The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-23
HILL CALLS 0DELL RASCAL
IN TAMMANY'S GRAND OLD TEM-
PIE or RIGHT GOV IR\NENT.
Adopts the story That the Governor HAD
. Mercenary Interest In Control of
state (harities-Talks on Tariff
--C1ey Gland Gratined ny TammaDy's
Acti,ity-Ilix Parade and Noisy Time.

| 0leNeIonu Sratineu ny JNtnmon!' =
| Acti'ity-I,ix Parade and Noisy Time.
| Turn the rascals out was the phrase
David j. Hill used III Tammany Hall last
night about Gov. Odell and the State adj
mini-tra'ion. Tammany had big out
| door and indoor ratification. Outdoors
fhc chief attractions were four meetings,
big parade and an abundance of fire.
works and noisy time. Indoors Mr.
Hill was the star performer. and he was
assisted by Charles ~ Bulger, candidate
| for Lieutenant -Goyernor. aud n brace of
| other speakers. Grover Cleveland sent
letter calling Tammany n great Demo-
| cratic organization and intimating that
he considered its present management
sensible.
From the standpoint Of numbers the
Tammany demonstration was tho same
success that Tammany sp"ctaC!es gener-
I ally are But the speeches were dry af-
fairs, and failed To elicit any great applause.
. After Mr.. Hills speech tho hall was half
emptied
The man who really provoked the great
est amount of applause from the faithful
was Lewis Nixon When tho meeting
opened Mr. Nixon, arm in arm with eN-
just ice Mcmahon, walked out on the plat
form, and Immediately there was treinen-
dou- cheering, with CONTINUOUS calling out
Of Mr.. NiSon- name. Next came David
h Hill and Charley Murphy. and behind
them great raft Of small fry. Mr. Mcmahon
opened the meeting by introducing
Mr.. Nixon as tine chairman. Col George
II. Mcclellan read long list of resolutions
and the following letter:
Gle, Gland 10 Tammany.
| Chori'. = Nlrphy, ksq
] My DEAR SIN 7 regret that nv engage
! m"nt- Will not permit an acceptance nj your
| To be ned IN Tamnany Hall on the ??d inst
| II Is most gratifying Ia learn from the
term. OF yoSr . not W. ihs an, me democracy Of
| vitality ~" underlying PRINCIPLES Of our party
are invo,yed n ne pending Ganysss. and
shall not he forgotten In its campaign efforts
The. great democratic oresnization OF the
controlling TIE, result Of party endcavor il
the hroadsst fields that no campaign in which
i engages can be considered suil'ciently
local to free II from the respon sibity OF its
| influence upon party prospects everywher"
This res pona bility has been we'll met In
the present campaign by the selection Of
truNt"orthy candidates. by Intelligent party
| work and by sensible efforts to secure har.
| monious democratic action.
| | sincerely hope Tat as a result The De-
rnocracy OF III" city Of New York will again
|
Democratic good government and econoln-
| zeal administration will be restored to the
hope and confidence Win be revived and
| stimulated FAR beyond the limits Of city or
| State.
| Hoping tina. your meeting will be album
| dainty successful and most useful in the
cause, am. yours very truly.
| tEONtR CLEVELAND.
WtsrL,Np. Princeton. y }. oct 90.
| After the applsus" which greeted Mr.
| Ceveand's letter had died out Mr.. Hill was
| introduced and received warm welcome.
speech Of ID. ID. I'M.
! Mr.. Hill began by saying that he spoke
| ten years ago iii this ancient temple of
Democracy, dedicated to the enunciation
of right principles Of government and
| need make no apology for appearing last
night, being declared friend this year
! of every Democrat in this grand old or
| ganiIation or any other Organization
| who l. for the ticket.
| He had two chief topics the tariff and the
| charge against Gov. Odcll OF being cor
ruptly Interested in tie sale of supplies
10 State charitable institutions. He said
that scattered constituencies were com
| polling Republican congressman to come
GU for tariff revision especially In the
tariff on coal and tru-t pr oducts. He said
| SAYS PLATT poDGrD on coat TAX.
! II may be- Interestingly know THAT senator
| Pla,t OF This state, with Characteristic shrewd-
nces. lodged the vote Ia Congress upon the
! question Of imposing a tarIr duty upon an.
thracte coal. WHO know what M >enti-
ifines Meht. had cor, idsrab. . to "11 about
! NJ" eyed 'ocia i'm" Of the p"n"Crstlc Goa
! that vote Let him declare himself at once.
! OF course, senator Quay of Pennsylvania
SF S SG@ M ods soT Of S as tax
! the special representative OF. the President
IN the senate voted ,oT i also The vote
| many NOT being recorded. OF course, senator
| Hanna of Ohio voted for the coal tax.
WANTS ROOSEVELT AID opELL TO SPEAK OFT
| President Roosevelt has declined TO eI-
| press hi sentiments upon tbs point. 1t j.
! quite clear that the Pre'idents views should
De- furnished 70 the public before aud not
| sumner in the state OF New York should de-
! nand OF rho Republican President and OF
| the Republican candidate for Congress that
| they immediately d, clare beior" thu. election
Their views a. 10 the continuance OF a tarih
duty upon an,hraSlt" toal: .,o,.
longer dodge tho question. Gov. Odell.
Ia behalf OF hi. party. should declare the
| l. il 4 serious condition which confront.
| tue coal consumer, Of tho state. Tho prices
Of coal ar" extortionatc-how long must
| they continu" So
porBTs DEFIANCE" OF OPERATORS.
u l. .rasy for Governors and United
states senators 20 send out TO the press.
| OF their alleged defiant" and "coura-
| seous attitude" in III" presence Of various
coal owners, giving conversations which never
occurred and demands" which were never
made: but their of'Cial courag &c can ho better
tested when y ls ascertained whether they
have the moral courage to take stand upon
the question OF the continuance of a tari1
TAX uIon the necessary fuel of the whole
people.
WORLD TAKE prrY OFF STEEL AND BELY.
Articles controlled bv trusts should he
admitted free from duty. This plank in
the Democratic platform meets the approval
of the people II is ia" topic of discussion
eynrvwherA N IL the one plain. direct and
simple method of relieving the people from
q portion Of existing tarf and trust exac-
tions. II would furnish 10 the public an
! imm"dat" remedy PRO tcnto Why should
there be continuance OF the present tarf
duty upon beef when the consumers are
already STAGGERING under the present high
prices of that Hrticle' Let the Government
abolish IT. own eXactions before IL assumes
TO r"gulst" thos" OF private corporations
Neither docs anv sufficient reason ,vist for
maintaining a heavy duty upon manufactured
steel unless II j. TO aid those gigantic
CORPORATE" combina ionI thos. bllon-dollar
trusts which are already making enormous
profits from the people and which are selling
their productions At q profit abroad for prices
loss than those which the consumers Of our
own country arc required to pay