New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
TO WORK FOR CHARTER.
ABRAM S. HEWITT AND OTHERS CHOSEN
AT MEETING CALLED By WOMAN'S
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

Under the auspices OF the Womans MUNICIPAL
League a mass meeting was held last night IN
Cooper Union discuss the recommendations or
the Charter Revision Commission. James Mckeeh'
q member OF the Commission. presided
Mr. McKeen spoke Of the criticism that the work
OF the Commission had evoked. He advocated the
adoption OF the charter reported by the Commits
sion, saying that after all the question OF good
government depended on the kind OF men chosen
rather than the laws for bad men could easily and
would nuIfy the spirit of any laws. Frank J.
Goodnow made a brief address. The following reso-
lutions were then adopted:
Resolved That the citizens OF New-York, assem-
Pee Pee n mass eens % On t5 Tfissture 10 ADOPT
the report of the Charter Revision Commission as
presented with the UNDERSTANDING that Sueh aneto-
menIs deemed desirable shall be subse-
Resolved, That the following citizens are re-
quested 10 act delegates Of this meeting OF the
- .So-tio- - ne cbsrrer revision. Abrau
s Hewitt Manhattan; William F; Ogden, Brook
Wyckoff. Queens, and Arthur Hallock, Richmond.
Controller Coler, the next speaker, said in part:
You can elect a saint Mayo, but some people
would find fault with his methods OF adminisIa-
j iac, &c 20 eSistrpct he mind Of the neopie
from the charter revision question now pending in
the Legislature The only time we fight Internally
is at elections. We hear a good deal to-day about
the city budget. which amounts to nearly SOD 0oo0O
and IL you elect a saint Mayor OF NeW-AoTk the
from Albany. Home rule is what We want in this
great metropolis. made up OF more than three and
half millions Of the Intelligent people 10 be
found anywhere on the face of the globe. IT this
great aggregation Of people not able 10 govern
themselves then il may be truly said that civiliza
tion IS failure.
one provision Of the charter with which am in
accord is that after January !, 1904 the bonds Tor
limit Of the city. Then need have no fear OF
the private ownership Of the water system Of the
city That will give plenty Of money 10 go along
in another direction.
Mr.. Coler said he was IN favor OF adopting the
charter as whole.
Edward N. Shepard. who followed, declared that
the average condition Of the city to-day was better
far than 1t ever had been before. The city had
within the last thirty years grown steadily better
The OF a good charter. Mr.. Shepard said, was
the test OF Il good government, whether National
State municipal. The people could not have
good local government until they coulG at all times
90 the Mayor and say to him, Thou art the
who is responsible for abuses that exist IN
the offices OF the city government
been almost unmXed evil He declared that he
was of The opinion that the revised charter, as
whole ought TO be approved.
James L. Wells. the last speaker said that as a
citizen he would not hesitate to open another
Brooklyn Bridge the birthday OF a Queen
(cheeTs) and that il he an Alderman or other
city official he would not hesitate 10 float the nag
at halfmast the occasion of the death or q
Queen. (Cheers and hissesD
'.lo one ought hiss when such a noble woman
lies dead" said the speaker in closing.