The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-03
HILL And COLER LEFT OUT.
AN ADDRESS TO KINGS COUNTY
DEMOCRATS.
u Attacks Trusts and MonOpolies and
Lamcnts the Low Administ ration rs .
Failure-P. II. Mclarren's Prominence
In the Mceting-The Onlcers Elect ed.

In the Meeting Onicers Elect ed.
of Kings Coun ~, which Is TO have charge
Of the polit ca machinery in the borough
Of Brooklyn for the ensuing year, met last
night III the Thomas jefferson. Chairman
John l.. Shea OF tho Executive Com mittee
offered for adoption an address to the
Democratic voters Of Kings. County. Among
other things the address says:
The Democratic party stands to-day and
forever unalterably hostile to the mono
poles which threaten American industry
and the independent livelihood Of the masses
OF American men. IL proposes to abolish
or radically to reduce the taxes levied for
the support and enormous enrichment OF
those monopolies upon the food of the people.
upon the fuel Of the people. and upon the
fundamental necessities of their bust ness
and industry.
The President. speaking for the Republican
party. gives the country many and strenuous
promises a. TO what will be done with
trusts. 1t Is the patriotic and urgent duty
OF the Democratic party 10 ask that some Of
these promises ba made good b. performance.
and without delay,
The banks which are subject TO Federal law
should be permitted. under proper safeguards.
to increase or decrease their CURRENCY issue
according to the natural requirement of
We lament the failure of the present Fusion"
administration TO give to the city of New
lork govern mont which IL either effective or
honest. il has failed to make good its prom
is"s of reform
our differences over questions that ar now
passed and settled are at al end. We are
harmonious on the issues which are vital and
present
senator y. II. McCarren, who seemed to
be the leading man at the meeting, said
that the people Of the Greater New York
were awakening TO the fact that by series
Of laws enacted at Albany the Republic cars
had solidiled the people Of the State
against the people Of New York city, and
the more they came to realize this fact
the people Of New York would be more and
more certain TO continue to vote as they
did this year At this time. above a il others.
the principles Of the Democratic party
should be kept in the foreground
Mr.. George Foster Peabody and other
delegates also spoke in support Of the
address. Which wac unanimously adopted
II IL significant that neither the name OF
5. Coler figures in the address. There have
been rumors that Hugh Mclaughlin wanted
to have eulogistic references to the State
leader and defeated candidate for Gov
ernor EMBODIED in the document, but
that he opposition Of Senator McCar-
powerful district leaders TO this proposition
finally prevailed Assist ant District At
torney Martin W. Littleton is credited with
the authorship Of the address.
Officers Of the new County Committee
we're elected. all of them unanimously
They arc Richard W. cambridge, chair
man; Col. James d. Bel, first vice-chair-
man; Emil Rose, second ,ice-chairman;
Frank +. O'Reilly. recording secretary:
Col Michael J. Cummings. corresponding
secretary Arthur salmon. treasurer, and
Fred Rummell sergeant at arms.
John l.. Shea will be elected chairman Of
the Executive Committee.