paul Fuller, 4 Augustus ilealey. John De Witt
! Warner. Gcorg. Foster Peabody and Joseph
Iarodue. letter from 81 Clair Mckelway.
who had been asked to address the club but
| was unable to be present, wns read. The
following paragraph IN IL elected much
| applause.
Experience in efforts 10 stop the sale OF
law 10 crime and he purchase of protection
| by shame, 'or money. convinces me that it
| can alone be done by the political destric-
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! PER- ''ns " '''' II - "'''e !" '"l''' 'ne
reform OF an ahu-e 50 mons'rons by hose In
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| "'Rih'"'''UhS 'eSp'n''''e io' "nu p'oi''hs
deayor 10 end the ahomiua'ion without a
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sane, s,on9 an" ia',.ns u'"h " u"' anu
practical civic patriotism will he only pIr-
tur.sau. spa,in. not n successful war care
must also Ina ,aLan 70 nro,.ct The ,rnve,ra,t
hn, vhn 4, mo-, Know how and ubose rsn,,'
,o,,on as nnh,,c WORKER. resi-. ON the num-
ened bv their int.mperance of speech and by
their untenchahle, errors Of Judgment
n brief address on the Subject Of the evening
lie said in part
cnpR.prIoN AID yICY prE TO IGNORANCE
.nnr .,I,i.c, tonight ia q broad nr.
think fur myself that there is a great deni
IN New York that makes IT, a. a city corn.
pare favorahly with any city in the world
may 9, r,iSi win bad conditions In thn Citv'
Ne all ayre. that Ia spots the conditions IN
%g "Tn . f cy ar" n"a Slr 3na Wi ha v
not dcyot. itself primarily 10 promoting
,he commercial welfare, Of the individual but
the commercial. and what IL more important
the moral. welfare Of the whole community.
,o tnks ar, interest i'm that line OF polIticai
eccsniricity known as the Independent move
broken record Of failure. ilaugh,erl / have
been able TO see some things that strike mo
other evils TO icno-ance The only cure
is the gradual enilgitenm.nt Of the ieuorsnt
,i"h or tHc Door II our c,r1nalsns bacome
one Of those partisan nbiuations that we've
Iroyrinent, but no permanent results. and
the ca ampaign from an educational stand
p"ln, poi Wv viii be worthlcss. lie idea of ,n hon
". ,n,ist trust to for aiv real Improvement
Il j. an idea worth feh,ing for and Nghtine
for hard MS nay nay hayr h,,; 70 3, wal, at, for 4 PPa
repaid for the fiehr
Comptroller Colrr wa. heartily. ch.ered
'a'u VI p"o, o, r,ru. v ,vso,,
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Comptroller Coler said: In politics and
public AFFAIRS reform ~ always a popular
cry, but there may be conflicting opinions
~ to what constitutes the real reformation
of corrupt or imperfect government with
much reason and Argument on each side.
Th. professional politician is usually dis
posed to decry and Iidlcule the Professional
refOrmer. and IN" latter can rarely see any
good in the politician. 10 accomplish the
real and permanent reform OF Cty or State
ROvrrnment tho movement must Ue carried
beyond a reduction oi expenses, and the !
end aimed AZ must he hlShef Than the mere !
defeat of one party or iacuon, the turning |
out of one set OF Officers and the putting in !
Of another set. There are two popular anu |
widely prevalent ideas 81 REFORM as applied |
to city goNernment, and IN TINS connection l |
speak with especial reieTenCe TO conditions |
and nrtuiOns in the city Of New York One |
impression is that reform means nothing |
more thnu areducuon OF expenses and Taxa
ton, cutting down OF ohlces and salaries |
In the publr service. Inc other. and this !
u the ieeinR of large element, II not a |
majority ot the population. ~ that n reform |
government would mean oppression, enforce |
ment OF blue laws ana annoying restriction |
ui individual hberty.
To accomplish the permanent reform |
Il government or political conditions III |
Now YORK. the latter eleinent ~ the cosmo- |
pulitan population must be recognized. |
Ieasonel with and educated 70 the point |
Il better Understanding ~ the motives |
ara PURPOSES ~ the men Who TRY - lead |