New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-15
WHAT JOHN \. TAYLOR SAID.

rho NOV, sneaker was John \. Taylor. NJ.
r,,,,,.s ,.lcorous address drew forth liberal APP
nlausc at frequent intervals. lie said in part;
n, tho second DAY Of next November the citizens
Of the second metropolis or the world arc 10 w.
tcrmlne 10 whom hey Will intrust the admIhl'Va-
NJ th.lr Government for the ensuing four years
Hy the deliberate vote Of al tho poople ms Iuos
ton has been separated by cons'ltut!oi''' enact
mont from al other issues >,
Enr 'ihas nr,, tme in tho history Of the Empire
Sta:e ~. are enabled to address ourselves solely
TO the question OF ,' NH" and pTopertv The
preservation OF our health. the education OF 2ur
children the cleansing OF our streets th, raising
~ our revenues for taxes and the expenditure OF
The fruits OF that taxation tor the bench. Of the
Two classes Of people have offered solutions Of
tho problem one Of these classes IS conposHn Oh
who urge upon the voter that he should htluSt
This home government to the hands 81 purely
no'tlcaI pariv relying upon what Is called the re-
snonsibty OF tho Organization for pure, upright
and dsintcrested administration OF IN" govern
kind Of responsibility. and recalls the tact mat
under the gusc OF party orgahzation me corrup,
hv the absolute control Of these party organlza-
tons, aud that the interests OF the pubic arc
subordnate to the ambitious projects or sei-acek-
ing politicians
FROM THE HANDS or THE PEOPLE.
so early as June last. a few prominent citizens of
a nclghboring city called attention TO the fact that
one OF our prominent citizens had been quite gen
orally mentioned as especially fitted for the prin-
An omen invitation extended 10 this citizen to
accent at the hands OF the citizenship at large
without regard political ties or individual views
AZ TO National and State ISSUES. the nomination
for this principal place. With modest distrust or
any general desire for his selection this gentleman
asked at The hands OF these representative citizens
a more widespread expression OF the public view
of his candidacy, and IN response 10 that request
more than one hundred thousand citizens solicited
this gentleman TO stand before the two millions
Of voters of the new metropolis and offer them the
onportunity to say whether under all the conditions
OF this particular canvass they would choose him
~ their representative and lender. Upon this ex-
nression becoming known. IL singular edct went
Sorth from the leaders OF the Republican party.
These citizens were told In phrases none too deli
Thai their expression In favor OF this particular
citizen Instantly disqualified HIM from receiving
favor at their hands and rendered him absolutely
ineligible for the office OF Mayor OF the new eli,
The body OF men determining the ineligibillte
OF the peoples candidate consisted Of less than five
hundred voters. and the largest vote which the
body that they pretended to represent had ever
furnished to any candidate was much below the
number who have already expressed In writing their
desires for his candidacy
A RULE-OR-RuIN POLICY.
And when the time for the action Of that con-
yentlon arrived It plainly stated that rather
than that the government Of the city should be
intrusted to tho people themselves. II was better
that even tho odious party OF political spoiismeh