New-York tribune., 1895-11-01
THEIR FINAL RALLY,
BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS FILL CIERMONT
AVENUE RINK.
ELOQUENT DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES BY EX-
SENATOR HIsCocK AND MEssRs TENNEY.


SENATOR HIscocK AND MEssRs. TENNEY.
BACKUs AND wuRsTER.
Three thousand Brooklyn Republicans padded
through the rain last night TO the Clermont-ave
rink in Brooklyn, % hear the speakers at the
final big rally in Western District Ex-rnited
States Dstrict-Attorney Asa W. Tenney presided
on either SIDE OF the platform were large htho-
graphs OF Frederick W. Wurster, the Republican
candidate for Mayor, and picture OF Foster L.
Backus candidate for Dis'rict-Attorney, sur
mounted the gallery railing over the stage. Among
those on the stage were ex-Congressman wallace
General Stewart l.. woodford. Theodore B. Will.s
and Senator Reynolds.
Among other things Mr. Tenney. In opening the
meeting said that just two years ago to a day he
had stood upon the platform that ne occupied last
night and asked the people OF Brooklyn TO huri
from power a gang OF marauders who had the city
by the throat. I'VE are asked" he went on, 'in
all soberness 10 turn the future or this fair
city. so rich in anticipations, TO the defamers and
despoers OF her good name In the past They tell
us that 1t is not the old gang. but citizen reform
ers that make this request They say that Mr..
Grout Is a nice fellow, that he never was In Will
loughby Street. and was never formally introduced
to the boss. This may all be true: but the men
who are behind Mr.. Grout. and who made his nom
ination a possibility, have been in Willoughby
Street and have made the intimate acquaint tance
OF the boss. and regularly enrolled as members
of the ring Democrats, jobbers and reformers
alike you are foolng one with this claim. You
may have the voice OF Jacob, but this fact we know
YOU carry the hairy hand OF Esau."
The speaker showed that under Mayor Body
Brooklyn bonds sold with difficulty at par. Thu
Same bonds now. he declared, inder Mayor Scher-
ems administration at u per cent above par
(Which do you like better. voters OF Brooklyn,
he asked ring rule or business rule? Are you
willing to exchange a policy OF administration that
nj rtifc int he frea Of
your city on the sale OF its bonds $403 600 for a
policy of administration that In the same length
of time and from the same source earns and puts
into the treasury only sl76O00? II you are. then
vote for Mr.. Grout, but II you are not then vote
for Frederick W. Wurster. Npplause) This Is
the issue squarely presented The question is not
political, but business question pure and sim
pie"
Mr. Tenney then reviewed the work OF the City
Works Department. handling the figures with tell
ing effect in favor of the present administration
He also cited the vast saving 10 the city by the
present management Of the various departments
OF the present administration. He closed by de-
clarlng that no one who loved Brooklyn could afford
10 vote for either Shepard or Grout.
CHEERS FOR MR.. BACKUs.
Foster L. Backus entered the hall at the close
OF Mr. Tenney's address. and the audience broke
into great cheering. Mr.. Backus said that after
January / 1896 his office would be IN the northeast
corner of the courthouse, and that all his auditors
would be his clients. He defined tho duties OF the
district-attorney. in a mastery manner ana theh
went ito win a few more Democratic votes az u
meeting in the Twenty y-sccond Ward An unusual
demonstration took place as Mr.. Backus left the
rink Men crowded around him. cheering hin ana
a throng followed him to the door.
Ex-senator Hiscock was introduced amid ap-
plause He said in part: Il come to you tonight
from the interior of the State and from the strong
holds OF Republicans. l come TO you as a mes
senger to say to you that on Tuesday next we VIII
come down to the Harlem with an old-tme Re-
publican majority. Cheers) All we ask Is that
Brooklyn will do moderately well. We want to
hear the voices of Republicans from Brooklyn
spe ,king in the Assembly and Senate, OF the needs
OF Brooklyn. We in the country have not FORGOT
ten the election of 1892 Shops then were hlled with
contented tolling mechanics. The people OF this
country then concluded to trust the Democratic
party The moment the news of the result was
flashed over the wires cloud OF gloom settled
over the city State and Nation. When the people
awakened from their derium, they regretted 1t.
Won remember that as as the Democratic
Congress convened capital went staggering INTO
horLruntcv Captal and labor were then as
s,roro az they ever were, but there was an In
visible force that wrought ruin and destruction
FIRST RAY OF LIGHT.
.When did the first ray of light penetrate the gloom
that seemed TO enveop the entire country? IL was
one wear ago this fall when An aroused peop'e
elected Republican House Of Representatives
with Thomas b. Reed at It's head "heh IL "hs
understood throughout the country that there "as
an end of Democratic rule that they had no more
,u,sr IN inAict evil then, and not till then' did
business begin 10 revive. There was IN II promise
that IN 1896 we would elect Republican president
and restore the Republican party 10 power NNp,
n,ause) What promotes prosperity III "at'oI
Market for our production at home ana abroad ~
has ever been the policy Of the Republican party to
.o,n our home market to American artisans The
noI,cv Of the Democrats is now, and always mas
h.en to open them to our commerciai enemies anu
thus destroy them. l remember addressing III au
dience here a few years ago. ana the burning q"e
ton raised by the Democrats was no" 10 ospose VI
our great national surplus
"The Democrats came Into power apout W.
years ago and no legislation was needed to & soyf
the surplus question our prouf az borrowng money
ho IN usnr,ous .nS rates Of NewYork bankers During
sg S tSd Sd Ha5na Ssna%d debt A'
Of and he was nc not nTn,ec on csnq1a iS
knee 10 20, thS Nation Mr Cleveland, on the other
hand runs in debt at the rate OF slVoVoW year
sna our along the road toward bankrupcy Pc
YOU ever hear OF their being any trHupe 20 n,ia
tain the gold ,rese ressrvs with Nep"'"'""
:"rbere is one man who is particularly positive II
nuer rne II is the burden OF his song that the Re
| publicans have increased the taxes. IN par u
san hands he grasped the senate OF me otais
New Ne c0Sr Of Appeals was struck BY cyclone CAP
pa,lseJ Then The planner OF the niq1ity tried !,
become Governor OF the State ne had dlsgraced G
nSY and he was buried beneath majority OF 5o@ III
- Itng III about taxes. He hopes that cry viii con
lure away the memory OF 1884, but II won't ZAP
JuIarsaC There is one answer TO Mr. Hills cry abou
pa II we have made the taxes a little heavie
80 ,hev were before. thank Heaven we have mad
the capacity OF the people fully capable of paying
| those taxes (Applause) ~
"Do Your duty Election Day and in 1895. an
| n,o mi take this government from the hands o
| ,be neopie who mad and give IL over TO tn
| Reuiblcans. who are sane" CApplause)
| TO sTARvE THE TAMMANY TIGER.
| w. Linn Bruce introduced. and said that h
| brought A message from New-York Republicans.
| was that the lovers OF good government wer
| going TO win. He said the people there had mad
| nm their minds that there only way I
| kill the Tammany tiger. and that was to starve
i ha Of naunlc!nal refarr