The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-18
DOWN WITHTAMMANY HALL
ADDRESS TO Voters BY THE RE-
PUBLICAN COMMITTEE.

Are tho People Tired of Filling Richard
Cookers Pockets, of Putting His Judges
on the Bench, of Paying BIackmail to
His Departments, of Being Robbed by
His Tax Determinations and Left to
the Mercy of Thieves by His Democrat
lied and Lounging Police Overheard
with the Whole Crow of Piundsrsrsi
The Committee OF Fifteen, which was ap-
pointed by the Republican County Convention
to draw UP an address to the voters. finished
it's work yesterday afternoon. There was
meeting at the Republican County Headouar-
tors in the Metropolitan Life Building over
which Chairman Quigg OF the Republican
County Committee presided. The report
OF the Committee was presented by the Hon.
John Proctor Clarke and was unanimously
adopted. 1t Is from start to finish an attack
upon Tammany Hall and the Hon. Richard
Croker the new Democratic leader Of the
state. The report 10 as follows:
To the Voters ofhe County Of Ne'c York:
The Republicans OF the county OF New York
by the nomination OF an absolutely non parti-
san ticket present to their fellow citizens Of
every party the opportunity in this impending
election. to cast a vote in favor OF honest and
intelligent local government. as against the
ana OPPRESSIVE aQnlOlbtTHtlOn OI
Tammany Hall.
While the only county officers to be elected
are Judges OF the several courts and Sheriff.
yet as this is the first purely local election since
1897 Judgment may we'll be passed on two
years unrestricted Tammany rule in this city.
ltis Furthermore OF the utmost Importance
that the citizens of this town should be able
to say there are still Judges in New YORK.
The bold declaration OF the leader OF Tam
many that he expects the Judges upon tho
Bench to at least be friendly In view a. his
blunt refusal to renomipate an upright
Judge in 1893 upon the avowed ground that
that Judge had refused to sign an order
directly affecting that leaders, own
pocket and had refused to remove an accom-
plished and faithful clark to make room for a
political follower OF that leader. bring. sharply
to the attention OF all good citizens the vital
Importance Of an honest and fearless judiciary
rather than one nominated. controlled and
terrorzed by a political boss for his own ends
Our ticket has been endorsed by tho "Inde-
pendent abor party" whose strength ia drawn
directly and olmost entirelv from thoss who
h.ya horatotoro yotod tbo T,,nonr tt,h.,
7, -. 49,. a,5,..l 49, 81. r,,i, I,t
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" ' y, '"'
coLniiiuni'' ~ koes oeIoto 'ho pubic there
Io'e' WIN 'uch e'rohE anu eeheral orRanlHed
support as to give full assurance that II it shall
be voted by all those cltizens OF the county who
oppose Tammany. 1t must receive handsome
majority.
As Republicans we have subordinated every
purely partisan interest in the construction of
tbis tioL n, In ,Lo b.Ii.f th,. "a. ,,o,o.,,a.n. %
n great municipality should be conductsd nm
on nureIv husinesa principle. In coGpar.t-
inc Tor tho aI.o,ion % tbis ticLot 20 osL No
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We nave cons'uereu 'ha' 'ne issue upon
"hirh tiie 'o'ers o' INN county oughl 10 ulNiue
IN this eiectlph was thelr approval or disap-
proVai OF the principles OF local government
when were announced oy Rlchard croker tho
leader OF Tammany Hall. on April 18th. 1899.
in his testimony before the Assembly Investi-
eating Committee. The precise language OF
his testimony follows:
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wall I,ir.t +alkiny for r,vsol, 4, o,hor, ,o T
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and 7 acknox,oago - and all these ,aon,o A., w.
friends and AN, going 10 stick 10 then, all tbo Tina
Idon,t shx AVN. from thou
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his wishes re,p.ct.d as Won have, A Not n, this
m nrpbahly "A N me Tbera
o,bers have thar ipanences Int prob,b,v M, N
such an extent AZ ma
O a. that At the present time vour influence
poticallv il larger than the influence Of apy Other
man that Won know or A Won can s.v 90
wont contradict Won.
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Arm ,pot.r + N.vsrand Comparr, has NEARLY oil
of the business of judicial sales? A. Yes.
O. You are his Mr.. Msyer'U partner in that bust.
ness aren't you? A. Yes.
O. Whatever advantage Mr. Meyer gets YOU share
with him. don't your A. Yes
O. Halves A. Yes
q THESE judicial sales are sent there by tho
Judges, are they h"'' A. iss
mo ,u'seS e",.e" y. !aihn,' nAl Appoih'
$3.50, WV ~, So ~, ,'',1' ee' NV
,,ho,.v.r ar',,on.sr h. ,I.osa.
~ And vonr rnon ,s n,adn v,,r,h,o ,0,,,.. A..
Judges have designated it as the judicial sales
A Yes
n Won b.vo .lro.dx .t,ted ,b.. 4, r.s ,h.,r ,,.