New-York tribune., 1900-11-09
PRICE THREE CENTS.
MERCHANTS IN THE FIGHT
THE ASSOCIATION To HELP FREE THE
CITY OF BOSS RULE.
SENATOR PLATT SAYS REPUBLICANS
WOULD NOT SUPPORT CoLER-MR.
oDELL FOR ANTIrAM-
MANY UNION

Supply
mittee in the investigation of the water supply
Of New-York, has decided to take an active part
in the coming municipal campaign. In order TO
put the purposes OF the association clearly be-
fore the public President William F. King was
yesterday authorized make a statement for
the association He said in part
The .rtn MeTchans bs1,s AssGcat9n Of NewYoTk
viii be introduced at the coming session of the
CSsrs eEGep[ IN so Tar as action by the
them unnecessary:
First,To To- repeal Rarnapo Act. Chapter sS5. Laws
second-To grant the city of New-York all pow
tain its own waterworks.
ThirdmTo so limit the rights of private water
companies comp and restrict their powers Of con-
for the pubic welfare
all docks within the city Of New-York %
may nfgq RTpVds nss h to city be ot ...g 6f
pS5,ti9 per sent Ellis or ITS assessed valuation and In
9eosedness eee as may be necessary for the pur-
Sixth-To provide that current market prices
snan be the lawful rates OF payment for all
of the city and that ali contracts or 'tT Orders
& ,nerefor t2i, shan be made subject 70 the right
duce the stipulated prices II they exceed the
seventh-To provide for State Commission to
examine = into the systems Of accounting and
state; TO report plans ms for a uniform system
po7ts 81 IN nr.sIrb9 SF l9r f Ine pn9hcatlon Of re-
intervals; and for the periodic publication by
fairs Of all municipalities.
BUSINESS INTERESTS PARAMOUNT
What will the association do in the Mavor.
atty campaign" Mr.. King was asked
THE association proposes said he to Gre
ate an agitation among the commercial interests
OF this city. to the end that New-York NAV be
governed on purely commercial basis not bv
political bosses who dictate the policy Of the
municipal government and the acts of those
who are elected to public office In other word.
instead OF having an autocratic government
controlled by bossism and greed of gain we pur-
pose that the business Of our city government
shall be conducted the same business basis
as that OF any large corporation railroad com
pany commercial enterprise
When 1t is realized that the amount collected
In taxes for the coming year will be in the
neighborhood of S9S.000.OOO. coming from the
property owners and those who do business IN
our city. and that the disposition of this vast
amount will be placed largely in the hands ~
ofhcials who owe allegiance to and from whom
allegiance is exscted by an utterly irresponsible
head of a debassd political machine il is seen
| that 1t -behooves all good thinking citizens
whether employers employees. to get together
and elect such persons TO hold public office in
this city will work for the interest and well
fare of the community as a whole.
The condition which exists on our great
East Side, where, it is alleged by the public
press. that crime is controlled for profit is ap-
palling- 1t is condition which i1nperiIs the
safety OF the children of that neighborhood and
one which, published broadcast throughout the
land by the sensational press, injuries irrepara-
bly, the fair name Of our city
Have YOU given any attention to the Mayor
atty problem" ," Mr.. PIatt was asked
Yes" the answer; I've been thinking
about it ever since election
''It has been suggested that Seth Low would
probably he the Republican candidate" said the
reporter.
Yes" said Mr.. Platt Il saw his name men
| toned He would not he a very objectionable
candidate"
About three months ago you quoted
saying that ex-Mayor Schieren would be a good
reserve candidate Cor Mayor" il was suggested.
Yes, 1 probably said that. and I am OF the
opinion STILL but it = too early to discuss
didates.''
PLATT OPPOSED To COLER
What about Controller CoIer as an anti
Tammany candidate" Senator PIatt was asked,
"Coler wants to be Mayor, but he has sinned
away his day of grace, the prompt reply.
IF Coler had said. I am a Democrat and
going to vote my party ticket, perhaps il would
have been practicable for Republicans
slider him as an anti-Tammany candidate But
Coler went all over the State advocating the
election OF Bryan and showing no dStaste at al
for the dangerous features of the Bryan plat
forra. Under the circumstances l don't how
It would be possible for Coler be considered
as worthy OF support by Republicans
When asked yesterday before leaving for his
home in Newburg about the movement to oust
Tammany Hall from control. Covernor-eleet
Oden said
l sincerely hope that there will be united
action against Tammany- The Republican party
stands ready TO do anything that be
sistently asked OF il to defeat Tammany. Ths
question as 10 whether the anti-Tammany can
dldate for Mayor will be a Republican is
that circumstances alone determine. l think
defeat Tammany If We all go about il
in the right way The enthusiasts ought to go
slowly. They ought TO perfect an organization
with the sole object of defeating Tamnany.
That would be all right But to have a
ganization to advance the interests OF any one
man would be all wrong II the people get II
into their heads that we must have anti
CITIZENS UNION PLANS.
Men who ara prominent in the controlling
committee of the Citizens Union have said since
the election that the Citizens Union will not
put forward any candidate for Mayor until after
the organization holds a convention in April The
plan is to extend the organization into every
Assembly district of the city. and to prepare
for the appointment tot committee of seventy
to be composed of citizens OF the highest repu-
tation who committed to the theory Of nom
partisanship in municipal affairs. The commit
tee OF seventy will take steps to asCe tain
public sentiment and will recommend 10 the
Citizens Union and any other organizations op-
posed to Tammany the names OF candidates 10
be nominated for Mayor. Controller and other
city Offices
Many independents both Republicans and
Democrats. said yesterday that they Thought
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