New-York tribune., 1901-10-15
SHEPARD'S PLEA RIDDLED.
MR.. CIRCUIT ANALYzEs THE TAMMANY
CANDIDATES VIEWS ON PROMISES.

MR.. CIRCUIT ANALYZES THE TAMMANh
CANDIDATES. VIEWS ON PROMISES.
Five thousand people, majority OF them men
and voters. left their homes last night and went
through drizzling rain TO the Clermont Ave
nue Rink, in Brooklyn, to listen to Seth Low
Edward NJ Grout Charles V. Fornes. candi-
dates on the anti-Tammany ticket. and Job E.
Hedges. The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Kings County Republican Cam
paign Committee Ex-Mayor Charles A. Schieren
presided
The campaign book which Wioughby Street
issued and then suppressed because it spoke too
harshly of Tammany Hall taken up by
both Mr.. Low and Mr.. Grout and used with
telling effect against the enemy. Mr.. Low held
the little book in his hand and read from II
about the attempt to "Deveryize" Brooklyn
This book has been suppressed" said Mr.. Low.
but / want you to know that | have not sup
pressed my statement made last Saturday night:
IF 1 am elected both Murphy and Devery
must CO.
Mr.. Grout as d lawyer. analyzed, picked 10
pieces and ridiculed Mr.. Shepards sophistry in
his speech Of Saturday night in apologizing Tor
making no promises as TO his attitude toward
Devery. on the ground that making any prom
ises for the purpose of getting votes was con-
trary to the constitution. OF this he said;
Mr. Shepard announces that he cannot although
he would like very much TO do So say whether ne ne
will shake down Deyery and Murphy, because ne
cannot say anything to get votes q9h con- Hn4m Nv
what else campaign for. Although ne
tries in has most skilful way TO give everybody
n2e mn2e e y want d that e T b viii Ii remove Murphy He
merely remarked that he will be Mayor or New
@ remove @ them mo- for I fear his friends in Manha
viii vote for him if he does. tell You it is
jolly upon that line because he doesn't give the
public his word to what he will do
But Mr.. Shepard says he will not make any
he rein n kR
of New-York are entitled TO know. Mr. Shepard is
a very wise man and a very careful man; he never
will lose a battle for not taking proper precautions
Mr. Shepard in his speeches makes a great many
promises; and in his speech on saturday night ne
discussed the school question and declared for FOR
BT0S6n schools M Is not that promise TO the
But Mr.. Shepard cannot change the law ne mas
not power TO alter the charter; that can only be
changed by legislation at Albany And II Is SAFE
very safe, for him TO make such promises -,
Devery is the personfcation of all that is evil
is. and If a candidate may properly declare himself
upon policies. then man may declare himself upon
word from Mr.. Shepard on Deveryisn Not simply
but he does promise distinctly and squarely
that he Will stop Deveryism. That is not the
frank treatment that the voters are entitled 10
from candidate. He goes on and says there will
be no alliance between any form Of vice under his
the question Of poiicy@but it is not specific It
does does not come come to the people the particular people
that after the people have passed upon the sins Of
whether or not they want Deveryism. after they
have sat as the great jury which is to determine
Mayor Of the city. and he is TO hear Mr.
Devery's defence. and he is to determine whether
you Mr. Shepard! We the people Of the city Of
on Election Day.
Mr.. Grout pointed out that Mr. Shepard had
promised If elected. not TO use his power for
the building up tearing down of any political
organization. There" said the speaker "in
that last phrase is his tacit promise TO con-
tinue Tammany Hall in power He must con-
tinue the district leaders in the places they now
hold"
Mr.. Grout concluded in a way which was
highly pleasing TO many Democrats in the audi
ence. who made it clear that his position was
theirs. He said:
am not here 10 fight Democracy. I myself
a Democrat from my birth up. and will guarantee
that the rank and file tonight Of the Democratic
Democrat and better than they ever thought Ed
deny that ammany Se a fn Is II he eho so ft
party Of the city of New-York. l am here because
ment of Democracy. (Applause) If l understand
Democracy it means that the people rule. and I
don't understand that that term be honestly or
accurately applied 10 any organization where the
only question of the rebellion against Richard Gro
ker Is whether or not Tim" Sullivan was to sue
Tammany Hall a Democratic party? Tammany
cbarse cooperation chartered as
ness investment. the controlling stock Of which is
held bX the chief bosses. who. holding the stock
naturally get most of the profits. (Applause)
In opening his address Mr.. Grout spoke Of his
connection with the present administration. saw
ing:
MI Shepard, in his remarkable performance last
saturday night. said that Mr.. Grout had changed
Mr.. Grout had changed for the better some one
viii to give S two ef And
10 match them for HIS change. Nearly four Years
ago, when entered upon the performance of my
orclal duties, found for the first time nv life
that I was brought into close association with
Tammany Hall. and breathed the stencil OF Tam
many Hall directly a close quarters in my nos
trils. ! saw the effort of Tanimany to saddle the
city OF New-York with the infamous RamapO
water contract saw that effort made persistently
our Brooklyn water system neglected until the
people of this borough twice suffered a water
plause) F
After Mr.. Fornes and Mr.. Hedges had spoken
ex-Mayor Schieren started to say ''The next
speaker does not need an intro His words
were drowned in cheers, and the band played
Aud Lang Syne.'" Immediately taking up Mr.
Shepard's speech Of Saturday night, Seth Low
said
Now Mr.. Shepard intimates that have broken
the constitution because / have stated distinctly
that If am elected Mayor Mr Murphy will not
remain Police Commissioner and Mr. Devery will
remain the Deputy Commissioner very long.
votes. call Il frank. outspoken definition of
policy. Mr.. Shepard has propounded the prepos-
ferrous idea that when the people Of the city are
electing Mayor they are selecting Juryman. You
the 1urymen. fellow citizens, and Mr. Shepard
and I are the advocates. You elect us 10 carry on
the city government If you find in ways that
el,.l all old NTH h0f q