The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
THE MAYOR AGAIN CRITICISED.

Editor Of The Times:
Sfr.-Your editorial Of yesterday con-
corning the Mayor was read with great
deal of interest by me. as well as many
others; all with whom have talked
We're supporters of Mayor Taylor and
have been at every election at which
he has been candidate, consequently
we can afford to say what We think
In the last campaign the Academy
speecn'' OF Captain Mccarthy had con-
verted many of US. but his subsequent
course turned us back to Mayor Taylor.
and we supported the latter, as we had
always done.
Now, the bulk Of the complaint against
the Mayor is. briefly, this. and remem-
her this is made principally by those
VINO have always supported him: In the
meeting OF the Board of Police Commits
sioners, held on September 3d. 1902 he.
wnen requested to bring charges against
Angle, said: II have no charges to bring. !"
Yet permitted the board to compel him
to bring charges.
Personally the writer and all Of those
| who have supported the Mayor at each
election at which he has been candi-
date, love him for himself and the many
inherent virtues which are his. and which
no friend Of his viii permit to be brought
into question without resenting. but when
| the highest Official Of city-metropoli-
tan, as is tllis-permits any officer or
body Of officers OF said city to bring him
into contempt as did the Police Board
the Mayor at Its meeting Of September
&C. 1902. then his most ardent supporters
who are guilty of any thouGht-nust
withdraw their support and speak. tiei-
thoughts. c. w. CLEMhIIT.
Richmond, va. Oct. Sth.
we have not undertaken to defend the
Mayor against any specific charge that
has been brought. That Is his affair.
! He may take up these charges as they
are brought one by one and deal with
them as seems right and proper to him.
But We have defended him in certain
sense against the sweeping charges of
| inerrlc1ency that have been made But
| our remarks were intended to be rather
rebuke to his supporters than 4 de-
| tense of the Mayor. We have said that
| so far as the community Us concerned
| the Mayors defense that he stood upon
! his record was a good defense against
| the sweeping charge Of inefficency. The
| Mayor is the same to-day that he was
| when he was elected and twice reelected.
l So far as his being hGurehead is con-
| cerned. he is no more SO now than he has
| always been. Since his last reelection
| he has done nothing worse than he had
| done before; nor has he left undone any
thing which he had not before left un-
done. He Is the same Honest Dick. :
] been no startling revelations in his
character or in his official career sncf
| he was last overwhelmingly elected. He
was elected because he was known to be
an all-round good fellow. because he wa.
1 popular. and everybody knows It.
During the last campaign a barber
said to the customer in his chair that no
4 body could beat Dick Taylor because tn.
4 people were with him. The customer
asked why the people were with him. AND
4 the barber replied, Because he treats
the people right. He never fails to speal
4 to the humelest citizen when he meets
him and whenever work!ngman or an.
other man goes into Dick Taylors OF
lice he receives cordial greeting. tn
| customer asked the barber II he coult
point 10 any LINK 1naA N1Ayof AdSio1 atA
done Tor the good OF the community
The barber replied that no didn't know
anything about that. but he knew tina
the Mayor was nice man and Away
spoke to everybody politely and ll:o
1 therefore the people were going to cleo
him and that it was useless for anybod.
to run against him.
and the BARRIERS estimate was correct
Tho people did vote for him and the,
j gave nlm great triumph over hi