New-York tribune., 1901-01-04
DOESN'T APPROVE OF CoLER.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: A correspondent in your columns to-cay'
advocating Coler as Mayor says that ne Is SONAs'
independent and capable.
He is yoang-certainly no recommendation Tue
Mayor TO solve municipal problems shON'd ne q
man OF large experience and quiet mihd such as
years only give-prefecably man OF tte Ao"'
schieren or Hewitt type who has been Mayor Oe-
fore and understands the duties and difficulties Of
this high office.
He Is capable-judgings from his fast and loose
utterances he is capable Of any political trickery
which might win him a nomination He Is, for m
stance vociferousIy against Tamnany malaanin-
istration Coz which he Is personally a large COM
ponent part) and the looting of the public treas
ury worse than In the days OF Tweed when ne
scents advancement from the Reformers. but when
they do not play up he loudly proclaims the
present administration as the most economical
New-York will ever see-with an eye to Tammany
nomination
lie is Observation-Disclosures again by his utter
ances he is independent of any fixed principles He
Is either on one side the other OF subject as II
suits his work He talks to the teachers Of Jersey
in a strain calculated 20 fool them into thinking
him the teachers riend"--mourning the tnfa-
nous recent legislation which passes by the Class
room teacher to care for principals. The most re-
cent school lesisaton-the Davis law--was entirely
TO protect the interests Of the classroom teacher
increasing her uaeagre pay $40 a year and placing
her salary out Of reach Of he'd ups This lesisla-
pals salaries-has had the bitterest antmosity OF
NOlCT because II tCOk tnS SCuOOl moneys from MS
He never explains through his experts why his
though he employs them in furnishing ridisulCus
Statistics on the cost OF the police the fremen and
public is tolerably familiar II he wished to en-
e he woad 10 separate 'n the e on 81 'Hls s
wyorsing force from that 9t the oficial force and
lists with useless officials swslls the cost OF many
hremen. police street sweepers or teachers and II
is against these bodies OF faithful workers his guns
arc trained 70 make the people think that their
ne boasts Of cutting down 10000 from the ehari-
would be in the Mayors ehair-a man who could
no interest in hospitals jas the lettering of the
S Worhy .. h af RG @ rcoq aoq how 10 RsSPs can nHS
ter OF the greatest sqT2Iiss.
New-York january s. ls0i-
ACTIVITY OF WEALTHY MEN NEEDED.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; My preference for nominee for Mayor would
be Seth Low. first; Bird S. Coler second 7 read
with great fntevest the remarks of Mr. ryer-,,r
lately. 20 the effect that wealthy men shouId taLa
more interest In affairs. and I agree with him
that large part OF troubles in this CITY come
from the well-to-do staying out of registering and
politics They do not register 'for lack Of time -
or, II registered. they do not vote because their
time is more Important. In the coming campaign
for Mayor II is a good sign that leading men ara
already showing an interest in local affairs if thew
will only stick to il.
do net see why more OF the men of position
should not so into the city government In Lon
don learn that man is fined $500 if he Is non,i-
mated or elected as Alderman and declines 70
serve because Sheriff and Mayor are elected after
serving as Aldermen Such a system here raisht
change the entire complexion OF our municipal ad~
ministration. 49,
have served on iures in this city for more than
forty years, faithfully, the limit OF age having
oeen extended 70 seventy at the very time / was
sixty, so as 10 keep me eligible. and / claim 10
have DISCHARGED the duties OF citizen in this re-
spect Seldom have ever met a jury a man
Wno was miIhonaire, particularly one worth Sl0-
WnUoO or Mu.VV0.VOOi never a hank president or a
wealthy merchant, as they would rather nav their
hne and this illustrates one phase Of the absence
of such men from affairs of the city Let us try
70 make IL fashionable for prosperous and active
men TO share in the management of the city and
one great step will have been taken toward a sOlu-
tion Of our troubles. / have Just heard, however
OF one OF our wealthiest bankers accepting duty on
the Sherifs Jury, the easiest OF all juries they
mover stop overnightS. HENRY DEXTER.
New York. Ian &