New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-26
BUSINESS MEMS APPEAL TO VOTERS

THE MAIN IssUE IN THE MAYORALrY CONTEST
MIR. ROOSEVELT AS A REFoRMER.
The Downtown Roosevelt Club had busy
time yesterday There steady OF callers at
the rooms, No. At Broadway all day and
ceesions to tho rolls OF membership committee Of
nnance cousstiug OF Gerard Foster Arthur j. Monlton
A. NJ Underhl, George Hamilton Pell and Others snd
committee OF arrangements with BerIamin A. Sands at
It's heaG Orsanized II was decided to hold
,ng day tns week aud that the executive
mttee should meet every morning at $50 until after
election The executive committee reported address.
voters which will DO printed and distributed In
substance IL as follows:
Mr. be should elected OF all
the candidates he by virtue Of MS ms unique charcer abilities
which the Mayor VIII have to do The special work io
practicable existing system oi
government aud to co operate ylth The citizens n procuring
present needs oi tS graf eity & lhs Sat we n,ista
Smsef to undertake It is The worE ior which Of in
sneeay ntsd lie is man Of high moral Impulses vgor
decisive character quick Keen mind D. Is youns and
Youth His c has been crowded with Rc experiences
hs %nas,a n oppcpIancs to study d Practical WORKING:
amt needs Of our city W mo 1 , y amt
public spirit and devotion 10 the welfare OF s cy ana v
ton he will give his whole time his Whole heaE' aHd SOUL u
Mr. roosevelt Is not reformer by accident from selfish
motive be said without eAagseraton when MI ho,. %
s Gs pssscs.oa ~ ION Of 4 elected Mayor The
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merely pei Investigate aud supeflnend every
Of tho departments. hc wall
the Office business ruthless
ia auplr regard To the politics o The
but he will draw around HIM strong ardent band %
and through them Will become the
OF another reform which
stop until have gained fOI tins city proper easue
of selfgovernnent snpihcd AMI improved tile methods Of
administration and created permanent controlling force
III this public sentiment which shall
ate III MayOgay election the consideration Of National
state issues other question than simply tho tness VI
the candidates FOL the duties Oi the Office
The question IS between Theodore Roosevelt and Abram y
Hewitt and the former should De chosen because e the az
gressve champion OF reform But cre could Le doubt
about this II the main question Mr. Hewitt conten.s 70
and law Tho aer confidently that tho best way 70
make your vote count against auarchlsn ana ioi A"o'
principles Is Ia vote for Roosevelt ,,-
The Democracy Is united under very his na'o
but II Is united IN only In lacL oIh w sol ous u'
rrnal discnsO weakened anh uspleu w Tue us-
ecton of Horny Goorges followers ny me Jeuony o tnc
Irving II ali those men ~ imihhy ush VINO
sympathy aud mole tAn AL by The deep re-
volt part OF the County D.mo.aoy who are
with the tremendous tcy nan 10 make 10
win Tanmany 3 support Hence Mr.. HewItts canvass
spirit In veness III the enthusiasm which
hope, o men and loads them
the other band Mr. Roosevelt stands for something posi-
tive AMI Is backed united party There
doubt about that His party Is united and outside the
party he Is drawing aud upon tue
which make for good here because
In nominating him the Republican party correctly interpreted
tCsntinucd ON Finh PsGeJ