The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14
JEROME SPEAKS FOR FUSION.
COULDN'T STAY Away, HE TELLS
A FRENZIED MASS MEETING.

Its tho Same Issue, Civic Decency,
and He Asks If Wen Go Back tn Cor
ruption and Dishonor-I.0w Says He
Stopped GRABS" by tho Metropolitan
keynote OF the Campaign Struck in
. stirring Meeting In Cooper UnIon.
District Attorney Jerome made his en-
trance into the fusion campaign in drama,i 10
fashion last night He suddenly appeared
at the big mass meeting in Cooper Union,
which had already been addressed by
Mayor Low and other candidates on the
fusion ticket. and made a speech which
was vivid reminder Of the District Attor-
ney's 1whirlwind campaign Of two years
ago.
Cooper Union was packed to the doors
by a crowd which, before the arrival Of tho
District Attorney, had shown no lack Of
enthusiasm. As soon as it saw Mr.. Jerome's
slender figure making its way through tho
crowded aisle at the west end Of the build
ing it went into perfect frenzy Of cheering.
The scene that followed almost def1ed
description.
Stamping. shouting and hand clapping,
men and women got on chairs and on each
others lacks in their enthusiasm. Hats.
umbrellas and handkerchief were thrown
in the air. Some men took of their coats
and waved them in their excess OF feeling.
1t was useless trying for silence till the
enthusiasm in them had run out.
Mr.. Jeromes appearance was entirely
unexpected. There had been no announce
ment that he would be present, but Robert
Fulton Cutting had told the District At
torney earlier in the day that he wished he
would come and speak, and Mr.. Jerome
had said that he would come II he could.
As he said in almost the first words Of his
speech, he just couldn't stay away. Before
he had finished he made 1t quite clear that
from now on he will be on the stump just
as often as his services are req uested.
LIKE 4wHIRLw1ND CAMPAIGN DAYS.
Mr.. Jerome made much the same kind Of
a speech as those with which he warmed the
cookies of the East Side heart two years ago.
One thing he didn't do, and that was make
the slightest personal reference to Mayor
Low. He said one thing of his administra-
ton. however, that pleased the audience
immensely In a campaign OF this KIND,
he said, the talk Of man standing on his
time, he declared, he knew the record OF the
Low administration from one end TO the
other. and he wanted to say for it, that 1t
was the very best record made by an adj
ministration in this city. since 1t was a
city.
and therefore wasn't in the hall when Mr..
Jerome entered.
The District Attorney devoted quite a
piece OF his time to Edward M Grout, and
the more he tore the political character q
the Tammany candidate for GomRtroHse er
| to shreds the louder the crowd ynneo lot
more of that kind of medicine. ----,
4This political prostitute and dfshonorcd
renegade" Mr.. Jerome said of Grout, and
there were shouts of "Give it to hint and
Soak him. Jerome from the audience
"His name is not fit to be spoken by de,
cent man." he said a moment later, and
| then he continued, with INFINITE scorn'
and this is the thing that wants to die
tate to me what is Democracy-this man
who has been in and out of every political
move in this city for the past ten years.
taking care always to get in and out at the
exact psychological moment
There was another frantic outburst when
Mr.. Jerome said that Grout had betrayed
Shepard in Brooklyn and was now betray-
ing Low in New York. The District At
torney went on to remark that he knew
few honest men in Tamrany, and ne re
ferred to former City Chamberlain Pat
Keeran "a fine old Irishman who would
find il difficult to walkin the same procession
with renegade like Grout.
This is what the District Attorney said
= COULDN'T STAY AWAY" SAYS JEROME.
Mr. CHAIRMAN, AND LADIES AND GENTLE
MEN: 1t seems rather strange IN some WAYS
to be here again after two years IA voice:
You couldn't stay away, Laughter You
ali | v.
ever there was a city that needed people
Gat s" ." m%. BOY boy When the time comes
that this hall cannot be hlled with decent
men for decent things then will have TO
stay away. because there won be anyDooy
to come to. ,
/ am not here tonight as candidate
thank tod and suppose in one sense am
ing and n meeting where perhaps only candl-
dates should speak, but emit help from
speaking word. Applause ! cant see
they we're in the old days; ! can't believe 1t,
! can't believe that the people OF the cty OF
New York ARE content TO go back to that which
that they have done so. the faith that ! put
in them and did not find misplaced will be
in them still. Applause. lo., ., d.
cuss the Thousand and one things That can De
said about the present situation, ana what
is the plain duty of every, decent law-apiaing
have come here more in earnest ana good
faith to show YOU that the trust which nave
put in YOU and which You nobly responded
to in the old days, | still have in you and in
the cause for which We fought then, and the
belief that whatever the outcome OF this
old decent vcrties until the END OF time
and against all corners, Applause
WHAT DEFEAT WILL MEAN.
feel that though the last election Was
ftit,t
that this transCrnds II MANIFOLD. OFTEN
and often hnv" the decent people OF TINS btats
battle. but what does i mean TO go TO dereat
this timey II means that when you had ohs
clean and true administration and when
YOU had however many mistakes nave peeli
made YOU hav" had 1t when you nave had
i'm substance what Won demanded and voted
for, there was not enough energy ana love
of the right left IN You TO come lOrWard again
and support n government that has done
whnt II ought to do in this city
DO Won think that the election the last time
only meant something for he city OF New
York; 1t meant som"thn for this whole
brond fair land of ours IL put heart ana
hope in thousands OF peopl" who cared moth
ing whether TamIpauy Han was IN power
In the city Of New York but who cared more
than they could believe that the GOdfcaring,
lnw-Hblding, srlf-respecruE decent citizens
of the greatest city Of this country should
take into their own hands the administration
Of their own ailAlrs.
1he blow that this city would deal TO decent
things throughout these whole nlted states
IL they allowed once more 10 go back INTO the
hands OF that SAM old IHmnany the AFFAIRS
of this city would be simply lncalculable
For do You think it has changed any?
III sANE OlD IAMMANY