| Show principles NOT POLITICS X it has been suggested that th there theres ereis to not much point to the practice sometimes engaged in by this paper of mentioning our forthcoming election and that of new york city to ift juxtaposition but of this others may 14 judge it Is not that defensive or 20 N gres sive tactics here are seeking SL ft Z prototype or that the citizens movement here requires the reflex of a similar struggle of greater proportions C from afar to encourage it but simply to show how it is that the best minds and most conspicuous talents ot of the day are being turned in that direction that such reference is used at all it is in tact fact difficult to mention a fact favorable or unfavorable as relates to either case without its hav havy v ing a bearing in some degree upon thac other and the true journalist never apologizes for having an exemplar oitt of his own field to refer to now naw and then I 1 the citizens of the two great municipalities pali ties one great nationally the mothr locally have in each case placed before the voters for their acceptance 0 M rejection a candidate for mayor whole qualifications are beyond controversy and whose personal character to Is so excellent that even ridicule usually a weapon of more or less effect in tha absence of a better falls flat and accomplishes comp lishes nothing the new tor candidate is a republican and the bait lake candidate is a democrat andyes and yet in their present positions and purposes there is no political difference whatever each stands for good honest effective government in which the partisans zeal and the swash buckless bucklers buc klers kleft yearning for reward will occupy w am place whatever and both want to their opposites in politics have as good a chance for prosperity and protection as those who are of and with them furthermore they have the te in to inaugurate such system and the stamina to carry it out in ft a word they will give no public favors to friends because they are such war nor visit invidious discrimination upon others because they are not frinda the new york world condenses mr lows letter of acceptance as foll follows that if elected mayor he will be mayor serving no party and single aim of promoting the buwe welfare 11 that he be to is a republican but v afu not use public office for any party tyr ir faction whatever that fitness efficiency and omy not party service will d ka every appointment and removal new york city in its local should be the home of its ints and should not be ruled albany at t public franchises should be d not used for private profit that t rapid and comfortable transit d be no longer postponed but 8 ily y realized that at the excise laws of the greater 1007 y should be regulated and controlled and in accord with the public sen lent of the city itself mr dark clark has so far sent in no format notification of acceptance and laS bably will not do so he deals with a smaller constituency and his views and d actions thereby being reasonably V veil known do not absolutely require 5 to be formally explained he is however to stand upon a plat UN farm of which the foregoing is as nearly a counterpart as the difference fh fa localities and circumstances will vermit Iner Dalt what is true of the mayoralty candidate is true in a corresponding deb aree sree of the other candidates on the local ticket it is to be understood that the head of the municipal gov i is the only officer elected on abe ge general ticket who deals in an ex ive way with city affairs the others having little or no opportunity deal eal in patronage on the citizens ficket fi eket t however all names are those people eople who would not do otherwise the mayor proposes to do even if had the opportunity they were osen a for that reason along with ibell general eral fitness let us elect the idaole il Aole e list st by a substantial majority |
