The evening world., 1913-11-24
MALONE GREETED
ASPORT COLLECTOR
BY ALL PARTIES
Even Tanlmany Men Are There
With Wounds Healed to
Wish Him Good Luck.
HE'LL STICK TO REFORMS
And Apart From His Job, He
Says, He'll Work for
Clean City Politics.
HE'LL STICK TO REFORMS

Dudley Field Malone was sworn In
~ United States Commissioner John
Shields to-day as Collector Of the Port
OF New York. A speech written by the
retiring Collector. John Purroy Mitchell.
was read at tho ceremonies. which took
place In the big reception room Of the
Custom House In the presence Of sew
eral hundred persons. Mr.. Malone re-
piled. asking cooperation from the
federal employees and replied ging him
self to Q fight for clean political lead
ers in New York City.
Among those who witnessed Mr.. Ma
.Sns's induction into once here were
he father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs
William Childs Malone. and his wife
who 10 . daughter Of United States Sem
ator O'Gorman. The Senator was not
present but this other daughter. Do
lorita. now Mrs. John Maher. was
present with Collector Maione's two
sisters. the Misses Bello and May
Malone.
In the gathering were Fusion and
rammany leaders in numbers. It seemed
that some of the wounds of the last fray
had been healed and that enemies met
on common round to pay a uiby.e to
the youngest Collector the city has had
except Mr.. M!tcael. Among those from
Tammany who clasped Mr.. Malone's
hand were James E. sullivan. George
Gordon Battle. Justice John Delany.
Leaders Willi:.m Dalton and Thomas Il.
Rush and James A. Hoe:.
Mr.. Mitchel's address was read by Ber-
tram de y. Cruger. his former secretary.
II follows. In part:
Il congratulate you on Mr.. Malone's
appointment, You may remember that
early In March I urged the President to
name him He will make o great Col
!ector. You will find him a rare asso-
clate and an inspiring leader.
The term OF Collector Malone will be
an epocl-making one. and II Is with the
u. person on this occasion to toin In
greeting him. wish him godspeed.
IN response Mr.. Malone said IN part:
We are living in a fortunate day.
We have recently witnessed the elec.
ton OF new Chief Executive OF the
great City OF New York by a political
army composed OF Democrats. Republi-
cans, Progressives and Independents.
Because OF the fact that men Of all
parties participated In the election OF
John Purroy Mitchell. l know l offend
no sense Of propr.ety and inject no
note OF partlsanship in asking you all
to uphold the cause Of clean party
politics and the administration OF good
government In this community under
the new MAYOR OF New York.
1t is the duty o; every good citizen to
interest himself. not merely on election
day but three hundred and sixty-iye
days of the year. in the affairs OF
politics and government. Without such
vigilance on the part OF the men OF
and Ideals, republican in
fxiiutions canno; endure. I. for one.
Wish to say to-day. that after I have
c ,mplcted my hours OF service at the
Custom House In the performance OF
the non political business duties OF the
Collectorship of the Port OF New York.
! reserve the right which belongs to
every citizen. to spend my leisure time
In hghting Dor clean politics and sound
adm, f,nistration.
u am not interested in tho results OF
one contest. Those leaders of parties.
and We have them In all parties. who
work for purposes Of government which
are not republican and not American,
never take one defeat as conclusive.
And intend to dedicate not merely one
campaign, but the rest Of my life IN this
city Of New York to night for radical
changes OF party purpose and party
leadership"
Among others present were John d.
Crimmins. Joseph Il. Davies. Commits
sioner of Corporations of Washington,
y. c.: Charles Jerome Edy IDS. Henry
De Forest Baldwin. Mr.. and Mrs John
l.. de Sau.es. James X. Regan. Gen.
Theodore A. Bingham, Chief OF the
Secret Service William J. Flynn, Rev.
Frank c. Campbell. Senator Black Of
Brooklyn. Robert Adamson. Raymond
Fos:.sk and Francis Lynde Stetson.