New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-10
c. [. BARS MCCLELLAN.
CHS TO BE THE ISSUE.
Mayor So Worried He Nay Thro70
OAKLEY OUerboard.

r. Fulton Cutting. chairman Of the city COM
mittee Of the Citizens Union. who q few days ago
said that the union was in favor Of the nornina-
zion Of an Independent Democrat for Mayor
next year. last night practically served notice
on Tammany Hall that the Citizens Union is
opposed TO Mayor Mcclellan because Of the
surrender Of Commissioner Oakley to the Light
iIg Trust
SIR. Cuttings action forces the gas Issue into
politics for the campaign. and last night his in
tervtew was generally regarded as meaning that
the Citizens Union has appropriated the gas
issue its keynote for the mayoralty contest
next year.
Mr.. Cuttings statement follows:
So much attention has been paid to the nottyes Of
lacy ai.0 me ne" 4s 81, Is, - -
ment further OF them. Mare denunciation OF Official
The just paic n5gnaJion aTo9sed By the Betrayal
or the city interest should oe made the agency oy
tend the cts love- 10 proyide such service for
TesSonsble PTtee sd IN suitable euality -.
power TO own and operate municipal lighting
plant demanded by Commissioner Munroe in
because It would have eliminated the iirnsy pre-
snd EsctToi59 now edeavors 70 excuse bis
ds[eHSioie acoa Ine &iy %o mo PT8oae o c 9
ferred. but the fact that It possessed sucn poEeT
VIC gfg Il ad fbe c96anes Would never
have dared 10 push the city 10 point where It's
Only seen years ago the city had bitter expert
ence OF Us qn lTn2oencE IN [s 1I[gI5Q: ~" cIer
ating he sxth-ave and Eigh have. surface roads
csiled that saca change was specidcaily proh6-
tied in the charters OF the companies; and large
irs sd ne Tged This city 70 exer-
c. - =
roads by the payment Of their cost Of Construction
on the best terms The Trd \ Avenue Raoad Com
pany offered 100000 and > per cent of the gross
amounting % $1,000 per. year, in addition 70 the
amount FsquiPee TO purchase the esns KS
5y Ms PTsTs3tgd IRON Jang s Seh sco py {ne
purchase. and even. II such power existed. It had
no power to operate the roads When purchase
ana Pavey. but the bills failed to pass. and the
Sun" e he worth IS 5000.
autonomy tut the egsiajaTe has heretofore gnored
its demands So, Il is sincerely hoped that the coming
Will Re introduced. to prevent further legislative
York The policy Of placing fesponsi6ji5s on city
oflcla!s |itnout giving ful! power 70 meet them
must inevitably produce such conditions as we are
nov confronting
Mayor Mcclellan, Controller Grout and Com
missioner Oakley are anxiously watching the de-
veIopment Of the agitation They find II impos-
stble TO avail themselves OF political cyclone
cellar. and they are waiting as best they can for
the gale TO wear itself out. IT doesn't seem 10
worry the Mayor as much as the Controller and
Commissioner Oakley. II is a thing for the
Controller to be so constantly under fire for al
legged lOOseness of his official acts. He consults
the Mayor frequently about II. and once or twice
mas given partial explanations
The Mayors friends say that II things get
much worse he will ask for the resignation Of
Commissioner Oakley and censure the Commits
sioner for signing the lighting contracts without
full sanction Of the Board of Estimate and APP
portionment. The Tammany leaders think that
this would leave the Mayor with q clean bill
and that IS enough for them. They not at
all solicitous about the political future OF the
Controller