New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
THE MAYORS DECISION.
HE ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL NO LON
GER DABBLE IN POLITICS.
THIS STATEMENT CALLS FORTH NUMBER OF
SARCASTIC COMMENTS AT THE EXPENSE
OF BRooKLyNs CHIEF
MAGISTRATE.

MAGISTRATE.
Within the last two or three days Mayor Wur-
ster has arrived at a startling conclusion. he
saws he Ia not politician either by breeding OF
bv predilection He has taken the temperature
Of local politics during the last few weeks. Sizing
I'm tho situation a. II were. and has come 10 the
decision that the chief magistrate OF a great city
can fortify himself much better In his position oy
leaving the intricaces Of politics to others YES
terday he announced his decision In these words'
ct have been observing my fellow-cit'zens
closely. and have reached the conclusion mat
they do not desire their Mayor to dabbie IN poll
tics. either National or local. propose TO act on
this propositon during the remainder OF my OIL
cial life"
With this brief statement Mr. Wurster. by his
manner indicated the subject closed. ana wouid
not go deeper into his reasons for SO radical
change OF heart His decision was received WIN
much surprise by the local politicians OF both
sides and various comments were made City
Works Commissioner Willis. when the Mayors
statement was repeated to him. merely archeo
his expressive eyebrows and gave forth non
committal reply. He said that the Mayor could
act as he pleased, and left 1t to be inferred that
the decision did not affect any other OF the city
officials or their followers. Thomas Fitchie. tx
Supervisor, and president OF the Mckinley
League. gave prolonged whistle when he was
told the news.
We'll" said he at is a wise decision on the
part of the Mayor. have never thought II wise
for Mayor to take an interest in local politics"
Sheriff Buttling, who by-the-way, is an anti
administration Republican, and rarely says any
thing about politics or politicians without rails
ing a laugh said: 1T would have been a good
tb,pey tf Ma yor Vibrator had reached this cOncll-
sion long ago. He doesn't know the first thing
about politics. Now that he has retired, sup
pose the gold-brick workers in Kings County
will go out of business. Wurster continues to
make promises notwithstanding his retirement
from the political field"
Mr.. Buttng was so impressed by the news
that he could not refrain from running into
the next Office to tell his bosom friend. Coroner
Coombs. The Coroner dropped his pen when he
heard II. he was much surprised.
We'll. that beats me-. he exclaimed. what
has gotten into Wurster?"
Religion | guess. said Bus:ling. or else ne
is on q still hunt for the next nomination for
Governor. and wants to slide in easy"
That's funny" commented Coroner Coombs.
"WhO would have thought that Wurster would
give US such a shock.
On the Democratic SIDE Mirabeau l.. Towns.
Colonel and Poet Laureate OF Brooklyn, who has
been a candidate for all nominations from con-
stable up to the Presidency, said at first that
he did not believe IT. Then he remarked that
the Mayors decision was great thing for him.
self and good thing for the people OF Brook
lyn Mr. Towns could not be expected to get
through all interview without being sarcastic.
and added that before the Mayor was elected
he was highly respected business man. and
might If he had not fallen so deeply into the
maelstrom Of politics, been initiated into Gov
ernor Morton's shoes by another route long ere
this
with the Mayor out of politics" ran on Mr..
Towns, there may be chance for the city
government to move along In a more business
like way" Mr.. Towns. as would naturally be
expected, said a lot more, and closed with this
epigrammatic sentence: THE ghost OF Ananias
stalks through the City Hall and hoodoos the
Mayor"
What Mr.. Towns meant was not exactly clear,
but after this he turned his attention to new
poem which he was writing.