The evening world., 1905-10-06

\ glowing culogv Of President Roosr
welt, a declaration OF Independence h,
Mayor Mcclellan, n municipal owner
ship plank In the platform, calculate,
e. soOthe the radicals, and a boom lol
Tho Mayor for Governor next year wer,
the conspicuous features Of the Tam,
many contention las, night.
The Mayor Is to run again. Grout anc
Fornes, kidnapped from the Fusionist,
two years ago. have been shclyed, ard
two unknown bur doubtless loyal set.
wants Of the machine have been selected
o. take their places. Mr.. Metz is thi
cH1ie Of Patrick H. McCarr n; Mr.
M'iHw1n Is tie choice NJ Charles F..
Murphy On the recommendation of
JOHNNY oakley. VINO, having lost
the nomination FOR sheriff, which he has
coveted for years. has been allowed "a
name a man from his dis,ric, for one
o; The three places on the city ticket,
Servant OF the People.
TIE sensation Of the convention was
Mayor McClolian's speech, lie told the
delegates that he was no mans man,
tHat %" was not the creature Of any
bid, u men, but the servant OF all he
people. and. II elected. would go into
the Office OF Mayor unpledged,
with the candidates all named, a com
nittec was appointed to wait on them.
This committee, headed b. j. Sergeant
Cram, FASTENED to the Hotel Savoy and
came back with Mayor Mcclellan and
his associates.
The appearance Of the Mayor was tie
signal for a Wild outburst Of applause,
which lasted FOR almost three minutes,
When II had subsidized the Mayor made
bis speech He said;
) The Mayor Accepts.
? mfr Chairman and Delegates to the
Convention: | have come here to-utgh'
10 mee you face 10 face and man to
man for the purpose " receiving direct
~ from your hands the highest honor IN
Inc gift OF the Democratic party In the
. city u New Iork-!ts nomln ton FOR
e great Office of Mayor.
u am prOfOuGdly moved, not only by
especially BY the way in when You
Aaye honored me.
Il hope that do not presume too
much II | feel that this nomination,
coming unanimously au1 spontaneously.
unasked and unsuugat. H. the expression
N your confidence in me and your APP
i'oyal Of my administration. No one
l,noNs better than ! the grave RESPONSE
lHEties, the endless Work and the cease
lass anxiety of the task that Las been
set me.
During the past two years. when I
nave been In doubt upon questions OF
policy ! have often conferred not only
Vilh the leIdPTs Of my ,Hn party. bul
with representative citizens OF an parties.
When diSagrcements have occurred
and dlsdgreements have by uo means
neen uuknOwn-tltn, because o. my
oath Of office, ! nave not neVitated to
assume the responsibility ot pursuing
'ndt course wnicA I believed u be the
lignt.
" during the last two years an,
progress ms been made In civic right
souSlcsS, II municipal conditions A. the
lose Of my administration are even h
tile bc''ar than tlcy were al the be-
aiming the clrdi and the thanks are
duo g. no one man but TO all those
public-spirlte ed ici,!zens, belonging ~
boih parties wAo, when trey became
convinced tha [ intended TO toy 10 10
my duty curSiNn'Iv and Loyalty sup
puI'e1 me I'm the effort.
Three Important Issues.
"Tnis IL neither the time nor the place
10 discuss he issues oi the campaign,
VIII he my privilege 10 40 60 often
before election Rut there are thrcb
points upon which from the very outset
J wish M MISUNDERSTANDING, and, there
fore, | make my pos ton upon them
plain 10 y1l now.
"rtrst-rIc question ~ munlHipal 0p {
Grafton of public utilities. As a lem. !
oCrnt, / believe that tina community
II best governed which IS leas, gov
erneL ard that whore individual ef-
tori and private enterprise can accom-
plish the Same reSul, as government.
government hos N right to interfere, |
Where, however, public utilities con.
Quoted by private enterprise fall In
giving the people an adequate service,
men believe tnqt II is The duty OF
government 20 take control,
In pursuance uf this policy my ad-
ministrltiDn has acquired tho Staten
J sland Ferry, has taken Ihr first steps /
for the requirement ot the Nhirty-ninth
street Terry ana has begun the CON
struct.on Of a municipal electric light
plant The prHc!Tle f. M new one,
The lues ion Ut municipal operation T.
as old ne the hills, There is no senti-
meat about u. II IL purely 4 PROPOSE.
tlOn Of dollars and cents, How the COM
munity may best he served. whether BY
she prvAle 81 public operation VI pub
lie utilities, must bo determined by
tHe man of business and not by the
the0rist,
"The franchise wealth Of the city be-
longs to the people and should never
lie parted with, Franchises should be
grained only for limited periods, on
terms most advantageous to the pub
lie.
Any attempt, however. to acquire
franchise properly not now IN It's pos
session by a municipality fettcred by
the existing constitutional debt-llmita-
tion and, therefore, incapable OF as
Stunning the enormous obligations OF
purchase. maintenance and operation,
would br nc the whole principle of mu-
ownership Into contempt by It's
very violation OF sound business laws