New-York tribune., 1901-10-10


city's name so stand now for home rule for the
elected because do believe that permanent good
p Peos tasus sy Is to be a had @s
for good Is upon them "a snd b 1t an cannG5 %
Albany whenever they fit to do
REGISTER ON FIRST DAY
: Well. gentlemen this is Just the beginning Of the
campaign: i shall be Obliged 70 speak am afraid,
discuss in detail every evening the many questions
tos those o T to Ow sh IN Ma To-
who to 70 e fhe ra5 o5 dfg & snd
ond day. and then on the third or on the fourth;
books that you possibly can. and when it comes to
voting. vote not only for the head Of the ticket,
only for the city ticket. but vote for the county
as amended, which goes into effect January i
next we must have city administration in har-
and borough administration in harmony with IT.
~ the hopes OF the people are 70 be borne out we
but we e'TS want mt to xiii II ''''''
WELCOME FOR GENERAL TRACY
There was another uprising of the audience
and another outburst of prolonged cheering
when General Tracy was introduced as the next
speaker General Tracy began his speech with
the following:
i is with great pleasgrs that am n, here IRE, to-
New-York an earnest support of the Hon. Seth
is no political contest The principles should gov
ern the administration OF the nation for the ad-
questions here involved Men may believe what
se pos e P0e9a 9f @
affect the nation. They may believe what they
the esna or the Dsons OF OF the
npd0 those sbeo Tfe Is gree e nF &
TO the support OF this great movement If they be-
for s the state Of New-York The only Question in
volved in this campaign, the only question which
70 consider IS this one single question; Ought
aon or theR eRan have m BEEN Hsrafed for the
of the city. be approved and a lease OF power
And remember ' that TamInany Hall is not the Dem
ocrate party Tanmany Ha Is seTreo oss bSt
in the OF time its members by Inaehpati9ns ina ions
government and with the exception of short inter
walls. for long period Of time they have ave- held H. IT.
time there Were large bodies of men who voted the
Democratic ticket on all issues state ana na'9ba, b
graves that never belonged to Tammany Hall and
bower pever edsy that m controls the city of
and Tarnmany Hall is the issue and the only issue
Now fellow Citizens if you will follow me care
NIT TO you this evening will undertake to demon
from Mr shsPa1ds % oTn % & W9rds fan and a ow
for the last six or eight years the folewng propo
fhe eify of faf TIA Tammsny amy Hall ought
TO be defeated and driven from power that TAM
Rsny Is and Il bro1ght % @
dssracea US in the eyes of the nation and through
out civilization, will prove this from his own
sition that / VIII establish from the words of Mr..
mshg Shssff Hall that See Seth is who ought
H be trdR ss Re 3 prop St By his on words
that he Mr.. Shepard. ought not to be elected and
can accomplish nothing If he is (AppiauseD
tGeneral Tracy went On to quote from speeches
of Mr. Shepard to prove by such utterances the
unftness of Tammany Hall to govern the city.
Then he continued:
SURPRISED AT MIR. SHEPARD.
If I had been told three weeks ago that Set Seth Low
many Hall nomination could not have been more
surprised than l was when learned that MI
accept that nomination. His life. his speeches,
af 81 fn m fs M as fOr R ons % baTe e
for Mr.. Low TO represent II. CApplausel His can
Who can explain it? What explanation has he for
it9 Only Ut the weak and silly explanation that Seth
untrue IN ia fact and has been sufficiently answered
community i is this, that in this move
organizations stahding together for the purpose Of
York. embracing as it meant to all classes and all
men or all nationalites, it was the sense Of the
outside of the Republican party could agree upon
an Independent Democrat as candidate the Re
The Republican party was committed TO that, and
sent from any Republican that ever besrd Seen Of
But after weeks of consultation il was found that
these various organizations could not agree 1t
was touno that, all things considered without
reachiilg conclusion. themselves, in view of the
character and the well known position of ex-Mayor
Low, and the position that he had maintained and
the principles that he had advocated for twenty
years touching city government, that he and he
alone was the logical candidate of this movement
Insy nrought him forward and the Republican
party accepted him.
Now. as have said, are not permitted to
Goubt the sincerity OF Mr.. Shepard when he has
described and characterized Tammany Hail and its
couDt or his sincerity. / have doubt when he
declared last December that the duty of the citl-
zens Or NeH-lor was TO turn that organization
out or power, he meant it and believed ii. Now L
cepted the nomination of Tammany Hall with the
secret intent and purpose If elected destroy
power OF that organization? For myself knowing
him as do. cannot believe that he has accented
destroying or overthrowing it. No. l cannot re-
concile such conduct with any honorable motive
as nuch as he may despse Tammany Hall, ]
not understand how he consent 10 play he
part of accepting the nomination with the sole in
tenton or destroying the who nominated him.
supported him and elected him.
Much laughter created by General Tracy
later in his speech by this characterization Of
Mr. Shepard:
, With rare and penetrating accuracy he foretold
lhe record OF profigacy and brutality that would
De mace oy the administration for which he now
appears as champion and, contrasting HIS sane
and truthful predictions at that time with his
vague and weak apologies made row, see that
Mr.. Shepard is greater a prophet than as an
nistorlan Mt Beecher once said that IL a
foresight was as good his hndsight there would
has remarkable gift of foresight, but since he