New-York tribune., 1901-10-27
SHEPARD STILL DODGIAG.
HE CAN GIVE NO ASSURANCES AS TO HIS
OFFICIAL BEHAVIOR HE SAYS AT
COOPER UNION.

The Tammany candidates last night made their
appeal to organized labor at meeting held under
the auspices of the Trades Union Democratic Club
at Cooper Union.
Robert NJ Campbell of Typographical Union
No. 6. presided, and among the list of speakers
Edward NJ. Shepard. Father Ducey. Congress
man William Suzer and Congressman Amos j.
Cummings.
Mr.. Cummings. who was the first speaker of the
evening, extoed Mayor Van Wyck as true friend
of the toilers, and said he thought on November 5
organized labor would show its gratitude to Mayor
Van Wyck by eecting him judge of the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Cummings dwelt the alleged evils
of the Raines Law. which, he said had been sad
died the city by Senator Platt
Mr.. Sulzer in his speech attacked the Republican
party. and said that the local campaign was a
fight between the plain people and plutocracy-be-
tween Democracy and Republicanism The Senate.
he said, rapidly becoming a plutocratiC club
for muti-millionaires.
Coroner Bausch and John s Crosby followed
Congressman Sulzer in brief speeches.
Mr. Shepard greeted with applause, which
shared by Father Ducey, who entered az the
time. Mr.. Shepard's voice husky He
said in part:
As to some or even many of the inquiries which
have been addressed to me- can only say that the
thoroughly studied, and upon which. therefore, II
would be neither sincere nor decent for me to
speak. Where l not vet sufficiently familiar
with the matters 10 be that nv answers are
right, l shall make no answers: 1 wish not TO
nevertheless | give them no assurance as to
my official behavior. but must leave them to judge
of il according to their estimation of my genera!
political views and training, and my sincerity and
integrity of purpose. / can not. and viii not, ny
specific promises. attempt to secure support of each
and every section of my fellow citizens. will,
however, If elected. endeavOr TO do firm and equal
justice to all. high and low. and to remember, as
saId in my speech at Tammany Hall. that where.
owing 10 the eXgencies or imperfeCtions of human
affairs political administration. there must be an
inequality then the inequality ought always to be
solved in favor OF the great masses of sef-support-
ing men.
Now, about corporations. I said in my speech
of acceptance that they were to be treated with
juStce-with hrmness, no doubt, but with justice.
If be elected Mayor. l will not lend my power 10
any effort TO spoliate destroy. by foolish and
perfectly futile attacks, what exists with the COM
plete sanction OF law. No doubt in many cases.
and with present standards of practical admin
istratiVe efficiency, much use OF public facilities
must for the practical convenience or the public.
be accorded through franchises 10 corporations.
but that should be done with an extreme jealousy
and only where an absolutely full revenue is Sc
cured the city. Some franchises are in their
nature exclusive. those where only one person
or corporation must for public safety or con-
Venience. have the mere physical occupation OF
certain physical space-as of a street-thus pre-
venting the use of the franchise by others.
Mr.. Shepard devoted the remainder of his speech
TO what he would do for the parks and public play
grounds and to advocating systematic provision
OF lavatories.