Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-06-08

have not found him wanting. III
have seen him correct so many ubu
which they had thought never wol
or could be corrected that they III
come to have faith that he viii do
things well. And, trusting him. t
have come to trust each other. Thi4
have come to such pass that ped,
speak of the Ten Commandments W
out apologizing and discuss moral pf
ciples In public without blushing
"Quietly and Deeently."
This revolution Is not due to
fact that the mayor is not radical,
he is radical enough to suit any
but an out and out anarchist, but ra'
er to his wholesome point of view 4
to his insistence that all things
done quietly and decently," which
one of his notices. 1t Is attribute
too. to the fact that he has alwa
kept close to the people and stud!
conditions. He knows what the N
pie want and understands their ned
Twenty times at least he has b3
told. sometimes by his most trust
advisers, that IL he Issued this or q
new order, upsetting old condltid
and smashing traditions In both cyl
''the heavens would fall" But und
turbed he proceeded to lay down I
new policy, aud the heavens are s.
as far from the earth as before. q
only thing that ever happened WI
he established one of these radiI
new rules-radical only In that IN
were in the interests of the plain N
ple-was that lot of folks, includl
some of the early doubters, jumped
and gave three cheers for Gayul
They have continued to cheer, for 4
reason or another. until 1t has de9
oped into habit.
Tens of Millions.
How much annual graft has bd
abolished by Mr.. Gaynor since he ID
Office 1t is impossible to state or II
closely estimate. Certainly 1t RI
into the tens of millions. He foq
corruption and oppression all alb
him Without any blare of trump
he put into practice the doctrines
had been preaching for years.
first took the police In hand and
vigorous measures put an end to cl
bling and all undue interference vi
the rights of the citizen. He SER
notice on the saloon keepers, who n
been paying $3,oo0.0o0 year for Il
lection" through an association, q
If they paid any money to the poN
they would be throwing 1t away 4
that If he found 1t out he would \
that they were prosecuted. The POI
were told that they must enforce N
law only in lawful way, and Z
are doing It beyond the dream of
most aitrulstic citizen before Mr.. q
nor moved into the city hall.
Grafters Promptly Punished.
He discovered that the dockmas
had been working the richest kind
gold mine at the city's expense.
many years without any sort d
check on them they had been collec
large fees from steamship compa5 &
for the use of the city's wharfs
turning into the city as much or al
tie as they pleased. In his quiet
thorough way he caught some Of
red handed. Awaiting himself of n
right to sit as committing magistN
which no other mayor had ever
cised, he had the pleasure of bin
one of them over to the grand jur
- ~ H U
Saved over Million.
In the one little item of city prlI W
he erected saving of more tn; ~
million dollars year. Other de
ments were investigated with lik
suits and reorganized with new
mt the head OF them. Graft was
lshed aud waste eliminated withot
gard to who was hurt. In nationa
itics the mayor is strong Demo
but he holds that nationaH politics
no place In municipal affairs.
quently he has not considered
clans nor political consequences
only the interests or the people.