New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
DECENCY OR INDECENCY I?
The Former Means the Triumph Of
Fusion Ticket at Polls.

Civilization or barbarism? Decency or inde-
oency? These are the issues OF the coming cam
paiEn." declared James !. Reynolds secretary 20
the Mayor. in the course OF very earnest address
before tho Woman's Municipal League yesterday.
These two issues confront US as clearly they
6id two years ago." salG M Reynolds. whether
make upright living normal condition
in this city depends on the number Of people who
recognize that these issues are as vital they
were TWO years ago.
In the present ca-raign not only we. but our
enemies. occupy different positions from what
cid tWo years ago. Then their record was in cues
ton. now It is ours. Then they were trying TO
hide what they had done. now We are trying 10
let people know what we have done I am per
sUaded that cur success at the polls VIII be in direct
proportion TO cur success IL letting people know.
There is not a department upon whose record the
EearcElighi cannot be turned.
PUBLIC SCHOOL QUESTION.
las an instance OF the spirit and aims which
distinguish the Low administration from that OF
Tanmany. look Al the public schools. / remember
when ] vas hesdworker the University Settle
Snent a class OF boys DESTROYS Of meeting evenings
for literary debates. applied to the local school
board Tor the use OF a room n q school. and were
refused by a vote OF 10 .. o the ground that
such exercises were not the proper thing TO take
place 81 g public school building. They Appealed
70 the School Board. and were refused by a s-tu
larger vote. Now the school buildings, with their
lecture courses. baths. root gardens gymnasiurns
Fairgrounds and Sunday entertainments, have be-
come the intellectual ccGtres OF their neIghbor-
hoods This widening OF the purpose and SCOPE %
the school buildings Is one Of the most berefceut
results OF the liberal spirit which. radatirE from
the late president of the School Board Charles C.
Birmingham. has animated the School Board dur
ins the Low administration Daring the last year
snd half mere money has been appropriated than
was appropriated during four years Of Ta-nmany."
-FOUR NEW PARKS.
IA four years Of Ta-nanv. one small mark
was all that was presented 10 the city Tarrrnanv
had highly lucrative system o. dealing with tie
matter OF new parks When la-d was TO De con-
denned for park purposes 3 commission % three
members was appointed 10 do the work Each
member drew SO for every meeting he attended
] ATTENDED one meeting. and saw how they worked
- The three members were present to answer the
rolcall C. course. but Immediately withdrew
The meeting went or without him for Just thirty
minutes, aid then adjourned. the whole matter
going over 10 the next meeting Business that
could have been transacted IN three months was
continued in this instance for one year and half
Nou can see that the system was quite too
profitable tor these three men readily to aban-
don il.
During the last year and a half the Low ad-
fnlnlstratlon has presented four parks TO the
people.
Take the Department Of Charities. Numerous
scandals had been revealed under Tammany in the
expenditures for supplies. At BlackwelTs Island.
Tor instance, while the bills were enormous the
food was unsatisfactory in quality and variety
when the present COMMISSIONS took hold he was
not only able vastly 10 improve the food. thereby
bringing great comfort 10 those Immediately con-
oerned. but 70 effect = large saving 10 the tax
PAYERS. Another act. small but striking as els
N1seshing him from the hord spirit OF the past
Us shown when the name Of 'almshouse' was
''3'seo 10 home" CApplause)
PHASES OF RAPID TRANSIT.
.-. ne .- Low administration is second 10 none in
-4-oFe1nent Of city transit. A year ago. in
s re trst attempt ever made TO cope with
- - serious problem, Mayor Low pointed out
-a---'aitan had three important avenues OF
81" ne west from Nevy-Jersey by ferries.
-. - ~ - the great railroads an5 on the
IN brooklyn by the bridge ana BY ferries
'eA he has had occasion 10 call attention
~ ,Ne importance Of q fourth avenue mar 60,
reaIlze. On. III tIaElty % the situation can be
crowded parts. who vbI, ilett zee people Of the
sW-ay mus. .'-,. th with their families TO get
ctea - one luH1Iec and iftv r,fii1, H o-e nun
~ Nevg-Aorlz ffar al S-t On the surface lines
Ameflca Central America and so,tb as % NoTtn
ly winch The PenusyIgaaia ANTS nave been made
G - ~ enc l ~, re sty; with The Nove-Yor
s-i5ns-s and On ne East sde Tor Two new ~" i I5e
When q certain man was told OF the s.s,..-, -
nurses Ia me public schools That IS ctiIi1ttloI
le said Now, ore ~ The issues before ~, ~ Ion
the eoverrr9e-t a. dis - 49, 49, EaIt 10 preserve
- the spoils SYSTEM . T1nmarv Is ail--.-.t = 1
means return 10 tie old order '-''" X
What the old order signifies may De rlr,=.-.s
tn the Department Of Weights and Neaerree acc
.le ueeinIlLg q bis second term Van W,rL ~
- appointing " ten sealers and ten y.eie5are a.
i -sg 10 4ppo-nt then from the cv.I Service l!st
~ tle idea = taxing men oH lrit - so srf0r
Itl 70 MN Thar be refused have afvtbnp 81 ~
aaiSH them afterward The consequence was Tbe,'
&c Is lleV liked IL Is-l not one penny w-s go
i,ectee IN 1902 ss25 was collected most Of ID i9sf
Telo-e Election Day. ~ six months under No.
.ss.@ acillinlstratiCu $50 collected. gu. ~
foi.r5 =, 49, oi hsh peqie.s tWenty-eight were
49, ~ % selling short assure. The deficiency
49,, ~ " llefe from one-guarter Of pound ta -FOUR
t,--ls, me people VINO were sEst,matica.Iv de-
,.T1 20" receive honest weights and measures
T. ne second issue Is d-ccucy versus fDdecenrv
- .oo want an adninsgt ZION thar aids vice a.
S-.@t lEnis IL You know that vice has been
me- oIlsen out Of The tenement houses. that ne