New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
LAST SPEECH OF THE CAMPAIGN.

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LAST SPEECH OF THE CAMPAIGN.
General Burnett's statement of how Tammany
Hall has increased the taxes while lowering the
fax rate WAS received with especial warmth When
the, General took his seat Mr.. Smith came fof
ward and said: "You are TO listen to the
last speech of the meeting and the last speech OF
the campaign We have here an eminent clhzen
of Brooklyn, who was elected Governor OF Tue
State, but was counted out py IWeea anu "a az" ~;
name is "a household word. ! have great pleasure
i'm introducing the distinguished soldier, statesman
and politician. General Stewart l.. Woodford.
The Generals reception was cordial in the extreme,
and three rousing cheers were given lor h'ni lie
said
Mr. Chairman and Men of New York: have ,, 1uSt
come back from a hunting expedition IN the Ad,r IRON
Nes H@nns for sst w are We eom niHs
vote. that will meet the majorties Of Tammany Hall
fraudulent votes they poll this n time: We nave got 'e
streets Are they clean Cries Of % ,,,l WIZ rS
sbe "e1 Shouts of aTammany Ha!' who steals
tbe tayesf Voices 1--WE all do.n Then you are the
taxpayers and Tammany Hall is the taA-eater Voices
Now, my friends, the issues are made up LOOK
into your faces and see that you are not the sik
stockings OF Wall Strce-yOu are not the bankers an1
brokers' look into your faces and l see that you
are the workngmsn Of this part Of the city who nave
to o" do Your duty Applause) You work you pay
the rent you pay taxes, and Tammany Hall steals
y0S Now so about the worlds Fair Roswell p Flowe,
member Of nn Mhs en- a BODY eeS wsre
sixty odd Democrats in the House who voted 70 send i
Every Rcp Hd,nS q from from +, Ss ,o YsM
York Now the Democrats Of this state In this cam
paign pleading the bay act when they say ina,
measure II Mr.. Flower was not enough Of a leader
Of men to lead the Democrats In his own House Of
secnre their votes for the Worlds Fair bill, do you
think he will be leader enough 10 lead Tammsny Hall
Western Ss could DO With The twenty ssSt
misec of Th Tsmm SSp s But you that Mr.
Flower is so good and so true man that he can be
norman he is no more cultured n man than was John
+ Hoffman, he is no more eloquent than was John IL
John T. Hoffman and then swallowed him whole. ZAP
The idea of this distinguished, eloquent financial
Mr. Flower being able to beat Dick Croker IN
political deal No man is stronger than the force
which is behind him. No general ever won a battle
except by reliance on the bayones that closed behind
him when he went into the fight. No engineer ever
messed beneath The engine. The force that is behind
Roswell p Flower Is Tammany Hail. (Cries OF That's
II Mr. Fassett goes to Albany, do you think that
Mayor Grant or Lawyer Cochran Manager Croker
or aJy OF the dstin guished statesmen and hnancers
who control Tammany Hall viii ever have the slight
est Influence with J. Sl0at Fassett (Cries of Mo-
and cheers DO YOU believe that they would ever
dare to cross the threshold OF the Executive
Chamber to seek support for their Infamous steals
,Cyies of No; never.S Do you think that II our elo
m,ent and influential friend, Mr. Flower, gets into the
Executive Chamber that Tammany Hall Will leave him
alone Don't You think they will sit up with him
nights daughter and cries u Yes.D Don't you
think they will persuade him tLaughterD Don't you
think they will have influence with him Cries OF
- Wa and 4 him In
the race. Tammany Hall saddled him and groomed
him Don't you think Tammany Han VIII be his
Jockey at the finlshl Cries OF Ies' and applause
Tammany Hall paid the entrance fee. Don't YOU
think Tammany Hall will want "divvy" OF the
stakes Cries Of yes and appause1
II you want clean government at Albany, we must
chain the tiger. Don't set Brother Flower at doing
Tie job. The people OF New-York have taken MIR Fas
sett In the pride OF his ealy manhood and they will
commission him to 60 TO Albany and rule the State I'm
the fear OF God and for the welfare of his fellow man
and have babe him Chain this tiger. aud you men OF
New York will join In that mission on TUESDAY next.
The speaker had the audience on his side in
every word he uttered and interrupted with
cheers again and again. Mr.. Smith announced
that the meeting was over and after giving three
cheers for FasSett. the crowd Dispersed