Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-02
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN
The nt'-Tammany Movement
Is Rapidly Growing.
Wonderful Work Of Judge Jerome
Who Is Daily Making Converts.
1ammany Rule Is Now Costing New York City
100000, 900 Annually.

New York, Nov. 1.-Onc Of the most
interesting features of the campaign is
tn" fight the women of New York are
making on Tammany. They accuse
Tammany OF fostering vice and max
ing possible the hideous conditions that
prevail in the rcd-IiGht district The
police arc charged with being party to
til" existing abuses. The police can
only be reached through D"vcry. the
deputy commissioner. and Dcvcry
through til" mayor.
Th" principal reason for the unusual
activity Of the women in this particular
campaign is the recent revelations con-
ccrning the monstrouS social evil
known as the cadet" system. Young
girls "f lG ana sometimes younger are
the victims of this system, exposure Of
which has shocked New York to the
core. The police are blamed for per
uniting it, Til" Wonan's Municipal
League has entered a crusade designed
to at'nl3int til" people with the uu-
sprakabIc atrocities Of the system. a
pamphlet entitled Facts for Fathers
ana Mothers was prepared. ana IN or
der for :;W.ooo copies given. 1t is III"
largest sin-l" printing order of this
kind FOR delivery within six days ever
issued in this city 1t was necessary
tu communicate with is different paper
mills. L. cnyrI"pc factories ana I6
printing offices before the order could
j.. placed
The anti-Tammany forces are taking
every possible advantage Of the diSsat-
isfactirn existing among the victims of
Tamnany's alleged cXtortion. The
fusion workers have been directed to
tell the Workinymen whom they adj
dress that no workinSman is to be dis
charged on account Of having affiliated
with Tammany in the past. II is not
the lHborcrS the rcformers are after.
but the leaders of the organization who
hold high Office. This line is being fol-
lowed to offset the warnings that Tam
many sent out 10 the employees of the
public works that there would be
Wholesale discharges if the Fusionists
win. Down town in the great business
ana financial end Of broadway an as
sociation has been formed, called the
society of Acorns." 1t numbers prin-
ciraliy business men. The object of the
Political body which may hold the bal
ance "f power and exert an influence in
close elections. The association is to
vote for candidates representing muni-
cipal reform at all times. Irrespective
Of party. This time they are support
ing the anti-Tammany ticket
The Acorns'' hold their meetings at
midday in the business section. 1t is
essentially a silk hat crowd. Y"ster-
day. | saw 20c0 Of them crowd IL sid"
street at the lunch hour to hear brief
talk hy Seth Low and Mark Twain. The
audicnce chccred the hot shot that was
poured into Tammany. for there were
men who knew the extent Of the abuses
OF municipal power. many of them
coming in contact with il in their busi-
ness The acorn movement is signi-
firant as it shows that an element III
the community. which does not take
much interest in politics. rs a rule, is
being aroused
Mark Twain likcncd Tammany to a
bad banana with q good piece at the
end-Shcpard being the good piece. In
last nights meetings throughout the
town the Tammanyites bought up th,'
bananas from the fruit stands and used
them to pclt the fusion orators.
Judge Jerome is frequently interrupt
cd by the Tammany heclers and has
been warned Of a plot to do him serious
injury. I met him, last night. in the
upper end OF New York. through which
he WAS making one of his charact"ris-
tie Cyclonic campaign whirls. He is a
wonder as a campaigncr. He is Il
slender. nervous fellow. with mag
netic voice that moves his audience to
great enthusiasm. He handles Tam
many without gloves and goes at the
heads Of the organization without fear
or favor.
Beginning with the Rev. DR.. Hills, in
Beecher's old pulpit. a long list of
Brooklyn ministers are against Mr
Shepard in his community. while in
Manhattan such men as Bishop Potter.
Drs Huntington. Rainsford. Parkhurst.
Savage. jefferson. Hcbcr. Newton and
Peters and several well-known rahbis
are opposing him. Shepard was put at
the head of the ticket to lend it dignity.
but. like good old dog Tray. he is be-
in~ Judged by the company he keeps.
He has already found it necessary to
disayow some Of the talk of Chief Dcv-
cry.
u will cost 500. 900 900 to run the gov
ernment Of New York. next year. The
city budget is now being prepared. ana
although New Workers are accustomed
TO dealing with large figures. they are
a little appalled, by the fact that their
town government costs one-tenth the
sum required for the expenses of the
United States government.