New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-17
alice METHODS ATTACKED.
-. ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT ROOSE-
,r,r REPLIED TO ON THE SPOT.
,,-nrroRs TELLS HIM THAT HIS AD-
uSrsrRAT1oN MUST BE JUDGED NOT BY
EXPLANATIONS But REsULTs-THE
SOCIAL REFORM CLUB KISSES
vR ro0srvFLT's REPLY.


MR. RoosEvELT"s REPLY.
.-,acnt Roosevelt Of the Police Board, ad-
r., 70 a crowded meeting OF the Social Reform
O. . a, No Is East Four,h-st. last night lie
C'u' ,,,roduced by f D. Page. the voe-president Of
e"-ro,ization who presided. "the gladiator Of
tn pol,cs Department." and soon had 70 show his
~, "a the title. The address was confined 10 de-
'e.,,antsl topics but IL not dull for 1t
W econ that Mr. Roosevelt's hearers were not
y ne opinion as 10 the virtue inherent in every
&c done by the Department as a whole.
" Roosevelt said that without change In law
.s.rs had been great change In life In certain
...,ians Toughs did not exist now as they
- 70. gangs were no longer openly defiant and
,.ough the crime Of arson had increased he
ssrsN believed tina; by degrees we shall he abe
"a and more 20 shack.e cunning. as We have
sgns the centuries shackled force" Mr.. Roose-
-, rent on 10 eulogize the character OF the men
.,po.nted to the police force by the present ad-
minlstration There wasn't a case OF clubbing
" the police at the big political meetings in Madl-
,,u Square Garden," he exclaimed.
Il beg your pardon" interrupted DR.. Andrews
., the end OF the room. Il al one OF the Madl-
con Square meetings and was Poked in the ribs
Nv one Of your policemen when l trying 10 get
~ although l had a ticket"
Mr. Roosevelt smiled at the interruption. and
said that after the meeting an investigation was
held Of the conduct Of the police. I came 10 the
conclusion" he continued that the police had
displayed the greotest forbearance and saved the
lives OF hundreds ot people II you had not been
kept back YOU would have not been here 10 raise
objections
Dr Andrews merely smiled. and Mr. Roosevelt
went on with his speech He saying that the
Rosrd treated all creeds and classes alike when
Moses Oppenheimer. who is a member OF the club.
ARISE and made scathing attack on Mr.. Roose-
Welt and the Police Board. He began by recalling
ire tine when the two talking Commissioners
were in the habit OF visiting churches and friendly
poi,ical clubs telling everybody how painsiaking
s,S good and virtuous they were" The audience
laughed heartily at this picture. which the speaker
called "A honeymoon of official bliss
Ike cergymen however" Mr. Oppenhelmer
.o,.,nuad MI Roosevelt and Mr.. Parker spoke
rom puipits and would have no back talk To-
night s the first opportunity for frank public Grill
c,su,. Public officials must not be Judged by their
declarations and protestations. but by the results
q, their work. We all know about the great anti
saloon crusade. the Haroun-A Raschid midnight
rambles. the sensational handshakes. In those
breezy and busting days Mr.. Roosevelt was In the
habit OF brushing aside every criticism win the
accusation that the critics were criminals or the
allies OF criminals Result-the Raines hote' the
.sneak-easy and the peoples verdict in the cleo
lion OF 1893 Then there a crusade against
vha; is called the social evil That is more ram
pant than ever"
The statement was received with cries OF That's
right by the audience, and Mr.. Roosevelt looked
annoyed. o. .,....s
.s'ie roo-assIon created on the force. continued
Omen heinler was that an officers record Wouiu
he iudced according 10 the number of arrests made
nv MIN Results. such blunders as me Chaprhaiii-
sol, s-r9ir and The recent wholesale raid fol-
lowed bv the illegal arrest of hundreds OF cllzehs
The sneaker amid cheers, wen, on 10 say tnat II
yros +-,e r. nr0test against such state OF AFFAIRS
We ali fought against financial corruption ID lIe
noIice force he said Let Us continue 10 nGht
Aud an
acainst abuse OF power and official terrorism when
no free community should tolerate ia .,,,.
Nr Roosevelt in reply TO the attack said that
n Or,nenheiner's statements had not the slight
est foundation in fact but were based on ieno S
Sis-inc+ Kissing az this statement. and Mi koose,
Welt seemed TO get angry. II yon WISE ~ "a W. w.
police Board and said that he Board expected 10
meet with the kind Ct criticisms tut FORWARD Dy Nj
4 vote Of thanks to Mr.. Roosevelt for his ad-
dress was passed.