The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-04
TAMMANY KISSED CROKER
THE ZIG CHIEF INUNDATED IN
THE PRESENCE OF CHICAGO'S
VISITORS AND OTHERS.
CARTER HARRISON HAD HIS SAY.
ChicagO's Mayor Criticized the Pres-
ent Administration of New York.
James Ii. Eustis, by Way OF d.
versity, Talked About CUBA.

New York, Oct. 2S.-Richard Croker
was roundly Kissed in Tammany hall to-
night at the first large meeting of the
campaign where the Tammany manager
has made his appearance. 1t was Mt the
big meeting attended by Mayor Harri
son of Chicago and 300 Cook county
democratic leaders. Crokcr's plan was
to bring them here, so he was chairman
of the committee that welcomed them
and he sat on the platform smiling on
his guests when the meeting opened
The meeting was highly enthusiastic.
Mayor Harrison was on the platform
and the Chicago delegation occupied
front seats in the body of the hall
Owing to the repeated Interruptions at
the Tammany gatherings, care was
taken to keep Henry George shouters
out of the hall. Former Ambassador
James b. Eustis was cheered when he
arose to speak, and during the delivery
of his speech he was literally applauded
The Chicago men were warmly greet
ed by the crowds in the galleries. There
was renewed cheering when Mayor Har-
rison appeared on the platform accom-
panied by Richard Croker
One of the most remarkable things
that has ever occurred at a Tammany
meeting took place just then. Some one
called for three cheers for Richard
Croker. The response was a storm OF
Kisses that swept over the hall. Not
cheer was given, and the man who
called for them thought he would try
again. In loud voice he again called
for three cheers for Richard Croker
There was feeble response this time
hut the cheers were drowned by Kissing
Croker heard the expressions of disap.
proval for himself and retired to q seat
far back on the stage.
james B. Eustis, former ambassador
to France. was the first speaker.
Mr.. Eustis did not mention the silver
question or the Chicago platform. Re
ferring to the campaign of 1900. he said
the tariff question would he an over
shadowing issue, while the Cuban ques
ton might reach an acute stage.
Dealing with the Cuban troubles, Mr.
Eustis said:
1.-The democratic party now demands
decisive action upon this Cuban Ques
ton. 1t has always sympathized with
an oppressed people struggling for theil
freedom. 1t does not ask this admins
tratson to violate it's treaty obligation.
or to disregard its neutrality laws. bu
it does ask that the moral weight ant
sympathy of this great government shall
be on the side of the insurgents ant
not on the side of the Spanish govern
ment. 1t will repudiate any shift, hest
tation or vacillating policy on the Gu
ban question by this administration
Our navy was not built to play the rol,
of peace officer to the government O
Spain. Our forefathers in their strug
Observation-Disclosures
tering expeditions to our shores. Spair
must remember that Americans have
erected monuments to the memory OF
the most illustrious filibuster the world
has produced and that his name is ven
Grated at every American fireside-l
mean Gen. Lafayette.
The democratic party agrees with
John Sherman when he declared in the
senate that we can not afford to have
an Armenia at our very doors; that this
cruel, barbarous, devastating war must
he stopped and that the Cubans are en-
titled to their independence. We eau
ton our government not to be outwitte(
or be fooled by Spanish diplomacy"
Mayor Harrison was next introduced
He said:
"In no sense do I make any pretenst
to being a public speaker. / am only
" pi''ih puoihNSo man.. L la w DttIl tGlll
cised for coming to New York. Thi.
criticism has come chiefly from two mer
in Chicago, and l do not suppose theil
words count for more here than in Chi
cago. do not pretend to represent
anybody except myself. but large ma
jorty of the gentlemen who accom-
panied me can be found in every gather
ing of democrats in Chicago. They hope
for the election of Judge Van Wyck
The newspapers describe the county
democracy of Chicago as an aggrega
ton of buns. They are Representative,
and patriotic gentlemen.
You have been suffering from an in
Fiction of reform government. 1t i.
| this type of reform government, thanl
God, which made me partisan. You
have had government that is Strong
in name only. But the business inter
ests have been forgotten, local admin
istration is handled by men who are no
citizens of New York. as if in this grea
city men could not be found competen
enough. l have no opposition to repub
| leans who are reformers, but it doe,
! seem that among the men who votet
! for the mayor there could have beef
found some able to take charge of tn
city's affairs.
81 believe that national issues Shout,
not be introduced into local campaigns
| | uphold the doctrines of the equaliza
tion of gold and silver, in which 5000,
| GOO of our people registered their be
i lief, and | adhere to the party and it
pure leaders. (Cheers.) There is an
either. principle of democracy which
would like to discuss. and that is Their
| is no principle connected closer wit
democratic ideas than liberty. Demo
cratic liberty is pure liberty. You hav
in your city the Raines law misses
which makes the question of liberty
byword. If | were in your city | wou
never rest easy under that odious law
made by lot of buckwheat statesmen.
| Great applause.)
Several speakers of local fame the
addressed the meeting.
CHICAGO PARTY ARRIVES.