The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-29
HumiIlated In The Presence of TamHany'S
Guests From Chicago.
AUDIENCE REFUSED TO CHEER HIM
Ex~A AMBASSADOR Eustis speaks with.
out Mentioning the silver Quest ion
OK Tho Chicago PIntIorm-TarIn
tho Ovcrsi,ndowiag Issue Cuba
Mny Cut IL Figure.
New York, October 2s, 1897,


lichslrd Croker was lnundly hissHd In
Tam1nany Hail Tonight M the first lar.;c
meeting of Hhe Cnmpaign where the
Tamnslny manager has made his an
pear;llcc. 1T was Cut the big mcctinic AT
tended by Mayor Carter Harrison, of
Chicago, and 800 Cook county Dtmo-
cratic leaders. CrOkcr'; pl:.rl II was To
BRING them here. He was chairman Of
the conImittcc thut welcomed them, ana
he sat proudly on the platform smiling
upon his guests when the meeting omen
cd The audience was Il highly en-
thuSastic one. Mayor Harrison was on
the platform and the Chicago dclcga-
t!on occupied seats ia the body of the
nall. Owing 10 the rcpcrIttcd intcrrup-
tons Mt the Tammany gatherings care
was taken 10 keep Henry George shout
ers olrt of the hail. Former AmbaSsa dor
James IL. EuStS was Chccrcd when he
rose To speak, ana during The delivery
of his speech he was liberally apulautlrl
The Chicago men wera warmly crested
by The crowds in the galleries. There
wns renewed cheering when Mayor liar-
riscn appeared on the PLATFORM, accom-
panitd by Richard Croxrr
one or hhe most remarkable Things
thai lnuS ever occurred at Tamnauv
lIslll took place JUST then. Some one
caFled Tor three cheers FOR Richard
Croker. The response was IL storm of
misses uhslt swept over the hail Not 4
! cheer was given, and the man who callc]
Tor them Thought he would try again
In a HeAy loud voice he called again fol
4 fNle. IyS -.
| was a feeble response this time but
INC cheers were drowned by Missing
| croker heard the expressions of dis
| appioVa! for himself and he retired In
IL seat far Back ON the stage
EX-Senator Eustis, of Louisiana, did
not mention the silver question or the
Chicago platform Referring TO tile
campaign of 1900 he said Tie thrift uucs
iron would be an ovcrShalpwing issue,
Whaic the Cuban question might reach
an aclfe stage. Dcaiing with The Cuban
troubles, he continucd:
The Democratic ra!ry now demands
dccisivcnct!on ui'on iihis Cuban uu, stion.
III mas always sympathizcd with an on
pressed people, struggling for their
freedom. The Democratic party knows
sllat our Governments had it's origin in
n COLONIAL revo:t nElinrat n mother Gov
efninenr. IT does not ask this .pdininis-
tl'ati0n to violate It's treaty olli,gltiors
or 10 disregard It's Neutrality laws, but
M does ask thar the rn1ran weight, and
sympathy of this great Government shall
be on tho sid, Of the irturg cnts and not
on TN" side OF the Spanish Government
III VIII repud!ate any shifting hCSitating
or raciMahlng p0!a.? upon the Cuban
Question by this administration. Our
c!avy was NOT built To play the role Or
r@ltcc officer to tho Government Of
Spain Our folcfathcrs in ,hjir sirug-
giles for independence welcomed hlibus;-
tcrlng expeditions TO our shores Spain
must remember that Americans have
erected monuments 10 the memory of
the most iNustrious nlihustcr that The
world has produced, and that his name
is vcarcrHtc ed at every American nrcslde-
mean Grncirll Lafayette.
nhe Democratic panty agrees with
John sherman when hf declared In the
Scnate that we cannot afford to have
nm Armenia Mt our very doors. That this
cruel. i'arbarDuS. devastating war must
be stopped and that the CuhanS are en-
tat!ed ITO rhcir :ndcp,ndcncc W" caution
our Government not to he outwittcd or
be foiled by Spanish diplomacy