The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11

college he worked as factory hand. ci--l
aud tutor 1t was h-ri cong. au, -
graduated with his ciE-,, There Ct--o ~
offer TO him from a ncrnb.- o. his .-g-.l -.
winch would insure his crD ls", W..
studying. AZ n" wouli p-"I-"e u'-I.7H
for the h-r. lie refused m ofer -
con, lnued wsRiay ~ every avail :,
job until y" Cp-li pI: hi'usrlr tu-.. n
the Lutheran D.,irj.y College =. .s--I.
B Airv. near PudLIei,'htI
The divinity cpIrb' wal coClu'":'1
ia 1872 win thr rpc--ili a"Errc cr 4 ~
awarded Tor Gp-einl wo-r. III ar'r- ",
ordination n" Cia-Ey IN boon --i.s.~n
work in Philadelphia IT, VIZ ,~-!ici
20 ~" parish in Noun Vo-H1G n tx
That 10 had become known 80 on" of
he energetic spirits Ia ha ward was
shown when ne wa-s pr posed for Tn" n1'n-
nation for Alderman. The cpnuiJJce
Of fifteen which went - the pastor win
"A unanimous demand that No srH-nd ior
election had sounded ~" la-c" n'l-7br-
Of voters IN ia. ward who wore Roman
Catholics and others whose a7ili0'iuTs
were with VARIOUS other d.nonin tyiDnI
and It had found Berg's nam" mi yer-
sally acceptable Their" was n 1'nr
candidate considered 1:t"- mo Iflthor,n
pastor = name was brought up
In his letter 81 acceptance of tho noni-
nation which Mr. Berg ~ first da2iincd
the pastor Of the English Ev=r ,.i"I!
Lutheran Church stated his personal and
political doctrine fatty
Il believe that We have cutlivcI 'hs
time when sect or cr.rd should d-7ni-
nate was the way the pastor def cd his
position. and stand clearly a' ci,izen
TO serve my fellow citizens in any ca
pacity ! can. regardless of what their
religious eIiefs may b."
i cannot too enpGaJIcallv state %
the people Of IN" Fourth ward the I do
not want thus nomna ;ion or the o-i-,.
| am accepting It III - sens" of civic re-
sponsibility only CAV" up business
for the clergy to take up tbr cause Il
my Maker. and after mature deiihe-;ltion
| have concluded that | can serve my
Maker no better than hy s"rving my fol-
low men ON earth and IL WAS az tho call
Of I'll" committed and many of my noigh-
borS to scrvic" rather than out OF any
desire or wish or my own that 1 agreed
TO accept the nomination
Alderman Berg d~cus-"i his nominal
ton and election with SuN reporter IA
IN" study Of his hous. at - Howard
avenue tho other day
Now u happened that M opp one:t
on the Democratic tic!Sc' NJ Wo5D.r
il n friend Of min" and u u", Lhbur.- hs
said III" lives right across Tho ~ root
soon after my nomination 7 wont to Ar
Webb"r and "" talked tho campaign
over very frankly
We were n"ighbors We both had the
interrsts Of fh" city az heart. even though
we might think differently a. TO how thoac
interests might best b. served What
"A Il. 4.
81 III dipping into personalities. going
back over the Others record or doing
anv Of thos" st.reotyTcd ssf unpieasant
things that ar" don" - election time,
w. agreed that ther" was no US. and we
both went into the campaign als friends
and cam" out Of u as friends
n Democratic exAlderTDan % Mount
Vernon was asked after my nomination
as 20 what he thought 81 the proposition
81 sending "A preacher to the Common
Council His answer was surprising
Why said he. beet thing thar could
happen. We spend thousands 81 dollar
and send hundreds % men 10 China add
Japan and India every year and still rS
better plsc" for missionary work could
be found than right hero m little Old
Mount vernon's Common Council
Mr. Bog ssid ii.fie 1DO.It tnr. iG-H-
he would carry with him u 20 ihn Alder
manic Cha;GDsr
Il recognize only one boss and Oh ia
the peopIe Of the Fourth ward" "a. y ID.
In matters which will come up and which
are OF great importance 10 the CiLy ACC
involve the expenditure ~ la % sIr:ls Of
monoy ntsnd 70 rsfsr tn" question N ny
constituents before acting If Isces.sa~v
| vii! organize public meeting for the
voters Of che ward and after hearing the
discussion and decision OF that nesting
will art according 20 10
-Thsre's just ono thing I'm opposed ~.
ana that in tho paying Of political debts
with ofsicee and the oonstlnt r..ising q
tho salaries 81 msn In Office beyond I'll
proportion 10 ths worth 81 thCsa mon ~
private life | may hAvs an opDo ru- ~
70 assert those yiews. vecI arn 50 ooLGce.u
In the worth OF tho present boa-C has |
believe that ! will sever have tho ns--oE
atty og expressing my opinion on thPss
sGbjects