The sun., 1898-11-03
SHEPARD'S GREAT MEETING
BRO0ELYN AOIDEMY OF MUSIC
JAMMED TO THE DOORS.

4 "
Edward NJ. Shepard FIays Richard Croker
and the Tanmany Ticket-''van wyck's
One Qualification IL That he Gan Hold
| His Tongue and Act Only as He II nj
| rectsd to no By the Man Behind Him."
Brooklyn always turns out good crowd at q
meeting In the Academy Of Music. par
! tioularly when the Hon. Edward NJ. Shepard is
the star attraction. The Hon. Edward n.
Shepard was the star attraction at the Acad-
| emy, and IL was ram. jam fall. There was .
brass band that played patriotic airs. and that
kept the multitude silent until Mr.. shepard
| made his appearance. followed by Charles J.
Patterson. who has been his henohman In
politics in Kings county for many years.
The crowd stood mp and howled welcome
mad had TO stand mp and bow in acknowledge
ment Of the enthusiasm. The band played
moro patriotic airs. There was another great
demonstration when Mr.. Shepard was intro
duoed. and IL was several minutes before he
could proceed. When he could he said;
Mr.. Croker said. and he said very truly
No worse fate could overtake me than to have
forced upon me perfectly eelf-reBpeeting and
honest ticket. for to me the supreme test Of
the candidate must be his subordination to
myself and his subordination to my personal
iutoIcbtb. IOu kuOW Wnhb nbVo Doou Hlb poT-
sonal interests. you know that he has repre-
sensed steadfastly syndicates which have
bought and have sold legislation.
Mr.. Van WICK has one qualification, and
one qualification only. and that IL the qualin-
cation that he can hold his tongue and that he
will act solely and only as he 10 directed to do
BY the one man who is behind the tarone."
That was the kind Of talk that the crowd
liked. and they whooped It up for Mr.. Shepard.
Mr.. Shepard spoke with great earnestness. It
was plain that he felt deeply what he said
When he could secure quiet he proceeded
Il have looked with great deal OF pains to
find II could an Affirmative proposition OF the
merit OF the Tammany nomination. and I find
only this: II you will put Tammany into
power, Tammany Hall will give you the same
kind OF government that Tammany Hall gave
you In 1894 and the years preceding the Lexow
investigating committee There Is degree Of
insolent audaoity about that that will demand
our admiration. That ls the sole reoommen-
dntion which Tammany Hall gives for its
ticket"
Again there was an uproar. The people stood
upon the seats and cheered themselves hoarse.
The great crowd on the platform joined In the
cheering for an honest government, free from
the domination Of Mr.. Croker and from the
domination Of Tammany Hall
The Tammany ticket" wenton Mr.. Shepard
whom he could proceed. represents the most
tnsolent and audacious as we'll as the most
reckless assault we have yet known upon the
welfare Of New York"
"Tammany Hall has ridden rouEhshod over
Kings county"
"The Tammany ticket represents pro-
gramme OF vulgar spoliation- II represents
something worse. q grinding tyranny Of black
mail over the personal freedom Of tens Of thou
sands OF decent men In New York in narrow or
humble life. who can be oppressed or coerced
by the police and other departments. This 10
oliGarchy and the trade Of the highWayman; It
10 not Democracy"
There were howls Of You're right" and
"Thata It'll" and Down with Tammany p and
prolonged cheers rs Mr.. Shepard concluded his
speech. Mr.. Shepard was warmly congratu-
lated as he sat down. The next speaker intro
duced was Mr. Charles J. Patterson. Mr.. Shop |
ards companion at the meeting. Among other
things Mr.. Patterson said:
This is q fight for the right in which the |
people cannot fail. They may talk to US of |
party loyalty. but We owe q loyalty to the COM |
munity. to ourselvess. to our manhood and to |
our virtue that is above any loyalty to any ma |
chine that ever assumed the name Of an honor |
able party for the purpose Of spollation."
Mr.. Patterson was received with cheers al |
most as enthusiastic as those that had greeted |
Mr.. Shepard Like Mr.. Shepard. he spoke with |
great earnestness.
This meeting in the Academy of Music was a |
year ago. Mr.. Shepard and Mr.. Patterson had |
another meeting at the Academy Of Music In
Brooklyn last night.