Show OF INTEREST TO OFFICE one of the corner comer stones upon which e was founded the nonpartisan non partisan movement that succeeded in electing john dark clark to be the next mayor of this city was the proposition that citizens who lead out in the management 0 of a municipal campaign and the catt cati dilates whose election they seek ass W secure ought to be abs absolutely Mutely A ta pledged in regard to the distribution of public patronage the idea is that where promises to award other favors favor 8 are not made in advance of an election one of the chiet chief indea tives to corruption in municipal pod att ties will be removed with the that tar far greater purity and efficiency will characterize the management of of the cites affairs than can possibly be attained under the spoils bargain and heeler system since john darks election become became an assured fact members member of the k citizens ze ns reform committee who headed and directed the reform movement and placed its ticket before the people have been importuned importuner by applicants aPP for positions or amplo employment y under the nex next t city adminis tra tio A few te w da days ago the committee met is an answer to all such appi bed tie the mutual understanding W effi mem MAIM her ber of the committee casier way circumstances nor in w interest of any person seek to use any influence I 1 whatever with mayor elect dark clark for the purpose of controlling any appointment he is authorized by law to make v at the opening of the campaign the committee cittee ann announced ou aced that tat its members weve were not seeking office themselves and that hat they and the candidates whom they favored were absolutely as to the distribution of patronage in case any or all of the tetter latter should be elected this promise was made by each member of the committee to all the others and by all of them to the people before whom they frankly placed a ticket in connection with the proposition that business principles and not politics should control in the administration of the cites affairs A like pledge was kiven given by each candidate on the reform ticket of course it is an unusual thing for ante election pledges to be considered seriously after the ballots are cast but the promoters of reform propose ail an innovation in this respect they intend rigidly and faithfully to keep the pledges they made at the opening of and during the campaign it follows that john dark clark stands absolutely fre free efrom from all trammel so far as the reform committee and its members severally are concerned in the chol choice ce of if appointees it follows also that the tatter latter will be chosen solely with a view to their qualifications and without any regard whatever to religious or political creed the desire and intention are to give to this thib city an administration in such striking contrast to the spoils and feeler fi celer system that when the people have come to see the difference they never again consent to the triumph of that system in the choice of caty officers it if the city council will only operate cooperate co with mayor dark clark and there to is good reason to hope that it will vill this city will have a model administration during the last two years of if the nineteenth century and one that will be a fitting introduction to the lawn dawn of the twentieth |