The sun., 1900-08-24
ABE sAssBs TIE OLD NAN.
He Screams Defiance OF senator Piats an
Reads q Poem.

Col. Abe Gruber gave his long promised pink
tea to some OF his friends In the Twenth-lrst
Assembly district last night. He got about Ave
hundred OF them into Colonial Hall at Colum-
bus avenue and i0ist street and then enter
ned them with the pastime known in the
Twenty first rs ''sassng the old man"
The text Of whatI have to say" said Mr..
Gruber when the yells OF greeting subsidized
sufficiently to give him an opportunity, is this:
The highest duty OF the Republicans Of the
Twenty first Assembly district Is TO have large
Republican majorities on election day"
mir. Platt and Mr.. Austin" he continued,
want to make Gruber a paramount issue In
this campaign. They would rather defeat me
next Tuesday at the primaries than have q
united party on election day. But / tell you
that II | am defeated l will go back into the
ranks, take up musket and aim II at the Dem
ocratio party" [Applausel
Col. Gruber devoted some attention to Charles
Mas, to whom the County Committee has
given the control OF the election machinery OF
the district When! MASS name was men,
toned. the Gruberites set up a great CRY OF
'Tivoli. Tivolil' Mr.. Mas was the COM
panion Of Senator Ford when the Senator had
a painful experience at the Tivoli recently.
Senator Platt." shouted the little Colonel.
STOPPING down with his hands on his knees to
get closer to his audience Senator Platt says
he wont stand for Gruber." Mr. Gruber rose to
his full height and shook his fist with grand dig
nifty at the wreaths OF painted roses In the
scenery above his head and roared: Senator
Platt has got TO stand for Gruber He has got
TO stand for the Republican organization Of the
Twenty-frst Assembly district! We have sup
piled Republican Assemblymen. Aldermen SEN
ators for years consistently. II he does not
NJ IN atand for Cruhar ha doaa not want IN
stand for Republican success.
Senator Plat accuses me OF being against
Roosevelt for Governor in 1898. Now" Col.
Gruber assumed a aZolaesque attitude and shook
his finger with portentous slowness. II 40
cuse--."
Give him hell, Abe" shouted fat man In
the front row. htching his chair little nearer
4 accuse Thomas Collier Platt." continued
S, 5he orator; ,o Sd being against Roosevelt Tor
The Gruberites whooped and yelled and
ae GST II se boss had
why Is this fight made on me7" he asked,
and then answered his own Question: I've got
never been afraid 70 express my, opirion OF
those who sell Legislation, to the highest bid,
soGp sop Of fnf his % lungs ana Il int that be reasoa
make the most OF ~ That sort Of thing
$50 men viii sit in the Legislature Of this State.
deaf and silent except when the boss speaks.
n Snd ,Ss
the real reason why he is not going back to the
Everybody yelled Some Of the brethren go,
30 excited that they jumped up and pounded
the floor with, the legs q their chairs. Col.
p9Tters of % his who had BEEN forced out out Of ONCE
for standing by him. He had found other EN-;
ployment for theI he 61asted ana .wss stiil
after Thomas G. Platt had been swept of the
face Of Republican politics In the city OF New
s'They call me a boss" he said plalintively.
''Was l boss when named Austin' | made
TO nominate a man. have certain rights as
leader duly elected under the laws OF this state.
oeny The organization Is sometimes called a
machine The members composing It need an
ing OF the trip and not the destruction OF the
cars because he doesn't like the passengers.
Plat wants 70 smash up the train because
Other things that MIR. Gruber said that
aroused r's friends to great Joy and wrath
'The Ice Trus, and Ramapo are two shrines at
which the faithful OF both parties must worship.
The heads Of both are partners in both; Should
will be Isolated and will go thirsty"
I'VE do not expect the leaders OF the orgap-
ization 10 be angels, but they should not oon-
stantly perform so as TO make the angels weep.
Politicians who rely on their ability TO fool the
people are thoae who would rob them; and.
what is more % the point, do rob them.
"The boss thermometers are playing out OF
tune Their leader u using a war club, having
forgotten where he put his baton"
poem, "Iso alton" He went into a hne poetic
frenzy while he recited II and the excitement
was almost more than his guests could bear.
He prefaoed the poem by asking everybody 20
look out on Coum bus avenue the day after the
primaries 10 see "old man Gruber still uniso-
lated" This Is the poem:
Isolation worst Of the bosses Furnishing blowsi
Thou hast no threatening torrors for the Twenty
nrSt
There 1.-Two Republicans whose fervor grows
Careless OF hunger; withered not by thirst
Thou think'st 10 turn us from the we'll ned lap
And bid US starve and pine away and die
I irnev Won knew W not need thy pap,