The record-union., 1897-11-04
Judge Van Wyck Outlines the Policy
He Will Pursue.
Will Keep the Promises Made In His Letter
Of Acceptance.
Will Not Go Outside the Demo-
cratic Party in Selecting Men
to Fill Official Positions, but
They Must Honestly, Faithfully
and Efficiently Serve the Public.


Van Wyck, now Mayor-elect OF New
York, in an interview said:
THE election is over, the polls are
closed. the ballots counted, the Democ-
racy has been victorious and / am, I
learn, by popular choice. the Mayor to
be of the enlarged city of New York.
"At the outset / want to call the gem
eral eye TO the Democratic platform and
TO my letter of acceptance. By these
stand: those principles therein Set forth.
l will do my utmost to foster. The
promises to the last letter l will keep.
AS we begin the first ye9.r of the
greater New York there is much to do.
Liberty must be restored to the citi-
Zens; the protection of his rights must
be resumed; the pillage of public mon
ey must cease; extravaganza must be
discountenanced; waste must stop; the
schools must be reclaimed from chaos
taxes brought to a proper level: Pri-
vate interest has too long governed this
city; it must give way to the public
good.
The government of a city, as l un-
derstand it, has naught of sentiment
about it. 1t is the mereSt business. w
must get the most good for the least
money. No man must be oppressed, his
liberty must last inviolate, his life an
property must be protected, the broad
purpose of city government must be
carried out, the greatest good to the
greatest number must ever be the star
to steer by.
City government is the merest busi-
ness 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 they VIII,
must sereve the city, not rule it, The
people must rule. the officials must ex-
ecute the peoples orders.
TO make the business of city gov
ernment a triumph to the citizens, it IS
further needed that every officer, how
ever high, or however low, must be
honest and fit He must know his duty
he must bring probity and faith and
honor forward to their discharge.
We are overtaxed. This must be
looked to and the taxes trimmed down.
Whenever the city's needs are met then
we will get what We can of the COM
forts and luxuries There is nothing
in the line of Improvement that makes
this city better to live in than the
people are entitled to- and do not want
The New York public is not niggardly
it wants every benefit. every advant-
age, and is willing to pay for them.
What the people do object to is waste
extravaganza and robbery.
The efforts of trusts of monopolies
of combinations, whether corporate or
private, TO control trade, choke COM
petition and fleece the citizens by false
high prices has been withstood ana
beaten down.
Every child must have the right 20
go to school. Nor shall the school sys-
TEN cease of enlargement until every
possible pupil can find fullest accom-
modations
TO such rights and general benefits
as to dollar gas / have in my letter of
acceptance as 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 10 such public outrages IS flour
1shed under the Raines law. with all
the spying and sneaking and mendacity
that under it grew up. l cannot add
a syllable to what have already said.
Ihese crimes against the people must
disappear; these encroachments upon
individual liberty and private rights
must end.
These are not the Middle Ages. nor is
the city of New York Venice In the
days of Doges. A city must have a
city government; it cannot be con-
trolled by village rules or run on village
lines The sooner some Of the folk
come out of their dreams and realize
these facts the wiser, better. happier
folk they'll be-
The eight-hour law should be en-
forced and, where practicable, resident
labor should be directly employed. In
all cases the prevailing rate of vases
should be paid
AS to the men I shall call to ill
office under me, / will be frank anl
plain. Put none but Democrats on
guard shall be the motto of my ad-
ministration. Fitness and honesty and
worth as a citizen shall make up my
first demand in selecting men for an
office. The men ! appoint to office must
own this trio of requisites. I must
have proof that the public is to be
honestly, faithfully, efficiently served,
and that no call of duty on the part
of an official is TO be denied / must
Know that the men l name will do
their full duty to this city
But to find such a man for every
place Of appointment under me l need
not leave the ranks of the Democracy
and I will not.
mat is my notion OF city govern
ment, and by that idea will be guided.
l do not do this on any to the victor
pelongs the spoils of the enemy sent.-
ment. The sole proposal is good gov
eahinent according to the expressed
VIII of the people.
ihese latter have declared for the
democracy. / do not understand the
pohcy or justice of going to the enemy
10 select Your officers.
While i shall call none hut Demo-
Gratis 10 places OF trust and uower In
the carrying forward of the citv's bust
ness thls administration is not to be-
coiiie III any sort partisan In doing my
1ui duty to the public in that behalf.
neither l nor those over whom by my
Once nave control, Will know any Diff
ference Oh race. color, creed or politics.
AS all share the burden so too sbou
all share the benefits of government
and ma, even, equal protection under
the law"
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