New-York tribune., 1901-03-02
OPEN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FRANK MOSS AND OTHER SPEAKERS
FOR REPUBLICAN CLUB WELL
RECEIVED-THEY FLAY
TAMMANY.
TANINIANY.

The Republican Club opened the municipal cam
paign in the Bowery last night with we'll attended
meeting at its downtown headquarters, No. pa
Bowery Frank Moss was the principal speaker, and
General Henry E. Tremain presided Others who
denounced Tammany and the way the present city
government is Colonel A. S. Gear. James
w. Halves, Collector Charles H. Treat and Alfred
r. Conkling
Mr.. Moss when he appeared the platform was
cheered He sad
Don't you think il a curious thing that when the
combination candidate for mayor next fall is likely
Republican Club is n going to give the nominee its
strongest support to oust Tammany? This
politics., Interest in homes is greater than in
any political party. 1 deny that Tammany Hall
is political party. Ii Is simply an organized gang
of freebooters and pirates The leader OF Iammany
he controls the judges which he nominates for his
own pockets. -.
gentlemen from the Bowery will come up and help
us 1 believe the people uptown need you more
right place and you have wise heads. You are not
Ike the men who squander their money non IN quOI en
small heads. We want men Of all parties and those
at fhe next to municipal 1 election for the eys good
L have been talking lately with men who are put
money they had to put up 20 have % plans Pa passed 5
museums along the Bowery, with their gambling
bows qm haye ,he TO s@ up o G you OF
they do, Even the panhandlers and heggars who
pay tribute for the privilege Of working the public
streets The poor Italian peanut and Greek pea, pea,
nat pedlers who are trying to earn an honest
livelihood have to put up to the police z oT they hey
got to be awfully small business when tribute is
exacted from poor peanut men who cannot speak
MY quarrel has ever been with our officials who
paid big salaries TO keep them honest but who.
mails and disreputabIe characters, Those officials
riding in carriages on the proceeds OF vice. Ihe
Irish who opposed to absentee landlords can
well runs The elections. and buys race horses
and bulldogs and lives in mansion in England
m the Irish agaisst m Croker think he is renegade
Irishman. There time Croker did not go TO
church. Ask Jimmy O'Erien. and he will tell you
why in those d. days he pra Tss Sec Of lathe the
he got the nomination for Alderman.
Three "fim-fammers from Bowery and Hous-
game in Brookiyn a short time ago and who do
the judge. asking that the trio be released'
Several OF the audience answered: Tim Sulli-
van Mr.. Moss continued:
res these days. but you don't hear OF half OF the
Croker and Freedman's insurance comPany are ad-
vsng the people Of this city 10 get insured against
ent Croker wants 10 get the spoils. Croker owns
the Police Department. Devery is Croker's man
Devery is on top II the members of the Police
Department allowed to do their duty they
you'd catch the burglars But Dsyery ..sy like the
does not want the crooks sent to prison
Tweed and his gang said ex-Judge Hawes.
simply stole in public manner. hut these Tam
many people work in another way They exact
tribute from vice and public contractors. All this
CRY about vice and gambling on tho East Side and
in the Tenderloin; what does Il mean: simply thlt
the officials are fattening their bank accounts on
the proceeds OF crime We want a government for
this city which will he decent, and not have pro-
tected vice Haunting itself around US in Railways or
the streets.
watcher at election "A few years ago. described
how DeveTy, then "A captain, had driven away the
representative Of the Socialist Labor party, who
by law was allowed TO be IN the booth 20 see how
things going. He called Devery the Tam
many demon"
The Republican rallies at the Bowery headquar-
ters will be continued weekly until election
Branches are to be opened other East Side