The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-14
SPEECHES FROM MR.. COLER.
M'CA RryEY a MUNICIPAL HERO VINO
RESISTED TJMMdNy.


municipal Own-rsh,p'' Platform Hs
WINS Elected on Attacks Nhnirn md
says the Governor IL Hts Only Friend.
Comptroller Colcr delivered an address on
The city o! New York aud It's Possibilities
before tho Mons club ol the OLD First PresLy.
terrain Church In the chapel 81 the church last
evening, The ci,y = expenses, no said, wcrD
five times those OF the State. No adequate
financial policy had been induced III tho
charter aud the more real prurerly,
including wharfs, the city acquired, the more It,
borrowing privileges were restricted, Toascr.
ton Of New York State containing haltt the pol-
u,atlou aud wcaltl and paying IpUcr cent. ot
the taxes was den el the privilege OF borrowing
Ike the rest Of the Stnte, The equalization OF
salaries provided for IN tho charter was inter-.
prctcl 10 mean higher salaries. never lower,
and $500 constab,es In outlying districts be-
came ~ 400 members Of the llnc,t. Without
adding another employee to its lists the c'ty's
salary appropriation increased Sl1,OO).OOo
sim ply for the fame Of being bigger city.
Heal physical consolidation Will come with
in,erhorough rapid transit. Whilo ! am u
grrnt deal OF a kicker am IN favor ~ ARG"
expenditures. providing so get something To
show torthom. Tha construction Of tunnels
would lie wise expenditure. ~licccn'ly The
counsel Of the Rapid Transit Commission in
formed me that the Long Island Railroad j.
willing 10 build tunnel under conditions liGo
those .! the Mcdonald contract. II this second
tunnel il built, the city under the contract
would own it after iltty years without raging a
cent therefor. 4 continuation Of this policy
would bc most beneficial.
The attempt to give control OF New lork'S
water supply to "a private corporation Is most
outrageous. With the Governors aid this TAI
on the city will be defeated. The EdmUlo
company il the smoothcst and longest studied
Jf all raids. II has been IN existence tor thirty
Years. Every year "A little was added To H.
powers unit Huw II can go anywhere. HE maps.
and by virtue Oi mat act take properly when
II plrasos. UdyIng Tor II when II picusus. Nh'n
It files MAJ s then the title OF such property a.
j. mentioned Is clouded. II ha~ no vested
rights a, yet, and | bclley" 10 Receiver OF stolen
property ever has such rights.
There IL something | want 10 SAY Tonight
an that j. that James Mccartney deserves
cIcdlt Tor standing az alone Tor a principle |
har" stood up FOR. aided ~ he people. thu
Dress. my. family position. my hrnl'h ana my
youth, There j. To he erected Il monument 10
Nariug who mover had To contend with
Mrtartney's trOuUIes. Every lav hr was
CoaArd and hnllIrd 10 lire out the street clean
lng san ne found IN oitlr" ant TO snhstI'ut"
the men Of ms " utsaniInti9.. with thls
pr, ssure upon INN ana Weakened byCrnsump-
non he continued to d9 as he thought rant,
Tie was Il real municipal hero.
II ana beginning 'u realize lhat ! wa elected
under iHlSr pretcnr">. The platform oi Inunlc-
Ipil ownership j. almost icrrII ct the candle
dates who stood upon IT when | was elected
NJ. tolrr went aiierwari 10 the Soc a. Re.
form tluh at ~ | University Pace. H. tod the
club that IL was Of Ilit,c avail for New lorN TO
hay" a Comptroller II any rld'mnu', upon "A r.
tlsaI TO ray rs cialnl. could 4" Il" another
official, file notice Of his c,Ilm ami have
h- claim allowed without tho Compton, "r
being considered a. al li"i"rrlng To- the
O'Brlen 4 Clark S,iOO.OOO judgment confessed
la. arm. rat in IIlI1p I SpBtt thn [ lDIt1rlIRI
sand that the "liy should never have been COM
PEELED ~ pay a cent OF II.
The civ treasury Is now wide ouen when
the question ol ndNlng supplies CONES up
said MIR tuirr Regarding the prevailing rate
Of wage Wuldr b." continued: 'NhysterS
have flied claims Ol - cents tor additional paw
for some man who dd one days work. N order
20 get the SO Above counsel tor costs. There
are many claims IN, - and -, Recently
| found that a SINISTER held M money
paid hmm hv The cry tor SIX wccEs. and his
clients sid not know b. had II until | looked M
III" matter, Some OF these rH~CaIS | roasted
nut" severely, and they got The labor unions
To drnuuuce me IN return. Meantime they
Wei" huytGg w claims TOR ten cent. on the
dollar"
In a statement made to the reror'ers yes
tcrday, Mr. tOrr kept NJ his attack on Cor
Ioration counsel Nhaien and Il Jared that II
wa, the duty Of the Democratic and Republican
organizations IN AL the horoughS To- support
the iight against the confession Of Judgments
against the cry, MI Co'cr said that ne was
mAKIug the fight To maintain a principle and
that there wa, absolutely no foundation tor
statements that he Wantedto be Mayor or Gov
ornor.
rhIs declaration was brought ont by reports
that ON Monday evening u number OF promi-
upnt Brooklyn Democrats, among whom WIS
The Hon Jane. Sh"vlin. talked plainly to Mr.
Coler at the BROOKLYN tlnb OF the effect
h, row with the Hon John Nha,en would
h.y, On the Kings county organization, al.
ready lpily engaged with the Co'fry fight. Mr..
ShevuH aud the Others are snld Tn have warned
MIR. Culcr that II would be- best to stop. To
this Nr Cu'rr is reported TO have replied that
he believed his position was right an that he
Intended to MAINTAIN il, organization or no
organization Mr. Shcvlln II sad To- have init
mated that he had been warned by the leaders
OF Tammany that unless (olorwa ciilcd of no
more patronage would 20 to Brooklyn. Mr..
Golfer said Yesterday.
CORPORATION Counsel Nhalen. a year and a
half ago, at I request OF the uoli'iraI oreani.
2ation 10 which he belongs. agreed to let mo
have "A lawyer. whom ] was 10 select. - Try Il
cast IN court ana decide my right 10 s"it!n
fessiOu of judgments without my consent.
lie made the agreement IN the presence ot
witnesses, ! had 2, good lawyer PICKED ont
70 try the ease. ant Mr. Whpion was T. appoint
him a special assistant. tie failed 20 appoint
my man He backed out because he knew |
would win # the ease went 10 the Court az
"Mr. Whalen not only failed to keep hts word
but he Tough me IN the courts, had my cases
thrown out and has opposed me m ovrry way
in his power. HIS Organization aNku! hiW to
keep that promise. to, h" me- and 20 stand by
me. II l. not NV business. NV - consult
political organizations Mr. W hllens actions
tend to make the Iluauor Department u-c,r~-
aud to make the Comptroller hylp"s- To rro-
tcct the city treasury.
As, to the reports that efforts have been made
to call me of | have 10 say only that was
elected 10 serve the people. AMI no political or.
ganl7ation or power can Interfere with me or
Swcrvc nae one inch from what | believe Ia lee
my duty. Mr.. Nhal"u has gone lack on a
promise authorized by an orgari2ation. | am
standing Tor the right Ol The city and am not
looking Tor roliticsl bncklng ] have tins much
~ say: In this Night the only man who has
stood by me- IuvaIly j. the tinrrrnor
Of the state. am not supported
b. the political organizations that should stand
by me-. am compelled to depend on the ,rov.
ernor 10 get the bills enacted which | need 10
protect the city. When my term Is over | shall
90 hAck ~ Wall Street. do not want and
would not accept any Office. even II were
nominated tor u shall stand nv my guns IN
protect the city and shHll do my duty IA ! see 1t
al all times
CORPORATION Counsel Whalcn refused 20 make
any Ommcnt on The CuWptrollcr's statement
o'h"r'hau that he had done his full duty In
every case.