New-York tribune., 1909-10-21

openly for Barnard. and even having Ran
.lalu a 70 speak az one OF his meeiings-in
theSn ,,i. s-toun honrs broke nls word. and
iesse tiiiese Two men. having infamously broken
tnelr word in the sight OF All men here
pres ls'ss now harnessed together, going about
people and asking YOU 10 nut them in ruler
Slip over this city
When heard that / was nominated for
creed was one OF y low for se'iHs Rsoo,ynp ,e1perlI
tninh we would all have felt a thrill OF
pressure Z which ever convention nominated
q s1lI1ookIyh man for Mayor. We live sc
closely together over here and there is Sc
.ttue i hostiilty of politics among us that
oe. We Nouid have reJoiced If the Republican
for Maxor haa nominated a Brooklyn man
And it may be in the providence of things
efrac, tIars MS borough is 20 have great
GeSt upon the government of this CITY
sIertaln II is that there is more political
oaoS nj, that there is more effort for
Tor for yaeS sSSNeInment s, more Intelligent effort
ooroogh or this city. That speaks volumes
TOT the intelligence OF the borough
GAYNoR CITYs SAVIOR.
Judge Gaynor. after repeating earlier
speeches on the subject of street railways,
suo"ays and the city's credit. said:
take IL unto myself to say, and I think
II is known throughout this country that
y J! Is the fact, that | understand this Ques-
tlon. and that l understand something
about municipal government also. II either
OF my opponents know more about it. n
either OF them had been advocating these
1nings longer than have done, or II either
or them have written more about it. Il
either of them be more competent 10 carry
1hese Things out. then go and vote for him
1 am entTely content
II seems 70 me that in this great city the
Mayor should be somewhat closer to the
people OF the city than he has been since
the greater New York was created Fhf
mind of the Mayor should be part of the
aggregate mind of the city. The Mayor
hA AL. Frn-
Mayor should read the public thought OF
the city. The Mayor should represent the
pubic thought Of the people of the city
~ Is a misfortune for the Mayors mind
10 De that peculiar sort of mind that Il is
wholly disconnected from the aggregate
mind OF the community.
The Mayor ought 20 be the vision of the
community he should see everything. hear
everything. and what he doesn't see or
near ne ought TO be able to smell. He
ought To have the sense of mental smell;
10 know everything, and 70 know every pin
mat falls-to look out for the. community
AS the Scripture says Of rulers when
there is no vision the people perish" The
ruler should have a vision for the people
snd lead the people and be with them.
Let the people alone, give them a lit
Tle leeway." he said. on taking up the dis
cussiOn of police oppression. adding:
But along comes some bufToon, Devery
or Bingham or Clubber Williams-iust
think of IL, a title OF honor. Clubber Will
iams-and he is put at the head, and he
forthwith struts about the stage and
thinks that he has every one of us by the
back OF the neck. That isn't the way "a
rule a city. my friends Hands Off hands
off, unless the law permits you to put them
on.
If it be my fortune 10 become Mayor
that is the first thing that intend 10 do
] intend that the police force of this city
shall be relieved OF all tyranny. and that
they shall be treated like men. ! intend
that they shall be respected in the com
munity, and ] am sure that, in return,
they will respect us and let alone.
The candidate closed his speech with q
reiteration OF his attack on General Bing-
ham for his activity against Coney Island
places. saying:
But no snatching. No Jeromes with their
sledge hammers and their crowbars and
their knocking in OF doors and windows
and teaching the police the bad lesson OF
arbitrary power, OF the execution OF the
Law by force instead OF by courts and in
an orderly manner which the law pre-
scribes-