The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-22
virt.es Of Mr.. Devesy a. Mayor.

TO TIE Eprron or TIE SrN--sr,. As candidate
for Mayor OF New York. Mr.. William S. Devery.
that he has practically declared himself willing
10 rum must be considered seriously. II will not
do 70 make little Of his claims and chances for In
the pond OF New York city politics he Ia. undoubt
eddy. 4 great big fish The nutocrat!c and arhi
trsry conduct of the present leader Of Tsmmany
and his advisers In excluding Mr.. Devery from
seat In the SO called Executive Committee OF Tam
many. q seat to which he Is Justly entitled. and
otherwise endcAvoring to publicly humiliate and
insult him. instead Of having the effect. a. they
hoped. Of disposing of Mr. Devery. has resulted In
bringing him prominently to the front and In enor
mousy increasing tho number Of his friends.
In the Ninth district Deverys followers are In.
fura,ed. and 1t is "Devery or nobody" with them
The setting aside Of the result Of the primary In the
Ninth by Mr.. Murphy Is viewed with strong dis
appreciation all over the city. and yet Mr.. Murph,
goes ahead. serenely Indifferent, II does not
quire a very close reading of the letter Of Mr.. Muir
ply to the Democrats Of the Thirty -nrst ~ district
to detect the natural working out Of his plan to put
only Murphy men on guard: for In that letter h
very plainly intimates that II the Democrats Of
that district select any other leaders than those
ct the head OF the district much the worse TO-
them the voters. They will get the same dose a.
the people Of the Ninth Should Devery run for
70 So Il the aees Of =
nominee a. s re as fate and two successive defeats
The Cd yarn that beS S was e.saded from tn.
would he sssss eSnddses
wont % any 9nye H not 'rs snd ney.T I va va
Foi II ). Ml M
e esa' o'nss 'h, sSnvsn''on to nominate Coy
Throushout the entire city Devery As !. cendi
he vose hat issd pS s" esot
HIS ssiis.patr.u9n On. he e besoug h, Mr. Murphy 70
political leaders who are compeiied BY their physl
nj
iisyed ID Opening ~ i,spoT saloon. On Sund.y
anm Of oe e s
In brooklyn. who. nsur.tivey speaking. were .
sc Ssek 81 KS for M,
never have 70 accuse Mayor Devery OF Side 'step.
sf an: and d.nes i"f ns and
sunday or any other DAY With me CONSCIOUSNESS
70 bother Them. and he dermans sTe nosoroa.iS
good citizens and REQUIRE no watching or spyns
sss sesla no % 8s.sand
sa' ssa %ods sf he hs. build
In . vacant lot. OR throw open the paIlors Of hi.
s III NV Ss. asa sss @ ]
,a S. e
%,ll he USED in building school Or 50 sach Eea.
Mss,sI ss IL, s na ss SS
Suu Nt uOWn Wuue neT CfOSS Tohus SIs"I' o'~
months resident. gets the Job
We will have home rule with a vengeance ~hen
Devery Is Mayor. Mr. pcvery would nevcr az
point Police Commissioner who would permit
his deputy 70 take lot OF fat New York cops NY
70 west Point 70 witness the horseback stunts
o. o., 10! Of slim waist cadets Who paid for tns'
police police force been benentcd' The force would
head Of Il, a. Mayor. The policeman y more . In
his hat is on straight and all bis buttons eccoun,sd
Mr.. Devery believes In public Improvements ana
mel bill would 90 back 10 Albany without his ap.
proval unless II included the prevailing rate Of
wages" clause. When Dovery Is Mayor the city
docks viii 20 to highest bidder at public auction
and not 70 political fevontes for mere song. and
many OF them will not be sold or leased al any
price. but Will be reserved for recreation piers for
The poor of the various districts and kept open
summer and winter with little dance for the boys
and fins now ana then thrown In. When Devcry
2 Mayor We will have public baths not here and
mere. but everywhere along the river front where
Lhcy can be conveniently erected.
Yes. We will have nnc city whom Devery II Mayor.
md Just think OF the corking sermons DR.. PARK
hurst can preach Ia his praise every sunday during
he time he holds down The Mayors chair. Devery
won be asked to hand out the diplomas al Column
oia. Yale. Harvard and other universities at com
nencement time. but no will probably solaos him
elf on such occasions with front seat amolg the
baseball fans and watch the Giants win.
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