Year: 1873

Henry Smith E. Delaheld Smith, Van Mort. and
Stebblns Mr. Lowery advocated this amendment.
II did not look well for the Republican Legislature
to cut short the term Of Mr.. Green, Democrat, and
to Keep in Republicans. 1t was unfair treatment of
Mayor Havemeyer TO do this thing and contrary TO
the position assumed and pledges gwen by the lead
ers OF the Republican party that they would carry
out municipal reform without regard to partisan
considerations.


Mr. WOodin cOntended that il was reform to take
power out of the hands OF the Democratic party.
Mayor Havemeyer out of sympathy with the
Republican party. There was no necessity and no
obligation to step ont of the Republican party to
find men to administer the affairs Of the erty hon
estly and efficiently.


Mr.. L0wery inquired If Police Commissioners
Henry Smith was such man.


Mr.. Woodin replied that he knew nothing of
Henry Smith. He had The other evening seen 1s
Republican Senators in the voting to retain
Henry Smith 10 Office, and they knew much about
Henry Smith then they did now. He offset tins
vote of confidence against the denunciations of the
newspapers. he would not place Democrat in any
Office from street scavenger TO President Of the
United States. Not that he objected TO Democrats
as individuals butit question Of patronage, and
this patronage of the City of NewYOrk belonged TO
Republicans. 1t had been said that the Mayor was re-
spOnsible for the good government of NewYerk City
1t was not so. The Mayor was only responsible for
the proper exercise of the modicum of power which
the Legislature might give him. A great deal had
been said about the legitimate functions Of the
Mayor. What were legitimate functionsi Only
such functions as were allowed him by the law. The
Republican party as party is responsible for the
government of the City of New-YOrk. Let us, then,
take the Offices and let the Democrats go hungry.
LET Ms rre8t them as they would u.s.


Mr. Lowery-Did the Senator ever know party
to gain anything by doing mean thingi


Mr. WOodiu-It is not a mean thing but a right
eOus thing.


The Senator also argued that it was profitable
thing because it would give the Republican party
next November an efficient engine TO reduce the
Democratic majority in the City Of New-York. The
sole purport of Mr.. Woodin's speech was to prove
that ii was the one great mission of the Republican
party to keep Democrats out Of Office.


Mr.. Lowery asked if Senators were prepared TO re-
tain in office the President Of the Board Of Police
man who two years AGO attempted to break up the
Republican Convention at Syracuse, and 60 exclude
Controller Green because he was Democrat


M johnson read TO the Senate the letter of Thos.
Murphy. Chairman of the Republican County Con-
vention rendering to Nh. Hayemeyer the nomination
for Mayer.


MI. Lewis luslsted aJ great ltuEbu tAat II " ~
their duty as Republicans to keep Republicans in
Office and turn Democrats ont. That was the way
parties were managed, and the way to retain poEt-
zeal power. That was sufficient reason for turning
Mr.. Green out and keeping Henry Smith In. 1t was
true there were accusations against henry Smith,
but they were mere newspaper talk. and 1t was IN
famous 10 blacken mans character on such
grounds when be was not here TO defend himself
Let ms stand by our political friends and retain them
ID Office until the expiration of their terms.


D. P. Wood earnestly insisted that the Republican
party was in honor bound TO fulfill its pledges TO the
people Of New York and that TO violate them was
not only dishonest but certain to destroy the party


Before vote was taken ON Mr.. Woods motion the
Senate adjourned. Just before the adjournment II


was discovered that Mr. Green would go out Of Office
immediately it having been previously supposed by
nearly all the Senators that he was retained until
the end Of the year.