New-York tribune., 1911-01-14
Tells Mitchell and Prendergast to
Change Their Minds on Sub
ways as Gaynor Did.
"lNTERB0R0 PIG IN CLOVER"
Wouldn't 1t Be There, Asks Con.
troller, if Calvin, Moore and
Mayor Were Majority
of Board?


of the evening with his storv OF "the
Little White Father Of New York"
Mr. Prondergast began his address
with q few remarks about the sacred
ness of pledge. And in this case" he
said. 1T isn't only because the promise
was made but It's also because the
nro,,,eo vas worth making"
Ha outlined The campaign promises Of
all tho nreeent members of the BOARD Of
ue.,r,,to o,d ,bo, soia. "a very dis
,,,o,,,;sb,a ci,i7en of this civ was talk
,re, 20 ne ,rt,c,,ol and mo the other dav
:, fa,bor,,. way apd So vou'u know
,.,s, rbo ,,,oon-I1r saw that il was
tho pi,,Io ,,bi,o father ~ New York
and he told Ms that Gladstone once said
that wise men changed their minds, but
fools didn't
Il don't think he's night on the au-
thor" Mr.. PrenderGast went on ana l
think that no fairminded man would do-
vance such a proposition AT 'Hls 'i'Si''
Both Mr. Prendergast and Mr.. Mitchei
pilloried the Mayors change Of view on
:
wrote the article in a magazine a year
and eight months ago: not. as they hoth
carefully explained. because he had
changed his mind. but because he had
been elected by reason Of the peoples
houef tba, ne would stand by his cam
raien nledpes on the subway question.
Navy things have happened since the
No.
Mr.. Prendergast put II. some people
have been elected since then. Listen TO
this ringing declaration: BY the Etcr-
nal, and then the Controller reau
the quotation from Mayor Gaynor's cam
raign sn.ech al Tammnny Hall which
NJ Mitchell had read the previous night.
,.-.- A. ,,..-.o,ouob pio.
-.,.,. md
why II 'heS ''N ..,.o.
Moore INTO once WI" '''''' ,,.,,,,d
the ConroiIer' aS ''' -, -,
nave beeh H'dJo''S
Estimate ana theh "ou'u"
borough pig be IN cioNei
Mr.. PrendergaS' 'ooh Wy '.''', -,
ua! transit "'s'o'y VI -,a..a,,an '' ,,,cn
nee oi 'ne "''Neu ''''''.'-' -. l., ,b.
u'u "o' M ..,.,. ,,a,.o- c.a,,,or
hodIH ~ -, - elected no
- 'u,' -, no ,,r,e for
s"'"' 80. =, ,ro,,rd rare been
ta.sod o,.or tho counter quickly and
,,,;o,I,., He told then Of the FIRST offer
-, tho Tntcrborough. an offer that was so
s,,,or,r,,t,o. he said. that Il didn't
- ,o, consideration
..,rnor ,boy came along later with an
..os,,ior and thev said. We
80, -, ,.o,os,"
IT. C.o,,,ro,,.,. raisad ono hand and be-
go. oo,,,,,ir, 80, the votes on his fingers.
,.,,b ,bie prapbic monologue:
And thev'd say. Now here. first is the
.ri,,,o u.bi,e father" " hos all right he'll
a,,,, nm, and here next. is this stout
-. c.,r, prooLlyn--well wen have TO
- - ,,ie distinguished friends in
-. ,,d ,bc,. did geo these
friends and these friends, some Of them.
- ,,, .ri eaid. .Xou, prondcrgast
,nio ,bi,g he tho Moses of this
.~,rsi, ,ro,bIar,. Won solve H..
..yUeiI bo,,9, questioned. and they
said Wei here the Interborough will do
,,,,,, a,d eo. tbov'n hujId all these Iinos
=, ,,o.,,,, ,,.iu pivo them 500 600 900 and
-, r,r.,,,,,.,, ,ro,osi,ion. take u ~, -"
,I,
"Thcy didn,t care about me, nor about
I"'E nun
hro"n'S" VIC
'ieH Nd'''" "'' ,''' ..,s-1
III '''' :. ,,,a, - a,,.,o e,,o q,
CIVIL 'i''' ~, ..'',,,,, at. ,,,,.r.
VIC ..o,,,a - - {, h,,,
~ Wv >. -, t., 80
And the man who advanced this game
anu .,,,,,.a t,s ,,o,,,,os ,,.,,,I1 ho
"'"'" 90
,,,e ,.u,,-o,,,,,, ol,,,,.,,,
ne ,...,.,,,,. .7,.,o., -,,,
anu COO noo nno a,,,,.,,,od ,,.ot,
I'""'s 80, cmn ono one but tho same nri,-
10 " Fan ,hora ord bo didr., ,u,a
'lPie
'n' So'' .,,,o, ,.o,d ,,o ya,.a
uoi' i,ao.,,-,
ESu'ld'e 80, r.,1o.,,.a. .,.,.,,,.
SUBWAY. ~ .,., -,
but tle
never pe "PP' ,.,.
"olhe o''" pr.odor,,as, ror,,r'aa,
the Mayor n.,., -,
the ,io It'll o,.,," -, 49,
about keep''e
-, hsorvo bow ouickIv HE mind