New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-27
BANNARD STIRS
QUEENS COUNTY
AUTO RAID THROUGH
ENEUY,S L4ND.
-Four Big MeetiHgs Cheer
HddIy for the Ne.rt Mayor
of NeJC York. "

Otto T. Barnard led an automobile raid
through the Democratic fastnesses- OF
Queens County last night to lay his
terse offer of his services as Mayor.
president Of the civic corporation as he
regards the Office. before some FIVE thou
sand voters At all the four meetings
which he addressed Mr. Barnard found
crowded halls, welcoming cheers the
heartiest. and throughout his speeches tns
repeated assurance that his plain pro-
pOsal suited his audience all the better
because it was so plainly put.
''The issue" he told them. lis as SIM
pie as it could be. II is the city of New
York against Tammany / believe that
this great corporation. the greatest in
the world. should have a business man
at it's head. / am business man..
On the three-cornered fight which is
waging over the office of Borough Presi-
dent of Queens. between Joseph F. Cas-
sidy. Lawrence Gresser and Joseph II.
De Bragsa. he did not speak directly.
Mr.. De Bragga, the Republican candi-
date, spoke at each of the four meetings
which Mr. Barnard addressed
OF local problems however. Mr.. Ban
nard spoke freely. discussing the opening
of sewers and streets. and the topograph-
icaI map for the completion OF which nu-
merous improvements are waiting. OF
the three thousand school children who
are on part time in Queens County
schools he spoke frankly. OF the great
docks in the North River which Tam
many has leased and left uncOmpleted,
when they might have been earning a
big revenue for the city, he spoke for the
first time during the campaign The
applause followed him through his dis
cussion of all these issues.
THE NEXT MAYOR"
The first stop was at Poppenhusen Hail
in College Point. where three hundred
men and women gave Mr.. Barnard a
hearty welcome. introduced by z. PIatt
StrattOn as the next Mayor of New
York" he told them with his customary
straightforwardness- $3.50
The Borough of Queens needs I'M
provements. 1t is Incomplete in many
places. The next administration is going
to spend enormous sums for you on those
improvements and you want to see that
il is a business administration
You know Tammany administra-
tion means graft An Illustration is the
police farm out in Flushing which sold
one day for $4,000. Forty days later u
sold again for 100000 and seven days
after that the city bought it for $1O5.Oou.
You have been told that important
improvements in this borough. where
you are growing so fast. are waiting till
something they call Typographical map
is finished. 1 will make it my business
to see that that map is finished at the
earliest possible moment"
Another dash took the candidate and
his party to the Flushing Theatre. which
was filed to the doors. The applause
which greeted Mr. Barnard on his en-
trance was doubled and trebled when he
arose to speak. and he had TO hold up
his hand in protest several times before
he could still the storm of cheers. He
struck a note at once which won an
other outburst from his hearers.
The Mayor should be the Mayor OF
the City of New York" he said. ''and NOT
of a part Of it, The Borough Presidents
are expected and rightly. to present the
claims of their sections for improvements
and the use of the cfty's money. But
when they have made their claims ths
Mayor ought to come over and look at
the ground.
He ought TO learn at first hand from
the people Of the borough Just what IS
the need and what is the best remedy.
and you citizens ought to tell him. freely
and honestly. Just what you think about
1t"
TAMMANY SUBTERFUGES.
Another rush took Mr.. Barnard 20
Warwick Hall in Corona. where an ex-
citing campaign meeting was in prog
ress. The crowd stood up and cheered
as the candidate and his party entered.
and hats were swung and the speakers
were held up for fully two minutes be-
for the chairman. Gilbert B. VOORHEES,.
could restore quiet.
Here Mr.. Barnard turned to the quss-
tions of schools and docks and referred
to the revelations in the special articles
i'm The Tribune concerning the financial
subterfuges which have marked the
Tammany administration.
As a business man." he said. Il viii
administer the citys affairs in the inter-
ests of the citizens. The tax rate has
gone up nineteen points in the last two
years. and the net debt limit has doubled
in six The morning papers tell you how
the city has issued bonds TO cover uncOI-
lectible taxes. how il issues bonds 10
purchase sand and erasers and bird seed
and what not.
The small group OF men in power look
on the citys affairs as a big pie, or a
watermelon, TO cut and suit themselves.
They spent millions on some great docks
i'll the North River They leased them
three years ago to a steamship company.
and now they are not vet finished, AMI
the city loses the rental il might be col
lectinS.
There are three thousand children in
Queens County who cannot be seated IN
your schools. do not wish to criticis.,
the Board OF Education, but certainly
when a great bridge is being built there
ought To be man farseeing enough &c
know that a great many people would
move across il when il was completed.
and he ought to take steps accordingly
TO provide schoolhouses for their chill
dren when they come"
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