The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-16

the bill vas amended 80 that the Mayor
and the Recorder will serve out their terms.
But four Of the eight Aldermen, who are
the real governing board Of the oity, will
have their terms cut in two. That is, one
half Of the Aldermen who are elected for
four years will serve only two years
In addition to this, all the appointive
officials are legislated out Of Office. Even
the police force. the members Of which by
a curiou provision Of the present charter
are city officers, will have TO 60, This is
considered especially unjust in view Of the
fact that a majority Of the force can never
get back, having passed the age limit at
which the civil service examination for
appointment can be taken The chief OF
the Fire De partment, the City Treasurer
and the City Clerk are also thrown out.
In addition to these the ripper bills put out
Of Office the nine members Of the school
board, the four members Of the Board OF
. Public Works, the Eve members of the
Water Commission and the five members
Of the Park Commission. II is provided
that hereafter the school commissioners
shall be elected by wards and that the other
boards shall be bipartisan instead Of non
partisan. as they are nov In other words,
the scheme Is a grab all around to make
sure that Malby's friends will be taken care
Of no matter whom the people want TO
administer their affairs
Among the Influential! citizens Who are
~outspoken in their opposition 70 the ripper
bills ls Thomas Spratt He said that the
measures constituted a political scheme
unworthy Of the Senator from this district.
The acts, said he, we're passed without
consulting the wishes or the feelings OF
the people Of the community. Originally
the day for holding the city election was
fixed by the Republicans on the second
Wednesday in May in order substantially
to d~isfranchise the sailors residing in this
city, a large majority Of whom we're Demo
Gratis Experience has taught the Republi-
can politicians Of this city that while they
| succeeded in disfranchlsing many sailors
by fixing the election date at a time when
most of them we're absent from nome they
were still unable To control the vote Of the
city.
"Ogdensbrrg has for the past six years
been steadily Democfatic and the people
have liked the administration so well that
the party continually increased in strength,
SC that to-day every member OF the Com
mon Council is a Democrat. There Is no
city in the State where municipal affairs
are carried on more efficiently, more hon
estlv or more economically than in Ogdens-
burg. Our city is growing, our people are
satisfied. and in my opinion if these acts
are finally jamned through the Lagis-
lature. the Republicans will hear from the
people next fall.
Last May we had a full and fair election,
at which time the Mayor and Recorder
we're elected for two years and four Of the
Aldermen for four years. Members OF the
| Board Of Education we're also elected, and
have performed their duties satisfactorily
| and well There mas been no demand on the
part Of the people, Democrats OF Repuo!!-
| cans. for this radical change-you might
say for this annulling Of the will OF the
people by legislatirg the oflc,1ls OF their
! choice out Of Office.
There can be only one solution Of this
act of a half dozen politicians who have
secretly connected and with reckless dis
regard of the rights Of the people intend
to PASS these outra geous measures, and
that is that they intend 70 obtain large sums
of money from outside sources for the
alleged use Of the general election but
With the intention to spend it as they DID
two years ago at thu general election TO
debauch the voters.
L am sorry as a citizen that Senator
Malby should lend himself to perpetrate
such an act upon his neighbors and in the
and 7 am sure that it will prove more OF a
detrinent to him and his party than II
will to those at whom the measures are
aimed" .,
Msyor Hannah said that in his opinion If
Senator Malby had some plan Of advancing
tba city's interests be should have had a
nublic meeting for the discussion OF the
nroposed changes. If they met with popu-
lar favor the Senator was sure Of firm sup
port.
The ward system was all right here,
continued the Mayor, until a few Repub-
rcans concluded that the then large Re-
publican majority in the Third ward would
Offset the Democratic ma jority in the othei
wards and they brought about a change
10 the present system. will favor what
.h;rE ;s best for the city but l like to see
business of this kind conducted in the open
corbinine a city election with a genera
oIeotion Tould tend TO dwarf municipa
matters The municipal boards are doing
eycellent work, and it would seem unwist
70 have disturbing interference az the pres
ent time"
To an impartial observer the machine
~Ran,bliosns. the only citizens vho admit
favoring the measures, put out a very !am'
defence Of the proposed changes 1nel'
ch;ef NV is that the bills will result in econ
on,v Major ". H. Daniels, CoI.ector OF
tba Port Of Ozdensbur1, who is one o.
The Weather.