New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-18

ncan party In the State of New-York' which !"
me YOU needisssly reye 9ba. you seriously
election ana s Al the same the fe
ssfy o. the people without whose aid you can &C
oompsh nothing You will hereafter as now n NAYS
as e s. whitney, VINO is an excellent lawyer ana
be usefi TO- You in the Formulation of the desired
ohjects but who can scarcely forge the o1lS he
snnpotent II YOU and he are to-day fghting brave
u you are for municipal owneTSR pg r The
begnn4s q the d hne6 the
sexnsy before yoii were out Of college.
In a recent article in The INTERNATIONAL SuSl-
ran era of perpetual. or practically perpetual
servitudes commenced with the era OF c2TrupI ,
the middle OF the nineteenth century: 4 ne JIM,
cations OF 1851 were never again lnposea, COY ",
e .o ena as aid dFf Edwin Morgan in 1850 and
William r. Grace. in 1886. but LEGISLATORS and aiaer
In 1855 as Chamberlain Of the city, was mem.
Der Of Mayor Graces cabinet and IN tnat capie t
the Mayor with respect to franchises and your own
soSise ne with the proof that I was at work and
effectively at work in this identical field. Of which
You even knew of the existence OF the problem
AS you cannot monopolize the issue or f
ownership-of a preservation to the community OF
The wealth OF the community-neither can E1o
sehooihouses clean streets Police Department gas
or subways. These questions are or IMMENSE III
,oo-farce Int the fundamental Issue is to deprive
frsmmany Hall. the hereditary ana irTeoeeran ,e
enemy Of good government OF us fbp Tronertv Of
5ps honest investor 1t is impossible that you
soo0 De eeTtSeess YOU prefer to jeopardize the
opportunity Of striking the common eIe mem ~ rs
verest blow that It has ever had IN order 70 GLso
your socaIistic policy, with which nave no sym
lave always believed that your politics were
sslbseryient TO your Journalism your present at "
pubio the hedge that have given the{hat in
The event of your election you WI retide IRON
a I mot give that pledge how is it possible
- hzYfa that
Sc Ts' Your journalistic ends?
e eFdsF 'b Because aus rathfiness still remains
r6e quality even IN dt ca sh ane With
q corporation contract between the two machines
and you know that represent no corporation. and
you know. moreover. that your own cause IS sum
carelessly and needlessly into assertions such as
Our Strength should be directed against the com:
Tqon enerny. Your possibilities are great, ano; IT
snry Georg s covering ars ohaqaots. nevo@ sus
pected CT selfshness. of unquestionabie sincerity a
would inevitably cast STIRLING vote Naturally
desire first my own election: ;exS ire ge!esat i
finish; but it is for both you and me t. remember
machine absolutely subservient az: supplied with
funds beyond the dreams of avarica- You cannot
g esnsss 40 Sr NcSIiiaa can csH with GER
tainty OF favorable res onss for tiss unlocking
OF larger contribution to his CAME. sn eNpenss s
than has heretofore been made in any campaign.
municipal State or national. in the history Of our
country.
. You have such resource. for YOU and your
friends. by their voluntary contributions must bear
the entirs burden of the fight and. II yor WIN. Ecu
must win principle and not by purchase Ths
came is true Of myself: and so completely am
ss s no ffE nnnea aid ro the Republican
party and shall accept none. nor shall l ask any
financial hello of any individual. I shall keep my
self. as I bA2JEe you will keep yourself. in the
position, fss these matters are concerned.
.eorupuiously o. tho benefacto- and not the bene-
'ncdary. shall be glad to have from you any s'g-
session as to the way in which the cause OF hon
esty can be protected an furthered through hold
fng Tamrnany Hall 20 rigid accounting in the
matter Of its campaign expenses.
The issue of the campaign is not the personal
charm or engaging respectabty of Mayor NC
CfeIIan but what he has accomplished, what he
has left Jndone and what disaster TO the interests
OF our municipal commonwealth his reelection por-
fendg and in the discussion OF these issues more
power 10 your elbow.