The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-18
MIR. WEAVER
 STILL ACTIVE Determined to Rid City Of
 Corruption. NO TIME FOR POLITICS Issues a Statement as to
 Conditions. Director of Public Safety Potter DeIiv- CTS Straightforward Lecture to
 Lientenants of Philadelphia Police Force.

velopment of importance today in Mayor Viewers crusade for good gov ernment was the dismissal of thirty employees in the Bureau of Health. George w. Sunderland. assistant direc- tor of the Department of Public Health and Charities. states that the majority of the men removed are valuable to the service. This being so. 1t is regarded likely that vacancies will be filled, al- though Mayor Weaver has as yet not signified his intentions in the matter.
 It Is generally believed that Mayor Weaver has decided that every man who has had any part in the fraud be- lieved to have been perpetrated upon the city in connection with the con- struction of the Altering system as well as the other contract work, shall be ar rested and prosecuted. The Mayors advisers are urging upon him the most drastic action against men high in the Republican organization. and prepara- tion for the arrest of these men is said arrests will not be made until Elihu Root, private counsellor to the Mayor, shall give the word.
 Mayor Weaver today issued state ment bearing upon the letter signed by twenty-one business men and ad- dressed to Sheriff Miles. chairman of the Republican city committee. urging the committee to reform the Republi- can party. The letter suggested that new nominations be made for the fall election.
 The Mayors statement follows:
 Weayer'a Statement.
 'T know nothing about this move- ment. neither as to it's origin or pur- pose. It Is trivial interpretation at this time. Some of the genelemen's s names who appears on the address
 ha tr.a significance and the possible effect of their action.
 'srhis infection of paltry politics at this time Is unfortunate. The efforts am making to reform the municipal government and expose the past abuses and crimes have given me no time fs consider political questions or politica effects.
 aft would be treason to holy cause to involve it in partisan politics. Il makes no difference what positions what parties or what organizations fal as the result of their participation m municipal wrongs and crimes Of the past. Let them fall.
 'sThey must fall and be dethroned pe- fore the work In hand can be complet- ed impartially and honestly and the at- fairs of the people placed on firm and secure foundation for the future. Will consider no politics until this work IS done. Treating with the present Re- publican organization over the ques- ttons of its ticket for sheriff and coro- ner is a futile and misleading diver- sion. It makes no difference who Una orRanization puts on It's ticket at tnis time. This is not contest over sherin and coroner, and I shall not permit T to he reduced to such a lame and I'm | rotent conclusion if I can help IL therefore. I speak now and thus | strongly fin order that the true Irlehul | of municipal regeneration and hones | movement may be on theH suaIS against either subtle or misleadlng CT ! forts as would divert the issue petras 1 the cause. and possibly save Tor lutur, s,,I, the osrent source of "all our woes.
 Action Reconsidered.
 l later in the day Mayor weaver re oonsidered the order dismissing healtI S',reau emuloyes. The Mayor Will
 make an investigation of the bureau before putting his order into enect. | Director Potter, of the department of nublic safety, today addressed the lieutenants of police In their assemonS .,'as room at the city hall. Among o1n0' l things the director said:
 I .J And it has been a habit. GUS ,om for men on the police force te | have members of their families regis l tered from their homes. Knowing una those same persons were registered from their own homes. l rely on yol to break this thing up. Preventinl election frauds is one way or maKihs | this department efficient.
 'Srhere are districts where there ar' many houses of III fame. You know where these houses are. IT you u' not you should know You shoulc know if there are men registered Iron
 these houses who are not entitled t' vote. 1t is your duty to purge th' assessors lists of such names.
 T am not satisfied with this pohc' force must be satisfied with 1t oi tbars can be no harmonious action I.et ms all do our duty. First Of all attend to bogus registration. l am go
 Ing fo depend upon you for that par
 of vour duty, but want to tell yo' l that I have other means Of ascertain
 ing facts about registration which
 will only resort to when l am con
 vinced that you neglect to follow m
 Instructions. If you cannot perform
 vour full duty. I will get men wh
 Director Potter today issued an or
 dsr restoring to their original dis
 tricts the police who were shifted iron
 one district to another by Mayo
 Weaver on February 8, after sensa
 tional raid of houses of i'll fame. Il
 his order the director says that tn
 H+ t ..,btob promOted the re