New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21
heutenants.

Greeted with enthusiasm. not merely in the
meetings but along the streets Of Brooklyn Dis
trict Attorney Jerome last night began his
ond "whirlwind" campaign by speaking in four
gatherings in South Brooklyn and East New
York his final effort being the ClermOnt
Avenue Rink. To four widely different audi
ences. all enthusiastically welcoming him. Mr..
Jerome brought substantially this message
Two years ago we in New-York came to you
and asked you to save US from red light and
graft To-day the same issue is UP to you in
your own home"
Speaking in the same familiar, conversational
way. answering questions from the audience,
describing Mr. Mcclellan always as his fathers
SON." Mr.. Grout as "traitorous renegade" Mr..
Jerome spared neither invective nor plain state
nent Of fact.
At each Of his meetings the District Attorney
put the same challenge up to George 3. McClel-
Ian.
He is going round talking about enforcement
Of blue laws" said Mr- Jerome. Let him tell
US whether. if elected. he will will not adj
minister the laws he Will swear to administer.
If he says he won't if he says that he will not
obey the law then his votes won't be enough
TO make the counting interesting. If he says he
Will how can he do except as Mayor Lows
commissioners Of police have?'
Equally vehement was Mr. Jerome's denun-
citation Of the so called partisan argument-that
Democrats and Republicans should act on party
lines in this campaign.
Il am a Democrat" said he. II have always
been one, but do you mean to tell me that 1
must take my Democracy from Tim Sullivan
and Pat McCauen-that is, from Sheepshead
Bay and Morris Park tracks,"
IN A BIG AUTOMOBILE
The District Attorney travelled from meeting
TO meeting in a big. red automobile. followed
by two others His secretary, Alfred ". Hold
der and several Assistant District Attorneys
were with him. In entering the crowded halls
the old flying wedge" used N 1901. was called
back, and with the District Attorney in the
apex this human wedge opened a path Mr..
Jarorne's longest speech was made at Clermout
Rink where he ended his nights campaign.
Greeted as he entered the hall with long cheers
and cries of What's the matter with Jerome?"
He's all right" Mr.. Jerome was introduced in
the following fashion:
with ali his faults we love him still"
when the laughter at this sally had sub
sided Mr.. jerome said:
This is z puzzIing kind Of thing this cam
nsign It's still puzzling up 10 date. "a voice
from the back Of the hall-''Louder"O You re
a long way off my friend. In this city OF mag
extensive. 0aughter) What is II all about?
Nothing but Democratic and Republican issues
according 10 your GlStlnEuiShed Fellow cltlzeh
who talked over here last night. Uaughter)
Now. there is line of Kipling that says:
Il learned about women from 'er."
But thing is certain. It won't learn my
Democracy from him (Appiause) He con-
tinued:
Now. in some mysterious fashion. both sen
ator Plat and beet sugar. and r. Fulton Cut +.
ting and Cuban reciprocity are combined anu
from this product is follows. as you must CIeaIIS
see. that the campaign IS one between 49, i,
racy and Republieanism, Now, If you thIhA u
out. that you can see just how II Is why. ti7
+ campaign VIII be over before you get tniO
Now. there's been a good deal or tdlh 90 =
blue laws and | believe that no man has a
right to appeal for the suffrages OF ms ieii9ns
unless he is willing TO explain hii'seI; a
fellow citizens have a right TO put a"k~aIu
questions and the candidate should aiisH e.
them. Now, ! want 10 see some luil Ia 80 !,
campaign There are only three thlhss lie
may he called issues: Disorderiy houses. -
bling houses and saloons Therefore, l "aIt -
put il up 10 Low and want 10 put ~ " -
Mcclellan where each stands on this .b,
II George b. Mcclellan dares TO stano on -. -
or any othar platform and say that - - 1sl