New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-21
METZ BOOM LAUNCHED
BRISBANE CLOGS WAYS.
Trouble at Start of Controllers Run
for Mayoralty Post.

Five or six hundred business men. politicians
lawyers. city employees and others at the Waldorf
attended last night the launching Of the Metz
Msvoralty boom The Controller was there him.
self sitting in front of large oil painting Of him
self and back of the portrait we're large Amer
can flags.
The boom would have got along all right per
han. If II had not been for Arthur Brisbane. the
second speaker on the lSt. Mr.. Brisbane was
there TO smash crockery. and the Metz boom
was in the way OF his two handed club, Brisbane
hit that.
Henry CIews, the banker had just paid a warm
tribute to the Controller, saying that he had sue
cessfuly performed his duty as the head of the
Finance Department. and that he deserved great
credit for keeping the ctys credit In good condi-
ton during the last panic and industrial deTres
sion
ut is not because he is Democrat. for person
ally l think he in not being Republican
he continued: 1T is because he is a trusted
hgh official of the second largest city in the world
for happily there others also deserving; III is
not because he is of the biggest borrowers ana
largest spenders In the world for that is not his
fault. it is because he is man whom we
all admire and respect for that goes without saying
''It is simply because he is whom we all
recognize who has done his plain duty
Henry r. Towne president of the Merchants
Association who occupied the chair. then intro
duced Mr.. Brisbane. and said that he represented
white journalism, inasmuch white comprehended
all the colors OF the rainbow. Then came Mr. Bris-
baue
My kind of journalism" said he. sancing In a
halfdefant way at Mr.. Clews, does not include
all the colors of the rainbow. Mine is yellow. and
it's going to be yellower yet. Mr. Clews says that
the newspapers ought to praise good officials more.
Public officials ought to give the newspapers a
chance to praise them more. I not going TO
talk much about Metz. After what CleWs has
said l should say he must feel like dead baby
smothered in tuberoses Metz is a good business
and n useful citizen.
The trouble Is not much with any particular
official with the system which are living
under. The trouble is that you put all the burden
in this city on weak backs with bundle
of clothes Is down by automobile while try
ing to cross Fifth avenue. He lives in a small
room down in Essex street. He pays more pro-
portonately in the way of sustaining the citys
burdens than the in the auto who ran him
down.
Not on your Iife!" yelled a prosperous looking
citizen near the speakers table. he shock his
finger at the speaker Mr.. Brisbane did not look
his way, but continued
Public officials In this city spend $4,000 year
for automobiles 1t would be a good idea to let
them walk The thing need to do is to compel
the Intelligent man TO think. Down in Wall Street.
where Mr.. Clews lives. they have a dozen speclai
policemen to watch over Mr. Cews's stocks ana
bonds and protect his good looks. The little man
over in Essex street helps to pay for that protec
ton. What to do IS to make Clews pay
Shouts of laughter in which Mr.. Clews joined
greeted this declaration.
Mr.. Brisbane continued In this strain. paying mis-
respects 10 William Waldorf Aston and John JACOB
Aston one of those invited to the dinner.
The dinner. which in the large ballroom.
was success ard pleased the friends of the Con-
troller. who hao II in charge About six hundred
were present At speakers table were A. b
See Isaac y. seligman. William McAdoo. E. W.
Winter, John g. GARRISON Colonel Edward >
Fowler, Thomas NJ. Mulry, Henry Clews. President
Finley of the College OF the City of New York:
Arthur Brisbane. Edward NJ. Shepard, Leslie NJ.
Shaw Ralph Peters, Edward Lauterbash. Charles
E Moore, Z. l. Molineux, A B. Ansbacher, George
c Boldt. Herman Ridder, A. Abraham and F. W.
Woolworth.
Major Gilman OF the dinner committee read
letters of regret from Mayor Mcclellan. DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills. E r. l. Could F. R Coudert.
George McAneny, president of the City Club ia
cob H. schin, J. Pierpont Morgan and William NJ.
WINS
Senator McCarren not present The speak
ers included besides those mentioned, c. +. Moore,
Edward Nj. Shepard and the Controller.
The Controllers position with reference to the
rnsyoralty is that II the honor comes 10 him In
tho right way he will be glad 70 accept IT. But
he SAYS he will not chase after it.