The sun., 1905-11-03
MAYOR MAKES EIGHTSPEECHES
KEEP NEW YORK'S ESCUTCHEON
I'NSULLIED, HE SAYS.

Appeals TO Men OF New fc"N' Regardless
Of Their Party.to 'itani b. Him n They
Think He Has Tried to DO an Honest
Mans Duty-One Talk at y O'Clock.
Mayor Mcclellan made eight speeches
IN two and a half hours last night, In each
~ them appealing to the voters to support
him, no, as Democrats or Republicans, but
Al citizens of New York who are to decide
whether the honor, the integrity and the
fair fame Of New York shall remain"
The flight Of the Mayors automobile was
northward, and the district covered was
.o large that he ranged from Florrie Sulli-
vans hailiwiok to The Bronx and went as
iar east as First avenue and as far west as
Eighth avenue. The trip was series Of
snthusiastio demonstrations. Every hall
but one had as many people as it could
hold and in most OF the places crowds
yanly tried to enter and hear the candidate.
Col. Mcclellan began at 7:45 o'clock at
NI Grand street, where hundreds OF Sulli-
yantes we're jammed in the hall.
After seeing this good old district march
up Fourteenth street under the leadership
Of nv old and good friend Florrie Sullivan, "
said the Mayor, Il might have expected this
welcome tonight.
u have only come here to speak to you
for the last time during this campaign; to
submit my case to you in very few words;
toask YOU to consider the issues Of this cam
paign calmly and dispassionately, and to
vote on election day as your conscience
dictates, and not otherwise. You are
American citizens with all the rights and
freedom and the honor that American citi-
zenship includes, and as such you must cast
YOUR votes as you believe will best serve the
interests OF this city Of which you ere citi-
zens.
Il make no rash promises. do not say
that in another term can make New York
perfect city; all claim is If am reelected
will give the people Of this city as good
an administration as I am capable Of giving
it. ICheers.l All that l can promise is
that l will treat you men Of the Eighth
Assembly district as I will treat all the
other men of the city of New York-as
fairly as possible, without fear, without
favor, and without prejudice; and that Is
what you are entitled TO receive. If you
honestly believe that you will be better
off, that this city of ours will be better of
with some one else in the City Hall than
myself, then l do not ask you to vote for
me. But if, on the other hand, you hon.
estly and conscientlously believe that my
administration has tried to give the people
OF New York a square deal, then l ask
YOU to give us a square deal and to vote
the Democratic ticket.
This campaign is one Of the most i'm
portant in which you and have ever voted
side by side and shoulder to shoulder.
This campaign rises In importance far above
the question of party, far above the question
OF thiG district, or that district, this borough
or another borough the great issue OF this
campaign is one touching the honor OF the
city of New York, the inviolability OF its
fair namc and it is for that reason and no
other that ask you to support me-
Eight o'clock sharp Is rather risky
hour for a candidate to make speech in
Cooper Union, for people unused to rushing
campaigns are accustomed to strolling In
about 0 to hear the star of the evening.
But Cooper Union was on the Mayors
schedule for o'clock, and he was there on
the dot. Every seat was taken before he
was introduced and the crowd poured in
rapidly to stand up and listen. The meet
ing was under the auspices Of the Public
Ownership League. The welcome to the
Mayor was very hearty. He said in part:
1T is not necessary TO instruct intelligent
workingmen of this city as to their rights
and privileges or to inform them that they
have received every recognition from my
administration. 1t is not necessary to give
you the promise that I shall continue to
consult YOUR welfare and wishes in the
future, for you know have done so in
the past
Col. Mcclellan read the Endorsement Of
his administration which was written by
Park Commissioner Palas few days before
his death.
IF John j. Palas had lived, said the
Mayor, she would have pointed out to you
some things that he regarded as interesting
and important. and that might have
been overlooked by you, for no looked
forward to this campaign as one OF
the great opportunities of his lfe to minge
with you again and discuss with you your
affairs and your interests in this great city
and to tell you what had gone on under his
own eyes during the last two years.
-He would have told you-indeed he had
already prepared information for you
that during the Fast twenty-five months
my administration has compelled the city
6ei artments to recognize the prevailing
rate Of wages law, so that mechanics and
all toilers are now placed on an equal foot
ing with those whose wages are fixed by
the GcmanGs Of private enterprise.
The effects Of this were strikin gly shown
in the Park Department, as he testified in
writing; for in that department the entire
wage scale had to be adjusted to the in
creased cost Of living. The results OF that
just and humane course were immediately
7'"aGrizcd in the greater efficiency Of the
working force, in the greater care for the
dty property, and in an actual decrease in
the cost OF park maintenance and improve
mente Had he lived TO be with you to-day
he would have told you how ether repre-
sentatives OF organized labor esides him
sell were SELECTED Lr M for 2 Sblic POSI-
tons which were no more sireCures in which
men rust and decay, but positions whose
fesF bilites were such as to develop the
very best tlCt was in their occupants as
men
Il required q man to All the important
position Of Supervisor Of the City Record,
aud went to the case and took a COM
poslor for the WORK, and he has been the
tnoSt efTirapt man who has HIlad that nfflca