The sun., 1896-09-22
NO TICKET, NO BANNER.
LOCAL. ORDINANCE ~ lG<IgeT
THB HONEST MONEY I.ElGUR.

= nsnners Hearing the Names or Caaaidate,
IN the Oniy Ones Allowed 10 HanE tu th,
gtreets, and Those Are Allowed Spn,,
When . Political Campaign Hs Ponai.r n
Owing to peculiarity of the city ordinanc,
governing the display of flags and banners the
Democratic Honest Money League Of Amoric,
10 unable TO announce itself and ita principle,
: 20 the world through insignia suspended on the
street IL was the Intention of the league ia
suspend q largo banner, bearing its nasne and
some intimation Of its purposes, acress the
street In front OF lite headquarters at 10 West
rwsnty-fourth street. With this end in view
the organization delegated Mr.. T. F. Meohan to
! make tho necessary arrangements. Mr.
Z Meehan went TO tho Bureau Of IncumbrAnces
and asked for a permit, giving the name OF the
organization. He got his permit, bot was In
formed that IL required. to mako IL valid. the
signature Of tho Deputy Commissioner of Public
Works. Mr.. Meehan found Deputy Commis-
sioner Howard Payson wilds in his ONCE on the
seventeenth floor OF the American Tract build
ing. To him he presented the permit
=" What candidates does your organization
support2"
:" Mono in particular" said MIR. Meehan. I'VE
arc for sound money"
=" But you must have some candidate. AZ n DO
litical organization"
4 well. we're for anybody who's against Bryan
and Sewail."
How would Bryan and Watson do p, sue-
rested Mr.. Wilds, with q twinkle in his eye. Mr.
Wilds is strong Repub blican. "You see." he
continued. "here's space in the regular form
OF the permit for the insertion of tho names Of
the candidates under the words : In support of
candidates. and that must be filed"
1t 10 filled In with the name of our organiza-
tion," said Mr.. Meehan.
see II is. but that's mistake" replied tho
Deputy Commissioner I'm afraid can't give
yG Son the permit unless You tell me for what can.
" Il Is almost obyiops that as an honest money
league 2. r We are for Mckinley and Hobart"
=, linen why not say so right outi"
said the applicant and he read from a slip as
Tho object and purpose OF this organization is TO
psssSs SS and pos.Se destroy
The silver apostles and promulgated at tchieass Ss
Dss sea tho
All Democrats opposed to the Chicago platform are |
for any
Under that. You see. Palmer and Buckner
Democrats s1 have Just as much cause to enlist
Nevertheless" insisted the Deputy Commits
sionsr. Il ga san't give you permit to hang out
banner. III gladly give You one to hang out O
flag II you'll assure me that you will not put any
lettering or design on the dag
TO appear. BY W hat right does this department
force any organization to declare for a candi-
"The law ia very plain" said Mr. wilds, and he
sent out Tor copy of the CITY Record Among
the ordinances passed In July was the following.
which he read:
That all ordinances parts of ordinances relative
20 permits for tile hanging OF banners across public
streets be anu the same are hereby suspended until
Nov 10 1925. as far as they relate to banners which
voted for at the coming election
Re.olrsd, further, That L0nner indicated shall
be hung ncrnss any street or thoroughtare without
the approval of the Department of Public Works,
"Now. how do we know that your banner IA in |
The interest OF candidates for public office unless
u Is so stated on the banner?"
So Mr. Mechan was obliged to leave without
his prrmit He will report to the League and
await further instructions. BY tho ordinance
md Deputy Commissioner Wilds's interpretR- |
Ion fit.which seems TO be the sim pest and most
firect Interpretation possible. the Democratic |
Honest Money League of America seems dcs-
ined either to name its candidates or to 70
Without n banner
The purpose OF the law" said Mr.. wilds to a
~ reporter yesterday, "is merely to prevent
tanners other than political banners being
= UP. There are advertising banners
1'ded over the streets in this city and we
propose that any shall be put out under
u,iise OF political ensigns. Nothing hut {
ut political banners with the names Of tho
iates will be allowed. unless In some cases !
ow Old Glory 10 be hung out But under i
!, ordinance could not do otherwise than re- !
90 Mr.. Meehan's request for n permit even
pugh my own sympathies are strongly with
!, league which he representa-" n