New-York tribune., 1895-10-31
THE MAYOR ON THE ISSUES.
HE ADDRESSES A GREAT MEETING
IN NEW IRVING HALL.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTloN-coLoNEL STRONG
DISCUSSES HIS ADMINISTRATION. THE CrYs
EXPENSES AND THE LEGAcIEs OF

EXPENSES AND THE LEGACIES OF
TAMMANY RULE.
Tho ne,ghborhood Of New Irving Hail. No. 2s
Broome-st was the scene OF great enthusiasm
last night when a crowded mass-meeting was heId
in the hall under the management OF the hepuph-
can Club OF the City Of New-York. Colonei Charies
H. Denson, ce-presldent OF the organization
presided. supported by long list OF vice-presi-
dents and .ecretar es. At 500 o'clock the sound OF
martial music was heard In the street, and up the
stairs behind the musicians marched the fouhs
Mems Republican Club OF No. 1l9 Orcnaru-st' Inc
beautiful white. blue and gold banner OF the cuo
was unfurled from the rostrum behind the speak
ers while fireworks made tho street. outside as
light as day.
The followers OF the club filed IN after them and
filed the hall until there was danger OF an over
now Then for a few minutes there was iui''
which was broken in upon by the pand with tio
familiar "See the Conquering Hero comes lhis
meant the arrival OF Mayor Strong ana IN an m
stant the audience had risen to the seats OF the
ohatrs % GIVE adeouate expression Its feelings
The Nayor was more pleased over his reception
than he was with the results OF the Mount vernon
baseball game, and showed 1t IN proao shil'e'
Israel Ellis. the president Of the Young Men ne
publican Club introduced Adebert H. steele as ,ne
chairman in the absence OF Colonel Denison' VINO
arrived later and assumed control MI. Steee
introduced the Mayor without preliminary remarks
except TO explain that Colonel Strong had TWO
other meetings awaiting his attention In oher par .
of the city.
The Mayor said that while he felt gratelui ioi
the hearty reception given him by Wiling hearts
in the vast audience he felt still more graelui Ior
the knowledge that there were hearts anu ha"u'
equally willing to labor for the success OF the
Union ticket TO be elected this year. IL was ho' d
political ticket in the restricted sense for the
reason that no man II would be indebted 10 any
one man or set OF for his election. NO man
rtaI In
knows any Judge that ticket and dec.are MS
ability TO 'fx" n case for any client before the
court All the seeking election are above the
dictation OF party, and we can AFFORD TO vote 1or
such men, For the ticket the other side he had
nothing to 1t might be very WE ws ssT cRey
that Tammany always held string 10 i's nom, "
nont Of Tammany domination. He referred to his
own administration In a semi humorous way, re-
marking that it had made some enemies because
penses OF the administration. saying that soSSa
deal will be heard regarding the matter within the
next few days. He gave the estimates placed be,
fore the Board OF ApportionrDent and then ADDED
that it had been SAID TO him that he would not
dare to go before the people with such an estimate
OF municipal expense But he had replied % that Is
frankly what need. and II will be for them to
say whether we are 70 have 1t or not -, 49,.
table institutions Wards and BlackwelIs Islands,
and declared himself in favor OF placing them upon
n comfortable working plane. lie recited the addi-
tional necessities Of the School Board. whcn Is
now short In Accommodate for something IKE
thirty thousand children. He felt, he sai1 that no
man In the audience would say him nav on the
proposition for adequate school privileges for every
chiid In New-York from FIVE TO twenty years old
whereby good common-school education might be
secured. The Mayor dwelt upon the direful cond!-
tidn Of the Tombs. the Eldriige-st. jail and vari-
Gus station houses. and showed how their present
bad condition would have been reached had
Tammany rule expended upon them needed smaller
sums from time 10 time He spoke az some length
OF the Street Cleaning Department and the work
done by Colonel WaTng. and declared that the APP
preparation asked for will be wthln about 10000 OF
~ made h,- -n1lfcz
the Deparm ment the last year ~ his official tenure
Colonel Strong, who was repeatedly applau1e1, was
den who was Register Of the United states Treas
ury under Iincon. Other speakers OF me evening
Charles H. Treat and Adelbert H. Steele. The
meeting passed a resolution ndorsing the union