Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-11-12
81 WILL PUT NONE BUT DEMO
GRATIS ON GUARD"

Judge Robert Van Wyck, in striking
interview 10 the New York Journal, with
Alfred Henry Lewis the night Of his cleo
ton, has the following to say about filling
the $4,000 places at his disposal
AS to the men | shall call TO fill Office
under me, will be frank and plain. Put
none but Democrats on guard shall be the
motto Of my administration. Fitness, and
honesty, and worth as a citizen shall TO
gether make up my first demand in select.
ing man Tor an office. The man appoint
10 office must own this trio of requisites.
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 man
name will do his whole, full duty TO this
city.
"But TO find such a man for every place
oil appointment under me need not leave
the ranks of the Democracy, and will not.
The man for office under me must be hon
est, worthy, ht, yes; but he must be Dem
ocrat, and the record of that mans Democ
racy must be pure and must be straight.
THAT Is my notion OF city government,
and by that idea will guide. | do not do
this on any TO the victor belongs the
spoils Of the enemy sentiment. 1t is not
question OF victory or of spoils. The sole
proposal is good government according 10
the expressed will OF the people. These lat
ter have accepted Its platform Of principles.
With those rs the conditions, what fashion
OF political man should be named to carry
out those principles and keep the promises
of that PLATFORM Should he be Republi
llcanY Or should he be Democrat, who
aided to make the platform; who believes
in the principles set forth who has fought
Tor their success, and who has heart u
carry them into expressiony There can be
but one answer to all this. My appointees
will be Democrats; none but Democrats
do not understand the policy or the justice
OF going 10 the enemy 10 select your officers.
In the ranks OF the Democracy can be
found thousands who answer every re.
quirement that the public veal demands
and from the ranks OF the Democracy shall
come my whole list of appointments
81 do not proceed on the theory that this
victory is mine. II is the victory of the
Democracy; the party's victory. 1t is the
party that has been called to the quarter
deck OF city government-the pilot house OF
city affairs. 1t is the party that is to reap
the praise or blame of the good or evil OF the
coming administration.
awhile | shall call none but Democrats
TO places Of trust and power in the carrying
forward OF the city's business, this admins.
tration is not TO become in any sort partisan
Hsre is city where are gathered men of all
races, creeds and nationalities. There is TO
be naught OF favortism nothing OF dis
elimination. All men are equal in their rights
and will stand equal in their claims upon
the coming administration. From first to
last, II will be my work TO execute the prin-
cipes laid down in the platform upon which
ran and TO enforce the law In doing nv
duty 10 the public in that behalf, neither |
nor those over whom, by my office, | have
control, will know any difference Of race,
color, creed or politics. AS all share 1.-The
burdens, so, too, shall all share the benefits
of government and find even, equal protec
ton under the law Atlanta (Gd Jour
nal