New-York tribune., 1899-04-26

wa. his summary ejectmeut by stalwart police
man. -, -,
Mr.. Crosby was the nrst speaker. He said IN
part: -,
Somebody once said The Government will take axe
care OF the rich and ns re Sn ,s w saving might be all
fight. but the latter part never. The rich 90 NOT
take care Of he %beSer tG% IT. we shall run
business let somebody run Il for US whitley "a
people, are NOW payns to Wii1sm isn highest offce-
Larger Larger salary So airy ,sng .nSn we 40 10 '"'
Municipal T ownership and It's ADVANTAGES toktge TO tSe
Bridge deal When the city owned ne tny SluS We're
sstissed can the same thing be said to-day afte5 ar
the Bridgs has passed into corporate ha,aroa that
vote % fSor ~ ,S ,T Sns be ene tunnels and own them To
try TO thwart their will Is treason
Mr. Fuller followed He said the killing OF ,he
present bill in Albany by the proposed amenuine.'.'
means twenty-five years more without rapid n- iran
81, 11o then reeounted the trials Of Professor
Morse in establishing telegraphy He coh''''"e'
And LET us take the elevated railroad Was ~ II
we the people who built II? No much we bnve
70 get the PEOPLE to DO 11ed 0vt who tnfs BUILT it He
the only man who had the nerve TO go o ,,'o of II
neonle called him robber. That was fair, wash'
CYRUS W. Field was literally murdered but not not
by Jay Gould He was killed by a man VINO THINKS
more of a dollar than he does OF ms me- uan, the
Netrppno,,tan Street Railway Company to build H.
Whv9 They have the tools and the brains want
70 see rapid transit operabteo py tyd men Snndred miles Of
railroad in this city now, and you can 10 every
where for five cents, and
At this point time was called on Mr.. Fuller. and
he was obliged 10 stop. The Chair then ahnounceu
that James L. Wells and James j. Goulden' VINO
were 10 have assisted Mr. Fuller were unable 10 De
present
John S Crosby was then introduced. and there
was great applause. He said in part;
Corporations are largely responsible for dishon-
est governments If the people insist upon making
these rich and powerful corporations, men ~. -
have no one themselves 10 plane IL w ~
officials are dishonest If the people give up t tto
right 10 build and operate the uncere Iouhu SUI =.
way to a private corporation they VIII ~, nNo - ~
see the day when they VIII oe iSs soriy ~ dollars
II YOU give away this franchise you ohiy |ie"'V
arother giant at Albany. os.,o, NJ
The whole thing narrows down to quesuon o Iii M
right and and wrong. II is question OF tne WI WI
of the people l see no reason why ,Su Sls .o U
except fhe people should build the road. The time
has come when rapid transit Is a necessity: We
are in a hurry for it, but in that hurry we 90 not
propose to give away our rights nave no 10 nsbs he
wealthy hut when man makes his money
throl gh the agency of the Government Il
The corporatjons tell us that they are better ape
TO build the subway than are the people. TO" IL Is
that? How is II that rev OF the peopiS psd abor "a,
smarter than all the people? For years the laDor-
ing men have been fghting against the trusts ana
corporations Is II possible that they are now so,hs
10 give up one of the most va luab bic rights OF he
city TO corporation? Not much. The corpora tions
already have much power. We DO not htehu
TO give them more.
vote was then called. and those who favored
municipal ownership were first asked to stand.
Almost the entire audience arose. AS 1t was I'M
possible to make count 1t was suggestea insn tnat
those who favored the ownership OF inc francmse
by private corporations should rise The men oraved
the laughter of the crowd ana got up. Inc result
will be mailed to the Governor.