New-York tribune., 1921-12-28

to him and letting him have all the
rope he wants to hang himself"
A second roll ca 'nilcd to get the
required nrmNer of votes, and the reso
luton was lost.
rec,icalN all the Aldermen who
failed of reelection in November, or
o. ONE other reason do not continue
in service next year delivered fare
well addresses, aging nice things
about their political opponents End ex-
ch"r"irc Happy New Years. While the
Republican membership in the present
board was cut down from twentysix
to twelve at the last election, there gre
several veteran Democratic Aldermen
retiring Michael Stapleton. Democrat,
rom the old Cd Aldcrmanic Dis
trict. Manha4tNn is the Oldest IN serv-
ice Of the retiring Aldermen in the
board. having represented the district
for eighteen years.
William P. Keuncally, Democrat, with
twelve years service from the "Gas
House District" and Vice-Ch oirman of
the board, is or the retired list. John
F. McCourt, Democrat, from the 5th
District with ten years service, was
lers ated out of office by the reap
portionment, as was Bernard Donnelly,
with eight years Of service from the
old 1st District.
No Socialists on New Board
The only Republican of long standing
to leave the board is August Ferrand,
of the 45th District, Brooklyn, who was
defeated for reelection by less than
300 votes after ten years of service.
The five Socialist Aldermen, who have
represented the Socialist party for the
last six years, were also defeated for
reelection. The new board, which
meets January for organization, viii,
be composed of fiftythree Democrats
and twelve Republicans. In the retir-
ing board there are thirty-sevcn Demo
Gratis, twenty-six Republicans and five
Socialists.
Alderman Quinn. who is coming back,
Interrupted the otherwise affable ex-
change of courteses and New Years
greetings. by announcing that he under-
stood the Democrats, drunk with
power were Planning to seat the
twe.ve Republican aldermen next year
IN the back row CT the large Aldermanic
Chsmber He pointed hi remarks at
Alderman Charles A. McManus, who at
ue : OF the Democrats yesterday
was chosen to arrange the seating for
nr New 0 rd
The Republican aldermen have the
same rights in this board as the Dem
ocrats,' said Alderman Quinn; "but I
understand the Democrats, drunk with
power. have decided that the best seats
we can get are in the last row, where
we can't hear anything at all. They
are not giving us as much cons dera-
tion as the Socialist aldermen have
had"
Alderman McManus said when he en-
tered the board in 1916 and the Re-
puhllcans were in power, he had to be
ssat'sfed with scat in the back row.
He said, however, he would take the
matter up with some of the other
lem cratic aldermen and Gee If the
condition complained OF could rot be
remedled.. Alderman William T. Col
ms, majority Leader, who was re-
Cor vice-chairman netx year, closed a
tea q s~us s on the subject by
nromis'n" tha ''twalvc little Republi-
cans" they would have the choice OF
seats on the minority side of the house.
Farewell of La Guardia
In his farewell address to the board
President La Gua rdia compimentod
Ill the members for their respectful
md fair treatment of him as prcsid-
Ing officer. He declared, however.
hat he had spent some O. the hap
'est moments Of h S two years scrv-
ce on the flor If the chamber He
siUIloiiSlleG tle ,dlCCIlncn TO guard their
own powers and use them more by
themselves and not run to the Cor
pora'ion Counsel, or other outside
sources, For advice. He took occasion
to define his own Republcanism to his
political colleagues on the boaf..
Some Of my Republ can associates
may not have quite understood my
Republcanism," said Major La Guar
Ola. ut is the Repubiicanism of the
.uture. The times are changing The
cope Of to-day are thinking more.
The ideals of to-day may not be the
deals OF tomorrow. 1t isn't anything
to be called demagogue if you are
not one. We must progress. We want
to see things go forward. We mustn't
D afraid to criticize our own political
.amily if the family is wrong. New
YORK is the greatest c ty in the world,
the wealthlest and the most powerful.
but the message | would like to leave
with you is to strive to make it the
happiest city in the world"