The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-11
By JAMES d. MORROW.
Correspondence The washington Hcrnid.

ne would have locked Ike a sentry at
his post
For moment did not notice that he
was slender. small in stature. and pune
tiliousiy erect-I only saw his craven i'm
age Of face. He observed me coldly and
intently. There was also an inquiry IN
his defensive stare.
The short. iron-gray beard. and the Gel
tic aspect and character or the counte-
nance, brought to mind my first meeting
with Ulysses S. Grant, though Grants
head and face were broader. and his blunt
Jaws more squarely set I saw that the
mouth was straight. the lips were thin.
and the nose was long. with a reflective
droop at the end A precise and particu-
lar man. I thought. trim and grim. ex-
ternally and within.
I make 1t a rule never 20 be quoted"
he said Il might talk to you, but the
pronoun T must not be employed in what
you write"
Yet Gaynor. as judge and mayor has
been constantly in the local newspapers
for a great many years. The processes
OF publicity and the causes for publicity,
mysteries TO most persons. are as ia
miliar to him as they are TO Theodore
Roosevelt OF the Emperor Of Germany.
There are plenty Of photographs show
ing Mayor Gaynor on a load Of hay. feed
ing his pigs. and foOling with his dogs
az his country home. near St James.
However. they were approved before per-
mission was given to print The Gaynor
rule OF experimenting or scrutinizing
everything in person. on the other hand.
could not be operative with an interview
put inside of brackets.
Copies for Newspapers
Acutely sensible Of the value and neces-
sity Of publicity. Gaynor, while a Judge.
saw that the newspapers had easy access
to his important decisions Now. as
Mayor Gaynor. having written letter
20 ore Of his constituents that pleases
him. care Is taken that copies are made
for the reporters. Thus intimate contact
is obtained with the voters. and one let
ter begets another and the fatherhood
OF familiar communication is extended
Some men, especially old-fashioned
country doctors. and now and then a
shrewd and quaint county-seat lawyer.
start personal talk about themselves by
the use Of rough or striking phrases or
by sudden and spectacular performances
Benjamin F Butler was as smart an
advertiser as p. T. Barnum-smarter
perhaps. because he had no woody ladies
from Borneo or the only gyascutus in
chains. Moreover. II is we'll understood
BY experts that publicity becomes auto
matte when the conviction is established
that public man has gone into a per-
nd
the people
After nearly forty years in New York
and its environs. and always as an active
and dignihed agitator for integrity. lib
erty. and the law. William J. Gaynor Is
stu imperfectly understood. Is he in
nately a knd-hearted man? No one is
entirely sure. Once. taking a line from
Paufs letter TO the EphesIans. he said:
Let not the sun go down upon your
wrath" Sound doctrine and philosophy.
but was II meant 10 be anything else?
is he ambitious? Seemingly. he is not.
but nobody really knows. Is he honest
and unafraid2 Every one believes that
he Is both
Personality n Mixture.
Apparently. this strange and strenuous
personality is a mixture Of Judge. priest
surgeon. philosopher. and fnancier New
York is not alone his Jurisdiction. but
his hospital and parish. He wears the
ermine. the linen jacket OF the operating
room, and the saoerdotal robes, and men
and women come 20 be judged. to solicit
help. and to confess. His eve, like a dill
igent priests. Is never shut His Is pa-
ternal magisterial, and dictatorial, and.
II the public interest requires Il. with
out compassion. An eminent offender Is
as detestable in his sight as a common
thief Find some property owner" he
CURLY wrote. in one Of his Official let
tiers that was made public. who is try
ing to corrupt a deputy tax commits
sioner. and we viii have him indicted"
And doubtless, the bigger the owner the
better
In the evening he reads Seneca. Epic
tetus. and other Stole specialists. along
with Adam Smith and Thomas Jefferson.
What another saith Of thee" he ex-
claimed during his camplgn. taking a
maxim from the manual of indifference.
concerneth more him that saith il than
1t concerneth thee" He advised a board
Of city commissioners. in another letter
given prompt publicity. to consider the
question before them with the great and
charitable heart Of Jesus and the broad
mind OF n philosopher" reminding them
that "Guarrels never pay a dividend"
on Sunday morning. he may draw
on his rubber boots and walk all OF
twenty-five miles in the mud and rain
He rarely suffers from bodily fatigue
nor does long and sustained mental Of
Tort cause him any physical or mental
WEAKNESS. He has worked hard and
studied hard all his life, taking I'D poli-
tics as Internationally and assiduouslv
es he took up law. or as he would have
taken up theology. medicine or business
So far, he has attempted DO cheap wiz
ardry with tie passions or prejudices OF
the electorate.
Exact and Formal.
II is obvious that William J. Gavnor
has always had an object and a nlan
and that he has believed in the virtue
and common sense OF mankind He
started, It is plain. with the solomonic
doctrine that "a good name Is rather IN
be chosen than great riches. and loying
favor rather than gold or silver" His
very first employment as a lawver-he
was twenty-four years old at the time
was Characteristic OF the youth. as II has
been since Of the man in the larger
things Of law, politics. and public serv-
Zee. His conduct then was orderly. exact
and formal; likewise It was successful
man named Mason knew him. and
gave him an old bill to collect from an
elusive debtor. The money (Sl9 was OBJ
tained af onca An ACCOUNT In e hn nj.