New-York tribune., 1902-10-23
MUD SINGING AT WIGW WAN
TAAISIANY-THE PRESIDENT
VITCPERATED

tor David B. Hin went to Tammany Han last
night said Let's make up and be friends. and
delivered an address in which he dwelt on the
charges he has made that Governor Odell was
| interested in the firm supplying groceries to the
State charities institution. At the same time
| he tried to resurrect his dead coal issue with a
| new virus Strange indeed was the group of
| men who sat the Tammany Hall platform.
| AS presiding officer was Lewis Nixon who a few
| months ago fed precipitately from Tammany
Hall at the close of inglorous reign There
| was Charles N Bulger. who in the last State
| convention but one strode up and down the
aisle Of the convention hall at Saratoga waving
an accusing finger in the faces of Croker and
his Tammany leaders 1t only needed Birdie
Coler. who declared he gained his only support
in his fearless fight from Governor OdelI. to
| complete the picture of the happy family.
When the mild hammered Mr. Nixon opened
the meeting he evidently mistrusted ex-senator
! Hill had in mind the attack Governor OdeI
| for he said. deprecatingy:
We have in this campaign seen both parties
avoid mud singing and vituperation Let us
| pray that it will continue So"
| Needless TO say, his prayer was not answered
! Then. when Mr.. Hill had ended his attack on
! the Governor. Mr. Bulger took the floor and
/ drawing his inspiration from Mr. Hill, called
/ the Governor of the State of New-York a
scamp the President of the United States an
arrant coward and the Republican conferrees
/ who settled the coal strike and robbed the
! Demot ratio party Of it's sole issue poltroons
! How cleany So lacking in mud,
As Usual the main performance was that Of
! Senator Hill the rest of the menagerie only
| going through a few light tricks In speech
which lasted for something more than half an
hour the Senator managed to avoid all direct
1 reference the bf b,t
anced beautifully i'm Brooklyn two weeks
| ago. and, in Jersey the other night to take
his stand on tariff revision and the old familiar
| cry OF extravagant Republican State admins
| tratiOn. But before the ex-senator spoke he
| had the pleasure of listening to a letter from
! his distinguished friend ex-President Cleve-
] land declining an invitation 10 he present. This
| and settled resolution denouncing everything
| in sight and out OF sight were read by Congress
man Mcclellan. who vociferated with such
,, vehemence that somebody in the audience
shouted:
"FTurrah for Little Mac the son Of his father
President Cleveland's letter follows:
| regret that my engagements will not permit
! cratic meeting TO be held In Tammany Hall the
ia sIr inst, II is most sIatifytRs 70 learn from the
OF Ne~-York fully appreciate how vitality the
the peSdgp Canvss and 9t S o Know rt Of h e n
mination that they shall not be forgotten In lts
The & &great Demoerati: organization Of the city OF
the result OF party endeayoT In the broadest fields
that no campaign In which IL engages can be con-
sihAty OF its Influence upon party prospects every
been well met N the present IN t e s
ton or trustworthy candidatss. by intelligent party
So %Sr 6oG by 5s sd ssns6e efforts to secure harmo
| sin sincerely hSPe that, a, result. the Demoerasy
invincibity al home; that Democratic good govern
~,,i 80 ~ ~ 80 80, & -, "a - M ~ w. 49, fitI lslaI a. bt'lo i
Clated far beyond the limits OF city and State
a single resolution from the many read by
| Congressman Mcclellan Will serve to illustrate
their character. II was as follows:
We denounoe the present city administration Il
is discoTdant arrogant and Inefficient. crimnally
Tasteful vsSxatiogs and monsre in its lack q
be swept from power NJ the earliest opportunity.
When ex-senator Hill was introduced by Mr.
Nixon he was greeted by loud. prolonged but
somewhat mechanical applause. His voice was
husky and his treatment of the issues created
little enthusiasm after the first burst. At the
close Of his speech he made a little extempOra-
neous peroration about Macedonian phalanxes.
which escaped the notice of the majority of the
audience who crowding to the windows
to Tim" Suvan's Bowery procession pass.
Mr.. Hill. among other things. said:
Ten years ago this month l had the honor Of
ipeaking IN this ancient temple of Democracy in
behalf OF the policy Of revenue reform To-day
the leading national issue in the ensuing election
unnecessary tariff and it is therefore appropriate
that my voice should again be heard In behalf OF
this righteous within these old walls dedi-
Gated to the enunGiaton of right principles Of gov
ernment Regardless OF differences which /
never related To essential principles but only to
mere matters OF party policy. extend the right |
old organization or I'm other organization loyal
ly supporting Democratic candidates and principles
and together will battle 70 in
behalf OF those Jenersonian principles which all |
have inherited from the great founder of the Demo-
1t may be interesting TO know that Senator Piatt /
of this State. with characteristic shrewdness |
imposing a tariff duty upon anthracite coal Who |
knows what his sentiments upon this subject /
The question to whether the existing tariff |
duty OF 81 cents on every ton of anthracite coal |
vital question this time President Roosevelt has
Eya cooI 10 cdpsSmer IN tbe sst OF NYork
should demand of the Republican President and or /
the Republican candidates for Congress that they |
Immediately declare before this election their views
as TO the continuance Of tariff duty upon anthta-
should declare the party policy in this state
Why should there be a continuance of the pres
already staggering under the present high prices OF
that article?
After charging the State administration with |
extravaganza. Mr.. Hin continued:
st six months and stun being made In refer
ence to the present State administration. show that
"A startling state of corruption exists In aInc 81
every department IL now appears that the raid
last winter by the Odell administration was not
only political but mercenary in its Charac.er Its
real purpose was not merely to secure complete
control OF all the official positions to be had In the
various charitable institutions but to control the
purchase OF supplies therein The favored recipshhI
of official patronage was the corporation OF ths
w Mathews COMPANY OF Newhurg the ,bSt hoTe corr T
poraton has now been demonstrated In dscIoSuie re-.