The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-04
MAYOR VAN WICK. !.
Will Conduct His Administration on
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Will conduct His Administration on
e Democratic Plan.
New York, Nov. S.--Judge Robert 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 Dem
ocracy has been victorious, and 1 am,
] learn, by popular choice, the mayor
to-be of the city of Greater New York.
at the outset I want to call the
general eye again to the Democratic
platform and TO my letter Of accept
ance. By these stand; those prin
ciples therein set forth I viii do my Ut
most to foster; the promises to the last
letter 1 viii keep.
LAS we begin this first year of
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 money
must cease, extravaganza must be dis
countenanced, waste must stop, schools
must be built, the streets must be re-
claimed from chaos and taxes brought
to a proper level. Private interest has
too long governed this city; it must
give way to public good.
City government is the mereSt bus
mess, and to make it successful and to
reach the ends al which we aim, all the
SA1ASCf , VI Tic ClNy-, AACNAASA my ~
mayor, judges. police os~@hat You will,
must serve the city, not rule it. The
people must rule; the officials must eX-
ecute the peoples orders. To make the
business of city government a triumph
to the citizen, it is further needed that
every officer. however high or however
low, must be honest and fit. He must
know his duty, he must bring probity
and faith and honor to their discharge.
There is nothing in the line of inn
proYement that can make this city bet
ter to live in than the people are not
entitled to and do not want. The New
York public is not niggardly; it wants
willing TO pay for them. What the
people do object to is waste, extrava-
gance and robbery.
las to such public outrages as -four
ished under the Raines law, with all
the spying. and sneal1ing and mendac-
lty that under it grew up, cannot add
q syllable to what l have already said.
These crimes against the people must
disappear; these encroachments upon
individual liberty and private rights
must end.
1.-THE eight-hour law should be en-
forced, and, where practicable, resi-
dent labor should be directly employed.
In all cases the prevailing rate of
wages should be paid
AS W NAiG UlCll 1 Slle1li SoA1 10 1iil O1-
flee under me, 1 will be frank and plain
Put none but Democrats on guard
shall be the motto of my administra-
ton. Fitness and honesty and worth
as a citizen shall make up my first
demand in selecting men for an office.
The Elen / appoint to office must own
This trio Of requisites. 1 must have proof
that the public is to oe honestly. faith
fully, efficiently served, and that no
call of duty on the part of an official is
to be denied. 1 must know that the
men 7 name will do their whole, full
duty to this city.
But to find such man for every
place of appointment under me, [ need
not leave the ranks of the Democracy,
and 1 will not That is my notion of
city government, and by that idea, I
will guide. 1 do not do this on any To
the victor belongs the spoils of the en-
envy sentiment. The sole proposal is
good government, according to the eX-
pressed VIII of the people. These lat
ter have declared for the Democracy.
do not understand the policy or jus
tice of going TO the enemy to select your
officers