Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-15
MAYOR GAY NOR.

MhDOl CIV Nolk.
+ n Mayor Gaynor RECEIVERS. as Is CON
IDENTITY hoped 1t Is believed that n
in be considered one of the most
kelly possibilities for Democratic can
dates in 1912 lie has been mention
ID in that connection before.
Z Gaynor was born In oneida county,
CIV York, and he commenced his
llreer. It ia pointed out. very much In
ne same way as Lincoln. lie had
Fry little schooling except in practical
he. In the summer he pitched may
nd In the winter he split rails.
As Young man he did newspaper
ork and studied law In Brooklyn
: took up the fight against corrupt
l7liticians ard put one Of them In
lson. Then ne vas offered the posi-
on Of candidate on the mayoralty
cket. but declined and continued
burt work. Last year he was elected
ayor Of Sew York.
A. Judge Gaynor Is said TO have
led more cases than any other Of the
rty-slx in the metropolitan district.
IA he was reversed Ia less cases than
hy other Judge As mayor he has
ade good He has driven away the
'afters from the public funds and
lved the city about s. 0oO 600 a year.
. cut the padded pay roll by about
quarters Of a million and brought
pwn other expenses He took up the
alter department. and abolished the
lueduot board. and this saved $4,000
year.
In this work he made enemies and
.et obstacles The New York Evening
pst, not long ago. pointed out some
the difficulties in the way Of resllz-
& his ideal In good government
'Against its falhUment are working
the time. night aud day. Some OF
c strongest forces 81 human nature.
nd to the aid Of these forces come
pine of the most natural and even
niable Of human weaknesses. u Is SO
UGH easier and pleasauter 10 leave
lngs as they are. when disturbing
EN- means immediate and palpablA
10 benefit though vastly greater Is
bread out over millions Of people and
scades OF years. Unless we recognize
70 tremendous reach and vital import
bee Of the principle involved We fall
SEX into old bad ways. or at least
ave the pillow In the furrow before
.e work is complete. But there IS en-
Engagement in two things. one is that
be- progressive work Of Mayor Gaynor
ID his associates has been received
ith almost universal applause; the
her that the goal TO which il points
not some impossible Utopia, but a
,ndition that city governments in Eu-
pe long ago attained and that Amer
ans can not permanently admit to be
lposslble 10 them"
views on government own
ship Of railroads may be OF inter-
4 as showing where he stands on a
iestion that j. the subject OF more
less agitation. In discussion with
friend he said:
For my part ] would rather not
= the government do 49, Private en-
rpTise IL too valuable To be elimin-
ed from railroad binding and man
cement it n can be avoided. My
IN view. which / express with difh-
nee, IL that II Is only necessary
q government to appoint the gem
al freight agent Of every railroad
q could stop all rate favoritism al
zee. II would not be his office To- fix
o schedules Of rates. but only To see
at cVery one paid the schedule rate.
more and no lees.
c oncernlng the question OF the ac-
mutation OF wealth. he IL quoted
follows:
but AT any rate in some way or
her this wrong will he rtgnted. the
oral sense Of the people is awak-
ed and we may trust the result
am no enemy ~ honestly-acquired
aalth, but have been the lifelong
.emy of moral wrong Neither do
o. people hate the rich they nate
.Iv Injustice Even tho French peo-
a. when they undertook 20 right
rongs. tore down the Bastile brt old
u touch the Bank OF France
Gaynors political future. AS Tar rs
2 party can control 10, h brighter
NV than II was before rhe attempted
although ne had been
cntioned a. Presidential candidate.
n he needs 10 DO is To- hold the
,od will Of the people by continuing
the path he has held 50 far As
IL boston Transcript remarks, the
Of New York has grown
such stupeudouS size with four
uion population soon 10 be an
that from Jas City han 90 the
mite House in Washington would
, no inappropriately long step"