New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-24
THE CITIZENS IN EARNEST.
RoUsING SPEECHES BY LEAGUE CANDt
DATES

RousING SPEECHES BY LEAGUE CANDt
DATES
rRAyC1s NJ. SCOTT EXPOSES THE HoLLOwNEss
OF MAYOR GRANTS CLAIMS OF PURE
ADMINISTRATIONS.
Notu,t bstaudIng the wretched weather last even
inc tuiv / 600 people attended the meeting OF tho
peon,es Municipal League at Parepa Hail. Third-avc
and Eighty sixth-st. The audience was earnest ana
enthusiastic and paid the most careful attention to tho
sneakers. cheering and applauding whenever good
cut was made at tho corrupt dealings OF Tammany
uau ! N Flake was the first speaker. He came to
the point at once and in stirring, forcefu speech
reminded te people OF the false promises BY which
Tammopv had deceived them in the past He told
them not TO let Tammany hoodwink them into INC
belof that National and party principles were at STAKE
in the present contest but to remember fat ths was
war between the people who paid the money ana tho
bosses and heelers who stole IT. between city govern
ment conducted with decency ana abihy ana CITY
ooyarnment in the charge OF plunderers and their
corrupt servants.
John ". Goa candidate for Distrct-AttOrney, was
then introduced and said that he had never stood for
Office before and would not have been there To-Day han
he not been compelled by sense OF duty, III answer
10 call from his fellow-ctlzens lie said that the IS
sues before the people did not touch the great potca
questions that divided the Nation and the policy
OF Tammsny In bringing lot OK Democrauc
leaders from other parts of the country to address
New Workers on how they were to govern their city
would not fit very well over the peoples shouiderS'
He was inclined TO think such ADVICE htie impeT'-
nent coming from outsiders. lie said tlae iainmahy
in opposing the new ballot law had opposed 1t wisely,
knowing that 1t would cripple party heeferS ana "aNi
bosses.
Francis NJ Scott. candidate lot nasor' Io'io"cu
Mr. Cough and said in part:
We entered upon campagn claiming mat our PURPOSE
carry relentless war aeai'' I'S ehe"S VI Tie
best interest; OF city. And We uhufrtooA W eho"
from it, record past that to permit 70 continue IN
power would be dangerous experiment We insisted
as we now insist that It possible TO conduct me
business OF this great city upon business principles ana o
business like methods. that purely p0cai
should not be control in the selection oil municipal!
officers The disbursement OF municipal money anu III INC
execution OF great public enterprises.
We undcrt,o prove that the record thus fr made by
Tanmany Hall demonstrated ~ uDnthss !" DE- longer con.
tinued In position OF supremacy In muhcln ahaIi' anu
We pointed out the significant discrepancy between ue
promises years and the performances Oh tay
have repeatedly called attention to the fui.ome ana ex-
pledges made by the PRESENT Mayor III accepting
the the Office which he now nous alu nave
undertaken 70 show-and think have shownthat not one
Of those pledges been faithfully fulfilled The lesson
OF two years ago has not been lest upon the Mayor lie
before the people asking for eeleeon ou'
significantly onts to make promises as 70 Ills luIcfo
conduct.
He dscourses at length concerning what he CLAIMS
during his term OF obce but Is ut'eriF '
s to what lie proposes do in the future Inc Inference
is intends the people OF this city 70 oecre 1''
his future shall In accord with his past II at "
the ple upon which he before the peor o ,h''
ci,, for Collection his case is indie d. II" uhG"f-
takes to commend himself to the public coi'e"
he has succeeded In Keeping hc Tx rat' Gown 10 ~"
hgure but It has been demonstrated beyond caFI tha'
apli
entitled to no credit whatever and t'i' 'h' 10" N ruiz
of 1890 is low only as to rat. and not as TO tNa"'
He plume, himself upon tne ACHIEVEMENTS oil u'e JOCK
Der rtnent and the GGcat progress uII ma "''i '-'
durup the last MT months in improving III" waV 'front.'
OF sis city every intelligent Lam VINO ma Aa''u
the history OF tho city knows that whatever or ui'
to any one Oh this srore Is attributable ho' ~ u" '
Lut TO the Commissioner thcus'NcS' ii''D'' "
whom, were appointed by former Mayor ana Az o' '"'
not outstanding their efficiency OF when th' N''0' ~
- murh he undertook no: long ago to r'Io'''
lie takes credit his administration for the iae' u'''
during his term Of oce the 22 per cent city oouS WI"
cold At something over par and this b., Justly chare'
tcrlzes as a remarkable financial achievement Luz '
fact as is known every who takes the trouble u
inquire that that sale OF Doh"'-a'u -
only oue-was made within few months aitef w pr
emit Mayor came into Office that IL was maue ori'rc ms
administration had fairly seated IN the Sauac 'a
VIVA made before there could have been either
or lack OF confidence inspired BY him ana MS appo'"
That that sale bonds was possible was d"e, III ' m
n
market and secondly, u the skill ana sagac Oh 'e pr
ON, Controller In selling upon the most favorable Ho''I
There are many other claims mad" by the Mayor ~ u.
Illustrating the excellence of his administration Mh'n
easy to demonstrate are by no po'Siolly aV''o"" "
him. -, &c.,, ,. minute. and
tho meeting WAS dismissed Mr.. scott was 'hcerru
most enthusias tically and ronNihE rouhu Vi "p
Pause was sent up for the Peoples ticket ~,
The John ". Cook Republican Association OF the
XIXth Assembly District held a mass m'etlns la''
r,q,t at Users Assembly Rooms. One-imndred anu
sixteenths st. and Eighthavc. Despite tle PoHlhs ."
there was large audience present. Lewis >. '"'N
r.os chairman OF the meeting and Robert charters
sacrctary Resolutions were passed indor'ihs '''
fusiou ticket and the district Republican nominees l'
Assemblyman and Alderman In telling specs" ~,
chairman introduced Francis NJ scott. who was le'e''u
with tumult Of applause. Mr. scott spoke Ill par'
as follows
have had considerable experience in adde',i"i
noliticaI meetings but never until this year ne
as A Democrat had the privilege Of speaking To he
pubIlcans. But you are not here "a k.p4ba an ;, |"
common enemy. / have said Oh other occaSioh' tiat
municipal like other hu'ne,, c1nld DE- ,G, c,inyrG
then ard believe that the business Of such cty
as this be carried on h that wal IL WIZ We y
and / trust that no man will regret voting for me-
Tanmany maintains that city Affairs are purely ma'
trbnted and administered for the benefit OF the DIS
trhuting marty. To that proposition We dissent. we
nomt To the record and shy that the carrying ont OF
that principle has given Us corrupt and dangerous
government
round of applause greeted the close Of Mr.. SCOTS
speech. The other speakers OF the evening were
Iercv D. Adams Republican nominee for Congress In
the &IIIth District and John h. Leavt. representing
the Municipal League .o, A., ,,.,...,
The heavy storm did not prevent the enthusiastic
advocates Of honest municipal government from turn
inc ont I'm large numbers Chlckcrng Hall 10 listen TO
sneeches and 10 indorse candidates Of the Peoples
Municipal League The representative Character Of me
men VINO filled the hail was apparent. mere We're
Sathollcs and irotcstans In the body Of the hall and
upon the platform there were Catholic ccrsynen ana
iehrew faith. When Father Ducry, pastor OF ST.
INo's Roman Catholic Church, came upon inc plat,
cheering and applause came from all parts ol the
hmHSr These clergymcn followed by the Rev.
nr Maurice H. Harris Of the Congregation Israel,