New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-09
Az ADMINISTRATION WITH HEART

Magistrate Crane has hit upon happy phrase
"a deecrine the popular feeling which led TO
last weeks Tammany victory. We may not De
able entirely 10 sympathize with his view OF
law and its obligations or think il good tasIe
that be should suggest that the Mayor rom
whom he asked and received his present ONCE
deserved defeat on account of a polcy thal
was as well understood on the day when nj
Crane presented his humble compliments and
requests at the City Hall as il is now when
she Manor has no more favors 10 distribute.
But there is no denying that be fills long
felt want with bis insight into the popular re-
ouirements concerning a city administration
The present administration" he says, sis
cold Hooded one-Without a heart" When
Election Dav came the citizens who had been
forced 10 obey law, the citizens, the saloon
keepers and the police. had a common cause
against the administration, and they worked
together 10 inaugurate new regime, an ad-
'mini sirat on with 8 heart"
1iat i- it exactly. An administration with
heart Not obedience TO law. not maintenance
of order. not a dollars worth Of work or goods
for every dollar spent by the city. not faith
ful performance Of duty by every omcial and
clerk is what our people want but heart. The
old saving: NO matter what you do if your
heart be true" is the essence Of rightly inter-
rreted laws and constitutions. That great
statesman. Tin" Campbell put the same truth
in a somewhat crude and less poetic way, when
ne said: What's the Constitution between
friends" What we want in this town is not
a low death rate but heart: not order. but
sympathetic attitude to those who find it diff
cult 10 keep order; NO spanlzlngs. but all sugar
plums Then the pleased and sugar stuffed
children called electors viii happily vote to
continue under the soft rule Of such an apple
hutter government AS Mr.. Crane sums il I'D:
The verdict Of last Tuesday was against a
business administration the administration
of corporation. thing without a soul, and
i trust that we have seen the last Of such
things IN our city"
Now. IL must DE confessed that Tammany
in some ways has plenty Of heart" no doubt
enough 10 satisfy Mr. Cranes CONCEALED soul.
II hasn't much heart for the impoverished
widow OF q police sergeant who was compelled
20 pay large sum for promotion. II hasn't
much heart for a poor girl who happens to fall
into the clutches OF cadet" But its heart
lust overHows for the clerks and minor Off
cials who have suffered under hard tasSmas-
tiers Tor the last two years, and been unable
20 loaf for eight hours day at the city's ex-
pense. II has plenty OF heart for the con-
tractor who has been forced by the cold
hlooded Low administration 10 give the city SIS
moneys worth Its heart bleeds for the tene-
ment house owner who has been cruelty forced
10 open his purse 10 repair plumbing and give
some sunlight 10 the people contracting con
sumption IN dark rooms. IL was a beartiess
ching Of the Low administration 10 enforce the
sanitary code. 60 prevent the sale Of impure
Inilk and OF bread baked in dirty cellars, 10
arrest spitters who spread disease germs, and
BE are sure that Mr. Crane, who objects to