New-York tribune., 1901-10-10
BRONX RATZFTCATION
JEROME SHOWED A TAMMANY BADGE
1T WAS ONE OF THOSE
BRASS CHECKS"

BRASS CHECkS.
! The convention and ratification meeting OF
| the Greater New-York Democracy of the Bor-
| ough the The Bronx held at One-hundred-
and-seventieth-st. and Thrd-ave. last evening
A busy brass band furnished music inside the
hall and outside a great display of fire.
works.
Just before the resolutions were read and when
the hall jammed TO it's utmost Justice
Jerome walked in amid perfect storm of ap-
plause and burst of the brass band.
There is thing right at the go off that
repudiate," he said in his address. 1T Is that
any should say the issues of the campaign
are between the Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis. They not. II is time TO clean house
I don't expect that New-York is going to be a
Garden Of Eden. but Tammany Hall and I have
not the same ideas OF liberty" Justice Jerome
showed brass checks from the house of Lena
Schmidt, where OF Tammany's wardmen
was caught.
After the reading OF the resolutions the fol-
lowing fusion city and county ticket was nomi-
mated: Borough President James l.. Wells;
Coronors, william Q. OGorman, jr.. and Julius
Berry.
Other speakers were William Rurell James
L. Wells and former Assistant Corporation
Counsel Mullaly. Mr.. Ruffell said:
Shepard doesn't say TO hell with reform
He asks it, II elected he would be as subseryient
as Van Wyek- Does Shepard expect to get a
reception from the Ice Trust and the Vice
Trust he did from the Sugar Trust?'
The resolutions adopted were in part as fol-
lows
For the last four years, however the present
city administration. under the control of Richard
less and icentous that crisis has besn rsSS
when. for sef-protection, the Democrats OF this
all other reputable citizens TO hur from power
those whose heartless greed loads US with inordi-
unspeakabe vice on the other
holders OF our borough have uttered indignant pro-
test against an INADEQUATE and contaminated water
crease and dehement of this borough s'water sup
deliberate design to create 1etiaous waas & 70
Inc in the interest Of the rapacious holders OF
that public officials could be guilty such atrocty
It must be admitted that the sudden scarcity OF
anti .Ramapo legislation at Albany last spring.
We shall not fan TO condemn the cruel practice
first established by Louis F. Haffen chief Tam
maintaining and even increasing the compensation
of high saSrsd @ S had & the b to
them only 80 per cent OF their comparatively scany
AS Democrats and freemen of the Borough of
ne rbr esng sr maj no OF pg p
erned from New-York The spectacle of this great
o@ sporting pos odFs BY
vagabond absentee landlord. through the agency of
SULLIVAN and Carroll and DevePy SHOWS torpos
OF public spirit debasing to our citizenship as 1t Is
nauseating to every decent and thoughtful man.
AS Democrats indct the autocrat OF Tam
many Hail. Richard Croker. before the great bar
of public opinion. charging him with the gross
waste of the public moneys and the debauchery Of
the public morals, and demand his chastisement by
the public verdict and also arraign the
ganization, mscalling itself Democratic which
savishy submits to the behests of this vulgar and
insolent despot.
We further declare that since his advent into
public life. and through the whole of his
private life in unbroken record of civic virtue
unimpeachable character. devotion TO duty and
firmness of purpose, our standard bearer, Seth
Low has risen to the highest level of public
esteem. and by means OF manly, frank and out
shift, or alter, he has endeared himself to the
people and gained place of confidence In their
sober Judgment which nothing disturb de-
stroy. Nominated with. Seth Low the union
ticket who by their intelligence and In
tegrty worthy associates of their distinguished
leader.