The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-21
BOSSES ARE MURDEHIKS!
They Murder Manliness. John brooks Len'itt
SAYS,

They Murder Manlinsss. John brooks Leh'itt
says.
WeissmRn, tho Anarchist, a stereopticon and
half a dozen mediocre speakers were the attrac-
tions the Citizens Union put up at its meeting
at Cooper Union last night. Tho combination
gathered an audience Of 1900 persons. about II
third of whom left the hall when they discoV-
cred the quality of the spellbindcrs collected for
their benefit. The rest of the audience some
times showed signs of enthusiasm and at others
put on q very freezing attitude. When John
Brooks Leavitt spoke 1t applauded. but when
q youth named Henry White, who was intro
duced as the Secretary Of tho Garment Cutters
Association, was introduced 1t Kissed. MIR.
White got angry and declined to speak. but
later he was coaxed out Of the sulks and spoke
his piece nicely.
Mr.. Leavitt spoke twice. The first time no
said:
This Is a fight between tho people and the
bosses. The people thoroughly understand tho
issue. In former years the attempt has been
made to fight one boss by means of an alliance
with the other boss. Tho result 'was that in
campaigning the speakers were muzlled. They
could not toll The ruth: u,oi, ror,s I, 10
claimed that Boss Croker committed murder
twenty years ago; | don't: know whether lie
was n murderer then, but he is one now. Soi5
Plat. So is Grace. Every political boss Is u
d%eceiyer. a thief, a murderer, lie decoives, the
CreuuiOuS, ne btedIs IA 'Tlotlsln. hc HnuIu'IS
manlinoss. Many credulous persons are going
to vote for Tracy. because they have been de-
ceived into thinking that Tracy has the better
chance and they must vote for him or else
Tummany will succeed.
at is said that the Citizens Union is itself
an organization. SO 1t is. The independents
of this city have at last organized. hut they
have not made n machine. Machines register
the will OF one man; organizations the collective
will OF all"
In this speech Mr.. Leavitt forgot n few
things he had intended to say about Francis VI.
Scott, who Is running for Justice OF the SUI
preme Court on the Tammany tiCke:. Mr..
Leavitt, Ike all Cts, doesn't like Mr.; SCOTT
because he wont to tho Tamnnry men in-l..t
of coming to them. Hero is a part of what Mr..
Leayitt said about MI. Scott:
My time is short tonight, hut | feel II my
duty to say a word or two about one candidate
on the Tammany ticket who ought to be he'd
up by name to tho scorp OF every honest man.
This man is after n Judgcship, lie has hccn
twistings and turnings, howings and scrapinGs 10
get IL! I allude Ia Francis NJ. Scott. and |
throw fear to the winds aud speak out here and
now against him as n most unworthy nian,
whom 1t would be a shame to the city 10 piacc
on the bench. l bear my testimony 10 you rs y
member of the legal profession that Mr.. Scott
Is not ft for the place, neither by his legal at
tainments nor by reason OF his character.
His political friends charge him vita selling
out his party. | charge him with betraying
his client, the city Of New York"
Anarchist Weissman followed Mr.. Lcavitt. He
made n very tame speech compared 10 some OF
his utterances earlier in the campaign. Ii has
been observed that Wcissman is not so rabid
since his record as q dynamlter in California
was made public. Charles Rowland Russell.
William j. Sullivan. and John Jay Chapman
were the other speakers.