New-York tribune., 1909-11-05
ENLIGHTENS CHICAGO
GaynOr Tells Reporter What
Sort of Man He Is.

The Chicago Evening Post of yesterday
carried an interview with Judge Gaynor
IN tone similar TO some OF the talks ne
has given 10 the local newspapers The
Judge I'm his talk 10 the reporter OF the
Chicago paper assured him that he was not
contentious or quarrelsome but SAID that
the few ouarrels he has had have oeeh
with scoundrels who were trying 10 ROD
the city treasury. He again PAID ms re-
spects 10 the Cuttings. intimstng that they
had 10 retire because Of his eriucism OF
the sale OF the seth street ferry properly 10
the city. The Judge said;
Our government here is different from
that OF Chicago. The powers OF the MayoI
here are very great b.,r some Snes from their
elLow are now discussing what can 90
with the Board of Estimate ana AppoT
tionment elected on the opposing u.hvt- ~
eminent OF this city would III p0OA' anu
more. too. .,
The Board OF Estimate and Apporuoh-
ment has really nothing 10 90 WIN ,rn -
executive government Of the city. lne
Mayor appoints the heads OF all Depart
ments and has control ana HiIeC.lSh % %
portionment has nothing 70 90 Win the
Elstter whatever. 49,
That board votes the funds In other
words IL makes up the budget with the
Mayor. But the expenses of the city are
largely fixed by statute. so that the voting
OF the money therefor is merely perfume
tory.
In other respects, like the voting or
funds for the building Of the subways, the
board plays an important part But there
was plank in the platform OF each OF th-
parties that subways should be bullt, SO
there is little or no controversy about that.
I hone YOU do not think out in Chicago
that / am contentious or Guarre!some L
would go ten blocks out OF my way I"
avoid any kind Of quarrel The few
qUsrrels ! have had have been with scoun-
drels who want 10 rob the treasury and
spOliste the funds of the city. l have never
Quarrelled with my associates.
Some magazine writers who never saw
me have cultivated the notion that ] am
very stern and severe. so now wish you
would take a good look at me and tell
them out in Chicago whether am so nerce
or not. Those who know me regard me as
rather easy. however. We viii let that go.
The man l am down on is the respectable
fellow who gets away with a million OF the
city's money and then hires some commit
tee 10 discover that s. too much is paid
for a ton OF straw and make big noise
about II. You can say out IN Chicago
that ! know ] will stop that sort OF bust
ness.
We have a chap here named Cutting
who had some property which was assessed
on the tax rolls ~ sl.o7s. coo. ana he turned
II over 70 the city for 81. $4,000 He and
his brother were great TefoTmers here in
politics. After they did this both of them
had 20 retire for the time being for fear
II would be mentioned and I have men
toned q a good deal during this campaign.
IL Leader Murphy's brother even sold a
piece OF land TO the city they would never
hear the end OF IL here. but fellow with
a fine name like W. Bayard Cutting can
do almost anything Of the kind with the
certainty that the newspapers will say
nothing about Il. is that the kind of news
papers you have out In Chicago. ! wonder?