New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-31

that year, not because / quarrelled with my
party or had changed my principles. but because
/ refused any longer to follow the leadership
OF man who took the power vested in him for
political purposes, vested in him for the govern
ment of the organization. and used it TO vent his
private spite and to reap vengeance on man
who was too just and too honorable TO
do his biddng-Judge DAILY. applause
have since for going
back again. The leadership has not changed,
my friends. Trust me there. When Mr.. Croker
and Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.. Murphy have passed
from the councils of the Democracy, believe
that the change has come and, until they do
deny them fatty. because it is lie. (Applause)
But l stand for Democratic principles and
stand a loyal Democrat Applause) Now,
being such. and being the candidate for the
Office which / have described, / say here, now.
and any man who knows me will ask no more
emphatic declaration. upon my word no man
has a promise from me, no man in any organi-
cation. credit be given TO them for it. has asked
me for single promise. single word In re-
lation to an administrative or a political act,
or any other matter relating to the office for
which stand candidate. (Applause)
If the partisanshp is out of this campaign we
win, absolutely without question, because the
only other things that stand against the sue
cess of the ticket are infanous-the infamous
arguments, the Infamous appeals that before an
American audience or before an American cleo
torate of New-York City cannot prevail appeals
to class prejudice in this metropolitan city, APP
peals to the poor against the rich, appeals to
the suffrage, appeals to the moneybags of those
who have suffered from the enforcement of good
laws, appeals to those who asked to put
Tammany in that they may break the
law more easily. (Applause) I tell you,
my friends, such appeals as that cannot
stand in electorate such have in the
city of New-York. We have too many
Unselfsh people. We have too many people who
fear God: have too many people who obey
the Ten Commandments as best they can, 10
suffer such hideous arguments to prevail. The
argument addressed to the Germans Of the city
liz regard to the excise question is ridiculous.
speak OF knowledge I say that the German
element in this city is our most conservative
ard our most law abiding and law preserving
tn On
to them, Put Tammany Hall in power and beer
will be free on Sunday" is to insult them and
their ideas, to which they are entitled as much;
as we are entitled to ours. l say that, outside OF
pariisanship, this ticket must win; it cannot
fail; it must succeed. Great applauseD
HERE COMES JEROME"
As MI Mcclure finished his speech District
Attorney Jerome. who had been waiting for some
time. was discovered coming into the hall. In
stantly shout announced:
Here comes Jerome Then shouts Of
Jerome! Jerome, jerome" echoed through
the hall The audience arose and once more
cheered for several minutes. Hats were thrown
in the air and women waved their handker
chiefs, and the welcome given the Mayor was
repeated Yet another evidence of the feeling
of the crowd furnished in the fact that, al
though 1t was II o'clock. not person had left
the hall, nor did any depart during Mr.. Jeromes
speech which was brief. as Mr.. Jerome showed
evidences Of extreme fatigue. Mr.. Wise intro
Guced the District Attorney in the following
fashion:
There are speakers you can introduce, and |
speakers you can't. The next speaker is one
you can't. You can only open the door, loose
the halter and let MIN go-I loose the halter
AS Mr.. Jerome came forward voices in the
gallery shouted: Get at EN-. 'Willy'!' Go for
EN-" Finally Mr. Jerome raised his hand 70
check the applause and began his speech He
said in part:
I confess that I approach Election Day this !
year with not q little trepidation. It is vital !
to the people, not only of the city of New-York, |
but vital to the people of this whole great coun-
try, that it should be shown that there is that |
permancy in decent people that they can win a !
second time and that Consecutively. from the |
thief and the gambler. the poolroom and the in |
decent people.
It has been traditional in this city ever since J
I have known anything about it that reform |
never succeeded itself. so much so thai to-day |
that the campaign is at end, It causes /
fear in the minds of many. and the result is |
BASED more upon this tradition than anything |
that their judgment dictates. l think that when |
we look over what has been done in two years |
in this city. and when we see what an absolute |
tissue of mendacity is alleged a reason for |
turning honest men out of office and putting in |
ali organization whose representatives have |
practically always been dishonest. not |
altogether without warrant for having that lack |
Of faith
Mr. Jerome then proceeded to contrast the |
present situation with Tammany days. lie said:
When we look back over all that four years.
or when we see what was done in this city, and !
think that there was not an actual lynChing bee |
10 get rid ,of It. it is almost a stigma on our |
manhood. tApplasueD
CONTRAST IN DEPARTMENTS.
Contrasting the present city departments with
the same departments under Tammany, Mr..
Jerome said:
Take our police system here. There is
not captain alive in the Borough of Manhat-
tan practically that l knew in the old days. |
They have all been promoted into retirement
for the good of the service daughter, with the /
exception Of a few. who really were promoted !
because they deserved 1t. There is not man
the uniformed force of the city of New-York
to-day who got into office by paying 81, and !
there has not been i promotion out of the many
that have been made for which dollar
paid And how instructing is this proceeding
recently begun against Walter Thompson, He !
is being proceeded against because roundsman |
wanted to be a sergeant The roundsman |
goes 10 Inspector Thompson and says:
How going to pull it off? |
Chat one of the languages they spoke
in those days. l suppose Bourke Cochran
is the only one who speaks it now. The in
Spector says: My friend you don't expect to |
be appointed without putting up, do you?
Well he says, L have not got it; what am / |
going to do2" he says: Well you are good !
fellow, and | Will advance II 10 you. Give me /
your note for $4,000. insure your life in favor of
your wife and assign the policy TO my wife.
So he puts up the MOTEL don't know that it is
so. but / know what the system Thomp- |
son was never allowed to hang on to the s., 800. |
He got $500, probably but $4,000 went up the |
line to such a person Grout has said received |
the money OF the gambling combine. Now, that |
man. a sergeant, gets shot in dive in the |
discharge of his duty. His wife and little chill |
dren are left poor-they have nothing-and the |
policy of insurance is collected by Mrs. Thomp- /
son, and the money. ] presume, is turned over |
to the inspector. There is little illustration of |