New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-24
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
SHEPARD'S BIG PUZZLE.
POLITICIANS TRYING TO FIND OUT JUST
WHAT 1T MEANS.
v.p,o1,s INTERPRETATIONS GIVEN TO HIS
SPEECH. But THE GENERAL IDEA Is THAT
HE PREFERS y TAMMANf MA"
TO FREE sLvERITE-A
BACKHANDED SLAP

BAcKHANDED SLAP
,,,..a, ,,,ornraters who had time TO throw
.,roy Yesterday were busy working on the 'P
made on Tuesday evening by EDWARD M '.
a, the meeting of his party's Genera |oii
Before noon the interpreters and pr"'ess'o' ~ ~
,,a so,vers had made such q mess OF IL 'i"' Wv
author was forced TO come out IN an ' NV,
n.or,v nc long as the original effort ana in'e"uu
as its preface vocabulary and foo'holes' i,s
who first read the speech ana 'he" ~ =,
and annotated edition Immediately u'r 49,,
the second edition intended 20 eH3i'"', Wv
general impression gained from the nrs' eu'''0'
nor,.,v tbo, the term Shcpardite VIII soon oo
obsolete and that Tammanyte VIII DC us '
stitute in the political dictionaries -.,,,,
rr,o cnrrent impression of the politicians aro"no
the city buildings yesterday was 'ha' ~. 80.
has been taking lessons in speeci' i.-e has
Justice William ]. Gaynor. That Statesman ~
a ron,.,a,,on for speak!ng for several hours WIN
on, saving anything which can be u''uei s'oo
clearly Persons who heard MT shep".u 81 ,,@
day night think that he accomplished '"' w
cult feat with great success 81, oro
Jobn G Sheehan and Bernard j. 1orK "e4o
quoted yesterday expires sing the Keenes' ,n
rocoon with Mr. Shepard's enigma. Their so'u'IoN
OF II is that the Shepardites had author'Ieu ~
leader to make the announcement 'i'"' ~ r.,
working into the harness for a pull with '"e
A, the same time the optimistic Ciuzehs ."o
*,
Shepard will support the Unions canaiua 'ox arS
fau and this Notwithstanding his insinua'oi' anu
that of his co-laborer Charles D. fa.'e' S'
The Citizens Union had already failed IN us pu'
nose This double Interpretation by amman
and the Citizens Union is reported TO nave aroused
~ jealousy of Justice Gaynor, whose repulatlon
.s Rrook,vn.s champion oracle has never oeio'e
been threatened.
SIIVER-NO SILVER.
4. ,o,u,.s, the claims TO Mr.. Shepards support
act forth by Tammany and the Union 'io -"
terpreters declare that the weight OF inc .,
"a In Tammanys favor. This decision was iou
=, the statement Of MI Shepard. when was IN
..,.a ~ mean that all other things pelhs
.onal he would vote for sverlte rather .i'"
for any man who IN any way aded III Mch ~
election Still Mr.. Shepard intenoeo ~ mani
clear that the silver issue ought not 10 NC i"i''
IN this city this fall T.. =,
vos correctly understood harshly criticised freSi-
den, Low for deciding that the support OF ''le i'
nublcan examinations or New ork anu ie
counties is desirable. and for refusing the No'"
lion Of the Citizens Union. Later he saiu se'ei"'
kind things Of Mr. Low. After remarKlhe that III
its aspirations In past performance. in honesty
and directness his candidacy would nave peeh
genuine tonic TO politics II 1t mad come "i'-
conditioned upon the action of poh'ica! organ"
,zation which deserves so Ill Of the citizens OF
be ADDS Thai If the Republicans shall nominate
President Low they will 60 a good thing
HIS VIEWS DISAPPRovED.
The announcements sent out for Tuesday nights
meeting said that Edward NJ Shepard and others
would speak with reference to the policy 10 be pur
sued in the coming fall campaign MT Shepar1
wished 10 have Il understood that ne lntendeo 10
talk on city affairs and the same time SAID that
there was nothing is common between city ana Ma
tional politics Nevertheless he took advantage OF
the occasion 10 rail ar the Republican party ana the
present Administration for fifteen minutes or more
AS reported in The Tribune yesterday, ne accuseu
the Republicans OF breaking their election promises
and proving themselves scoundrels ana traitors py
giving their first attention 10 the tarH ana noI 10
The currency. Within fifteen minutes George r os5
Ter Peabody and William d Bynum natIy stated
their disapproval OF this sentiment as Inc lrlnuhe
has already said and yesterday The BrookFh
Eagle" which has always been cons!dered the IeaG-
ing exponent OF Mr. Shepards views, repuolated MS
utterances IN these words: - - -.
The Republicans made no false pretences on the
subject Of the tariff Nobody was surprised when
special session called for the purpose now peing
carried out at Washington there might have been
occasion for anazement had any other course been
'The allegation that the Administration has either
cyncaly or ostentatiously or after any other
fashion refused reform the currency Will hold less
water than a croWnless hat Coming from any
other source il would be regarded as cheap, I'M
worthy and damaging 10 It's author ., l..
THE Eaoe's" closing criticism on the speech Is;
THE speech OF the evening vii, be about as accept
able 10 the Democratic regulars as though they
had inspired il. They will discover In It little to
object TO, though others may contend that II Will
bear considerable revision
Mr. Shepard took the trouble yesterday 10 Ques-
ton the correctness of the newspaper reports OF his
speech AS a matter of fact. nc gave the reporters
these manuscripts that The Tribune used in its re-
port OF the meeting.