The daily gazette., 1883-11-03
A VOICE FOR REFORM.
SENATOR BAYARo SPEAKS IN
PHILADELPHIA,
A GOOD WORD FOR 6, DAVIS PAGE
MIR. Bayard Refers TO the Benefits of Good,
HOnest, NOn.PartisOn Govern ment, Rnd
Gives World of Good Advice.

Philadelphia Democrats beld large and
enthusiastic meeting iE horticultural Hall.
last night, at which Senator Bayard was the
principal speaker Mr.. Bayard was received
with enthusiastic applause, and said 'sI
nave an inherited interest In the great city
OF Philadelphia, In her local government
lor 1t was here that my ancestry lived. It
IS my duty to remind you, tonight, that You
are lighting for those blessings which pray
| a merciiul God may be extended all over
this eountry-for 6 local selfgovernmeut.
Tor the home control of your home affairs.
| IL Is not principles not men, but princlplea
and men, We want, ia office, righteous
| honest, conscientious men, true men, men
OF sound principles. You have city con.
troler to elect. l need not remind you that
it was first under the administration of Rob-
ert Z. Pattison that that high office attaiued
the dignity and importance to which It Is
by right entitled. The functions OF the ad-
ministratlon having arisen above those of a
mere arithmet'clan. Under his wise execu-
tioD OF the affairs of the department it has
developed soul as well as a body, a spirit
as well as dry substance. When Pattison
left the office it fell into the hands on one
government ever witnessed the disper-
sion OF band of robbers moro
dishonest, more proaigate, than that DIS
placed from public power In this city during
the past six years. Look back over that
period and see what has been accomplished
LOOK at what villainy has been expused at
what Official rascality has been uncovered I
See how capable and prompt to rightly ex-
ercise the control of local government the
public has proven itself when there was the
sufficient will and motive power Men
nave been put In the penitentiaries who
ought to have been there long ago.
Let US regard this issue of the city con-
trollership. VIII you put up the iaithless,
the inexperienced, and pull down the faith
tuis viii you put up the coward aud strike
down the brave9 viii you pull down the
honest man and establish in his place the
peculator and the riugsterl Let me tell YOU
what the people who are away from the
scene OF this conflict are saying about it.
They are regarding it as a contest where
there is but one issue at stake--the purificA-
ton OF your city government. You do not
need to have called to your mind the i'm
mense public debtrolling up in vast stridea
when your present Governor, Mr.. Pattison.
assumed the collect0rship, and now comes
his successor claiming reelection at your
hands, In order that the great aud good work
may go on. sNo man can doubt the probitv
OF his conduct or the homo of his admlnIs-
tration. have no doubt but that all lovers
OF just and righteous selfgovernment, ire
spective Of party, will give him their support
NJ ShS poAle' IOu euOulu look with 0lBtruSE
upon a man who fears to speak for what he
desires.
81 repeat, that what you want Is an honest
man. Him you have found. Trust him,
therefore, according to his acts. Honesty,
above all things is indispensable in the ad-
ministration of an Office OF such vast import
anee. The present expenses of the city are
nve times as great as those of the entire
General Government 50 years ago. The
character OF your people depends upon pros
perity--upon the enjoyment OF thateomfort-
able subsistence that elevates him above the
brute This is dependent upon the rightful
and economic administration of the city
affairs. Respect for the probity of your
city government constitutes your seif-re-
spect. | am proud of my public citizen
ship, because / am q Democrat. Poll
tics is not plasure, toy, "a diversion, in
which the most skillful juggler receives the
greater share Of popular applause. II is
necessary adjunct to selfgovernment-S
subject grave and Of deep Importance. The
only fitting sequel 10 the saving, during the
past six years, of eleven millions of dollars
to your great city will be the election to
the Office of city controller of 8. Davis Page.
In his desire for this election he is Influenced
by no consideration for pecuniary emolu-
ment. In the pursuit of his private prac-
tce have no doubt he could make much
more money. What he desires is to carry
out the great work of reform inaugurated
by Governor Pattison."
State Senator Eckley B. Coke followed
Senator Bayard.