New-York tribune., 1901-10-20
SAYS THEY GET THE MONEY
MR. CIRCUIT CALLS DEyERY. CARROLL.
SEXTON AND SULLIVAN MEMBERS
OF THE GAMBLING COMBINE"

Seth Low, Edward VI. Grout and Charles "
Fornes the fusion candidates for Mayor, Con-
troHer and President of the Board Of Aldermen.
! went campaigning in the Greenpoint section OF
Brooklyn last evening. and were received with
enthusiasm by the largest audience that could
possibly be squeezed into Mckinley Hail. in
Manhattan-ave. near Norman-ave. 1t was a
wideawake, appreciative and well informed
audience, ready TO laugh at or applaud what
was humorous or good in the speeches. and from
the beginning TO the end the meeting was lively
and entertaining
One of the first speakers introduced by Regis
ter James R Howe. who presided. was Edward
NJ Grout, and what he had TO say about Dew
eryism" created both mirth and applause. Mr..
Grout said in part:
You don't know in BROOKLYN what Deverv IS
When the Kings County organization issued this
va SalrRasn p3 DooA; thls political play called back
~ flcldrI CroAer TINS tragedy for Kings County.
ths comedy for Us. when they Issued that and said
being "Deyeryized' they didn't mean that they had
done anything to keep Devery from instituting a
they did not mean that they had been doing any ,
tnlns 10 prevent Devery from cursing and swearing
at honest policemen who brought up before
him as gentlemen there; they didn't mean that be-
charges were tried Brooklyn. What they meant
by being against DeverytS is this: That thew
wouldn't let Pevery put his hands upon the police
10 SIT down on Inspector McLaughlin- That is what
they meant when they said they We're against
Deveryism. and they didn't mean the real Devery-
ism WHICH lne people OF Newly Ork understand and
MHiSn tney SNOW 10 their sorrow The DeveTyism
which they know of is when Devery is sick with
double was over in Jersey City drunk, throwing
small change among the newsboys. The people Of .
IIh,ngs. Ig. between Devery SICK and DeveTy over IN
problem as they do the other side.
Now, Mr.. Croker Is the Democratic party, IL the
I leve the. Democrats party is Tammany Hall and
ma Is 1s TSaSqn b a asain5[ LaRma1y HaI IN m
IIammany HaIL he controls 1t except so far as
gambling syndicate. can compel him do some
thing different so that it Is Croksr or s9mething
Croker came back Mr. Devery had reached the
policemen when they came up before him on
charges. When an old came up before him
10 get off the force. Now. Mr.. Croker has club
New-York-if he only had a good cIubabIe SET Of
men in it q am speaking 2f the bundingl That
man who is put up for membership in that club is
after his return he puts bsVerv I'D for mebersGip
Think of II, In most clubs II would result in
wholesale resignatiOns. But Croker put his seal Of
approval upon Devery; and Croker doesn't mean TO
remove Deverv Mr.. Devery and Sexton and Car
rmbIiG tG mHs W5o sre IN the gambng syndi
cate. The fifth member Won't mention 10 you
cate. Croker wouldn't dare to remove him: and he
couldn't remove him. because ne would make 'rou-
Now. could Tammany stand on any proposition
If the Mayor were Tammany Hal man: Hs
couldn't do because 10 would lose the votes OF
the dficuty our friend Shepard is going 70 have il
trfcts that sre under the control OF Sullivan and
Lantry and Holahan and Dalton and all those men men
support Shepard. He can't be elected unless
they do.
Seth Low followed Mr.. Cirout. and talked free
" about "Crokerisn" TO the delight OF the
audience. He said in part:
l know of a man owning a store on the East sac
OF Manhattan who hSd two small s'aHGS no SiII IGI
Was VI One one man who mad seven stands: they
were there contrary to the ordinance. undouot-
two stands intimated his purpose TO vote for Mr.
Low. He immediately received notice througn Iae
that notice followed up the next day BY intiIna-
might stand there He replied that he did not IN
tend to join Tammany Haii; ne meant 20 vote r 1O
it perhaps we can Try to let the stands stay. He
was going TO vote for Mr. Low that he was going
to speak for Mr.. Low. and was going to get all his
stands were taken away by city authorizes and
the seven stands Of his neighbors that were there
contrary law the same time. who was not pro-
posing TO vote for Mr. Low. are there STILL
can Sc made When used With that spirit produce
money from those who will pay. and prosecute
those whom they, want 10 prosecute
If you imagine any more unjust government
I have a greater parody on freedom. a greater
parody upon American liberty was never dreamed;
that has existed on Manhattan Island and exists
A voice-Do you mean 10 say that that is con
hred to Manhattan Island? I can prove ii exists
within twenty blocks.
Mr.. Low-No l do not mean that 1t is confined
TO Manhattan Island
The same speaker-Tammany brought that
here and can prove it is within twenty blocks or
here (Applause0
Mr. Low speak of things that know, as think
a campaign speaker ought TO do (Applause)
am interested 10 hear that the same thing is done
in The bggokSn same sptak9rRveTg k@ H9v day
M. Low-Because I know perfectly well that II
yCu let a rotten Speck come up In an apple the
rottenness spreads and not the Soundness zap
plause)
sort of government that must come when this con-
dition affairs exists for the purpose OF putting
money into the pocket OF the chief OF Tanmany
Hall. do give a vote or approval 70
that government upon the 5th OF November nexte
(Cries OF NO! NO!9
In the course of brief speech Mr.. Fornes
said:
If I am elected President OF the Board OF Alder
men the legislative body OF the great city, / shall
stand there observing carefully the motives Of each
measure considering IL a business man would
Is IL for the benefit of the people? Having scru-
tnized IL closely possible and feeling that il
it, and present TO him the least doubt that think
IL may contain and in that manner I believe the
purest LEGISLATION. that which is best for all the
pie can be secured If however. the Board OF Al
Mayor will discover where the evils are. wherever
there may be dishonest motive OF where il might
lead TO a dishonest act. and sure he win pre-
vent any measure from passing which by chance
might net be what the people want
Colonel Abe Gruber kept the audience ap-
pIauding and laughing for half hour before