The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-10
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life.
II don't seek the honor" he went on;
"bllt seek TO create honors Tor mEseil
BY serving the people faithfully and Intel
ligently would not accept the Office
on a silver walter, urless could 40
more for the city in four years than
has been done in the past twenty years.
The man honors the place, not the place
the man. The powers Of the office have
not been employed. The only way TO
enlarge the powers of the office is to en-
large the man who holds the place.
II have been ten times as nuch the
Manor of Richmond for the past ten
wears as has the incumbent ] surren-
dered thirty-nire years ago tonight with
General Lee a Appomattoz. but am
not hero to surrender.
IT am not anxious for the job. 7 had
rather be the faithful Mayor of R1ch-
mond for one term and die in my tracks
than 70 hold the office a lifetime and
fool away the time Of the people in doing
nothing"
Wouldn't Let Him Stop.
Here Captain Mccarthy ridiculed
Messrs Anderson and Hicks for INDUCING
respectively In high sounding phrases
and poetry. ard kept the crowd in roar
Of laughter.
when I speak" he said. ri keep close
+ to business. That's what the city needs,
Captain Mccarthy was about to stop
here, but there were loud cries OF go
on" coming up from all over the hall and
no proceeded.
II have been IN the City Hall a long
time" he said, "and | have never under-
stood exactly what honor IT. was to oc-
cupy a seat In one corner OF the build
ing and listen to the chit-chat OF the rag
tag and bob-tail of the city on politics.
Tho position, just as it stands now,
4 is not such as any man should covet.
One Of Captain McCarthy's predecessors
and possibly both had said something
about the mayoralty being an honor any
man might covot.
Il am not seeking such an honor" he
said II am running for place when
hnS been practically vacant for eight
years. ! sec possibilities In the position
and want to try my hand. The Job pays
S4O0 less than tho ons hold, You can
III both" said some one IN the audi
ence.
We'll" was the quick reply. III you
will let me off with as little as the mayor
does, / will All both. They say IN the
City Hall that do nothing. Now, Moth
| ing and nothing Is how much?" the cues
! ton threw the great audience into a
| spasm OF applause and 1t was quite al
| interval before tho speaker could proceed
| ney AL 0tOOu Up
Here ono Of the most remarkably dra,
| malta Incidents occurred ever witnesses
| IN Nslvidere Hall Capt. Mccarthy ha'
worked his hearers up to n height OF en-
| thuhasm and he declared that he was al
~most tempted to adopt the plan at re
| Yi,ulists and ask those Interested in IN
Ivy government to stand up.
sIIow many will stand? he shouted
aH1 IN a moment the entire audienc
Meso and cheered and waved with tn
ltfpnost delight.
After declaring that he was not pol
Alcian and never consulted ono about III
| affairs, Captain Mccarthy closed hi
| splendid address by declaring that h
would speak as often during the canvas
| as opportunity presented Itself
The meeting was complete success
| and from the demonstrations Of approve
that greeted Captain Mccarthy through
out his speech 1t looked as II he had tn
| crowd with him.