New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
aPLp FOR TIE TIGER
-,,,u1NY Has CHAMPION
.,,o,atiior for NeSo York Poses as
C;tv's Defender

re 7s-,,nany administration, which
Artscks ut.i,g hot and heavy from all SIDES
hsFf D7'- D75 the Democratic leaders 10 acuon
rave Sf-,,,v realizes that II he hopes 10 put
Charles - 5qb- this fall il will be necessary
up a.. -be Mcclellan administrator ana the
70 g.. '.he work is begun the peter
s'onel -.s.z, -. 7he Tarulany leader "heeIeo MS
60 1t,a -,nder the generalship Of William
batteries - q former Commissioner or &C
Harmon ore n The organizers" Ior Iarnrnahy
ooa'' 'aeaners1. Black has ORGANIZED lhe -Assoola
ran ~ york has had Il incorporated - Al
- .yssterday the artlcles OF llcoi POI q a'iol
han. .5 S.'5 r+th -he County Clerk The title IS
..nr enough and the reai puI IposTS - r--e
gsnization are ihlniH '''~-
s.-.e,osnt Of lis objects
s'a''--0 - fo- The principle Of the goyernment
To coniergo Nv -, New Workers for New York
a sl,zilcnee tn6iscrirlTlaIe ap1S 80 ~ seror -
ot New fo.A mace of residence for The citizen
an@35+ q production and disTlouI1on Up LOT 'i-e
pee py-e- r4,Jrer ana IS mart lHT I-e -e- oiia-'
- or general Blacks staf-the
,r-nora-7rs q the Tsnlrany defence so
oins- same ?. Mcconnell, Thomas J. Purdy.
'l' y --oo,,7r,- 4 H Raymond, Beden Parker
-. simmons. Chester A Alexander Jonn
-, vrfnian joyce and Floyd Charles
Fnlow -,-t osrt+.1 n
LOO ,,,+ who holds the stock Is not revealed.
General Black II -SS'----s ---
:. ..i= among cthe- things
MT -, o7e~c~cvn town. nor are ne
E.ssS Fir Because We are n q class by our
I,s.s ~ refuse g bs measured cE ne sla.caIus
80 -7v- OF -he ideals OF sIagnant CITY
sea York City --'e-e-y a[-oS - - -5fessrIre
conrsrted psople beczESs @ yIa,.75enf l-1S5 ~
@ sna --erreratiol than the people Of other cities
wAvPE he MEANT TANINANT,
,-,,o,ors person SAID that General Black
~. have 4ritts7 This IS 2 Tarnmany CITY be
...s .e,,- herch1aen get more pleasure dn vide
,sn to7nl and mora profit tat the pnolc erlo' ana
.,srts- and steadier and easier employment Tor
-. none Than real workers in ordinary CONNER
cial enterprises -,..,z .z.-.
=. -iss ara call attention 10 the cost Of our CITY
.-rr,en- Our rnaliEners fill columns with thA
=. ~ o1,r r7,bltc service re declared, but they
,tt 70 state that the cost Of living has increased
a Twelve cities . per cent, while the salaries OF
vsw York CITY employees have increased in nothing
Ike This proportion
an5 here IS sad thing. according - Generai
FsrE We sDend millions 10 defend the city against
,,vasfon - educate our children and maintain tho
-s-io,s depa-tuerts but do nor spend one cent to
ssn,s the tongue of z1snder or - palsy the Psn 81
Hbel" He adds.
Unless We belev that te ~ 70 prqspsT ps Is ,b2 70
rstnt OUTS, t :. =. ,si,-r he oi~,- Of c1Tr resi-
ssrce u he people demanded that the press
feature our g21 & F FT5ercsats @ and taveiling sales
-7sn ard advertisers demanded q campaign ~ con
ft-Icfion instead u destruction We would nave IT,
General Blacks Etatistcian took his pencil in
hand and discovered he says. that in the week
ending December r. la1s lvhy he took that week
"a does no- EXPLAIN there were in six Of our
lsrrsst city newspapers 7ftv-four and five-sixths
columns Of censure for city methods and officials
snd unly seven and one-third columns of anything
sTsn eqproa ching conlu2endaticn-
LOOKS LIKE SLAP At METZ.
Then General Black gets real severe with the
rsforraers Ne takes fall ont Of the Bureau Of
Municipal Research and criticises Controller Metz
fer allowing them 70 establish reforms i'm his de
psrt1nsnt, as follows
Tbs worst class Or reformers are men who capt
-size their destructive ability and their faculty
f5r looking for and producing trouble These men;
n every community. without adequate practical
cT7e o. business experience. give out columns al
Tes are 10 the practice they crircise- Their con-
cUsions are taken true because there Is no
experience % gainsay them. ano no man nlshes
Z his business 10 challenge them sometimes an
o5cisl, OFT of tune with MS party. lends WiLnng
ears 70 Their vsgares, backlisrs his own falthfnl
End long experienced employes, and turns over
ths ccnduct Of z department he is paid II run TO
these doctrinaires.
unezrthed by the CASSIDY legislative committee, in
the purchase Of forage. IN the land condemnation
proceedings and in other departments. In conclu-
roo he sa.s.
Treated fairl- b. or own people. the future Of
NeE York IS rosy beyond the dream Of optimism.
But verify we need press agent
The sane frivolous person remarked on hearing
tbs that General Black really meant Ia rarnany
shsn he said New York in the above quotation.