New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-28
CHALLENGE TO TAMMANY.
FRIGHTFUL CONDITIONS SHOWN TO
EXIST IN THE CITY.
INTEREST OF ROOSEVELT SOUND MONEY
AND PURE CONFERENCE.-THE MAYOR

INTEREST OF ROOSEVELT SOUND MONEY
AND PURE covERNMENT-Ex- MAYOR
STRONG PRBsIDEs
From the appearance Of things Il seems likely
that Tammany is going to have serious trou-
bic In DE Ate" There was a rousing mass
meeting there last night up in old Wahala
Hall, In Orchardst, at which Tammany and
all It's doings were roundy denounced to the
great approval and delight OF a crowd that
simply acl:ed the old hall to suTocation. and
TO the exclusion of hundreds who wanted 10 get
in. but who roasted on the sidewalk as we'll
1t has been common talk for some time in
the lower East Side that things in DE Ate
have been rapidly approaching a condition of
rotterness that was scarcely exceeded in the
days just preceding the Investigations OF the
Lexow Committee. when Chief Dcvery was cap
tain Of the Edridge-st. precinct. Captain
O'Keefe is now in control there. But while it
has been known that the old days of liberation
for price had returned. it not until last
night that the fact was proclaimed amid the
cheers Of an Endorsing audience.
Last nights meeting was held under the aus
pieces of the Republican Club, ard il Walhalla
Hall ever held more OF the residents Of the
Eleventh Police Precinct it must have been a
long time ago. They have tried TO change the
name of Walhalla Hall to New Prospect Hall,
but It's Walhalla Hall still to every body within
a mile Of Orchard-st
When ex-Mayor Strong arrived. accompanied
by William Brookfeld, exPolice Commissioner
Frank Moss and William Leary, campaign man
ager Of the Republican Club. he had to fight his
way through a good-natured crowd that had
come to hear the affairs Of the district frankly
discussed by man who knew what he
talking about.
THE EX-MAYOR INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Leary introduced ex-Mayor Strong who
received rousng welcome. He spoke in part
follows
this part of the 0 city Of NewYork to talk in the
same strain as want TO talk to you tonight, and
In this campaign more interested in OBJ
tainng good government, and in continuing to
dollar We have now Is as good as any spent In any
PT Or n wG ans mat beTe upon s no %eH we
pause) In fact, am rather inclined to think
another important issue, confined TO the city of
and thar is " the S rh for the honest p udcary
Those think are about the only two things that
me, who work from eight to ten hours a day.
more interested in than any other subject we can
the only issue which the Democratic party Will
canals. Hitherto the Democrats have met us with
more than one issue. but in this campaign they
assert that they have but one purpose and that is
to look after the canals, because there has been
more money spent upon the waterways than ought
to have been.
HIS REFERENCE TO ROOSEVELT
You and know very well a certain man, man
who represented the city of New-York in the As
sembly at Albany, who was National Civil Ser
vice Commissioner. a Police Commissioner OF this
city and who was one Of the heroes of Santiago.
fbe chi Of fbp uyh
Riders applause ! don't believe there Is any
in the city Of care nc hot to what bat
who conscicntously knows that Colonel Roosevelt
properly take OF the canals tCheersD If any
money has been spent wrongly Colonel Roosevelt
any other man who could be put in the Governors
chair. because his natural gait is TO hun, out ras-
honest voter in this State but who will say that if
there has been any 9nkSPy or m nS
out. ANpause)
10 me and to every aboring man In this campaign
is the great necessity of putting men Into the
Io fo sound % none We don't Want to elect any
man TO Congress who will not vote for sound cur
York that is so dear to us as the one question as TO
whether shall have good money or bad; that is
70 he: and 4 our Democratic brethren deny that
1t is because they want to detract your attention
voted for the Chicago platform and Bryan In
order to keep up the gold standard II is necessary
~ sound money man to the United states Senate.
When that is done the State Of New, York VIII no
longer be misrepresented as II has been by SEN
ator Murphy. 0pplauseD
AN OFFER FROM MR. STRONG.
In ending his address. ex-Mayor Strong re-
ferred briefly to the attacks which have been
made upon his administration by the present
municipal officials. "a good many attacks he
expained have been made upon my admins
tration. but l have nothing to say upon the
matter except this that my administration VIII
stand it, The administration of 1879 to lS''S
will stand for every official act in the city or
New York in those years. | want our little
pepper-box in the Mayors office and all his
friends TO turn the most searching light on
every act Of every one of my commissioners
and examine into everything those Commis
sioners did during my term Of office stand
here ready to protect and defend every Commits
sioner who held office under me. Why, VIII
Give tbcro 81 600 for every dollar that they find
was msapproprated or went dishonesty hto
tho nockets ~ nv Commissioners repeat that
for every dollar the present municipal ohciaIS
can show won't into the pockets Of the Commits
sioners OF my administration other IMAM their
own salary. will give $1,000"
WHAT EX-COMMISSIONER MOSS SAID.
Mr.. Strong then introduced ex-Police Com
missioner Frank Moss. who talked for more
than an hour and a half. for the most part
| about the terribly immoral state OF affairs
which he said existed in that district, especially
| in and about Allen st. From the remarks ana
| applause of his hearers the only Inference was
| that his charges were correct.
II remember being chased through the streets
| Of this district" said Mr.. Moss. when Chief
! Devery was in command at the Eldridge-st sta
! ton and begin to think that you've got an
! other captain here now who's in training TOT the
| cheftainship Of police. your district Is worse
| now in some respects than before the LeXoW IN