The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-11
MAYOR SEEKS LEADER
OF TILDEN'S CALIBRE
Refers to Statcsman's Over
throw Of Tweed Ring at
Centenary Celebration.
WILSON UNVEILS PICTURE
Henry WattersOn Writing From
France Adds to
EncOmiums.

Mayor Mitchell gave special significance
, to the celebration OF the centenary of the
birth OF Samuel ]. Tiiden In Carnegie Hall
last night by Indicating a union OF the
Federal, state and city forces In fgh,
on political corruption.
His emphatic demand for q leader of
the calibre OF Tilden came after his refer
ence to the splendid work OF Tilden In
overthrowing the Tweed ring forty years
ago. He pointed on, that forces are
frauds perpetrated not only by Tweed
but men down to the present day.
The Mayor praised the splendid work
which Gov. Glynn already has done
In exposing the canal and the highway
frauds At the same time he praised Dis
trict Attorney whitman.
In asserting that the frauds must not
be repeated he explained that one OF the
EFFORTS of the present administration would
be toward full publicity In connection with
every city department. 80 that the voters
may know. almost as completely as the
heads Of those departments themselves,
what Is being done there
Wilson Unveils Painting.
AZ he made those statements he stood
directly In front of an oil painting or
Tilden. which had been unveiled by Presi-
dent Wilson In the White House, who
touched button releasing the string that
held flags draped over the portrait.
Near him sat Gov. Simeon y. Bald
win OF Connecticut. Francis Lynde Stet-
son. who was private secretary to Tilden
when the latter was Governor OF New
York; Charles S. Fairchild, who was At
orney-Generai under Gov. Tilden: Her
man Ridder. president. and other mem
hers OF the Tilden Celebration Commits
sion
Mr. Mitchell was presented by Presi-
dent Rider just before the unwilling OF
the painting and he had to walt few
minutes until President Wilson reached
the key. In opening his address Mr..
Mitchell referred to Tilden AZ one OF New
York's ablest public men and her most
progressive Democrat.
by his great personal leadership" he
said Mr.. Tilden drove the corrupt
bosses and their subservient officials
from their positions OF power. The peo-
pie Of the State o: New York have no,
adequately responded 10 the obligations
which Mr.. Tilden's services had placed
upon them. We are even now facing a
like state OF affairs.
We are faced by the chief public Ques-
ton OF how to take the affairs of the
state from the domination OF spoilsmen
and MASTERS OF public funds. who In
their practices are no less injurious To
the public welfare than the maripulators
Of the canal gang and the Tweed ring.
The Mayor then referred to the plans
he and his associates have for the city.
We are seeking he said. some
method by which we can keep the people
currently informed OF the affairs OF every
department We want complete publicity
In every department 80 that the people
may know ~ fully--or at last as fully
AS possible-the affairs Of each depart
ment as its head. BY complete publicity
only cap we guard against those lapses
from the course OF rectitude which led
To the conditions OF Tilden's day
I'm the State Gov. Glynn has given
sp!endid service. BY the light he has cast
upon the operations OF the STATE contrac-
tors and gradually n. Is putting the busi-
basis
On the county ". have had the holp
and coop.ration OF District ATTORNEY
Whitman. who through his investigations
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