New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
AN HONEST IAN FOR M4YOR
WILLIAM B. ELLISON DECLARES THAT ONLY
SUCH CANDIDATE CAN RE-
DEEM THE CITY

Ionh Ford, the former State Senator presided at
a meeting In the Republican Club OF the xxIst As
senoy District. at No SO West Ninety-sixtIl-st.
Ias' evening. and introduced in turn John De Witt
Warner and William B. Ellison who made ad-
dresses on the municipal situation Mr. Warner
criticised many of the present municpal conditions
severely and said that reform campaign should
have the advantage of platform embodying the
needs and requirements OF the entire public. He
talked Of the advantages OF the municipal owner
ship Of franchises. of the need for more public
baths. more places in which voters could for
discussion more music In the parks and more pub
lie art In speaking of the need for public
baths he said: Take the money costs sustain
one policeman and use II for a public bath. and
you would wash away more vice and crime than
ten policemen could prevent or punish"
Mr.. Ellison. who has been talked OF possible
reform candidate for Mayor, said among other
things:
You must ofrer-and the people must have conn-
administration Of our municipal affairs under which
escIy expended for public purposes only; that the
sole test TO be applied 70 all municipal appointees
shall be their fitness TO perform their official duties;
that good order and safety to life and property
snail be preserved at any Price; % 25rs tna5 sre @ ana
at all hazards evil-doing shah cease 70 oe nur-
the vampires Of politics; ana. last, but tar from
least a government that will give 20 every man man
will the peace and comfort OF others.
There is now in Tammany Hal an element ma, snat
mates the dcstinies of that organization ahey; s
while crying out against any encroachnent on -
liberty of the citizen, in fact welcome La" oI CaI
nature: frst because such laws furnish sood ma
teriaI for political campaigns. and. second oeSdusS
rbav have the power-for a price nNed oy tneLn.
spIves-tO relieve the citizens OF the ndraSSIheie
OF such restrictions. Taminany nan - eL Iue -
blamed for the existence OF eVhcolns. SuGI. III III
fortuna civ has always existed, and proo1oy AZ az
ways will exist What NAV. however VIII tol - -
he charged against some OF the Leading Splll.S ~
that organization is that crime ana VS 1919 49,
nurtured and protected for price Lhese
have discovered that uolittcal power may @
for personal profit. They are the VaInnlrss OF OG 81
political existence and there is morning I9WeL ~
the scale OF humanity than creatures o. lii9 NA4'
sTreIv vice may be driven out from the resi-.
DENTAL districts where u contarnirlateS al
there is respectable and decent IN tne city tHls'
iays that such things more easily cohtIo,leu
when localized end that when thus ocaHzeu, tnes
are the Isasr harmful J krow that J. IS contrary
~ our American traditions even tacitly reosilze
10 as a necessarv evfstant but the sooner we
come to face conditions rather tnan 20 Clsc~sS
thsorfas tha sooner VIII ach1eVe tnat WHICH 1
Fuow we are al anxious 70 achlSVe' namely d OSe-
O,Tr candidate fcr Mayor must be man OF ar
frmative merit. He must be not only an hosese
man hut he must be aggreSstveiy nonest; No'
orIv must he be thoroughly faniHsr Win nlu,
rfcpaI govern rnent but he must be or tnat nenFa al
sr1 moral character that he will fearlesSy per
forr7 IRE functions Of bis Office Lev MN nov oe
soma di- gvurted politician. simply Seeklns 20 iS nuI
uD an organization in O0noSitlOn 70 IanlihdHF rldI
NJ which new organization he ho0es TO become
leader IN orae- 70 participate In its spo5 tr sue
cessfuI IN 1907 7 did nv utmost 70 secure ths
election of Seth Low Mr. Low at the 7ead or
this r,J1ufcfDal government would nave nSen en- I'M
passab1e barrier 70 the present co7di,ions Io-oay
vA are -eanirc +rp harvest of his defeat i would
esteem il a privilege be permitted 10 vote fo'
him again.