New-York tribune., 1895-11-01
GERMANS FOR THE TICKET.
FUSION MASS-MEETING AT THE GRAND
CENTRAL PALACE.

ADDRESSES IN GERMAN BY CARL sCHURZ AND
GUSTAV II. sCHwAB. AND IN ENGLISH BY
SETH LOW AND Ex-coNGREss-
MAN WARNER.
In the hail Of the Grand Central Palace in Forty
third-st and Lexngton-ave., last night an enthus-
astic meeting OF the German American Citizens
Union held The permanent chairman, jacob
H. schin. introduced by DR.. Joseph H. senner
In a speech In which the Doctor emphasized the
danger of returning Tammany Hall to power
Although the weather anything but agree
able the great hall was near.y hlled and the audi
ence applauded to the echo the sentiments advanced
by the various speakers. The addresses were In
both German and English DR.. Senner spoke In
German, did also the chairman OF the meeting.
Gustav II. Schwab and Carl Schurz The English
speakers Seth low and John De Witt Warner
Mr. Low was first introduced, Mr.. Schn making
a happy aliusion TO Columbia College in connection
with NJ Lows appearance. The speaker wore a
dress su and referred to IT with good story about
Richard X. Dana and Ben" Butler when they
were stumping Massachusetts in a campaign. Dana,
who had been a seaman and had written a book,
1.-TWO Years Before the Mast" appeared one night
the rostrum In rough suit and. taxing on mis-
coat rolled up his sleeves and remarked that he
was a working man and always believed In being
true to his occupation. The following evening But
Ter put In an appearance In dress suit and said
In that inimtable way OF his that he considered the
best clothes he had none too good In which 10 ap-
pear 10 advocate the cause of his party. Mr. Low
said he felt the best clothes he has are none too
good for an occasion like the present one. Then he
proceeded speak, as follows:
As man OF American birth, New-England parent
age and descent l desire to talk to you about the
excise question. A good deal has been said about
the excise question as 1t affects the local campaign
Let me show you how difficult question 1t Is. 1t
Is natural for citizens OF foreign birth and parenage
to look at this question differently from the way in
which 1t is regarded by Americans Foreigners cam
not, for instance, i@derstand the Prohibitionst.
They find utterly impossible. Nor can they under
stand the New-Engllnd conscience. Yet. they are
easily explained.
SOME HUMOROUS COMPARISONS.
Then he narrated a story to the effect that they
are both a good deal like the Quaker whom General
Fisk once described. The Quaker is Quaker.
When a crisis comes or when a stand Is to be made
for conscience he Dsco mes on earth-Quaker That IS
a good deal like the New-Enslander. Again 1t was
on a par with the man who came TO him when
he was Mayor of Br )oklyn and said that the law
provided that license should be given for saloon
to a man not OF good character, and that inasmucn
as no man of any pretenons to character would
apply for a license tor saloon no license SHOULD
be given in any We have got. he said, to try
and find a way of living free from excitement on
this question Again he insisted that 1t Is utterly
irrational to the city to what Is known
as a bad government the Issue of bad law
The sensible is to have the bad law changed.
He would like to see the license law so arranged
that any good citizen may pay the license and do
business without reference to only three men. mean-
ing the Excise Board which by the power given 10
Is made one Of the most poweriu P'head stands dos
what it never intended to do he sald-it throws
the question mo poiGs pnisn 81 the National Govern
ment the issue and added that the pese tnS IL . ~
matte Every community is divided on this question
of Sunday selling and the issue should be so pinned
without State Intervention. The purpose Of the Fu-
sion ticket he said Is 10 give ard an when
the sentiment OF the city. is known It should be
respected No law should be upon the statute books
others. Every law should be definite, he contended,
and the proper thing would be the enactment nj ol pa
erlng the subject He could see no hope of improve.
Tent by thTsMi Ha ss e yeay Tammany was on trial
this year 1t il the city. he declared
MR. sCHwAB SPEAKS IN GERMAN.
Gustav H. Schwab followed Mr.. Low, speaking
in German and after him John Dewitt Warner
was introduced. The real issue of the most I'M
portant campaign within his exercise OF the IRAN
chse he declared, whether the people Of New
York shall have something to do with the govern
ment OF their own city or whether 1t shall be
turned over 10 the tender mercies of Tammany
Hall The question again was whether our Ger
man-American friends shall help to complete
the work they aided 10 carry out last year
Then he turned to the matter OF Tammany's de-
vices to delude honest electors, and here he Of
fered the familiar device of the red herring. Tam
manv he said. faces an Issue squarely; II
has new red herring every year with wncn 10 70
distract attention from its real purpose ana 10
throw people off the scent Last year i was was
a p A You can always tell the red herring
OF Tammanv.' he sad "if you look for 1t. Ihis
year the red herring Is personal liberty -
Regarding sunday. he said that with With al all dbe be
respect TO the religious scruples or every man ne
believed that Sunday should be the very happest
day OF all the week He denounced Sheenan ana
Martin sarcasticaly. and provoked loud laughter
" He was followed by Carl schurz, who spoke at
Resolutions we're adopted indorsing the Fusion
| ticket and the platform