New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-30
WINS TO MCCLELLAN.
Opinion ON Public Questions Agdsn
asked an Omen Letter.

the Hotel BresIin consulted with his campaign
managers and many friends who called TO CONFER
with him. Almost every man who called assufeo
him that his prospects OF being elected were grow
ing brighter every day A Autographed cartoon
entitled THE Man the Tiger?" which VIII be
placed the elevated and subway stations ana IN
the streetcars being sent out.
Mr.. WINS yesterday issued another open letter
to Mayor Mcclellan. in which he again challenges
the Mayor to meet him the platform and dis
cuss the issues of the campaign. Mr.. 1vins's let
ter follows:
Hon George B. Mcclellan; ,.uoa VA,
letter to which regret not having , peas
pre to meet YOU on a common platform and to dis
the issues of the campaign, but your slen i
that you are entirely within your right in this and
in declining to ne y so reeognze that am
equally in my right in repeating pea, gficarv graft
flying to the great constituency Of four millions OF
people to which you appeal TO know with PRECISE
main for the full term If elected Some OF your
at % esI sa promise that if
elected you will be good as your CONTRACT, IL
over Your own signature. and merely from a
platform. where your utterances are not necessarily
In this connection. and in view of the probability
OF OF Greater would be glad to know
whether Mr.. MCGOWAN was your own selection Tor
y 6e posbe s G1 ene ad Il not why you
wng t qR Of on s saecee to your ce de-
pendent entirely. upon your own volition in the
In one Of your speeches you announce that it will
not necessarily follow, in the event of your election
that you viii retain in office your present heads Oh
departments This has the true Deph d t5s e ls
asking too much to request t@t ou f he ny y p at
the head of department to-day whom you Wouid
asking that You tell US why you retain him office
now.
PLEDGED TO INDEPENDENCE
1 am pledged to absolute, independence Of all
tons VIII fis you an" make the same PLEDGE
promised consider one for official position e6-
cent men of commanding character and command
ing ability. Will you do as much, and say to the
public that you VIII make your & ng Mr Mnr
In this connection I feel compelled to ask you
whether your appointments of Oakley, Grain, Tully.
Featherson. Best, Pallas, McCooey and battery battery
friends associates and intimates, and because of
sonal knowledge of their character and capacity or
whether they were appointed, not as your own
selection and Representatives of Mr.. Murphy and Of
Mr.. McCarren? Your answer to this question would
Indicative of what might be expected in the event
One of your most ardent supporters among the
press asserts that you have seen your past errors
in the future May ask whether this is correct
not and, if So what you regard as your errors and
! One of the most prominent issues of the campaign
is that Of fdp n99s h8 16 @n b9
boasting of what has been done in respect of the
electric lighting in the hope of securing votes from
those who believe in municipal ownership, you
! not believe in it by denouncing its advocates.
Permit me- my dear sir to restafe my own poS
If you disagree with it, l should be pleased to
the pubic # you agree with it hope YOU will
have the courage 10 say SO.
MIR. IVINS's POSITION.
believe that great public franchises, the value
reserved to the community and thus lessen taxa
ton and permit a larger muncipa! development
parted with should be lawfully reacqutred when
s sol justice to ali men and to ali legitimate
property interests; and that these franchises
believe that lapsed and forfeitable franchises
0eg at once 70 0 a19 ape also Of n nSnoc
why steps have not been taken by you to that end
believe that the question of municipal operation
of our subways and the surface railways is a
that these franchises could be reacqured during
but whenever these franchises are reacquired. be
it sooner or later I believe that municipal opera
is completely divorced from partisan politics and
our Civi! Service thoroughly reorganized and
Votes are being sought for you the grounds
way differ from me and THAI your adrninist1 alton
of the offlcs would be safer thar mine If you
If you do not differ. will you then tell how. or
Of your relations to Tammany Hall. could begin
to be safe or as sane as miEe.
campaign in your behalf that lew works have been
intised and that there has bee an hmproyement
For the purposes of specification. viii you not
been Initiated by you and n what department
there has been an administrative Improvement
fortnight ago namely that should be pleased to
with you ar any time and place yo9 may yourself
WILLIAM NJ WINS
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