New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-04
COLER RAPS ROOSEVELT.
ATTACKS SOME MEASURES AFFECTING THE
CITY WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAS


Controller Coer raped Governor Roosevelt
era times In his speech at the annual dinner of the
Alumni Association OF the New-York Homeopathic
Medical College, which held at Demonico's
last night. The toast TO which Mr. Coer responded
THE City of New-York,'' and the motto
printed under the toast the menu
Soft you, a word or before you go.
-(Othelo, v 2.
The Controller began by saying that the printer
had stolen from him (Coer the prerogative OF the
chief executive of the State, he has absolute
ownership Of all the personal pronouns." Turning
then the consideration Of the city. he said It's
politics heretofore had been run on the Miller
syndicate principle and 10 show you the dangers
that confront u.s. he added. Il want to review
for you of the legislation passed at the re-
session in Albany, and prove to you that high
sounding moral sentiments in the mouths Of our
representatives of no avail unless carried in
action
Mr.. ,Coler then spoke of the stage line fran
fhse m o b the close Of the session
which he said had been signed by the Governor in
ofciaIs The Controller declared that the the ny
heritance Tax Appraisers bin had been signed
Pubcans and that the chances are that the the city s
will lose one-third Of its inheritance tax thereby
Turning next to sducationsl questions MI Golfer
salaries in one city department e the extent Of
from $500 600 to 10000 year without giving the
One little sleeper" in that bill he said. barred
out the CltyS COntroller from having voice in
the expenditure of S20000000 a year, by the Board
of Education He also complained that the I.egis-
lature had not repealed the Ramapo Water Com
pany's charter
Other speakers at the dinner DR.. W. w
Backman. DR.. Charles II. Helfrich, Charles E.
Hughes. ]. Williams Macy, DR.. Ralph A. Stewart
who responded for the class of 1900 DR.,
Timothy Fild Allen. President of the Board Of
Trustees. The diners numbered about four hun
dred
DR.. Helfrich acted POSTMASTER. and introduced
Mr.. Coer as "a man who gets at the right side Of
public questions" adding, and he is not
cramped for room either because most of city
officials the other side" Mr. Hughes, In re-
spending to the toast OF The Law told a story
of facetious miner who ascending deep
said the miner how far do you suppose the bot
tom of this shaft is from the bottomless pitt" II
can't tell you in miles" responded the minister
but If you Will let 80. you will be there in a
minute"
Before the dinner began the alumni elected the
following officers: President E W. Kellogg. 81
Hartford, Conn; first ce-presldent. Ralph
Jenkins, 81, Washington; second vice president,
c. E. Lane, sS. Poughkeepsie n. Y: third vice.
president. Lynn A. Martin. sc. Binghamton, n. Y
executive officer. Charles Mcdowell, rs. New-York:
treasurer. J. B. Palmer '92, New-York; recording
secretary. E. D. Rudderow, s5 New York: CORE
sponding secretary, Edwin S Munson. "a New
York necrologst, ]. P. Rand 's2- Monson, Mass
Of Directors, H ]. Person, a. Brooklyn; Nathaniel
Robinson SO. Brooklyn; H. W. Foster. 81 Mont
clair y: j.: G. A Groves. 81, East Orange. n. j.
G. s. Macy. 81. New-York: George w Mcdowell
York "