New-York tribune., 1905-06-18
WANTS Nc POLITICS"
FeaUer Deprecotes attempt to SaCe
Philadelphia Organization.

PhiIadeiphia, June II Mayor Weaver to-day
issued statement bearing on the letter, signed
by twenty-one business men, and addressed to
Sheriff Miles chairman OF the Republican City
Committee urging the committee to reform the
Republican party The latter suggested that
new nominations be made Tor the fa-- election
The Mayors statement is as follows:
know nothing about this movement. neither
10 its origin nor its purpose. Il is d trivial
N in-erpostion at this tirre. Son7e OF the gentle
men whose narles appear on the adCress 1 am
sure cannot have understood the true sig
Hifcance and the possible effect o. thefr action
This infection OF paitry pohtics at tbs time
IS unfortunate The efforts am making to re-
form the municipal government and expose the
past abuses and crimes nave given me no time
10 considcT political questions or political.
II would be treason to . holy cause 70 involve
ii in partisan politics. 1t makes no difference
what persons what parties or what organiZa-
tions fall as the result OF their participation in
municipal wrones and crimes Of the past Let
them fail.
They must fall and be dethrcned before the
work in hand can be completed im2artiaIy ana
honestly and the affairs of the paOFIe placed on
Z firm and secure founde tio,I for the future 1
VIII consider no politics until this work Is done
Treating with the present RepubHcan organ
ization the question of its ticket FOR SheTiu
and Coroner IS a futile and misleH ding diver
sion. II makes no difference who that organ
ization puts it's ticket at this time This -
not a contest over a Sheriff and Coroner, and
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lame and frnpotent conclusion, II can help II.
Therefore I speak now, and thus strongly, IN
order that the tr:e friends. OF municipal regen-
Grafton and honest government may be on their
guard against either subtle or rnlsieacfng eICrts
as would divert the issue, betray the cause ana
possibly save for further evil the parent source
Of all our woes.
The only development of Importance to-day
In Mayor Weavers crusade was the dismissal
and subsequent reinstatement. pending investi-
-hirYv erpDloyes IN OF
Health.
1t is generally believed that Mayor Weaver
has decided that every man who has had any
part in the frauds In connection with the con
struction of the filtration system, as in other
contract work. shall be prosecuted The Mayors
advisers are urging on him the most drastic &C
ton against men high in the Republican organi-
cation, but arrests VIII not be made until Eli-1u
Root shall give the word
Director Potter. OF the Department OF Public
Safety. to-day addressed the lieutenants of po-
lice in their assembly room at the City Hail
Among other things. the director said:
end it has been habit a custom, for men
on the police force 70 have members OF their
families registered from their homes. knowing
that those same persons were registered from
their own homes. I rely on you to break this
thing Up. Preventing election frauds ts one way
of making this department efficient.
There are districts where there are many
houses OF III fame on WneTe tI-esS
are If you do not you should know. You
should know if there are men registered from
these houses who are not entitled to vote II Is
your duty to purge the assessors lists OF such
names.
/ am not satisfied with this police force.
must be satisfied with it, or there can be nc
harmonious action Let US all do duty
| First of all attend to bogus registration. an
going TO depend upon you for that part OF your
duty; but want to tell you that have otheI
means of ascertaining facts about registration
which will only resort TO when am convincee
that you neglect 10 follow my instructions.
men who can