The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-27
FRzNELIN BARTLsTTs CASVhss.
Ths Representative s-s Cot. Fenews spssh
- Democrats n Cortlssst street.

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| Ths Representative sd Cot. FeIiews epesk
- Democrats q. Cortis.st Street
| Packed like sariines in boz about 1000 Dem
ocrats Of the First Assembly district stood for
| two hours last night in Cortlandt Hail, At po
Cortlsndt street, and listened 10 rousing speeches
by Congressman Franklin Bartlett, who has
been renominsted for Congress, and District
| Attorney Fellows.
The meeting was preceded by . parade of
the Tiger Club Of the First ward, led by the
Eighth Regiment Band. Excise Commissioner
Michael @. Murphy. leader Of the First opened
the meeting BY requesting every man present to
register either to-day or tomorrow, and
then proposed soger Flynn as Chairman.
Alderman Flynn, who has OF late been
somewhat aggrieved at Tammsny, took the
chair amid cheers and said that he would fight
for Democratic success and hoped that every
man in the First would vote for David B. HILL
The Alderman then introduced Mr.. Bartlett, who
wss received with much cheering, while the
hand, which was stationed at the rear OF the
hall. played Hail 10 the Chief"
Mr.. Bartlett began in . voice that could Be
heard easily by all Of the struggling MACS that
packed the hail. and by many of those who
stood in the stairways leading to the street I'M
able TO obtain entrance Mr.. Bartlett first
thanked the Democrats of the district for the
hearty support they had given him in the past
and for his nomination.
THE interests Of this district are near 10 my
heart" said Mr.. Bartlett II feel a. Charles
Lamb did for London. Every stone and brick
in New York Is dear to my heart. have worked
here by your side for twenty-four years and
whatever measure OF success have obtained Il
has been with you. New York is dcarer to me
than all the fields of our broad country and
the reason good Democrat appreciates his
city is eef S the city is the cradle Of dsnoc
the cities"
Mr.. Bartlett spoke Of the long. struggle in
party, which put up csnd dates for election who
an example. He went on to say that the Repub.
MsS1 party sought s 70 Put ths rens of Govern.
"They say through their Constitutional Con.
yention that no matter what the population Of
NewIork is its people shall never have more than
one-third of the representation at Albany. and
that no matter how great the Greater New York
may be you shall not have more than one-balf OF
that, notwithstanding our great vote here. we
shall have only about one-third representa-
THAT IL the first great blow aimed by that
party at constitutional liberty.
The other is the A. p. A. used to hear of
their circulars, to which paid no attention,
and which I threw in the waste basket,
last session Of Congress / found that It had be-
come q great power with the Republicans.
means that II the Republicans are in power
Roman Catholic will never he elected TO ONCE,
a Protestant can be secured. WilI you not seek
to wipe this movement out"
Up TO this Mr.; Bartlett had been cheered re-
peatedly. but the mention of the A. y. A. pro-
Federal CONSTITUTIONS declaration for religious
successful in our revolution II prescription
OF !, religious faith had then found, favor.
fought o,s so well H9I :. he asked. he told
hS fs%e Roman Ss SMsHa
$40 .09a to the starving army in 1880, He men |
tio on the Roman Catholic soldier in the
SS S wa war On ne iTsh brigade and Col Murphy
Mr.. Bartlett then spoke Of the causes of the
financial methods of the Republican party VP re-
sponsible. He said that the !eatravagant and |
Ing, their last year in power left the Demo
sTstiG party IN an hunfortnnate position The
10 90 back to Il 7" he asked. I've Y have eat at
east achieved n. ga.sssss q tariff bin that
corruption exists in all branches Of New York's
. There may be occasional cases OF corruption in
,qr Government, but. )" turning to Col. Fellows,
,orruption. and which IL wrongly attacked"
rhis compliment to the District Attorneys
)fnce was cheered TO the echo.
When the applause which followed Mr.. Bart
etts speech had ended Alderman Flynn intro
iucf id Col . Es,lCws The band played For he
'lauded. Col. Fellows made happy speech. In
which he spoke OF the repeal of the Force bill,
he Mckinley bill. the A. y. A.. and the alleged
In municipal departments. He
aid he had received much abuse, and
vas glad TO DO in the company OF
man like Recorder smytb, OF whom the news
'apers until recently could not speak highly
nj IN m N mil laRt al nd IA
many administration had gone illegally. Three
republican Investigating. committees haye
disposed Of" said Col. Fellows, "They nave ac-
used TammanY Hall of everything. When they |
an bring anything home 90 Tammany Hall IL |
will be time for us to veil our faces from honest
men and wear sackcloth, In the mean time
wish every Democrat OF this city 10 take of his
oat and work with renewed zeal TO hurl back
he insults that have been thrown at u.s."