New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-13
GAYN0R DROPS HINT
ABOUT RUNNING AGAIN
Tammany Hall Acted Reason.
ably with Him, He Intimates
to East Side Audience.
CLEAN LITTLE TOWN, THIS
Editors and Clergymen Have
Their Heads Filled with
Vice, but That Isn't
His Fault.

Mayor Gaynor addressed fifty members
Of the East Side Club, at Orchard and
Broome streets--the hear Of New Yosk's =
East Side-last night. and. as usual. said
kind things about his audience, attacked
the newspapers and kept up his CON-
plants against clergymen. Then he said
few kind words about his own admins
tration.
Nothing new, of course, but for all that
IT was an interesting speech. There was
note sounded by the city's executive
which some of his hearers believed was
the call to loyal Gaynorites to rally round
the Mayors flag and start movement
for his renomnation--on an independents
ticket, IL necessary.
The Mayor, while not naming the boss
Of Tammany Hall directly, made II plain
that he meant Mr. Murphy when he dweit
on the folly of people voting in municipal
elections as they voted In national cleo
tons.
you hear some people saying that they
would vote as their grandfathers and
fathers voted, and would remain Republic
cans or Democrats until they died" said
the Mayor. What bowling wildernesses
are in the heads Of people who talk like
that! How does any person know he'll be
in the same party until he dies? We
have a Bull Moose party now that was
undreamt Of six months ago"
No Boss for This Mayor.
After he had told of his efforts to rule
the city well, and said he was satisfied
with what he had done, the Mayor came
down TO brass tacks, and in this his aud
fence saw his appeal for denomination,
either at the hands Of Tammany or on an
independent ticket. He said:
No political leader or boss or any one
else on the outside has any control over
the Tenement House Department. the
Dock Department, or any other depart
mcnt of this city.
Wouldn't It be easier for me to turn the
city government over TO Sam" koenig or
to somebody else ana go on my way IL
one party 70 back me up. But instead
OF party l have the people In general
but they are too busy as rule to bother
about me. Instead, they go around try
My course would be much easier IL |
reposed on some party, so that II L
needed man for the position OF Tene-
ment House Commissioner or Police
OF the party for one. But | must say
that 20 do that would be prostituting gov
eminent, so that l would not counte-
nance IL.
The Mayor then told Of his experiences
after being elected, saying that certain
persons made suggestions TO him as to
whom he should name for this or that
position, but he said that he appointed
only those he wanted
But they" added the Mayor, meaning
the leaders Of Tammany Hall. said:
We'll, you are Mayor and you must
do what you think best So have had
no growl. no quarrel with anybody. !
must say they have all been reasonable
with me. i must say that. II they didn't
get what they wanted they certainly
have been reasonable and handsome to-
ward me. l never will say otherwise
than that"
This part of the Mayors address was
source of merriment to his hearers. who,
catching his meaning, responded quickly
with laughter and applause.
Continuing, the Mayor said:
Every infamy and every crime has been
charged TO this section OF the city.
stood againstSit from the start. l have
always said that the people here are as
Intelligent and as moral, and even more
so, than some in other parts OF the city.
You know, l suppose, that there is
crime everywhere. There is immortality
everywhere And vice everywhere. Ana
| suppose you know down here there 10
a long list OF vices. But there are certain
preachers and others in this town, when
YOU mention vice their head is filled with
only one thing-one nasty vice. When !
saw vice, | include all the vices, and
do not forget bearing false witness
against your neighbor either, or lying
about public officials. l include them all.
But the proportion OF vice down mere IL
not greater than elsewhere. --
Crime Is incident to a community IKE
this as 10 all Others. There Is crime out
in the country. There is immortality IN
the country. There Is theft in the coun-
try. / live in the country half the year,
so I can talk by the book, and l was
brought up also in the country.
Gaynor Takes Up Rosenthsl Case
Speaking on the Rosenthal murder, the
Mayor said he would not have been sur
prised had the top men In the Police
been found TO be grating
along with Becker. On this score he
said:
A handful Of criminals get together and
do a murder. Why, that happens All oVSs