New-York tribune., 1901-10-05

, the standard of living; and TO do so it should
frankly encourage the eight hour day and the
payment OF the prevailing rate of wages. Every
citizen should be free 10 enter the city's employ.
1t is hard 20 make the city good employer
by law; just IL is hard to make a private en-
plcyer good employer, by law. but If the Off
GERS of the city wish TO deal justly with labor
they do
The city has amply vindcated its capacity 20
administer it's own waterworks. 1t should con-
tnue to extend them as a public work. There
should be no step backward anywhere in this
policy of municipal ownership. The trend in
deed both here and elsewhere. is and should
be distinctly the other way
The franchises of the city 4 part of its
common wealth. They should never be given
away: neither should the city part with the
control of them except for term of years.
Rapid transit. as now planned, should be
pushed to completion rapidly possible and
every effort should be made both to extend
IT and to unite the various boroughs of the city
still more closely by tunnels and bridges
FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT
What progress can be made in these direc-
tions in two years following such wasteful adj
ministration now have. with proper re-
gard to the economical considerations that must
not he lost sight of. cannot undertake to say,
but this. at least, | may say. that the citys
resources will be used to the fullest extent for
the public benefit. and they shall not be squan-
dered in a constant increase of the salary list
under the city's control by the maintenance or
creation of snecures.
perviSon of the city's contracts and purchases
of supplies to make II possible for any mer-
chant to deal with the city without DtliS ODuSeu,
to go through favored channels in order TO Sc
cure favorable consideration of his bids
In particular, the Fire Department should
have at it's head man who can conduct the
business side of the department without subject
ing himself to indictment; for finer braver
body of men is not to be found in the city. 1t
is a stinging shame that the official head of such
a force this should himself subject this entire
department TO criticism
l have always been a believer in the Civil Ser
vice law because of it's democratic side No
other law but this makes it possible for man
10 enter the public service on his own merits.
This law, properly administered, enables citi-
to take his place in the public service with
out bending the knee to any man. But the ex-
aminations under this law should be practical,
and we'll adapted to test a mans capacity for
the work he will be called upon to do: Expert
should count well as theoretic knowi-
edge, and for many purposes is the more FaIue-
BILE equipment of the two. There should be ab-
solute fairness also in the matter of appoint
ment.
TO MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL SUPREMACY.
No Mayor of the city should limit his outlook
to details. He must take large views of the
cty's opportunities and its needs; and he should
seek the cooperation of all those who are striv-
ing to maintain NewYorkS commercial su-
premacy. No single thing is likely to do more
for this than the overthrow of Tammany Han
But this the citizens themselves must CO. MOI
only must the cty's docks and piers be con-
stantly improved but that cooperation of the
state and national government must be hao
for the Improvement of the harbor which largely
depends upon the influence and standing OF the
city government.
There are two matters to which | refer with
reluctance, for neither of them ought TO enter
into city campaign II is a matter of general
belief that the administration of the police force
is thoroughly unprincpled and corrupt. A cabal
power given for the enforcement of the laws as
a mint through which to coin money by selling
the privilege to break the laws. No more thor