The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . show effective results. This does not mean that Mr. Macy has not made a valua-ble demonstration of the way to run an office of Superintend-ent of the Poor. Many of the experiments that he began havealready been taken over by the county; more, unquestionably,will be. He has done the work, or parts of it, faster becauseof his private means. But he has educated the county as hewent along. He has done nothing that the county cannotafford to do and few things, probably, that it will not even-tually do. Therein lies his demonstration, not only for hisown successo
The Survey October 1916-March 1917 . show effective results. This does not mean that Mr. Macy has not made a valua-ble demonstration of the way to run an office of Superintend-ent of the Poor. Many of the experiments that he began havealready been taken over by the county; more, unquestionably,will be. He has done the work, or parts of it, faster becauseof his private means. But he has educated the county as hewent along. He has done nothing that the county cannotafford to do and few things, probably, that it will not even-tually do. Therein lies his demonstration, not only for hisown successors, but for other counties in other states that arewilling to bring their own offices up to the same high levelof efficiency and service. Not all counties can make such largeappropriations as Westchester, but all counties can build inproportion to their needs. They need not employ rich men to make their demonstrations, for the travail of experimentinghas now been done for them. Mr. Macy will again come before the voters for election. V. EVERIT MACY, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE POOR 101 102 THE SURVEY FOR NOVEMBER 4, 1916 on November 7; not this time as Superintendent of the Poor,for that office he has himself abolished, but as County Com-missioner of Charities and Corrections, a new post that hasgrown out of his own work as superintendent. Unless theskies fall, he will be elected, for the Republican, Democraticand Progressive parties have united upon him as their candi-date. This is the first time in twenty years, and is said to bethe second time in the history of the county, that the twomajor parties have found themselves in such agreement. Mr. Macy was already known for his philanthropic activi-ties when he took office January 1, 1914. He had helped tofound the New York Provident Loan Society and the Na-tional Employment Bureau. He had served as director ortrustee of the University Settlement, Teachers College, theAmerican Association for Labor Legislation, the NationalChild Labor
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