The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-14


Cod help us, this talk of standing on a
record" Is nonsense. When the iast Guy y
comes and you and | are brought TO our ap
account, is 1t on our record that We want 10
stand? | trOw not 1t is not on what We
have done but il Is the earnest sincere a an%
things that you and want to be judged
by. II it got down to Judging TINS ADMINS
tration by its record-if you had me pa.iem nee
have not got. and no American electorale
las got-to delve into the figures and statistics
that it il necessary to investigate N oruer
and some OF you will believe that ! SIT where
am In a position to know-that 1t Is the very
best record that ever has been made IN the
city. lApplause.l
We CAN'T GO BACK.
II matters not what the wisdom or foolish
ness of political leaders may be; II matters
not II there has been lack OF wisdom on one
side and knavery on the other the Important
thing IL, Where do we come inr Are we,
the people Of this great city, to be GROUND
even II that proposition be true? Have we
no rights? Does it mean nothing to US VINO
lave homes to go to and must 20 10 tiiem
ened with return OF that which we discussed
only two years ago, when this whole city
!ibrated and thrilled with the dept B.. Of Lin in
templation Of a return to that mean nothing
10 you?
THIS THING" (MEANING oRorrl
Does ,;,ss, Tammany mean anything but u return
II IS commonly supposed that l was quite Is
as astute us anybody in detecting the nne
Italian hand of Thomas G. Plat IN a aiiairsi,
J. & never ALLEGED but hn aDt T That poas
nrosiitmt" and disnonored renegade Edward
:. Grout proclaimed laughter and a up,
an ~ s nnt su Sn decent man hae
II was there. who saw it? Did he see I IN tas
campaign Of 1891. when he was nominated N mat, I
,PSh 1nssif i hi sd notice ne kept
b,% p ms soc 4 ms iaiI when he had his nomi-
nation thrust down his throat, ps he SAYS,
In ne IT. doab, his ryns de
cong in opposite dire ctions he didn't see it.
A. this thing wants to dictate to me what
T. mocr"cy Ap TAI, af xerv n os that
he could get in and out of AZ the psyGholoR,cni
moment this man that BETRAYED sn"pHard ia
this man assumes TO speak for the Democratic
parry. rorsooth-tie red Democratic palIy'
] AM sp.n king OF. AND not that anaislIIcSSn on.
produced honorable and honored men md
Which has had traditions in this community
to maintain. This creature rears ms hrau
and wants to tell us hat we are bar gaming
ouI Democracy md playing deal in some
kind0f Low -Odell -RooseVelf cry.
QUESTION FOR PAT KEENAN,.
I fancy that no decent Democrat wishes
TO follow uader the Golors OF sucn a renegn ,.
Now, am not one Of those VINO thihks eSsry
man In Tammany Hall q crook. but wonder
how my old friend. Pat Keenan,. loyal, true
old Irishman who had fought his way up from
the ranks and kept his skirts clean. and STOOD
for decent things in his own organiZati0n.
/ wonder how that loyal old lrishman ieels
following in the footsteps OF II traltorous
renegade like that man. 'Applause.l wonder
Low any decent Democrat feels
PLEA TO LET FUSION FINISH.
Now, have gone further than ought to
Tcries OF 20 on!'.l But my heart s in I, this Is
thing. end l want to see il win out. It 10
not right. it is not fair, 1t is not reasonably
not II we would be perfect God knows what
man, except the man that Is in his CONN.
takes. and lots OF them not If we would bring
but pied ged their faith and support to Us
II we would 80 there and honestly try TO 90
II, should not give us chance to finish the
work.
say we have honestly tried to do il.
] say we have done very. very much; Now.
are you going. to be false to us2 am not
part In the administration. ! am g county
officer and in one sense State oncer: put
NY heart is in seeing you justify the effort
that has been made. and i am prepared 70
accept s your verdict on 1T and s'ano ana iAA
With II.
REGISTRATION NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
There have been differences OF opinion
enough. Lord knows have not been reserved
IN my expressions OF opinion. Why most
of the JOY would go out OF life II you oiqnt
after all IS said and done you are up against
that broader proposition of revsrslon TO ola
conditions if you don't do something Now.
you haven I done it last Friday and Saturday
A good deal can be attributed to the weather:
but not all that was there. There is lack OF
move, lack of earnest effort; there is nm
apathy that is not right When you are
attacking some, rr.nt wrong that presses
on you you can drive people to action. Mhen
you are trying to tell people how good YOU
have been it does not move them a Glt, ana
YET Icu arc on trini. -,
Don't get any foolish notion in your mind
t'at democratic institutions built on uni
y.rsal suffrage have been perfect success
Do not get the notion because this whole city
could ring vibrant and true on one occasion
q at it will do so always It Is you VINO are
1 nT Gst ss or @ Office ee 1oee A "t
Ii vow haven't got the intelligence il You
haven't got that faith which ! thought You
lave and still think you hnv@-If yon, cannot cannot
PcNfrrment. then you don deserve anything
Ctl cr thsn what you will get,
co d GOVERNMENT MIST BE WORKED FOR.
People get just as good government as they
arc entitled to and Just as good government
er Site neysT ran i'ssi Al, Ard ,t unless the
and and their money s'' and bay the price of good
government decent and clean government
they cannot have it, If tbs, people Of this city
gre going to DO what thsy Sd s s, wha % Rn
deserve and sloWly-not so fast at first
because perhaps, there might be an anchor
TO windward in the criminal law lapplausel.
but two years more come around very quickly
and insrnsibiy and gradually, ana not SO
gradually either-wc will get back TO where
Tammany has always placed us when she got
control.
DFCFNCY AGAINST GRAFT.
II is not little thing il is far from little
thing My God. if IL man could only make
you feel and know what II means II any
words OF any man could AWAKEN IN your hearts
the true Significance to this whole broad
country OF what Il second effective victory
OF decency means, from that horde Of vandais
Look at what has been done here If YOU
will but know only even this: that no man
tb as a n II any leaders are to
be laid on the shelf they are not laid on the
shelf with the funds to keep them for the rest
can speak OF or asctrtai in.
Now | don't know what you are going to
do with this election. no man does. But,
though we are by no means winners yet. We
ought TO be winners. Their" IL not "A shade
Of doubt what the right rs and what ought to
b done IA women \ vo WSo nIou would 10, be
no vote she has That which is much more
powerful-she can make votes and make
But il comes down to this. This is no
walkoyeI. Don't let us deceive ourselves
With that notion Times nre hard. 1t is din
cult TO get money you cannot run fusion
On organiza ton campaign; :. There has got
10 be- money and plenty OF II, for Legitimate
expenditures, and the people Of ths city
haye got TO give IT II they want decent things:
lot OF volunteer work -and If We are not
eoing TO revert 10 former conditions the