New-York tribune., 1901-10-05

The full text of the communication follows:
You have summoned me 10 be the leader In
the campaign about to be waged for the over
throw of Tammany Hail. and for the govern
ment Of the city in the essential spirit of home
rule, from the City Hall itself In accepting,
formally, the nominations you have rendered
to me 1t has beep made clear. l trust, that
understand the obligations laid upon by
nominations diverse in origin, and that I
shall discharge these obligations TO the best
of my ability. i appreciate that this summons,
under all the circumstances is itself a great
honor. albeit il imposes heavy burden;
and for this honor beg to thank you and
those whom you represent, most sincerely. If
accept, IL is not because / feel myself equal
to the burden that YOUR call has imposed upon
me- but because / believe that the patriotic
spirit of the people will sustain me in the con-
test and in the event Of my election, In the
still harder struggle TO secure for the city. when
in office. the benefits sought TO be obtained
No man, single handed, is equal to such task;
but l shall throw myself fearlessly. in every
aspect of the struggle. upon the patriotic will
ingness of the people TO make sacrifices for the
common good.
The main issue of the campaign is the wrest-
ing OF the city from those who permit man
to dominate the organization of his party in
the interest ''of his pocket all the time; ;
and as if to add insult to injury to do this
from abroad as though the proud city of New
York had been reduced once more to the condi-
tion OF a crown colony.
HOME RULE IN THE MAYOR
In the event of my election the city will secure
home rule in the person of its Mayor.
ercsing the authority conferred upon him by
the charter in responsibility to the people alone
and to organization person or clique.
IT is becoming under these circumstances that
state my views some of the subjects involved
in the actual administration of the Mayors
office the platform of the united antf-Tam-
many organizations.
Shakespeare makes Coriolanus say: What is
the city but the people?' That defines, in
word the object of good city government-ths
welfare of the people. Translated into the Ian
guage' of the hour, ii means here and now. in
the city of New-York, that the children of the
veople shall have good schools and enough OF
them to give every child of school age seat for
the whole of every day of the school year; 1T
means that the teachers Of these children shall
be held in honor, as those VINO are training the
future citizens.
II means that there shall be small parks and
playgrounds everywhere for young and old
alike; that ali the children of New-York may
nm into strong hearty God loving and God fear
ing men and women. Most of all, ii means that
the CITY government shall wage relentless
on every one who shall make one or these little
stumble.
1t means for all the people poor and rich
alike, clean streets at all seasons of the year;
and that all the resources of modern science
shall be brought to bear intelligently to protect
the people in their homes and in the streets
from preventable disease. Above all, it means
that the conditions of life in the homes of the
poor shall be made tolerable as circumstances
will permit. Light and air the gifts of God.
and the folly greed of man should not be per-
mitted to rob child of enough of these. And
yet / know how hard the conditions are that
bear upon this problem, and how impossible II
will be to remedy. even In a decade. the mis-
takes of half century In this connection. as
ancient maxim of the law. THE extreme of the
law is the extreme of Injustice
THE CITY AS MODEL EMPLOYER.
In it's relation labor il means that the city
ought TO be q model employer The city ought
to cooperate with its laboring people in raising