The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-04
FAIR WORDS FROM VAN WICK.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Judge Robert A.
Van Wyck, now mayor-elect of Greater
New York, in an interview said:
THE election is over the polls are closed,
the ballots counted, the Democracy has
been victorious, and l am, l learn, by popu-
lar CHOICE the mayor-to-be of the city of
"At the outset / want to call the general
eye again to the Democratic platform and
to my letter of acceptance. BY these
stand; those principles therein set forth /
will do my utmost to foster; the promises
to the last letter will keep.
n AS We, we oegIn this Irst year OF Greater
must be restored to the citizen, the protec-
tion of his rights must be resumed, the pill
lage of public money must cease extrava-
stop, schools must be built, the streets
must be reclaimed from chaos and taxes
brought to proper level Private interest
has too long governed this city; it must
give way to public good
The government of a city, / under
stand it, has naught of sentiment about it,
1t is the merest business. We must get the
most good for the least money. No man
must be oppressed, his liberty must last in
tected, the broad purposes of city govern
ernrnent must be carried out the greatest
good to the greatest number must ever be
the star TO steer by.
city government is the merest business
and to make it successful and to reach the
ends at which we aim all the officers of the
city, whether they be mayor, judges, police
or what you will, must serve the city, not
rule it. The people must rule; the officials
must execute the peoples orders. To make
the business of city government triumph
to the citizen, 1t is further needed that
every officer, however high or however low
must be honest and fit. He must know his
duties, he must bring probity and faith and
honor forward in their discharge.
I'VE are overtaxed This must be looked
to and the taxes trimmed down. When
every city need is met, of the comforts and
luxuries will get what we can. There is
nothing in the line of Improvement that can
make this city better to live in that the
people are not entitled to and do not want
The New York public is not niggardly, not
parslmonious; 1t wants every benefit, every
advantage and is willing to pay for them
What the people do object to is waste, ex-
traVagance and robbery.
The efforts of trusts, of monopolies, of
combinations whether corporate or private
to control trade, choke competition and
fleece the hordeS by high prices will be
withstood and beaten down
Every child must have the right to go to
school; nor shall the school system cease
of enlargement until every possible pupil
can find full accommodations.
ITO such rights and general benefits as
dollar gas / have in my letter of accept
ance, well as in the PLATFORM been
pledged, from the first. Those pledges are
not to be forgotten; those promises are to
be carried out.
"As to such public outrages as fourished
under the Raines law, with the spying and
sneaking and mendacity that under it grew
up. l cannot add a syllable to what / have
already said. These crimes against the
people must disappear; these encroach-
ments upon individual liberty and private
rights must end. These are not the middle
ages, nor the city of Greater New York a
Venice iii the days of the Doges city
must have city government; 1t cannot be
controlled by village rules or run on village
lines The sooner some folk come out of
their dreams and realize these facts the
wiser, better. happier folk they'll be.
The eight-hour law should be enforced,
and, where practicable, resident labor
should be directly employed. In all cases
the prevailing rate of wages should be paid.
AS to the men shall call to fill Office
under me, / win be frank and plain. Put
none but Democrats on guard shall he the
motto of my administration. Fitness and
honesty and worth as a citizen shall make
up my first demand in selecting a man for.
an office. The man / appoint to Office must
own this trio OF requisites. / must have