New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-24
MAYOR WRITES OUTLOOK
N CHARTERS DEFENCE
why Not Give Me a Fair Shown
He Asks Or. Lyman Abbott,
Then Replies to Editorial.
No SECRECY, He ASSERTS
nenies That Proposed Charter
Gives Mayor More Power or
Curtails That of Other
City Officials.

,,s,-c- csvnor returned 70 his public
a,.erce ~ the proposed new city char
Gov Yesterday. In a letter 70 the Rev
n LYMAN Abbott, in which he init
r,otsd that The editorial on the charter
a. recent number Of The outlook
,rse neither honest nor fair.
NV feeling on reading your editorial
q. one Of encouragement said the
Navor. Why not give me a fair show?
,,-bv mass every irresponsible falsehood
20 erbarrass me. instead of helping me-
have STAYED here all summer prin-
cirarv 10 help I'm this charter matter.
want 10 do what is exactly right.
Thar know DO YOU not know II also :
Have YOU the least dourr Of ito
The Mayor began his letter by say
,re. "I have read your editorial about
,bo city charter. as YOU requested me
10 10. and I can only say that l am
s-eativ surprised by it, Later, he said;
You very conveniently say; Into the
eefa1s Of the charter We do not neeu neI =
M enter 7 beg 90 differ from YOU II
,og enter into the discussion AZ al, uy
tails are the very things which We an ASK
If Won am doing my best 10 get de-
tails and help 20 correct ana perIe'L 1ue
r-a-'er ] exceedingly regret the iaI0e
..arerenfe I see made from daN 70 DAY
r.f KS most of them are by people CIV Ell
+o false0Ood and UnCharity as profess
sion 1 paw no attention 10 inem. o...,.o,...
heed what YOU say On The outooh
because many OF as have not vet given UP
inc habit of wears in turning 10 ne Oul-
look for correct ana llnpal la4 Sld't-
-er-~ T hope We shall not nave TO 'e-
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lave Won read the proposed charter ana
point out just what you object i'
The Mayor repeated what he has said
before in regard TO the inception of the
charter. how he had asked the Legs
la,ure of 1910 20 lay over the question
for a year and how he had appointed a
committee of city officials to draw up a
new charter. Those now engaged in
exargerstion and distortion gave no as
sistance." declared the Mayor.
Publicity Of Secret Charter.
he went on TO speak Of the hearings
isst winter and those now being held.
and added
And vet in spite OF all this publicity and
years ~ work You and others call the
proposed charter secret CHARTER YOU
even 60 20 the extreme of saying thdt IL
IS proposed 20 impose on four mlilloh peo-
Me tho organic law under which lneN are
Ia live without giving them any Oppor-
turirE 20 take part m framing IL, without
asking their opinion of II, WITHOUT dt4 -dIlII
IN them with its provisions. without slN-
Yg them any adequate opportunity 10 us
How DO you Justify yourself in making
such an assertion as this d. the lace OF
me facts OF publicity which / have stated
above. What other means OF pu1Lcity ana
& iscISslOu 90 you propose
The Mayor said that he was helping
IN the charter because he wanted 10 DO
.uhat he could 60 get a reasonably good
document. Il have no political bias or
feeling about the government OF this
,itv- he declared. why should any
honest person have any? Away with
this petty political bigotry. l have
hated # FOR generation. and hate II
to-day more than ever. 7 only want 70
lave things honest and decent here
The MAYORS letter then went on:
Please allow me 10 specifically notice
,slIr -+qrautnrs You say the powers OF
.ge Mayor have been enormously M
creased Iu what respect pray IN NV.
nc increase. except that following the WINS
and Hammond charters 10 is proposed 90
-.va the Na~or suspensiye veto Over tl'
resolutions of the Board OF Estimate Tor me
.yrenlft-~. ~ money. 1 did not ask lot
s. bur such veto power IS common All
over the country
H. enables loose law or resolution TO be
Suspended nr veto until rpcOnsidered ana
reuassed Tt is taken literally from the
wins and Hammond charters. DO YOU Know
rFdtr Mr. NcAuony drew n. ITO" IS lt
r.at t va- not denounced then
Power Of Appointment
Fru say "'rr Mayors power Of appoint
mont and removal is not 10 be dependent
mon tre advice or approval of any CO
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