New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-21
URGED TO VOTE EFFECTIVELY
CHURCH PEOPLE LISTEN TO MAYOR
STRONG AND PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
THE PALACES OF THE GOOD GOVERNMENT
CLUBS AND PROHIBrrIONISTS ARGUMENTS
POINTED OFT. AND THE ISSUES
CLEARLY DEFINED


A, the Cornell Memorial Church. seventy-sxth-st..
near second-ave. last evening Commissioner Roose-
welt talked on the enforcement of the excise law
Mayor strong presided and introduced the Commits
sioneT.
Mayor Strong greeted with loud applause
1.-THE coming election" he said, lis fraught with
more importance than any in recent years If there
ever was tire when the people of New-Hork
shouId rally 70 the cause of good government 1t Is
now We could not select better ticket 10 vote
for than the fusion ticket think we nave NOM
mated the best set Of for judges that l nave
ever seen In the history OF New-YoTk II Is COM
pl,r,entary 10 the cergy OF NewYork that they are
willing TO devote evening for this purpose.
am proud of the clergy of New-fork As to the
nresent administration will leave that 10 the peo-
pe for their judgment II they fee That there mas
been any change for the better certainly VIII
feel gratlfed. The Mayor OF Network mas nt''e
to do with the enforcement of the law. Iha' De
ongs TO the Police Commissioner VINO must III
force the laws they find them
TO DO THEIR DUTY.
"In appointing commissioners OF various depart
rsn,s instructed them to do their duty without
regard 10 polt'cs IL was this promise that we
went before the people last fall. In the Ponce De
partment can say that this policy has been s'rc'S
carried out and in most OF the departments '"ey
nave done so. | know Of few cases where TINS was
not so. In all appointments 10 pubic once nave
selected the best men l could find
Commissioner Roosevelt was then introduced and
enthusiastically received. 80
II this was a mere political issue ne salo'
would not be here, but when we speak OF good gov
eminent we speak a question OF morals. Nhen
the Mayor appointed me he told me to administer
the law without regard to politics ana have tried
to 90 so" a., ca
Mr. Roosevelt then paid his respects 70 the Coco
Government clubs and Sheriff Iamseh' lie sa'u IA
The cry OF cur opponents is personal liberty. our
strongly Many Of inmates Of Ludlow street
jail mpathze with MS v d0.s not Ssr from the
IDEAS Of persona. liberty advocated py MI mn, aai
Belmont Mr.. Sulzer and others ire issue ID New
York is not IA changing the excise Jaw, Dut IN en-
forcing IT, Tammany has made that point Gear.
Las, year in their platform they SPOKE o, me
What happened since? The law has been enforced.
snd now they want /, change OF .se sir
form 50 thiny disguised that ne VINO runs may
read II.
There are many people on side who say they
VIII not support the Fusion ticket because II Is not
good enough, and they proceed to cast hait,'o'e
Tor the bad ticket by voting for what they Cal" '''
Good Government ticket"
The speaker then referred 10 the Prohipitlohis's
oy saying that in voting for third tlckc tHey "eo
helping their enemies. -, ..,
AS for the Good Government people he added,
appreciate all they have done and all they MAJ !t
40 unless they mar Il By Persstins or,nniSr The
rank vota he Eogp Of little parss vote sy
Wniie II doesn't make mad, II makes Us HID
tent The liquor-deaIers say that they never cared
puch ABOUT politics as long az tney kot Inv IT,
they wanted This year they IN politics, ihere
sft no Inverted Goo Coos among them nsygo 10
rote some eighth ninth ticket They mr. ,bb ei
eey right in supporting Tammary Hall from , neiT
liquor legally or illegally on Sundays"
MY Roosevelt then read a series OF figures sho"-