New-York tribune., 1901-10-26
JEROME'.S WILD IVHIRL.
HE SPEAKS AT SIN MEETINGS IN BROOK
LYN-TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM
EVERYWHERE.

city OF Brooklyn. Justice William Travers Je-
swept through and across that borough
last night responding with a power of oratory
that was born Of truth and earnestness TO the
enthusiasm that met him wherever his foot
pressed platform. The throngs gave him wild
and enthusiastic welcome.
jerome spoke at six meetings. The full
schedule Of the places he visited is as follows:
Parshan Han. third and Fifth-ave., 7:49 to
Acme Hall Ninth and Seyenth-ave. $50 to So.
AtheneGm Atlantic ave and clinton ST. go to e:45.
sehielleins Han, Bradforl-st and Atantc-ave. lo2'
He was the first speaker at ParshaH Hall, and
the greeting that accorded to him when he
entered Was warm enough 10 turn the head OF
even a man accustomed to adulation. Here he
said:
You have seen the dengncson&s & q the he, SHEPARD
and corrupt methods OF WiHoughby
Want to say What gou sTeady now that as Croker
and Carroll and Deyery are on deck IN The BOROUGH
same as they were four years ago when Mt Shep-
ard condemned them in such sweeping and scath-
ing terms The only change in ihe last lew yearS ear
ana Mil.oughby street are WORKING toseIheI1 eiIIh,I1
from Woughby i @ Street 0T don't know where Mr.
Shepard is going TO get mis- votes What Iammaag ne ny
through all tine SO long as they have the , PS"SI %
40 T Ilo' hao" now II i,sI - MI DnoonS ft' H. T m nor
question whether liquor shall be sold on Sunday or
good citiaens' .' N moral question Shall We have
decency or indecency? The question, besides this
was laid down before the world was. Il is en-
bodied in the commandment; Thou shalt not
steal"' 1t is question of right and wronG
Four years ago the police Of the city, while II was
corrupt at the top. was not corrupt IN me rank
at the head brutal chief who. If he stood on the
to them now in the triaroom peTerys chief claim
TO courage as a patrolman was in using the club
himself that If such language was used to him in
the street and while he vas in citizens clothes
ceedings would not interest Devery any more.
Justice Jerome then passed to the social evil.
What shall we say" he said, 'of a system
where women's shame is simply means used
by men to get rich? have a brass check here"
exhibiting it-'and the woman is In this hall
from whose house IL was taken"
There were many women in the audience. but
the justice considered. as he said that this was
no time 10 mince his words. He laid bare the
evil as it exists under Tammany rule in Man
haitian, and asked his auditors If they wished
such system 10 spread in Brooklyn. Passing
TO Devery. he said:
Where did he get his wealth? for I regard his
personal possessions wealth | suppose that
while Deverys double gets drunk in Jersey City
scatters money for the newsboys TO scramble for
Devery himself is working overtime TO get rich
calling 10 every policeman he passes. "Saute!' and
the policeman sslutes Deyery and his old ward
si4os Do'ii nave
doubles dfaIi shepard stands for all that Tammany
f! fiaH mas put forth. We in Manhattan cry, In
man you Of Brooklyn have sent 20 us?" He says
nothing about Deyery or his fellow candidates
What he says is. II = good and holy man and
my administration shall be such as good and holy
Does he wish 10 associate with such men as Dew
cry ana to receive the cards Of his fellow candi-
like To entertain Isaac Fromme AT his home or
the question haf hs39P vSn %ih 10 Cssr @ & ask him him
associates on the ticket?" and he says: That is
questions he meets with the answer that to reply
tions were asked most OF us. We would smash the
constitution and answer them. Viii the tail wag
cToer select man for @ the oee Of NAY mayor MSH6 %Ro
o.or Mo1la put a knife into him? l guess not The
all he would like TO do. but Shepard can, if he be
ssS he y Or go se' d OF Deery and he has not
So far as public office and riches are concerned.
public officer more or less for years and I
IS spent g hon by Tammanv 1eHe a iAaf ANY M pTpey W
Wyes 81 save half million Of dollars on salary
Acme Hall was not far away when the
speaker rode in automobile under full pres
sure, but when Justice Jerome reached there
the crowd was dense that entrance was diff
cult. His speech there short. Next quickly
as the swift machine could carry him. he hur-
ried to Clermont Avenue Rink. where the vast
crowd that awaited his coming arose and
shouted for nearly five minutes as he entered.
f. w. Hinrichs was speaking at the time. but
the roars OF cheering drowned his voice. and he
bowed gracefully as he relinquished the place.
Fully one-quarter Of the audience was composed
Of women and they waved their handkerchefs
as the men cheered and Jerome Stood silent at
the front Of the platform, waiting for a chance
TO speak. Four times the applause seemed TO
stop. and each time, with word from any
body. apparently. it was started again, and the
rink full of people went wild over the man who
stood with his hand on the rail waiting for them
10 give him opportunity 10 address them.
AT last he began
see you have anticipated me In one of your mot
toes There was one question 1 wished 20 ask you
l see I have IL Your motto says: .Brookiyn is the
battle-ground" Do you want decency or Devery-
terms, and Deyery is an important factor In New
York politics One OF the most exquisite touches of
IL Shepard is elected Devery would be vindica ted
and would retire 10 private life At least that is
that Shepard is not running for vindication for
himself. but for the sole purpose OF vindicatng
the candidate does not deny it, Much as we have
Put IL Up 10 him. We cannot wiring an answer from
Shepard. '''"'
Colonel Abe Gruber was speaking AZ the
Athenaum when Jerome arrived, but ne cut his
address right off there and gave place to the
Justice. Here Mr. jerome said:
The troubles that are having in New-York are
control i am Democrat, but Low is a better
Democrat than Shepard because he believes In the
them Into effect II be be elected don't know what
you get here. but In New-fork We get very little
for our money. DO you want the same?
Jerome never repeated himself in all the six
meetings. After the last speech he said when
comment made this: Repeat? There
is enough TO say about Tammany Hall-materal