New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
BEFORE HOME RULE DEMOCRACY
MR. PURROY'S ORGANIZATION RECEIVES
MR.. LOW WITH CHEERS AND "A'l->"
OF FLAGS-HIS ADDRESS

Seth Low. his voice as clear ana vigorous a. 49,
ieginning Of the present contest Appeaieu va
the Home Rule Democracy last e'ehins' 90
sno,kine q, the great demonstration In Durland
Academy When he appeared with county CieiA
Purroy there was tremendous cheering, when was
lion, nm for five minutes The hall was packed ana
every man In the audience carried small rea "
blue banner with the name or lo" upo" IT, ~
waving aoft of this collection OF hags p'ouucea a
pleasing effect Mr.. Low spoke iitteen minute ms
address was almost constantly appauueu' ""e"
last he got a chance he spoke substantially as ioI
lows:
I thank YOU for the hearty welcome you , have
qivon me have a right to represent the Rome
Kule Democracy. for stand for home rue ana TIL a
that is vital to our democratic government. iue.e
are many things about home rule when we choi
ish in common: there Is one thing 10 Wnicm w, we
1agniatis. and cries OF GIVE it to him!') II was
kind him to return and take upon nin n sltnd
labor and fatigue Of this campaign. No 49, on vanfe
him TO- and | have failed to find out VINO Wana,u
him to- ad he other ng NM na We can do is to
try TO imagine what he would say am rrHuY p, ~
relieve him Of the effort to express h'ils'i, ti
what he would say as to Just why , ne - nossbiIi
date passes the bounds of Imagination poSSi hir
have begun TO wonder II there Is candlnanne
there II is remarkable tninS TO assn MAJ, - kan,
.icnt and In hiding Tie would be liable to be kept
80 should lie be elected. ,,,, and
look The peonl. In the face? When you 20 about
night AFTER night facing all classes of cizens' you
Wpyor 20 Of his city has You cannot but be
broader man for IT, call 1t violation OF ane
home rule doctrine the part OF TINS cahu'u" y.
not 10 face The people whom he has been .skeo ~, ~
govern. 1t Is also violation OF none t r., l ."'
outsiders to here and tel ns wio'n u" ~ ~
What does tho man from Nebraska. or ONO or
Louisiana know about our city? As Tead r ,mou
su..ches | am forced to believe that they Know
nothing They say that what you do VIII aiec,
tlelr States-that this i fight LEFT over ir'' ''S
stand for the right of the people 20 nominate . a.
d. m. named
men one Of these latter has spent most OF ~.
last three years in England; he o5nsr IS r oiIfi
cal lie when ills is so? was nominated by tW2
thousand people swearing before PuD.o THE is
two thousand times ~ many people as LOOK p pn.
the nomination Of TWO others Ana tne sIice oD va
hundred and twenty-five thousahu , Ittnd9' b,.
pose had aid m am mGcn o oos man living
IN Toga wants me" | would have escaped IN lnu t
political abuse. nut would nave ntuSIiti Ss'u nom
,i,,e, Conventions shall express the wish OF me
people how long VIII democracy n ae nol,t,na ufe
how can young man enter without S'e'u'"s '0''''
OF his freedom?
After Mr. Lows speech there came another DEM
on.,ratlon similar to the on his entrance to the
ban and the cheering did not cease until he had
l.f, the building lie was escorted by {. G. NadaA
Senator Charles L. Guy addressed the meeting
aftsrward
Henry y Pnrroy had called the meeting to order
with A ringing speech showing the causes that hau
lei the Home Rule Democracy 10 enlist under the
Low banner He spoke fcenely of the death OF
Henry George. as dd several OF those VINO iol-
lowed HIM and announced that a delegation OF one
hundred had been appointed to attend the fun'raI
procession this evening from the Grand Central
Palace. ,,,,.. . =, 4,
The other speakers were Thomas j McManus anh
John j. McKeuna The organizations glee cinn
made ono Of ihe hits Of the evening by singing
John II Dcyn's "Therell BE a Hot Time Election
This Year. part Of which runs.
Deacon Plat AMI English Hrother Dick
wouldn't -, a ih.ng Il they only had SICK.
T, the citizens f0r playing their Low Trick
Tn,r. O b. a Bot election this year
The c''s are very willy. they AT" laying mighty Low.
,,u, they'll como top Election Day. We kno"
Thcre'u be- no trace II Tracy. he u he made molly
Anl refi VIII he in mourning while he sheds sal,
-
~, ker's "wad' supports the English tracks
Though born IN cork he nhfora the Os and Macs,
Pc 90 her. his spawned party hacks
There 10 a bot time election this year