, 1879-04-03
MY POLICY.
The New Mayor Outlines the Ideas
. of His Administration.
Removals Of superiors and Bubordtnates
to Be Made Only for Cause.
A Little Excursion into the Field
oil National Politics.

AZ 10 his courae regarding
THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
particularly, asked him what 10 pnrposcd doing As
To them.
~ am q believer" mid he. nfn a trro rcform
OF tho clvi1 servlcu One OF tho frat steps 10 bring
II abott In tho municipality Is to divorce, far %
potsibie. tho Police and Fire Departments from
politics. Learned few days ago that Supt. Scasey
hAd been requested to intcrfcte Ii tho election
TIca1ny. A friend Of h!s came 10 mo to know whnt
intcnac. 10 do. | sent hln word that hsa Do.
parsn'cnt was orcnnizcd to protect thu lives and
property Of ous cltizans, nul not to take part In
political ARht; that he might vote for whom he
pleased. aud my advice was TO tell tioAo under
lin to do lkewssc. since ho wpu!d win moro fayor
with NC by that course than cy asking them 10
vote and work In my Interest. expect TO lot that
Department remain ~ 1t H. and will not interfere
unloFs Gnd 1t necessary for tho Departments
good. II supt. scaycy 10 n good officer II hnva
Understood llu isl, have doubt he will rctnuin
In Ills present position until ho prnscs hlaoif In
efficient. or more efficient mnn Is developed
among his s,teortlnhtcs. think nothing has n
What il should be than 10 lct MI tho men know shat
good conduct nnd attention to duty arc stepping
y What nLuut the Fire Department."
h MHny e tG to th hays no
ui1lccnt utflcer and have hcAri nothing as yet TO
to eo.rssy Unless \ no town ~ thnt ho Is no''
A. Am TO understand that, us to tho
RANK AND FILE
OF both departments also. no changes ars to be
nsnde u the moh are capablsr'
nothing of tho runk and ac. II Will Do my duty 10
dsp!aco every inefficient man and tn rotain every
ssyn ;nsesS men 10 n not ts neo% s; nst' s 5
cause i hnyo mover luokcd Into them; bnt
sall require 6upt. seayoy and Marshal llenner 10
thefo are any. and 10 substitute good oncs Tor
them. l really think that nothing hns greater
tendency 70 % asm9'asc & sisy q The Sxa q Chi
PLACES ieocna upon thcir p"1itcai opnionS" '"e''
snt esse o eSansG IL e es sao
,nculbcr of the Department would b. promoted"
~ s.ll nqt leok on Tho outside, II there Is
.1An 10 tho other Departmental"
tIintend 10 put good men In. and mono but good
"CHANGEs WILL ne MADEl"
~ shall certainly mako some cnangcs In the Of
Gcerr, bnt II lind u necessary for 4 proper nd
mnl.tra,ion 9! ,ho affairs Of thu city to fualn men
THAT applies 10 heads of departments as we'll
no al. Mark yoa, however, I do not mcan
rot. Hut I certainly stall, In making selections,
all e,se being equal, chooss Democrat in prefer.
be Of eogas o os ofRss
0f n Department"
Can @ you o. gtys ms 4, the names of any whom you
II anl anpedgod to human being. I have not
yet been solicited In tho interest of, any onc nnd
have deterMined 70 remain nnbaacd for or aealnst
ments and sec The Kind Of .n,en needed to MI tho
poa!tIons ami tion l shall nick out such ~ Oc-
Have will occupy them creAltably."
III had rcn.on to belteve, sevcra! ajs NO. that
my y,eWs as 10 sapt. seavey and Marshal bonner f
InhFh HHnS
20 70 CT
snd e eWstsy W tho sest!on si.apl ny iaaiy'ass!
oo sse.oa as a.
ENDORSEMENT OF fouR CONGRESSIONAL HHc-
.... oRD1"
~ consider II m indorscmsnt Of my past record
hesnSst 70" Sh a" si ~ Kunncon
mo. / can't ray that. Eot n jatre nimIsr Of
n ay xa VIZ kns s t9 % a
nouroun Democrat, But jal tho cnthustant,c
support q thc pe.nostasy. eTceut il Two q three
i.cana had pons into Tho Hociasistic movement,
Many of them were friendly, md would have voted
precincts whore t1n socialiste pollcd toir votes.
ltaW Hnmy MepunilcGns Fnteu 1of NC u ie lmpossi-
should esy That thc '"' buwl WHY Of WIFI H.
i,onnLjtcam nanors about no,innai into,n.ts ts
brought out lis fu,i TcpuIiican yotv:. md
liaye tut ;crs Ira i've ssuns hnforu tnn ncon1U
an ihat tic ..bioady sbtrt" is ihns AZ ~ ibn na.t
IL NY Wow tho Republican papors male I1,,stako
'i "Wiil s'e' hot 'A'op' III 's'a'a''oh OF caasse''
TIiE pzAocRArs IN CONGRESS
look nnon TIC result here ~ az cncouragcmcnt for
,ne ra 70 go 9eaa w. ~ .of nsIt WIZ tho Admins
SonE.estmen nio ont men ana very probably
iook a. tae OUTSIDE 9, az act Ike th's, and aoaNo
may 70 +, G9nses T. hl % not sIak THO Demo.
CFutR tOn1fChb UfCW MNy GNC0tiEAlCn1Ent OF th}H