The Boise citizen., 1910-01-14
MAYOR GAYNOR'S RECORD


hc men of the United States The hope is held out that
~ cor NAV prove him self second Samuel J. Tiden We
herewith the portion of the article dealing chronological with
be career Of Mayor Gaynor;
wIl;am Gaynor born in Oriskany Oneida County New
York in 1851
He bovhood was spent in hard toll on the farm.
His foundation Of education acqred at the country district
L after he went to the village school and Wheown Sem
- He afterwards taught school, and later studied law.
I went to Boston, but worked his way Brooklyn N Y
IN 1881 he did his first political service in the of Fatbu
@ part of Brooklyn and of New York City, where he
@ # had about inhabitants and governed by two
turn The government in bad condition He called
t1 meeting and had ticket of officers nominated for
m primaries The opposing bosses combined against him. He
won Overwhelmingly the primaries and then the polls.
Mr. Gaynor made Police Commissioner He told his blue
@ that thew must respect the laws and rights of citizens He
permitted no brutality raids with axebatered doors and without
warrants But by legal methods he procured evidence upon which
he convicted the keepers of which had for years been
Disgrace to the community. The convictions procured within
gxv days from the time of his appointment office They all
vacated left the except who went about threatening
kill Mr. Gaynor He began proceedings against him in the
neghbo under old statute, and had him put out He
e reformed the government OF the town through the ocaS ne
caused to be elected.
In 1885 Mr. Gayno moved into Brooklyn He had built up
good practice but he had always taken the time to keep touch
with public affairs Brooklyn ruled by Boss Hugh Mclaughlin
In 1889 the Mclaughlin ring bought water company Tor
and then got the city officials to make contract to buy
from them for the city for about $1,50000O
Mr. Gaynor fought the steal through every court to the highest
and won He saved the city about $3O00O0 The expenses OF
the fight $14700 he paid out of his pocket
The aughn ring interested the elevated railroads OF
Brooklyn The roads had paid any taxes to the city
Mr. Gaynor brought taxpayers suit. The companies,
brought to time claimed that their property should be taxed only
2OOOOO Mr. Gaynor showed that their stocks and bonds
represented S36 150 In the end the companies forced to
pay their taxes.
Mr. Gaynor had homey and practical methods of attacking
' corruption
When the Columbian celebration took place in 1892 the Nc
aghn officials fixed up swnding bill for the city to pay
Mr. Gaynor denounced the official audit as fraud and showed
that brass bands charged for than existed IN Brooklyn
and New York combined bill for street stand carried more
lumber than contained in all the stands This all suggests an
the expenses of the HudsonFuton celebration
The ring the State Legislature and had the acceptance
Of the bills ordered
Mr. Gayno went to the Governor and had the act vetoed
Fighting practically alone upon his rights as cle TINS one
powerful political organization backed by the officials of the city
+ government and majority of the State Legislature
Then the people of Brooklyn woke up Mr. Gaynor Wold no
0nger be forced to fight civic corruption all alone
In 1898 meeting nominated him Tor Mayor. ne u
e explaining that he had been working for principle not an
nce The citizens independent party then nominated Chae a.
@eren for Mayor and when the campaign grew warm the e
begged Mr. Gaynor give strength to the ticket BY accepting
namnalon for Justice of the Supreme Court
he refused at first but finally yielded and was swept INTO JIM
The Mclaughlin machine broken and never eganed Poe
% did McCarren who succeeded Mclaughlin and brooNy" Ids
. @n voting independent since.
During his campaign for the Supreme Court bench Mr. Gaynor
ad in public that if John Y McKane the boss OF tne
s district repeated that year any OF the balotaud I .u @ 70
% nag IN former years made practice OF ne Would Se - NC
4es @ prison. McKane laughed at the threat and coreu
election outrages than ever 80
When Mr. Gaynor elected it was thought BY many ny G h
' followers
We are all accustomed hearing candidates on the STUMP % Nam
hSS statements to what they will do II elected D
orke who cleered themselves hoarse during William lr'eo
Omes redhot talks in his campaigns for District Attorney nave
@ Since given up any idea of seeing that micf-akedo '
~Trch S from Fourteenth Street to Sing Sing e4 that
M me Brooklyn cynics of 1898 had not long TO Wail y my
Mac aa msJudged their man. au,sscr+ion OF
M MI Gaynor lost time in forcing aggressive S
ckane gang with result that the boss was sent 10 s
~ even years Sixteen of McKane's followers were aso
~ lQrced to prison sentences ,. Con
m IN 1894 the New York State Democratic party OF We t
M @ David Hill was then the leader, offered Judge Oay ~
1aton for Governor
In 1895 Boss Mel aohin with hope in his heart OF