New-York tribune., 1912-08-16
100000 NEWSSTAND
GRAFT, SAYS MAYOR
MI Of at Least 500 Must Be
paid by $500 Dealers, Gay
nor Tells Association.
clNBLERS BAFFLE HIM
SAINT Overcome Feature He
v.marks, Although He Has
cut Police Corruption
by Two thirds.

The rambling graft and graft like /
absolutely bafied me-" was what !
4 cor Gayror remarked when he
med about graft before the News /
slers' Association Of New York at
/ ssorado Hall last night. He spoke !
/ rats not only in the Police Depart .
M but graft among mysterious
,-sulen. district leaders or the Lord /
..,vs what they call them" as he put |
who charge the newsdealers fancy [
..,es for desirable locations FOR their |
ands.
The police scandal was al high tide
,be Mayors thoughts and he showed /
4, BY his references. once, when /
,ssking Of the case q Miss se!delman,
pewsdealer. b, said:
-Tha; is Alderman Becker's district. /
hate TO use that word Becker. But |
are say be IS not like the other /
Scker.'
And again he said az various times;
q ,an say 70 you only that some f {
ssse ferns Of graft have been going
N IN the Police Departmental would
,ot say In the aldermanic department, F..
II in other places-as long as forty .
ears, aud they are so deep-seated .
hst II would take . long time 70 eradI- .
ate them.
Did All He Could. He Says.
# have trouble enough with graz, I.
other departments Of the govern .
asnt and have done al can 70 put
down. Even IN the department that
yves the mos, trouble have de-
sruyed two-thirGs Of the graft. But
spite Of everything IL Will creep OK
se anu there. With ten thousard
zen IN one department il Is impCssl- .
Ne not 20 expect that there are some
amps among them. and that they will
Aow their heads now and then.
With Gaynor-lke confidence h toId
the work he said he had done in the f.
nice Department. saying
As soon a. became Mayor I went
rolgh several departments and reached
Police Department. and there I have
: Il or absolutely -wo-tlirds Il the graft
be gambling -ratt and some graft Ike
al absolutely -at-ied ne MANY miser-
Ne plLU-e4 .-4--.- uu Tie OUTSIDE. tie
-ImeE even ~ county committees. and
zple Who - around and nave influence.
II ne 10 the police and tempt them ard
q them astra-, and get them 20 accept
M 20 walk out and tolerate these
i lgs wae- The officials OF the city are
. SWING in every Nay 10 DO away with
.ss things I intend % keep 10 up and
What can 20 the end.
Speaking " The grating practtsel
a the news6ealers. he said
Nov, 7 have not come here -o speak
bout rhe removal Of u-Wsstan5s from
az streets whatever. I was not invited
re for such a purpose. only TWO years
20 L Was called 10 my attention that
over the clty men and women could
~ get d license for a newsstand with
payirg some uidCl-uau or some Al
sfnan or somebody else Tor the license
ID that .- what J was invited here %
seak about tonight.
then took the matter up and 1 gave
y word that I would do what l could
CO away with that graft Bat ! con-
as that T have been bafilel up % tn-s
~ IN tying % do away with There
y in this city nearly 80" u-W taEd~.
10 i tn people who occupy them had
pay az average of SOD 10 g-t them
s0me leader who walked around the
'isstone, or some middl=man. IL wO.s1
@1'.nt 70 S15op0 year
Even Higher Prices Paid.
Tie cases which rave h-ea called - Jay
GfntiOn were la-eS iv wrilL much more
an thar WIS pald-SCU- cases where
1 60 was paid, SO. and 80 Ol-iOr
leabie -" ss .aH1s- So. YOU s1v .2y
ach can h- collected iu that way And
las been going On for a .ous tur.
NOV, what is the trouble about III All
II FOr receive a. license signed ty The
aer Now you ali know that your
2ypr NOT getting any money for The
1ing II these licenses. And yCt l. j.
lHn trrc SA"ut enc city hat money IS
Ssng paid 20 get them
4 . some cases lf IS given 90 another
N and you has, 10 buy him out in
Il 10 get ''. place. II .- uot given 90
H. direct SOM. mysterious War8uan W
trict leader. or the Lord knows what
H. call theu-I am not familiar with
I-gO around doing this business all
2 the city.
bar n-' At the ra-e n S9O a license.
] verify believe that is the average
ta'F get for t-ru. you could raise
million ard Lalf Of dollars "
~ our ~ these licenses There are
hcer ses throughout tine city. and %
il Is shame. because most Of those
Il take ont these licenses are people
ggtnS for living And set that
II ~ matter. Even In tle case ~ rich
p1e that would be- bad The gentle
- Eho introduced mc SAYS ! have an
10 me poor. large ear for the poor
81 pa mail one for tle rich. 7 have the
ns ear for -N~r3 body J try o. make
- Eiue larger for the poor IL I can. but
"a ny % hear whoever is speaking.
Alleges indifference.
wrote 20 them again and called their
rauOn % this case, but they paid no
I -euon 20 u. and 10 was not done.
1eht for the sake Of their own honor.
oought that the men In that board
are res -ctaOle men and have repu-
u IN their communities. would take
and put stop 20 y. But nothing
. 0one "A natcyer. md the same diff
FL goes on. These curbstOne crcepers
FL - around. and they can get you the
ne Tor $40. or 81, or 900. or what
|4 -, and the worst Of IL Is they
t-ce " in their own hands with the
la rman name on II. and you cannot
FL Ssht of IL until they produce IL 50
20 not want 20 berate the Aldermen.
- always treated them IN the most
sous manner, but I do say tonight
expected. for their own honor.
u,l Upright Pianos snEnI
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