New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-05

There were several Tammany demonstrations
in various parts Of the city on Sunday AFTERNOON
and evening but il strikes lis that in the matter
of narrowing up the feelings and arouslng the
patriotism. and stirring up the emotions from
their lowest depths with redhot rhetoric, and
making things hum generally the meeting OF tDe
Russian American Democratic Association (Why
didn't they call it the Russian American Demo
cratic MON and So add the RADIOS 10 the Goo
Coos Garoos and GazOoso i'm the Windsor Thea
tire. They had several speakers and no end OF
cloauence. but Judge Goldfogle was an easy
first In churning the senslbllities OF the Russian
American Democrats. The observation-disclosures
are generally supposed to have fed from land
Of tyranny In order to enjoy the blessings OF
personal liberty ana free institutions. 1t was
Judge Goldfoge's mission to inform them that
they had made the mistake of their lives; that
AS a matter of fact they had come to coun-
try. or a particular part Of the country. in which
personal liberty hid been laid out cold. and the
heels IF several Cars Of the most Infamous
character were constantly craunchirg on the
necks Of an oppressed and downtro1den peo-
pie At first blush one might suppose that Gold
foglcs purpose was to make the Russian-Ameri7
cans homcsick and scare them back to their
actually driving at. For after he had narrowed
them up by depicting in lurd language the
wrongs and outragcs which they were enduring
without knowing it, he gave them To understand
that there was way Of escape. That was by
voting the Tammany ticket.
ID TO the time when the natural and legiti-
mate rulers Of this town were ,umblcd out Of
office by the reformerS. as Goldfogle gave the
Russian Americans to understand we were en-
toying just as mich personal liberty as the most
favored nations. The Russian American could
yet his beer or whisbey on Sunday the same as
or arr othe" day If he happened TO he IN the
neghborhood Of saloon under Tammany
ausniccs That. in Goldfogles view. was the
chief inducement of the Russian American 10
come 10 this cOuntry-to be able 10 get peer or
whiskcy seven days in the week. But, SAID tod
fogle the rcforncrs made IN end of all ms.
NO sooner had there zen a cessation OF legis-
''lative work at Albany than Mayor Strong ana
his Commissioner. Mr.. Roosevelt, by enforcing
every one of the blue laws. made liberty blush
"and made lis feel as If we were no longer free
men in this great American city. Goldfogle
was drawing il mild in his statement That liberty
bllshed. Liberty did more than blush. She
shriekod. As why shouldn't she, being trampiei
on and walked over? Just here Goldfogie
seemed trne inadequate Blush doesn't ex-
press IT, But Goldfogle struck a fair average
when he told the observation-disclosures that the
reformers had spent S132.O00 in finding out that
two Tammany clerks in the Registers office
had stolen 81 10. That WAS much more than
adequate that II made the average good.
And the gifted Grady, The perpetual delight
Of Tammany, who followed Goldfugle in firing
the Russian American heart, was not haf-bad
either Grady got even with Strong and iIoosc-
welt for making liberty blush He made every
body else blush The man who can do that
with Tammany audience in the Bowery is no
slouch Grady narrowed up the Russian Amcrl-
cans in several directions lie pointed out to
them ihat if they owned horses and carts. the
carts were liable To be confscatcd; that If they
wanted to sell soda wafer they must hire Il
house; that they could not engage in business
rs boobacks without being prosecuted; that
they could not get a glass Of beer on sunday.
and If they got employment in the Street Clean
Ing Department they would be compelled to
wear white duck suits, which. everybody knows.
is a stigma AMI badge of lnferiority and
slavery. What with Godfoge and Grady and
their vivid characterization Of the prosecutions
TO which Strong and Roosevelt and the rest OF
the reformers are subjecing them. the Russian
Americans mus; have been very much worked
No concerning the horrors Of existing political
conditions. 1t is not likely that the Russian
Americans had the slightest idea when they fled
from tyranny nj home that they were plungng
into such an utterly agonlzing state of things
here. If they accept gospel truth all thot
Goldfogle and Grady told Them it is doubtful
If they stay with us We certainly hope they
will not fee away from fright II they Will only
stay here long enough 10 get acquainted with
GoMfogie and Grady In private life. they will
stay here al any sacrifice Of personal liberty