New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-21
:, sSETTS THREE SPEECHES.
oUrrrED IN RoUSING MAss-MEETINGs.
,vn on THE EAST AND WEST sIDEs-A
GOOD NIGHT FOR ENTHUSIASTIC

-. and West Sides wild with enthusiasm last
~, Great crowds greeted him with deafening
-, Of each of the three halls in which he spoke
" Dc, speech was made in Wendels Assembly
nus in West Forty-fourth-st., before the AVlloh
., with District men. A large NUMBER ol
.nle who were unable 10 gain admission 10 the
IN eheered him as he stepped from the
--.,oce and made his way upstairs. AT the
80 Opera House Assembly Rooms where were
",hered the men from the Xlllth District ana
= ho Ivceum Opera House, where the ANllIth
n..,,,ct men received him, the same scenes were
"-a.ted the people seeming never to weary OF
.lnor;ng +he Young champion. who is leading them
y ,beir FIGHT against Tammanyism and hilllSm
=. u, Fassett entered Wendels Assembly Rooms
- NJ, Vrooman. the entire house rose to It's
a.. and n mighty shout went up. The cheering
,'s,od for nearly five minutes, shout after shout
'~oI,irg the room. The candidates were seatedon
49, n,atform. and Eben Demarest, the president
:, ,bs with Assembly District Club, tried his
W :, call the meeting TO order. He at last
.ao0sodod and Judge Charles j. Flammer was
elected chairman
MR.. FASSETT INTRODUCED!
,raro Flamner at once introduced Mr.. Fassett.
4. ~ name there was another burst of wlld
...husiasm and the smiling young candidate had
:: no,t for several minutes before he could Degli
his speech.
Mr.. FasSett said in part ALI
ronId ike to spend some time with you and 70 '.,l
., sonethIne new but l have two other speeoh., ~
- md nv time Is necessarily short nave h"'iV
,n many evening papers story to the eueet US " and
~ ~ Relgrade a man went into cage with ueei ~
90. tom In pieces He should have know" ~ .,o,
,t,le meeting would end by his reposihg III york
Uaushter) II the people OF the SaVe VI 49, ,bem
a.cb into the Tammany tigers cage, they 81, ~" .,
-. nm n the tiger knowing the nature ana hi0s
a. hsas. and must not complain II they are ~ ,.a
am Going to ask attention to speech nau' os ,II,s
s,,,ss senator and Governor Hin at lthaca-lN"O' oil
. bo0,,)--pot exactly that but he seems W 01,o,,
s 80 ,rorobtarN Governor Hill said! ioo
.os the candidates on the other O..
ing Tsmmany Hall issue in the sea'e ,ar, noo,v
he and his committee have been IN N,,too cepsur
whole year, and we're unable to diS00'''
able. 80 ANA what about
1udIoy street Jafl9 why did he sign Dill "heh maui
,1torton and bribery by party oneiais S' ~, ,co
,,creased the stringency OF the law Oy FdlSIhs '0
en-, a nnisdeneanor 10 a felonyi Does he approve ~0
waste OF ss7 600 for copying ancient RECORDS who %
- no vsa 70 YOU or me? Every page OF the COMMISSION
report IS full Of censure every department. nNesVs
The Tax Department shows grossest neQuahV III inc i
sss q, taxation and yet the Governor says Ho'hHiS ~
.y,ed What does he say about streets which cost you
a. 5o5 ooo wear To keep in ode9 What does he say TO
~
a.. sx.-vaeance Of the Registers office, where men are
hired to watch safe and others are employed 70 msh
,b.m1 The Governor is little sensitive ABOUT hNeS"
,,,iops 1aurhter) We Investigated the New Aque-
duct and saved for the city and hundreds OF thousands OF
doars 70 the taxpayers and discovered that the Gov
efnor had raised $4,000 IN contributions from AqueuV
Contractors People forget about these things we rec
commended rule for cities but COULDN'T eeS one DeO
cratic Senator 70 sign the report
Tho Governor said to the people Of Ithaca: "You in the
country need not be sad Of the government OF Newfork
,Ciy Democratic administration there has given lowef
t,xrates than any Republican administration that TINS
country has ever given"
lie forgot 70 tell them that in order TO get low tax
rate they increased the assessed valuation over SZOOOOOO
lie forgot to tell them that it costs New-York CITY go OF
soe rr capta and that Ithaca paid for the privilege OF
being governed by Republicans "a head Appause)
lie also mis- ated some other things he said the taxrate
A. Ithaca vt,s 3oIO0 cents and for this city 97lOO
but the Governor nt expert at figures HIS strong
hold Imagination and misrepresentation daughter ana
sppause) said to them: 81 think 1t would be Rooo
thing for you have sample o. Tammany local govern
,oass here -'"A unuld tend Greatly to reduce taxes
(Desye lsughter)
He forgot to state that there are 442 other cities
IN this country Of 5000 inhabitants and upward
that cost them altogether sls00o0Co0 year for govern
nent 1t cost you in 1890 s55,ooOOOO more thsh Z"
quarter Of all the rest put together.
For the first time in history Of the Democratic party
4, tho State Tammany the only Official channel through
which the Democrats Of this city make themselves
,s,,a IN the councils Of the State want to tell you
~ cnrious facts about Tammany in its relation between
the expenes OF certain departments OF government anu
those OF other cities. In Ithaca @ey p~S
over $1,000 year police and $4,000
. yo,, Cor schools You pay S4,450OO0 year
n, schools and a $50 900 for police. Is II any wonoer
,Oa there are 10000 school children here without W"
tommodatonsl But the police have votes the chldfeh
h.ye not Perhaps some day the parents OF those
children viii discover that they have votes, too. CAP
plause1 Surprising the relation Of the police expenses
q Ithaca and the school expenses were applied IN New"
York CITY. You would spend over siOOOooOO year
for schools The best police system IN the Woild h
torouChlv equipped and wemanaged school system
tAppause Next to the church comes the schoolhouse
applause and next it, the oys in blue" (App2use3
REGISTER AND VOTE.
In closing he said: You must vote properly
and register: and if you do, the grand Republican
phalanx north of the Harlem River will surely
bring YOU TO victory on November g." (Enthusi-
astic cheering and prolonged applause
Mr. Vrooman also said few words, and then
Mr. Fassett and the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor hurried down TO the Grand Opera House,
and the chairman Of the meeting introduced the
next speaker Colonel Seymour Dexter, Of Elmlra.
The other speakers were Michael j. Fenton and
Arthur c. Wade.
All through the meeting the $500 men mani
tested the greatest interest in the speaking, ana
sppa0ded every point maze against the enemy
Some Of the Republicans present were George
W Wanmaker, Robert A. Greacen, William Bart
ley Charles A. Flammer, William l.. Turner,
Daniel NJ Robinson, John Kane, jr., William
Montgomery, William j. Matthew'S James Flood,
$ n Simonson, William Sweeney, John Grady,
I. g. Hoffman, Michael j. Fenton, James I. Riley,
Patrick Collis, Wilson Bergman, Seth Wilkes
Giles Wanmaker, Professor j. A. Adams, 5. NJ
Crandall, William Campbell, B. F. Fox, X. j.
Lewis, A. Z. Martin, James Jamison, John Metz,
John (. Sharp, Robert Ferns John RiddeI,
John Shand, Daniel Jermon.
IN GRAND OPERA HOUSE HALL.
Inc decorations in Grand Opera House Hall were |
Ns'eiuI and elaborate. The music, which was sup |
Pneo by Bayne's 69th Regiment Band, was soul
SURFING and patriotic, and kept the large audi
ece III good order until the oratorical treat began,
Iuu 1hen their enthusiasm found vent in pro |
nialt