New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-14
PUNCTURES TAMMANY'S
BRAND OF ECONOMY
Mitchell Challenges Mccall to
Show Where He Ever Took
Steps to Stop Waste.
uoBDE FATTENED OFF CITY
Murphy Says Fusion Candidate
Hopes to Fool People Once
More by His Cry for
Retrenchment.

ma Won want Tammany economy or
custom economy" asks John Purroy
wchel in a statement to the voters IN
,,ob he riddles the pretence Of Judge
,,csu and his Tammany managers that
.s.,, would give the city more economi-
~ administration than the fusion Board
= Estimate has done.
a. N,tcbeTs voice has improved con-
-,s.rahlv but all his speaking engage
..,,s were called off last night out of
..nac, 10 the memory of Timothy l..
1,oodruff. Instead of speaking he issued
-. sta,ement. in which he says:
Until Mccall specifies the economies
that he proposes TO make the voter has
-, IN interpret his prediction prom
;.ss in the light Of the past after-election
n.rformances Of his Tammany associ-
ates
offering 10 the fact that Thomas F.
rolsy Tammany leader OF the "a Assem-
81, instruct. was one Of the strong advo-
..,ss OF the nomination of Judge Mccall
and the arrest of an election board IN the
d.trct for permitting an eX-conVict 10
,seister. Mr.. Mitchell says:
THE lengths to which Murphy. Foley
=, a, are willing 10 go TO abet their man
q, the interests of Tammany economy are
s,idsnced by the operations of Abe Coax
,.y sx.convict and alleged bank burglar
and now would-be fraudulent voter. These
A.. the tools that Tammany uses to give
New York its brand Of economy. The
dsv Mr.. Mccall was nominated TOM
roey said: Mccall is one of us. He Is
INV gladiator Well all set out and work
,or him. Who are the boys? Those that
rork In the factories. or on the highways
,D this city; those that own the small
.bons and conduct the business in New
York?
Not much, The famous nine-the Del
nonico directorate, who nominated Nc
Call-they are the boys! Hahen ana
Ahearn are among the boys The owner
Of the Metropolitan Equipment and sup
ply Company was one of the boys. Aoe
Coaklev. perhaps. can now class as one
n them. These are the boys. OF whom
Mccall is one. He is their gladiator.
Mr. Mitchell says that Murphy and his
contractor friends. whenever they want
10 get the votes of the people. assume the
mask and pose of great virtue and preach
reform.
This year." he continues, Murphy
hoping to fool the people once more ana
make them believe that Tammany mas
changed its principles and practices has
Instructed his personally directed candi-
date 10 talk economy and reuenchmen''
Think of it, Tammany preaching econ
omy. Tom Foley for economy! Murphy
tf economy. Johnny Ahearn for econ
cny, Haffen for economy! All the con-
ractor horde that fattened at the pubic
trough before 1910, and some of whom
have since grown hungry, all for econ
omv, Economy-but economy at the ex-
pense of the things you want and need.
at the expense of schools. parks, play
grounds. baths. milk stations, health pro-
lection. I'm order that there may be more
Jeff for good pickings in fat contracts.
M Mccall. talking to real estate own
els asserts. tears choking his voice; II
is time that the extravaganza OF the mu-
nicpal government should be brought to
halt. for. unless this riot of extrava-
gance is halted, the end will spell dis
aster'"
Asking whether there is any eXtraVa-
gance in any department under the con-
troll Of the fusion members OF the Board
Of Estimate. Mr. Mitchell calls attention
10 the fact that Borough President Nc
Aneny has conducted the affairs OF the
Borough OF Manhattan for less money
than did Borough President Ahearn. one
Of McCalTs Tammany friends Also, he
points out that Borough President Miller
u running the Borough of The Bronx for
Il per cent less than it cost under the
sdminst' alton Of President Haffen,
Tammany product
'Mr. Mccall knows Mr.. Mitchell says,
that the only extravaganza which has
occurred in the last four years is Tam
many extravaganza. Remember this one
short statement OF figures. The budget
Increase in the departments under the
control Of the Mayor from 1903 TO 1913 was
2 per cent The actual budget decrease
In the departments under the control OF
the four fusion borough presidents was
yer cent
Mr. Mitchell challenges Mr.. Mccall 10
snow single instance where, during the
time he (McCalD had been i'm public en-
ployment, he has taken single step 10
Stop waste and extravaganza.
Mr.. Mitchell refers 10 the concern, which,
While acting az the dummy for certain
Iammany politicians. received orders
from Tammany departments. bought the
supplies from merchants where the city
should maze bought them and added from
% to COO per cent Tor it's services when
NE bill was rendered TO the city.
Earlier in the day MIR. Mitchell issued a
reply to the attack upon him made by D.
J. Fitzgerald from the floor of the House
isst week He said he was not surprised
70 learn that Fitzgerald had tried 10 per-
sasde his colleagues in the House That
iaHamany Hall is the Democratic party in
Nes York.
Iammany Hall is the FrankenStein OF
we Democratic party in New York. ne
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