The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-25
G AVENUE POLITICS.
hLL SORTS WE'RE ON TAP THERE
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
Henry George Orators Grated FROM the Tails
or Carts. while Tracy and Tammnny H.
cyclists wheeled Pasta Single wagon
tho onIy Representative or sethiowIsn,

1 EMeuFN Nae0FKG UEhNVNH CA@kN~ " N1S NNNN
OF Carts. while Tracy and amman H.
c~yclist. wheeled Pasta Single wagon
tho only Representative or SethiowIsn.
Eighth avenue had Just the time of its varie.
gated lifo on Saturday night. All the benefits
of the campaign came its way In a bunch. Tho
variety shows that I'LL its theatres were fairly
outdono on the pavement, and without price.
There was dclectation for the eye and car; and
tho nose rs we'll, il ono fancied tho mol of
powder and torch smoke. Every candidate ex-
cept l.. ]. Gleason, a citizen OF Long Island City
who has recently been lost to sight without
being particularly endearcd to memory in the
rigors of tho fight, had u showing, and q tenn
ing populace came In for tho enjoyment OF the
nany-sided performance.
In tho first place tho Henry George people
had laid out a ~cart-tnil campaign to take In the
territory on Eighth avenue from Twentieth to
Thirtieth street. This was in ignorance, or In
disregard, perhaps, OF tho fact that a Tam
many bicycle parade had arranged TO form an
important wing in Twenty fifth street just east
of Eighth avenue. 1t being a fine night for tho
bicycle industry, Gen. Tracy's banded battalions
had arranged for a wheeling display of their
own. All bicycle roads lead to Eighth avenues;
30 that during the evening the greater part of
both parades glided through that portion Of
tho thoroughfare where the George folk wcro
nv ioIbNhN " NhNAA Spli
sidcrably interfering with the process, both by
engaging the attention of the crowds and be.
cause they had bands with them. A brass
band mounted on bicycles may not como up to
the rigid tencts Of Wagnerian music, but It
makes a lot Of noise. Finally there was a Seth
Low wagon with u bass drum and several young
Cts inclosed.
The George people got on the ground first.
A truck swung into place at the corner of
twenty fifth street about o quarter before 8,
and an carnest-cycd, clear.voiccd young man
stood up in the light Of half n dozen flaring
torches and began to speak. In two minutes
no had thirty people around him. In five
minutes tho thirty had grown to scventy.fvc,
and In ten minutes the sevcnty-five had swelled
TO close upon 200. This was in large measure
due to the efforts of four men who lowered
about the outskirts OF the gathering cheering
every point made by the speaker and shouting
out remarks of approval at the proper time.
These were tho rooters and they did their work
in a manner to show that the George people
know their business. When the crowd had as
sumed encouraging proportions tho leader of
the rooters said in allow tone:
"Thisll take care OF itself now. Come along,
boys. Wen start up another"
Up they went to Twenty-seventh street,
where another orator was eNhorting a rather
meagre gathering. and by virtue OF the con-
tagious enthusiasm which they excited. they
soon had Il good audience there. 1t is charac-
teristic of the George speakers that when once
were doing this last night until a special
counter attraction in the shape of bicycle pa
1sds N show l G say WHIT int s sisT and TIL chin was %l shs Tnn
and 1t quickly lined the curbstones with double
rows OF spectators. Business became dull for
the orators, and some of them stopped. But
the recompense came when the bicyclists had
passed, for all the crowd which had gathered
and flowed into Eighth avenue TO see the wheel
men collected around the various cart tails. IN
spiring the orators to heroic flights Of elo-
quence.
1t was an enthusiastic crowd. too. barring a
few meicontents, who lnrked about the out
s s6nTi5e rssseP 6Iack tHS Sjke 0a9 % of these ssao q h nn Wy
corner opposite one Of the trucks and cursed in
the combined language OF all the prophets.
or. as ne put it, what was biting him. The he.
whiskered man MAJ shot of a fow voileys OF pro-
why. the COMPOUNDED whelps his precise
expression was n tritie more eNpansirel, they're
,akin. al my votes, I'm ono O the Tammany
leaders here. an II there's one man that ought to
be yellin' for Van Wyck standin' around
these condemned cart tails tonight. there's
four four hundred Ge9rSei George bo ~jisEered.
But politics takes no though, Of an advsr.
went the speeches, and merr1ly responded the
n nndiSne nrccin IN 9ns p'S SsSt q bx cart aec, tsiL speaker ss Ss
pointed an accusing finger:
'tSome of you may intend to vote for Low
AS it happened, tho accusing finger pointed
to n man who was exuding enthusiasm, having
previously absorbed it ut various resorts.
Damn lie!" he promptly replied. and pro-
Here, what you going to dor several of his
fri saidin Te m Ti:K tGd fs aEins .a hold Of M hi% b. Ooi0.
S SRas for w @airdwstRi. I'm ' Pro, ihtHhibinIps ION:
isl, am: and he made a break for the cart,
cal beliefs in convincing tones.
I'm the course OF time along came the Low
wagon, a covered affair, with Il huge legend out
side and the drum beater and young Cts inside.
Their idea of political efficiency was to beat
"'Rah for Seth Low!"
If more than six persons responded they were
encouraged and made speeches. If less than
three cheered they went on, Most of the time
ii ns up ~ snd dde oMn h mivnR came Mh the t bIsy T TsrS S so.
rade on wheels, withits bands, horns, and fire:
works on the corners, Between the music of
OF the Low bass drum. the appeals of the George
orators. and the roar of the crowd. Eighth ave-
mum. by ,virtue'of his system Of writing music
al and other sounds in shorthand. THE Sun
ing speech. at the corner of Twenty. fifth street,
which is literally transcribed from the notes:
boo Ast,a n f boom So m ,s1oS out ithhS the Way theres
look out; it's goin' of-Sh.sh.sh.sb .sR, popl
o9oh! Wasn't that a geach,Henry George.
rockingham .boom!I,w .si.sh. Shit IT. opl
Vince! That was q bcaut-Hcy, you yellow
e %2fnsS DON'T nj break brS f' into The TSFSi; Fl oa rae
ling ling-free speech, free rights. and. a chance
Tor every man 10 ENJOY inc ITullS OIL nlS-BOOm,
boom, boom: COMPROMISING that Low wagon
up a.tree -Hurrah for Tracyl-Whsht! Whangl
Look out! That rockets loose!-PinQ-tarara,
plng. tarara: ping; ping ping!-the greatest can
runnin' intoi-Fight! Fight! Fight! GIVEN
room! Cheese IT. do cop!- Ping.tarara, ping,
sh-sht Pop! Hooray! That's n green one!
Ireland for~cver!-and viii give you a righteous
umn feri G'wan, Tlng,aling,allng aling:li ing
ling! Boom! Bangl .~Tarara-bingl Whsht!
Pop! Hooray!"
This kept up until the actors who were only
making human noises without extrapeous aid
gave up. But later when the parade had passed,
they started In again, and tho last scene before
Eighth avenue retired for the night was that of
an earnest, orator. with 2 hoarse, voice, but un,
flare of tho torches on the ~cart-tail and adj
vancing arguments with both hands to the
crowd below.