The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-24
DOWNTOWN ALL TRACY.
WO0NDAr MEETING ED
WITH BUSINESS MEN.

when the Candidate Himsrir asa mr.
Depew Were the spenkers-stirrinE Au-
dresses by wise. O's,naS, aud o'C"nnor'
There was another rousing meeting under tho
auspices Of tho Commercial Mons Tracy club
at the southeast corner Of Blocker street ana
Broadway yesterday noon. Without snch an
attraction as the presence Of Gen. Tracy and Mr..
Dcpew. who were the speakers on Friday, there
were so many persons TANNED into the big
store where the meetings are held as there had
been on the day before. Every seat and every
foot Of standing room had a man to cover It.
The two entrances to the store were blocked, and
from these entrances lines OF men extended
across the SIDE and out upon Broadway and
Bleeckor street. For q short time just betore
IL o'clock the crowd in Broadway was so great
that tho cable cars were blocked. The police
finally had to clear the street. One OF those
who was thus compelled to move on without
hearing any OF tho speeches, us ho walked away
said:
i've been In business In Now York for thir-
II years. Nearly every man I employ is either
IN that meeting or somewhere in this crowd.
They sent a committee to me yesterday to ask
permission to attend, not one, but all OF these
MONDAY meetings. Never. in my time, have 1
seen anything like tho interest taken by bust
moss men, employers and employed. as Is being
taken in this campaign. So far as the bust
ness men are concerned they vote usually in
the interest OF their business. They aren't do
Ing O lot Of shouting, but, to a man. they re for
Tracy and for him they will vote. OF course. n
crowd would come hero to listen to Tracy and
Depew, but such men can't speak every day.
They are not speaking to-day, and the crowd
A, 1t seems to me. bigger than it was yesterday.
That means something. l tell YOU. the bust
ness mon have become aroused now, and they
will never rest until Tracy Is elected Mayor Of
Greater New York"
The crowd stopped moving q moment to hear
this venerable business nan express his views.
When he had done they chcered him Justify.
The policemen were 30 impressed with the
mans appearance and by what he had said that
they forgot their move on!" cry and tho cable
cars were for a few moments blocked again.
Inside a brass band played patriotic airs.
Then u colored quartet sang Marching to tho
Polls in November" to the tune of Marching
Through Georgia." The first stsnza runs:
Sing IL with a spirit that will start our cause along;
with a unity ing force two hundred thousand strong.
Wen 60 to the polls in November.
Here's the chorus.
Hurrsh! Hurral! We've got them on the goi
Hurrah! Hurrah! Wen have q dish of crow
To feel the Tigers dummy boss, who halls from
When we march TO the polls In November.
The crowd cheered wildly at this. and they
kept it up until the singers camo back with an
encore, entitled The Mugwump Bully" The
very first stanza caught the audience. They
were cheering and laughing SO loudly that the
oingers had a hard time making themselves
heard. Here is the first stanza:
Have you heard about dat Muswump dat wants to
He's round among de voters with his college cap and
I'm a straight republican an 7 don't allow
No Goo Goo, Cleveland folwer with me 70 raise .
I'm lookln' fob dat Mugwump. his name is Low.
when the applause and cheers for the encore
had let up a little @. J. Corey. Chairman OF the
National Committee OF the Commercial Tray
OF the meeting, }. Fuld. who made q ringing
speech, in which he gave his reasons for being
men ns thae Business as had nsini pioSed u i ali ove s'i the
country since McKinley's, election. Cries of
You bet it has!" greeted this statement.
You admit that, do your asked MIR. Fuld.
Its strange that any commercial traveller
should agree to that proposition. Laughterl
we BE-. all agreed to vote for Gen. Tracyl ICries
Of We are.I Well, | suppose the most of US
Brother !. m may have ees s hpTsxfr In h isae to an seek sIf sas!
walton. In that case l want to say to him that
the eyes of the whole country are turned on
New York now. Among those who are most
intently watching this campaign are tine men
who supported Bryan last year. They are all
the victory in New York. the greatest city of the
Western world. With our people in power
there, Wo can Duld up n great machine 10 help
us in securing the control of the nation in 1900
DO you see the danger, my friends, in f.rt-
ing with Mugwumps and outcasts in this cam;
psigni And let me tell you right here that IL will
Tammany Hall wins. Why because Tanmany
can no more give this city an honest govern
ment than a leopard can change his spots: By
the time the NATIONAL campaign Is on again the
sS0 o1s sa ,bor of TInn nnassyatsS So sSeFT ans t Sia
people in this city will turn from any Demo-
cratic ticket named at a national convention,
tell New Workers that the Republicans couldn't
beat Tammany IA 1897. and so why look TO the
1901 Come to u.s. they will say. We can
beat the Democracy that Tammany Hall repre-
their cali. Remember my friends, as New
York goes in a national campaign. so goes the
John S. Wise was the next speaker. Mr..
"The Chairman introduced me as having
was a Major. For the Lords sake. what have l
ever done TO deserve such treatments! I'm from
y Virginia so aRa ana n b mSS a h Ms3G here ns Sever IN a re MGw
When II! in New York | do as New Workers
do. Therefore shall vote for the next Mayor
Tracy. lGreat eheerlng.I
We have to confront q novel statement In
can party shouldn't have a candidate In this
campaign. We're told that we should Law down
S fSsh! sG,ns and fpi su6 SSg hands a %sb IN for e n aieSs i MSS bse
clean, white poodles and fTee.trade English
Now, why shopidp,t we have q csadi,
we be in stylei Tanimany Hall has a
candidate, and You couldn't pull him out
Of the race with seventeen Texas mules and a
dozen log chains. lLaughter.l You don't OK
pect to get good government from TaInmany
Hall: do your II you do, nobody else does
anything, else but yellow dogs. They remind
me OF the Indians in Buffalo Bills show. ]
went over to Ambrose Park n year or two age
to see the show. ! saw the Indians, and they
all looked sleek and fat. ! said TO Col. Cody:
Bill, these Indians look as If you fed 'em
-" do, said Bill. 4 buy the best beef and
vegetables ! can find. But do you know
every time a dirty little cur dog wanders II
here darn Inc il these yarmints don't catct
MIN, XIII him. and roast him, hair and all, ant
then eat him. They'd a heap sight rather ca,
cur dog than the Lest beef ] can buy
Now that's the way with Tammany Indians
They'd rather have yellow dogs than anything
yellow dog ticket. They don't know any bette
and they don't want 10; Laughter, and ap
hghit, and don't make any, mistake about i
think we will, but don't forget that there ar,