New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-04
REPUBLICAN EDITORS DINE
ADDRESSED BY LOW, BLACK, DEPEW
AND OTHER LEADERS.
THE MAYOR TELLS OF THE DIFFICULTIES
CONFRONTING HIS ADMINISTRATION
DEPEWrS TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT.

gave warm welcome to the Republican State
Editorial Association the Republican Club
last night.
Senator Deoew paid President Roosevelt
most eloquent tribute. while Mayor Low thanked
the Republican newspaper men for their loyal
support Of the fusion cause in the last cam
paign and told them two stories Illus
trating in d felicitous manner the difficulties
the administration is meeting in trying to
oualify under its campaign pledges.
President Stern Of the club presided. Thomas
7 Peters publisher of The Brooklyn Times,
the newly elected president of the associat ton.
said that one of the things that the publishers
were trying to change the present libel law.
which bore almost with tyrancal severity on
the publishers.
The Mayor was received with loud acclaim as
he rose TO speak
THANKS FROM THE MAYOR
He expressed his pleasure at meeting the Ed
ucators of the Empire State
Tonight / want TO take advantage Of this
oppor1unity TO say started in the Mayor. that
I am very grateful for the grand support the
Rep.blican editors, the Republican Governor
and the Republican Legislature have given the
fusion administration. At time Il seemed
that there was a coolness between the legislat-
ure and this administration, but II turned out
in the long run that were united In one
spirit This problem in the city Of New-York
is not an easy one, and very few people under
stand il.
Two provisions in the charter have been very
embarrassing. First is the clause fixing sal
aaries that cannot be changed without legis-
iation Certainly that condition has con-
frouted any other administration. Then. there
is another restriction in connection with max
ing over the entire budget Another thing, what
ever we have 10 90 must be done with the very
men that were closely identified with the old
administration. There is a clause that puts all
men whose places are abolished the pre-
ferred list. and SO we must find place for the
men we don't want. I want you men of the
press to understand the difficulties that
fronting us
TAKING BACK CAST OFF MEN.
The bills which we asked the legislature
pass" said the Mayor were called sweep bills.
Why they were not even feather busters
IaughterD 1 do think it hardship that
the pay rolls Of the city were made rigid when
It represented the culnination Of four years Of
rnisranagement Of rle city government. An
other troublesome feature We have encountered
Is that under the operation Of the Civil Service
laws whenever position is abolished, the in
cumbent goes on the preferred list for reappoint-
rnent Men can be dismissed a hearing, but
that is somewhat difficult process. The con-
cast off men--men who dismissed for the
good Of the service. In other words, We have
TO do whatever we are doing with the very men
who tried TO defeat us in the last election. and
many of whom, doubt, still syTnpathize with
the principles and methods that we fought at
the last election. ] think there was deliberate
attempt 70 tie Up the Street Cleaning Depart
rnent so that il would be impracticable for US
to make any SORT of a showing. Happily, in DR.
= and he
is not easily tied up"
Then the NfaH-lc told how Colonel Waring had
left four steel dumping scows that had been
laid aside by the TGnlmany commissioner, who
al once installed friendly interests TO do the
work dcne ty the scows il towing refuse TO sea
On the first day trat DR.. Woodbury. tried to
operate the scoHs driver dumped into the
funne! Of the scow a load of ashes, and then
other accidents Of somewhat similar nature
occurred to the scow. DR.. Woodbury. perserered,
however. with the result that the scows now are
carrying refuse to sea at cost OF Il cents a
cubic yard as against 30 cents under Commits
eioner Magic.
FUN WITH SENATOR DEPEW.
In introducing Senator Depew, Mr.. Stern said
that Mrs. Depew had social engagement but
that the Senator had begged off from accom-
panying her by explaining:
have old loves. and one Of them is the Repub-
Hcan club. and L simply must go there.
And this being SPRING said the Senator
when he got I'D to speak think what that will
cost ne and expect that Mr.. Stern here will
be che of the henehciaries-"
Senator Depew said he had met with the edi-
tors nearly every year, and they always had
cause for felicitation. but at no time had there
been such great ca use two years ago. at the
close Of the Spanish American War He was
GLAD 10 meet them now, he said, because they al
WAYS seemed so fresh. The Senator then winked
coyly at the visitors
Continuing. MIR. Depew said in part:
am just in receipt of letter from CON
both worthy Of imperial position and is of the
kind whom Napoleon the Great would nave dec-
He writes that his wife has presented MN WIN
three boys II one birth, whom ne haS I
respectively Theodore Roosevelt, Marcus A hanna
and Chauncey NJ Depew. and wishes me 10 give
him my views on the slta s7 ., ~, event that
viii occur on May - II viii stand alone IN
sct;,rs 81 .c.errrierits The cry cuba. crushed,
bleeding. helpless was responded To 10y Us WIN
before we said 10 them: We VIII drive out your
oppressor. VIII restore ord"r. We VIII start YOU you
fairly the road for eeit-goFei oy e f7
eating the evils from ~hieh yen haEs suner req
and giving YOU me BE- "I ihe @ 80 70 ilo 10
long iaborei and n 40 years the
United States has, ~ zion st sam pea
Il has ended brigandsRe go. .sde the island safe;
possible foi The conduct ard safety of legitimate
business and employment y has taught les a les
people TO understand that their salvation their
growth and their happiness are IN liberty governed
by law.
THE UNITED STATES IL CUBA.
The United States demands no repayment Of the
millions expended in the rescue Of Cuba, asks for
fHlrS Ms an he