New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-02

well, and every man, OF Whatever phi'!'
Democrat Republican. Socialist-Labor
every man who. in the open, backs
Mayor Mitchell. is by just 40 much help-
ing his party organizations. | ASK you
to stand b. John Purroy Mltchel nc
cause he is the best Mayor we ever mad
but ask you to stand by him because
he stands in this city as the foremost
the most fearless, the most uneom-
promising embodiment of the Amer-
can spirit.
Not a "Fifty-Fifty" Patriot
There is nothing 'ffty-hfty' about
his patriotism. He is straight Onite'
States. Nobody has any doubt where
he stands, and there is no pussy-ioo'-
ing around. .,
"They say, lie is a good American.
but not enough of one TO hurt any
one else's feelings That is not the
way with Mitchell. When he has found
man who is against America he has
hurt his feelings, and his body, too, u
Z necessary.
John Purroy Mitchell stands for
moral courage and for physical cour-
ace. He stands for entire diSlnterest-
edness. have watched him close up,
and know that of which | speak when
7 say that he has scornfully tossed &c
one side any appeal whatever tnat
could be made TO him from the stand
ooint of his own interests or his own
future.
"He has had but two purposes IN
view. first, to serve the city IN eXecu-
tive office, and next to serve all OF us
bv serving the nation as an American
citizen and patriot. | ask you TO see
that we put in for another term IN
Office the man who has given New YORK
the best municipal administration y
has ever had, and the man who now
in New York stands foremost as an
embodiment Of the spirit Of true Amer
icanism"
The Colonel was interrupted fire.
quently with prolonged applause. lie
pounded his fists and shook his heat
in driving his words home. The Col
onel turned and bowed to the Mayor as
he finished his speech and the crowd
broke into cheer for mitchell
Ovation for Mitchell
The Mayor waited for a general ova-
ton to die down before he began 70
sneak. The crowd cheered madly at
his shots at Murphy and Hearst.
f. H. Outerbridge, president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. introduced Mr..
Mitchell as "the Mayor that Is and the
Mayor that is % be" The Mayor
began:
"Gentlemen, you have come here to
the City HALL see some of you from
every borough OF the city and from
every walk Of life-to ask me to per-
form what you regard as public SER
vice, a difficult service, a burdensome
service. You ask me TO offer myself
directly to the people of the city, with
out partisan choice or party nomina-
ton, as q candidate for Mayor, in or
der that those who believe in honest
and efficient government, in non-paru-
sanship in municipal affairs. in me
recognition of social obligations that
the community owes 10 al its citizens.
and in particular to the destitute and
10 the derelict; in strongly American
city government untainted by sedlton,
uninfluenced and uninfuenceable by
sympathy with the national enemy, may
have the opportunity TO commit the
powers of government for these next
critical four years to mon who nave
demonstrated by their record and by
their performances that they will dis
charge that duty solely ir the interests
VI kHt DfOplt VI Nl4IN N4Ns anu ~ WV ~
terests of the people Of the nation.
Did Not Seek Reelection
Gentlemen, ! will maze direct and
positive reply. First, let me emphasize
the present situation. Nov, once again,
and for the last time l hope in this
campaign, | say 20 the people Of New
York | neither sought nor wanted re-
election to the Office of Mayor, but
when it was put to me that to refuse
to run meant the scattering of the
Fusion forces and he surrender of this
city to the plundering hand Of Murphy
and to the trescherous tongue and
mind Of Hearst, then, my friends, then
/ waived my personal desires and my
personal plans and consented 10 be-
come the candidate for the office.
"Now, / hardly expect from a pub
lie that knows nothing of the tremen-
dous burdens and obligations of the
mayoralty, of its bitter disappoint-
ments, of its great obstacles in preju-
dice and in ignorance and in misrep-
resentation. TO believe that any one
would really wish to lay down this Of
fce but those who urged me to this
thing know that what say is true: that
Immediately there began the express
sion of partisan disgruntlement, Of in
dividual self-seekng and of those in
fluences which seek TO tear down self
government in the interests of the
most insidous enemy that this nation
or any nation ever knew. As the in
strument of all those forces, the un-
whiting instrument, no doubt, Mr.. Ben
nett put himself forward as cand-
date for Mayor in the Republican
primary. But II per cent of the en-
rolled Republican vote was cast for
Mr.. Bennett. But on that he stands
selected as the nominal candidate of
the Republican party. on strict parti
san grounds.
Version of Defeat
stupidity, neglect, treachery, or
perhaps all three, contributed 10 the
failure to bring out a substantial Re
publican vote on primary day, and,
what is much more serious, frauds ap-
parently were committed IN some dis
tricts in my interest, which ! have
found it my duty to remedy through
a judicial proceeding, In order that
Mr.. Bennett may have the nomination
TO which this scant vote entities him.
"This, then, is the situation: Three
candidates are in the field. New York
is offered Hylan, the nominee Of Muir
ply and of Hearst-Hylan, the can
didate of Untermyer and his kind,
who. out Of an association with Dumba
and Won Bernstorff and their like,
raise their heads to spit venom at any
one who takes a strong stand for
America against Germany.
"Hylan, the hope of Tammany Hall
for the plumber and the patronage
which mean its reestablishment in this
city for decade. Hylan, so much the
creature Of the boss or Of his joint