New-York tribune., 1901-10-25
HOT SHOT FROM PHILBLN.
HE SAYS CONDITIONS WOULD BE A
THOUSAND TIMES WORSE
UNDER CNGER.

District Attorney Phibin made his first appear
ance as speaker in this campaign at the MONDAY
meeting held under the auspices of the Order of
Acorns. at No $50 Broadway. yesterday. He said
in part:
Let me tell you il you elect Justice Jerome there
will be few dishonest policemen. I am told now
that the protection money is being paid In Jersey
money TO the captains agent But that VIII MARI s
little difference Jerome VIII Hnow mo" those in
the Bissert case.
Mr. PhiIbn then briefly reviewed the case against
Wardman Bissert. and said that Assistant District
Attorney Osborne had been threatened that II he
dared prosecute the case it would prove his po-
litical undoing, but nevertheless he had done his
full duty Mr.. Philbin next turned his attention to
Mr.. Shepard. saying:
Mr. Shepard in his recent speeches has com
more than limiting that have done nothing
nvoives an ignorance on his part Of current
in this city which in itself ought to disauafy him
Of what is going on if he sat in the Mayors chair
and IL wouf 0e fbsi aG hs eyes were he
does now. after the papers have been fllled Win
Mr. Philbin then enumerated the various men,
bers of the Police Department who had been in
dcted since he took charge of the District Attor-
ney's ONCE.
Mr.. Philbin read letter which he said he had
Just received from heartbroken woman whose
daughter had been enticed by saloonkeeper into
a rear room of his saloon, and. after being drugged
had been ruined The mother in the letter said
that this saloonkeeper. besides keeping Samolng
den also had a room at the rear of his saloon
where young girls after being drugged. were ruined
please don't send policeman" were the CLOSING
words of the letter; ''he will do nothing. Mr..
Phbin continued:
Mr.. Shepard is the candidate of Tammany Han.
II elected is he going break down the organiza-
tion? Is he going 10 wipe out Tim sullivan S
district, as an organization, for instance? Is lt
very likely that any of the poor creatures In that
district will ever go TO Mr.. Shepard to seek re-
dress and relief? And If they did. what would
missioner 1 grant that this commissioner under
Air Shepard might be OF high character
The Police Commissioner would see the captain
about it The captain would send a patrolman 10
Investigate The patroman would run up against
a district leader and that would be the end or IT.,
know there is only one way or doing away WIN
corruption and that Is by doing away with the
district leader
What about Unger?" shouted some one In the
audience. You fired him out
when 1 went into the District Attorneys office,
Mr. Philbin said Il greenhorn, but am a
student of men. There none who was more
willing to stay and help and give me advice
than was Mr.. Unger. But | did not want MIR.
Unger ! cannot state anything to Mr.. Cnger's
discredit that could be proved in court OF law
! will therefore refrain from saying anything. But
I will tell YOU with all honestness. II CnSer is
elected the conditions which / have sought TO de-
scribe. and which Justice Jerome has described 10
you. will be thousand times worse than they are
now