The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-01
STRONG SAYS FAREWELL.
u BULLY" AND rs SURE TIN
RICK VIII BE 4 GOOD MA TOR.

r.,.r rnd Any Political Puture uiunse'f-us
RriurnIuE to = Dry Goods Fnture-boVes
,bc paor-Nouid Rather ne hit In the Nose
this, sympnthiErd With-Oh. Let hin Pass
Mayor Strong arrived ut the City Hall q little
Intcr than usual yesterday and immediately
began to clear up the routine matters. such MS
sienipp documents which werc left for his ON.
cinl sanction. Tho office was crowded all day.
..uoyv do YOU feel, Mr.. Mayorf" asked n caller.
"nulyI' replied his Honor, without looking
ur.
At II o'clock In the morning tho Mayor left
Mia desk to attend the last meeting OF the Dourd
of street Opening. When it was over no re-
turned to his dcsk and again plunged into the
mass OF papers awaiting hint. In the after
moon he paused long enough TO marry a couple
who couldn't find an Alderman, and ho OK
pressed regret that tho performance of the ccre-
nony was not his last official act. Tho couple
wcrc Pau Krumcnachcr OF SO Eighth street
and Miss Bertha setback of % Clinton place.
At 4 o'clock Eddie Hctherton, the faithful tea
brewer, began to get the Mayors things out Of
his private office. The precious tea cups and
n,uccrs and the case which contained them were
ahmed to Mr.. Strong's house in Wost Fifty
seyenth street several days ago, but there yot
remained many books and papers which are tho
Mayors private property. A box of tea matzo.
which usually formed tho solid part Of tho
MAYORS noonday lunch, was distributed among
The callers In tho antc.rooni.
AT D o'clock In the AFTERNOON tho Mayor un-
buricncd himself to the reporters something
after tho following fashion;
~ think the people of Greater Now York are
of their own choice, Mr., Van Wyck is an hon.
viii MAKE an cxceilcnt chief executive, n far
better ono for Greater New York than ! would
have made had / been elected to that Office"
AT this point tho Mayor paused.
40 you believe n Mayor can deal with pub.
lie affairs as well WITHOUT u political organiza-
"i certainly do" sid tho Mayor. There is
nothing in the conduct OF this office which re-
ssia + SspR ppIi11sas fin IL sSs city fR RoTer iS e1t When S,a,
requires any political crudltion. fclt that
way three years ago when | first took office.
and | AM more than ever convinced OF The truth
OF it now. ! have found that tho heads OF de-
pNr,mcnts who proceeded on that principle.
ihosr who did not bother with politics. made their
How. about your political future. Mr..
M"YG newer ei hsS any ysRG TtpIiod hi, Honor ter.oly.
What have you TO regrseti"
%teation 70 the sailors Snug Harbor. I thought
and 1 hardly thought l was called on to take
up that line. However. from what i have
1ssrGsd cI in sai Last t Inre9 I a di% not a I am LED %o 1s
closely to the affairs of the liarbor. have n
q, ut deal Of feeling for tho poor. My heart
uld EoCD WV w Nhtths = hot pun
q great deal OF attention during my admins
tration to the various charitable institutions
or The city, and i think they arc better for it."
what arc your plans for the future. MIR.
Mnyori'
o'clock in the morning. am going 10 give
ptrict attention to tho business which l have
been in for moro than forty years. / might
slate hero that j haven't attended II board meet
ing of n single financial institution, railroad,
or insurance company of which l am director
nince the duy I became MayOr of this civ. In
the future. however, l intend to pay more at
tention to these duties"
Now, 1 want TO say to you boys" continued
the Mayor, addressing the reporters. that you
have always treated me fairly. You have had
your fun with me and no one has enjoyed it
moro than !, and have no Rrudge for the ad-
verse criticisms that have been written of my
official acts. i enjoyed them, too. i never
did like tho word sympathy, anyway. Ever
since | was n boy 10 years old ! have hated tho
word. ! would rathcrhavc a good square blow
between the eyes. | don't like u sympathizer,
but ] do love u man who puts up u good square
fight"
When he had finished speaking. tho Mayor
turned and shook hands with all the people In
the room. wishing them a happy New Year. A
man slid into the chair near his Honors seat
and began TO talk TO him in q low voice. The
Mayor frownei.
Don't say l promised to do something and
didn't do It," said the Mayor loudly.
The man in the chair npologized. Then the
Mayor turned to the reporters again.
That's one thing l want YOU boys to say"
no said. mayor Strong never made q prom
ise that he did not keep since the day bo was
elected. and, no man above ground can say
States bond"
The Mayor left for home at $50 o'clock.