The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05
Tribute Ia saynur.

celebration.
Tribute to Galnur.
To Mayor Cayuor New York owes til.
thanks of her citizens for rcc~tab!ishing
the Older and NOR" dignifed practice for
that practice - at once "a sIfcgiard to
tho lives and persons of countless chill
dren and citizens on our streets, but Is
also ftGuS opportunity 90 measure in
sober though our contemporary stew
ariship OF the noble heritage OF liberty
handed down To- us these 1875 years by
the revolutionary fathers
The Mayor described the motive and the
task 81 the builders 81 the nation and con-
tnued
we in the city Of New York may take
pride to-day that We hav" At last freed
the city completely from the control Of
politiCal-buslness combination or selfish
interests. We need no longer pay tribute
to the democratic ideals OF the founders
OF this country. with tongue Ia cheek or
shame in our hearts. The city is free for
the work Of the city. We have lifted the
grasping hands Of sslfish, little hearted
men off the levers OF our governmental
machinery and have set about the ousi-
ness of preparing this great government
fOr - now measure nf productivity.
Mr.. Mitchell traced the long course OF
bad government in New York and said
we are about to trv for the first time
direct primaries uude. a law winch -
90 i'''' 50. ,'.l..,,,s RI.
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/ and effective. We have only begun the
work OF reconstruct.ng this city govern
meut. But We are well enough along 10
know that much the same work IL needed
/ In the state I'd should be begun now
THE problems OF state administration
are OF much the same character as the
T problems OF the city government You
/ may ba sure that the same results will
| follow when gentlemen no longer toler-
/ ated IN our cities seize mower at Albany
ne followed when tho, woe dominant IN
! IN, arr,lrs Of the CITY %, New York. They
! do NOT represent themselves merely, hut
! ronresent a host of hungry bcnefic!aries
! ,.',osa non, &c surely tho loss OF the Stnie
% T.. ,ras Tho loss Of the CITY,"
rb. N,yor ralled attention to the fac,
,h.,, ,h,, 80, subway svster, IL veil under
n.,, H.. said new schools must he built.
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! go -, ,ia,.,,r.,,,,ds ,,d ~, * =
| NI"'''' w. ,I $50 ha.,t,,i. ,aeded
- da,a,aao, sicl, ue asl<.d nitblir
,', ,n, ,bo vrs,t nroirci of mort de-
Hurpo , 80 - H. -, ,Lis ,,tv ma no,
oo',,,,,,roi,i s,,nrenacv These nrob.
-, ~ Sa;d uere w.. grea,est Of the
100, ~ 1r,i,is,r,,,on rnr IN. rev.
go" -, go.
,',,.,t, rr,,,dar,,.., ,st.c1 ,,t',ons
,o ,ai,e moro interest an the clty's imam
a,a, ao,,t,s H., ,hourh, ~ was amazing
,%.t Pal, Row and The plaza should be-
ia,nu.1 v,ith pcrsons intent on THE SUN's
baseball hulleiiu board and that not one
III 100 ~ these crowds understood even
tho eeneralitics Of large cxpond!turcs.
Service. IN schools.
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IN the Suoh' '.'"ol9 ''' u"a'' "'t
was Impressive anu Nell IN
followed ",ni''r 'otta 'm.nr =" 20 ,ba
nN hh"aru i'Ia '''r't hc,
soho"'s cpnu'' 4, a ts'd ,r',or,iv
Han ~ ~ %" ~. a. S"" 80 w..
Al noon, ,'", '1a.,,,,,.,s i,,,,,dlny LIN
were SeIe "" 'itros. nstrio,l, adj
plu go, ,,'aT,hsrs ~ tho local school
noarGs or r,tizrns prominent IN IN. school
district a distribution Of historical souve-
nir. rar drills and finally The singing OF
'"rhe star Spancled Banner"
The day b.rsn really with an obsorv-
anc. In Central Park ai sunrise Ia,
Lnistirp 40 me national colors at the old
hrn..bnus. ir -.ntral park Nrs G. /.
AIornbouse conducted thrs tradit ionaI