The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
WHERELoE GOES, GOES WEIssMANN
Candidate and Dsnnmiter Invade the Bronx
Hand In Hand.

Hand In Hand
A little. thin man with a bunch Of black whis-
kers on his chin stood at the entrance to Brom.
mer's Union Park. in Bronx borough, last night.
handing out printed circulars to the Cts OF the
north side who had gathered on the dance plat
form. The circulars were headed: Municipal
Programme Here is a sample clipped at ran
dom from the circular:
Resolved. That the Socialists must everywhere en-.
deavor to obtain control of the School Boards for tho
purpose OF bringing about radical changes in our edu-
cational system. In harmony with the interests,
needs. and aspirations Of the wage working class.
While tho black-whiskered Socialist worked
of his printed ideas on the crowd q red.mus-
tached Anarchist worked off his ideas from tho
speakers platform. The Socialist was Herr
Hermann Levenvitch.
The Anarchist was Herr Heinrich weissmann.
who served six months in a California Jail on a
charge OF being the leader of a gang that at
tempted to blow up a woollen mill with dynn-
mite.
Seth Low Joined the crowd at 9 O'Clock and
shook hands with Weissmann. When Mr.. Low
walked upon the platform Weissmann was adj
dressing the crowd. After shaking hands with
Mr.. Low he continued his address.
I'VE are not silk stockings" he said. I'VE
are all laboring men. Mr.. Low is with US. I
remember that l happened to be a member OF o
committee IN 1874 Wnen VIC uAu q Dig strlRo
on. and we appealed to the members OF both
parties to make speeches for US in Madi.
son Square Garden. but Mr.. Low-Seth
Low. our candidate-was tho only one who
responded. At that time we were not on his
level, but he levelled himself TO us. Now in
. .sis oa oap lives we our mI intert pre.ee and our our
business from the attacks, OF the foreigners
who come here to our shores. We must
foreigners. / eyeterate and re-eyeterate this,
fellow-citizens. We must have our uncleNn
streets and our bad tenement houses wiped out,
housselesRipg:: This can be done BY e%leeiinK
soon get rid OF our State and national
issues, We must introduce the ideas OF tho
Of tho Old World. before we can attain that
standard. 1t now looks as II we do not care il
our fran frsnGhises are rt given r. away to the G9ulds
want. The gas company, is abusing its privileges.
We must stop this gas"
and Anarchist Weissman retired.
The next speaker was a man with elastic
waved his arms through the air, and talked In
the voice of a Staten Island amateur tragedian.
Mr. Low. and then added that M IIuap' ssro nor
had appropriated SO. OO0.0 900 from New YORK
city's treasury 10 boom property in the an.
N"And do you know he continued, "he went
further than that. He made the entire city OF
cost Just twice as much money as YOU people M
here paid as taxes into the city treasury. Mr..
Low would do the same for you. gentlemen.
Mr.. Low would do the same II he was your
Mayor"
After Mr.. Low had been kept seated between
an Anarchist and a Socialist for two hours he
was permitted TO speak, He talked OF home rule
and the candidates9 Of the Cts Union. but he
a man can BIO placed in nomination under the
law"
Instead OF this he said: 81 stand before you
as the representative of 1875. 900 people," &c,
and tho band played Annie Laurie."
Another strong Endorsement Tor Cen. Tracy.
The Union Republican Club OF Brooklyn met
last night at its rooms, In South Oxford street
and, with great acclaim. indorsed Gen. Tracy
and the entire ticket
The Railroad Between TIent.Iu and PsLiu.
SAN Francisco. Oct. l8.-AdyIces from TENT
sin say the Pekin railroad is rapidly approach
ing completion. Though the service is bad In,
trains are packed. and the receipts are between
81, 800 aud $1,000 a day. American locomotive.
have arrived ana are being put together.
The Talk Or the lows.