New-York tribune., 1905-11-04

nicipaI housekeeping than they have to our home
The man who claims the otice OF the city govern
ment because of his position in State or national
party, and because of that alone. and who pre-
serts his claim. TO it upon that ground and that
alone. will not be listened to for moment,
matter who he may be shall know nothing, SO
far concerns the standards TO be applied in the
subordinates in the city government far
they are subject 70 appoiLtment nj Dy me. except
fulness and of industry in the performance OF tho
has that to do with national issues? What has
that TO do with State issues? Ne have got to have
pure and wholesome. What has that do with
national issues with State iJsues?
We must have Tenement House Department
properly administered. in order that human lives
secured among the poorest and the most deserving
of our people. What has that 10 do with national
Ininistered by whose head is as large as his
heart and whose heart is as large as the World.
What place In the department has any political
henchman?
be improved. bridges must be bull: orr
subway franenses must M 5e let intelligentiy What
Why, friends, the suggestion that partisan poll
great municipalty is the absurdty Of absdriities.
Mayor was running for office he insisted that non
possibility
DEMONSTRATE NON-PARTISANSHIP.
am going begin on the first day of January
to demonstrate that policy Gentlemen lit little . be
that nv This time the peope of the CITY would have
determined who their Mayor was To be. but 1t IS
reached This is an enthusiastic meeting every
other meeting that have been to has been equally
and equally sfncere"and It Is the most astonishing;
sincere belief that non-partisan government car.
be accomplished and of willingness on the part er
the people TO sustain the man who they know
give 1t to them.
that administration of detail and Of technical de-
tail is not SO easy 1t easy enoqgh o 20 so esv t
oTganze me machine Of this k great Ss, city IN fgsh 5
suits for the least money. Nevertheless IL will Do
my studous effort for four years. without tempta-
ton to run away for any other ONCE 10 'ec"Ie
The most complex business problem presented to
any man in the world to-day is tnaL R[eSete9 ILL., ~ ~
the municipal corporation MunlcIPaliTs gtog gToT so
ing the legal conditions OF government when nave nave
under old laws old charters. old methods, and py
the time our charters and our laws have crept up up
with our development. by the time that we arr are @ roI
once abreast with the actual requirements, tne I'M,
provement takes ne'. start; ana t ne 1 sra "a cnn
stanty growing away from the meth2ds % OF sqEs5n
u This becessitates the most thorough good rela-
State legislature, and In order to secure thor
cughly good machinery for government you must
have for Mayor some one who will command the
respect of the Legislature and assist tnat Ti hi
by giving his administration the legislation WnlS
his experience and the experience OF the 2dInins %
TO secure the results desired. All other consdera-
tions apart-and if there was no other reason for
Hearst that reason alone would be enougn-SlNeh
the fact that shall bring % to this business
But as the problem becomes more and more COM
guaranteeing greater efficiency in the public sew
ice and that can only be accomplished In one
Service laws to the last limit for the securing cf
men of capacity and character, ,, and for the EN-
e4er In nrG my @ Judgment the civil Service lay
When the veF MdSor eoes into Once he IS empowered
by law TO appoint Civil Service commisslon. ana
sh regulations for admission TO the service, under
which none but the efficient and capable IneE OF
cha
ninistration or that commission is IN turn care
Now if you want the perfect measure Of the sin
cerity OF any government wnatevgr s qt thf I, ths
constitution of the Civil Service Commission
MCCLELLAN AND CIVIL SERVICE.
We get the measure OF Mayor McClcIlan's sin
sion was an unutterabe' and unspeakabIe hunbug;
that he failed completely and absolutely that i
tention of the State board and Mayor Mcclellan
himself had 20 mt turn INTO ou oce S Because he realized
that the people would not stand the thing that ne
| shall seek out Civil Service Commissioners
the abes the most & u, fs coTr6nitT d ye And
viii, guarantee you that the Civil Service reguIs-
tons is OF rndtsd 1s states And will guarantee you
moreover that they will be the most Tlglaly Ei ve en
and il is a pledge the performance Of which VIII
DC Tbere is another board this city that Is rot
much considered. but IL may be tremendous IL
rommissioners Of Accounts shall b. busy on
10 first of receiving my frlehiS but -
January I shall have made up my NINA 'EhoHi
NV "Reminiscences Of Accounts are 70 be una ns
Srst consideration | shall give 70 those toillhis-
sioners OF Accounts win be TO find 3ut where rs
got il. . III, =. L, A,4 - epd
hat nv power is sufficient. | snail ASK tns
assistance OF the legislature to put the mayor g,
bie CITY in the position where old grsittrrs sqai
he punished and new "grafters shaii become I'M
possible. a..
oreier TO follow that up properly K = neet SsaFy
-bat rbe entire ticket should bc elsctea IN sueh
manner as TO give my independent government tils
fcient the effective control-I should say ratFer.
he effective control of the Board Of Estimate ard
portonuent.
nent has been thrown down into the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment by legislation. con-
ernfng the wisdom Of which Fnyself fave sonl5
loubts and might as wei .pegin nv indeDendenee
,ere as anywhere. Rut the fact remains And IL
'ou want to reserve TO this city Ire great sources
f wealth. which consist Of values arising ont as
'ubDc franchises created by the community itself.
YOU wish to preserve these 10 the community. if
wish enrich tire Treasury nv that means. IN
rider that you may have better schools ard better
olice, better Fire Department ard better parks.
hen 9lrSt fnaf faNf1ker. not
nan the Tanlnany Hail ti~kst Is by posi-
ilitV elected 10 the BOARD or Estimate and Ap-
ortonm@nt under conditions where he may vc1k
or graft In the future. in the past;
The people who filed the great hall of s,~nne-