New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
WHAT MR.. FORAKER SAID.
Senator Foraker spoke as follows


WHAT MIR. FORAKER SAID.
Senator Foraker spoke as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Ladies and Gentlemen: l
most sincerely thank you for so cordial and so
complimentary greeting. only wish knew how.
better ,h3n do b to MAXI ;b to hnS Of
the very deepest Of appreciation. (Applause)
The chairman has announced that the order Of
the speaking mas oe.h reNeiSeu re inaue tma' an
tinCuished candidate for Mayor was not here Tap
pause). since then the next Mayor or Greatei New
~ sneak in advance Of him. II he will allow /
will give way in order that you may arst hear him
rroceed: and YOU seem 20 he OF the same mind
tCries Of You right. We are with you) Will
accommodate myself therefore. 10 your wishes
AT i, has been said it is being said constantly. per
sstently. most vocferousy. that ms contes' has
no reference to either STATE or NstpnaI r9l!tcs
Inat IL n'S u hat were true nv feow-ctizens OF
NeTYork. / would not now be standing upor this
,,latform (ApplauscD ] should not nave come All
PC ~ from Ohio pleasant as is this experience 10
engage with YOU i minis meeting of ratification.
applause But il is not true and am mere be
,afea il is not true am here because this contest
In which YOU are engaged is attracting tn auen-
ton of the Republicans OF al! the StatSs oil Ems Ems
and foremost that the Republicans of the Nation
are watching this campaign with more anxiety and
soicitude with respect to its result than they have
ever experienced with respect 10 any municipal
contest in all your history. applause ,.,.
IA, 40 bPTopostion. was somewhat surprised when
! was told to-day that you had some eient or nine
candidate for Mayor OF Greater New-York Out In
part Of the country We H Rsyf Oesn Paf 10 Us that
there is good deal of politics so far as the iour
concerned
HIS COMPLIMENT TO JUDGE VAN WICK
In the first place, simply for the purpose OF emu
marathon not because ne is greatest or most favored
We trust is Judge Van WICK. tHssesJ II we are
no, mistaken there is a good deal Of politics con-
nected with his nomnat ton. daughter and cries Of
"Good") Judge Van Wyck is Democrat ana ne
was nominated in the name OF Democracy. He was
nominated as the representative OF the Iammdny
Hall wing of the Democratic party II Judge ' an
WICK should be elected Mayor his election would
he hera,ded all over this country as Democratic
,r,pnonb. and his administration as Mayor Of
the poIi,icai power with which he would be in
snins the Democratic party in this city. In THIS
State STATE and in Inc Nation; applause rem and all
~ me sueposei saints OF Democracy has been in
voked in his behalf. daughter and applause George
Applause ana Misses Is iheTs any pS?s w Sfn
my sna most emphatic sense applause He
nomna ed as me ap2s i ss 81 with the
resenaon OF pemocracy Nsi Wae riss of 10 of
nomination o. Jua a ,an He was nominated as the
exnonent OF the declarations OF the Chlraeo pa,
form 81 $50 o. I 6e most Vicious and perncous dec
iaraions TO be found in tina, platform. (Applause)
He came i re0resen;aion in # to those ideas
those principles, and therefore II tnat ne esanus
champion and representative % Organism. Cap
plause and hisses) ... .io
And as the chosen champion and representative
whether he will 1t or not Of free trade ana free
silver and free license tapplause)-tree license iei
nroperty rights Capplause). do you think any po-
icai significance would attach 70 his election to be
the Mayor o. this great city? ceres OF No
AS TO MR.. LOW.
And then my fellow-citizcns. we have another
man running for Mayor esteemed personal
friend in the person OF Mr.. Seth Low applause and
groans)
Mr. Low claims there is no politics in this cam
paign. and should not be Well now my ie ,'o%s
me that Mr. Low himself has no politics. zap
plauseJ ~, VII,
20 speak in that great Presidential campaign OF
1851 lapplause) Mr.. Low was then Mayor OF me ei}
OF Rro0kyn. elected Republican. OrleS OF
"Ciood.j There was great tide Of Clevelandisn
and free trade setting In against that most Dfan s
G. Blaine Great APPLAUSE Mr.. Low was IN a
situation TO do his party and as we tn no ms
nor a voice to help stem that tide cries OF
letter formally resgning his membership in the Re,
publican party because Of the protective tatin
PLANK on w snd cries NJ ee'''u
In l2I am not altogether posted aP9 cnblran
GaughterJ In 1895 he helped us 70 win the great
victory Of that year By putting Mckinley in the
White House (ApplauseJ But he did Il with a
reservation that he free trader SIN ana Is
free-trader now. Applause and cries OF Nisht:
30 politics in his nomination. II not then, my my
You'd the mere contest for the Mayoralty ana CIV
Assemblymen from your city? 10 politics? II not
why is il that to-day free-trader Low ana re- ho
ticket in your city? CAppiause)
You hav have thus briefly eaea yG" four the
Mayoraiy. not one Of them able TO feel al nome III
Ss hepuRSan party If 1 hsy w9 10 be- no.
and one OF them Processes TO be "A Republican; ZAP,
Save slrea1y men mee,oneG d." General BENJAMIN
Tracy Great applause and three cheers n t1si
s y Sss SaS ne Of 'Di S 90
ssap without WI % 3q.e qass ada him
rss q Neysr snd sppHsGse} ~ h, aIs oeG
cs eSST xnG ii ~ ha
ssy loyal IN all the great contests Of his part,
wHi.m McKiuey ' You may ascrbe to Mr.. Low
You me virtues you may be pleased to name ana
essss,s! He Is Of me highes, character IN
xn''sssus rsgrosch and most admirably fitted MAJ
H Si Mayo Ds OF G Gre1 Lev Ssg csm
IN ne s,, Is no. only Republican here at HON
,brsey Republican who ,' Weni out u1 following
pisuser' nag Of the Onion 10 peril his NE. cap
GALLANT SOLDIER
s,,r. "a gallant solder lie won the General,
nlaus.~ s~ BATTLEFIELD o. the Republic. Great APP
IN no,s man Of the irreproa chable character
tnsr,ss.s~ "s's aud public life. (appsuse) a dis
inc es,s.""wr. a most distinguished jui.st and
marie, ~. % iae commission that framed the
mo, ir Greater SewYork-he knows ali about
knows now hs,,, be knows It's provisions and he
IN successful wi w than any other TO set them
"Rlght") III OPERATION. Applause and cries OF
as The nominee ~ before you. my fellow citizens
continued soDsMhihe Republican parry. U>oud and
representative -uAsJ lie only its
'ss q me hssssts h xs1s.,I way .us he comes a.
Be-. .s as Ne pss Of a"
nlustrious and greatest and srandest and most
ihhy years lin..i,mls In The history OF the last
q Ntw-York wnIn,Dsnse. Ills election 10 be Mayor
=, over the inl,sss hailed wi,h 10Y and gladness
pause con,nr 4, states by Republicans ZAP
"s ~ this way, his conleri. no matei