New-York tribune., 1901-09-25
PRINCIPLES SET FORTH.
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY THE REPURIJ-
CAN CITY CONVENTION-ARRA
MENT OF TAMMANY.

The Republicans of Ncw-York City. sinking
all partisan advantage In the welfare of the
community. meet In their municipal con-
vention as citizens and patriots. presenting
to the voters the broad proposition of q
municipal ticket for honest. Intelligent.
economic. businessIike and non-pa rtisnn
government. We arraixn Tammnny Hall
n band OF consptrator~ ngnin~t the public
welfare. organization de~ oted q pub
lie pl"nder. whose "fH-eho,ders. in the con-
SuaEe of their chief ''nrc working for their
pockets adl the time
The administration of tho Police Depart
mcnt cmbodfes and illustrates the whole
theory and practice of Tamnany govern
ment. License to break the law is unbIush-
fngly bought and sold. and those who
sworn to enforce the law are the agents o
Its subvcrsion. The machinery designed for
the administration of Justice Is employed to
promote vice and protect criminals. and
the system of bIackmaiI is carried - far
tbnt In many parts of the city it pos
sfblc to conduct even an honest and Icgiti-
mate business until tribute has been paid o
official md unofficial bIackmaiiers.
in the name of our candidates promise
that If they nrc elected the bIackmniI in
iquity. which is the fo"Icst disgrace of Tam
many government, shall be rendered impos-
sibic by the complete reorganization of the
Police Department..
The election of the ticket nominated by
this convention will not blue law gov
ernment On the contrary. believe In the
largest measure of personal liberty con-
sistent with public decency aud the main
tennncc of public order.
In the four years during which Tnmmnny
Hall hH, administered the greater city Of
New-YOrk the budget has been increased
from 81. .0OO,OOO the enormous amount of
s9s.OOO.0Oe md to raise this sum by taxa
tton tho tax has been annually In
creased In spite of the constant increase in
valuation of real and personal property.
How this enormous paid by tax
payers hns hc-p expended by Tammany Hall
ter of the n,unicipnI civil service. Thou
sands OF place. hn,-e been created in tho
departments solely for the purpose of sup
porting Tnmmary workers at the pnbiic
pcn>~. Salaries kave been increased without
reason or excuse. Favcritism and cxtra~a-
Enn"e In The purchase Of supplies and in the
conduct of the public busineS. yeperatiy
have disgraced almost every department OF
duty of the candidates cf this COW cntion- 10
elected. tn abolish aI. useless cffces. To cut
down the public expense. and to reduce the
present excessive burden of TAXATION.
There upon the statute books
many laws in the interest of labor. provid-
ing for the inspection of factories. reguIat-
ing the employ of miner guaranteeing
union wages all public works prevent
ing the suhicttng of contracts and safe
many directions. The value of these laws
depends wholly upon their enforcement, aud
il is a part OF the obligation of the city gov
crnmcnt and of every department thereof
to see 10 il that all these laws arc duly nd
mtnistercd and enforced. There Is great
need of Improvement in the social condi-
tions of the city. More urgent than all else
fS the erection OF "a sufficient number of
public school buildings to give "a seat md
public school education. and such other bet
public welfare should receive public SUP
port.
The one issue in this campaign iS an nm
right administration municipal affairs
conceived and executed solely for the bene-
fit of the people. II is the Issue of common
honesty. 1t - tho fight of good citixenship
against bnd. selfish md careless cttIxenshtp
IL Is nn Issue that must abide and nwbt
that must he kept mp until the Tummnny
idea of government hns been uproo,ed and