The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-23
'JER0ME'S ADOW1E, SAYSGR0UT
CALLS DISTRICT ATTORNEY ELI.
Jan ", THE DESTROYER.

Jan w., THE DESTROYER.
Reads Several Detecti,rs' Expense Bllls %
brooklyn People Mel iellan and
Mcd arren. TOuring Together. Hail cd
as "lDur Mayor and "Our Leader"
Mcclellan, the accepted. and CIRCUIT. the
rejected 10y Hugh McLaughlin), swept
through Brooklyn lass night in automobiles.
CIRCUITS. tour was personally conducted.
Mcclellan was piloted by Senator Patrick
Henry McCarren. And the truth OF the
nights campaign would he only half told
il il were not stated that it was q night OF
triumph for 'the cooper boy OF williams
4 burg"
There were three meetings In the bor-
ough. ono at Schwaben Hall. at Knioker-
booker and Myrtle avenues; at Eek
ford Hall. in Greenpolnt. and at Caecelia
Hall in williamsburg. And ever and always
wherever the two Macs appeared, Big
Pat and Little George. the cheers and the
shouts were first for -Or leader. Patrick
H. McCarren,' and afterward for "Our
next Mayor, George B. Mcclellan
Impressive and und0monstrative as Sena-
tor McCarren Ia, IL was plain to be seen
that he was not unaffected by the demon
stration.
According to the programme, Mcclellan
and Grout were to travel together. and
the first speaking was TO be at Cecilia
Hall, lOl Grand street Instead of follow
ing the programme, it was a sort of 60
as-you-please tour, and the result was the
finest mix-up tina, has occurred in any
fred the first gun at Schwaben Hall. The
plaoe holds something like 1.500 persons
and 1t was packed.
Mr. Grout appeared shortly after so'clock
and was cordially received. Nobody had
mysteries over him, but the audience ahowed
reasonable enthusiasm.
JEROME WAS HIS GAME.
Jerome was the Comptroller's game.
and he began peppering away at him from
/ the start. Among other things he said:
The man Of whom I will speak tonight,
William Travers Jerome, owes his political
life to Richard Croker. who procuTsd his
original appointment as Assistant District
You have not forgotten that only a few
weeks ago you were told by Jerome these
things about MIR. Low:
Mayor Low is absolutely destitute OF every
indication Of capacity for leadership. and,
God knows, we need leadership bad enough
THE fusionists are determined to do the
In political life within v recollection; Who
can have foreseen the !stuity that led to MIR.
Lows nomination aud acoeptancer
But fake cannot win The false note in
which this whole campaign has started fore
dooms It vitably TO defeat
sod hr I gold brick ;i For God $ sats. PLEASE
stop this business before il Is too Late .s:,.
Here tGo is IS some me Of JerSmss Tals chat chat
Yosx Sun said on Oct il:
these sf s'WFhy ana o The sSsS
bitterly as know how to prevent Mi Lows Low,
placency and constitutional timidity are not
the elements to make leader nor do they
attract the love and support OF an American
electorate.
munity. at that time that these words Of
JerOme's were chiefly actuated by the deep
con yiction on his part that the fusionists
Low.
NO MONEY TO MAKE CRIl0.
Friends tell me that the recent sensational
eruption OF the District Attorney respecting
not have been altogether prompted BY, his
anxiety to recover the footligh,s from which
he had retired disoredited, and Was not M
official respecting some Of his expend lures
of'rublie moneys. 1t should be known to the
people that. have consistently opposed the
ment Of evidence Of crime when that evidence
could be obtained only by Inducing persona
to commit crime. From the standpoint OF
jerome s and Sireenes expenditures Of this
kind as improper charges against the city.
] also do not hesitate to say IL at their meth
DDS Of supprpssing vice by rotous or violent
entry of private houses with axes and crow
bars and by putting crime FIR ne Time being
perhaps. with a government Of the ire
sponsfble, strong. but not In accord with the
cherished theories Of, American govern ment
I have always felt that TIE methods which
precision OF certain kinds Of vice in this city
and which have the strenuous Endorsement
sb bat ss ceus !.
fully known to the people Of this city that
they would pvt an end politically to the men
I cannot within the limits Of a campaign
speech deal adequately with tire subject but
will give you few, Illustrations, from I'M
Workings Of the policy Of promotins vice in
few mon tbs The city Of New York paid 50 49,
Attorney for the purpose of obtaining owl
dence against gamblers and immoral women.
] paid the bills Only under compulsion Some
Of these expenditures may be classified as
To women 20 induce them to commit I'm
Spent in samblng houses IAN %
Room rent (for Immoral purposes, ,....., 25s.oo
Cab hire :......,-..'',....'.. 500
Bets on the races 5000
Il 10 noticeable that the only winnings 70
ported to my office by the detectives who
spent $500 In betting amounted to s25.
STORY or TWO RECORDS.
This is not a pleasant subject. but I mus
deal with 10 frankly, assuming that am nox
talking 70 children. That you may appre-
ciate my feelings in this matter. which i be-
neve should be the feelings Of every decent
man in this audience: will illustrate by read
Ing from just two cf the actual vouchers on
Ale In my office. Two policemen In plain
clothes approach a cabman in front Of an
uptown theatre late at night and offer him
is in addition to his ca L II be will take
officers writes In his report as follows:
He drove Us around and viHt' d three Of
four suspected houses # prostitution where
We were refused admission. and finally he
introduced MS 70 Mary Palmer and succeeded
in Citing 2, sdTs ,., Tor w. w., This women
on.cer in his report. in explaining why he
paid the cahran IS. said: IT was impossible
TO pot into the premises without an intro
ductIon.-
4 few days later three women were arrested
in this house. charged with being fisorderly
hn"d A. each. There had herr no prior com
n the msartirn. pvt in Hill. TO The city wfich
after heirp anrroved nv the police rsctaln
and Commissioner Greene, were forwarded
to mo for ravroert One Fl these bills va.
me In Giving II tn YOU literally as II appears
upon the vouchers IN my office:
To csbrpn for introNurtion .........,......, 500
Two bottles NJ rhanue cne ..,......,........ 100
.la"rrt.e. 70, "Dnrn '.,...... ~