New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01


charge, and common prudence advises me that
at my time of life had better stay away from
crowded political meetings at night. But 1 am
intensely interested in this campaign. l have
been Waging warfare in a humble way
against Tammany Hail and its iniquities in
this CITY for forty years. (Applausel I was
one of the originators of the Citizens Union.
Great applauseD I have reJoiced in It's progress
and in its success. ! am intensely interested
glorious place to-day in the political life OF this
citv II has I believe a still more glorious
future before il. And when the call made
on me to come here tonight, could not but
feel that if l able in any way. however
humble, to contribute in any degree to the sue
cess of the cause SO dear to all of MS, 1 could
decline the invitation. applause
And now I am here, what am I TO say?
have never known q political campaign in
which there less stimulus to a speaker
Commonly there is some great question upon
which mems minds may very we'll differ-the
minds of honest men. and there is the excite
ment of argument and the excitement OF de-
bate There are things TO combat You have
to convince the reason of your hearers But is
it necessary in this campaign to say word to
convince any one of you of the propriety, of
the necessity. Of the importance-the absolute
necessity of the defeat of Tammany Hall If
are to our city from the income of vice
and corruption No. Great applausel
All / can do is to present to you the naked
issue as I think it stands, with view however.
when made thar STA 4, nelft 81 asking some
questions concerning II Wnlch may De OF some
degree OF interest. Now. then. very briefly. and
with your permission. what is the condition in
which We now stand I must take YOU back q.
few years ] must take you back for a single
moment to the time of Tweed It has always
heen under the domination Of a boss" and gen
orally of a very unworthy one. You know from
history what the state of things was in his
time. The whole government of the city filed
with corruption. money stolen right and left, the
common orHceS OF tle GOV HieIlC s6leCteu' anu
we were reduced 70 infinite disgrace. The peo-
pie rose in their majesty and drove him into re-
trement with all his gold. But it did not last
Presently Tammany Hall reappeared upon the
scene, as it win always. unless you are eternally
on your guard Its corruptions were renewed;
it's iniquitiee were renewed. There union
of the citizens at the time of the election of
Mayor Strong That union was successful 1t
elected Mayor Strong. a Republican but a very
honest man and he accomplished a great deal
of good but there were a great many things
that he did not do Mr.. Strong under the
impression that he was elected by a combination
of Republicans and Democrats, and that he must
award the Offices of the city to Republicans and
Democrats in proportion TO their supposed
strength thinking that he must give tvo-thirds
of the Offices to the Republicans and one-third
to the Democrats. In making those awards he
must take such Democrats as the Democratic
organiza ton recommended TO him and such Re
publicans the Republican organization recon-
mended to him.
PRAISE FOR WARING.
Now I need not say that an administration
proceeding upon such a principle that is
foredoomed failure, and so was Mayor Strong
not an absolute failure for he did a great deal
of good There very little, scarcely any,
corruption under his regime, under his Mayor
aItv and If he had done nothing else but to
select Major Warning great applause) and put
him AT the head of the Street Cleaning Depart
ment and clean our streets for the first time in
Tho history of New York he would have en-
titled himself to the grateful recollection of all
of us He did that and he did many other
good things. But at the next election. when
Mayor Van Wyck candidate (hisses), the
Republicans thought they had a chance Of
carving the election They thought they could
divide the Citizens Union and they put up a
candidate that would enable them TO slip in, and
vou know the result of that. General Tracy
was disgracefully beaten and Mr.. Van Wyck
was elected. CHisses and applause)
T1,a MON formed
cpI4 that the administration of the affairs of
the ctv must be left in the hands the citizens
themselves that it is fof the citizens to organize
themselves into a party to put up candidates for
all municipal authorities, for all municipal
places, selecting men VINO have the qualiflca-
tions Of fitness for such places and no other
duaIifcations--at least no other political quail
fcations-no political axes TO grind, no political
Interests TO Notwithstanding to do except 10
devote themselves heart and soul TO the in
terests Of our city. That is the foundation upon
which the Citizens Union stands. That is the
ground upon which they have accomplished
whatever they have yet accomplished; that is
the ground upon which they will accomplish
much more hereafter. and that Is the ground:
and the only ground, upon which the affairs OF
the city of New-York can ever be successfully
conducted. applause
VAN wYCK's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
MI Van wyck WIS chosen. He went into
office. What the effect? What was the
condition of the affairs of this city under the
control of Tammany Hall and under the
Mayoralty Of Mr. Van Wyck? Why, that his
tory is written in the darkest of municipal lines
There was no department of the city govern
rnent which was not nlled Win maldumlnlsid-
ton and corruption.
AS TO THE POLICE.
you rrrst remember that the police is the
central ground upon which the administration
az New-York stands. The control OF the ponce
e the central point which Tammany has forever
i, lis eve II is through the control of the po-
lice ans Of the police alone that II is aple 10
accomplish its iniquity. II is by the ponce ana
through the police. and by the system OF sFdit
Witch the notice are enabled to carry out that
Tammany is furnished with food upon when II
lives Applause). How is that? see Tor
moment how is that2 The government OF View
Y,rk-taEe the whole city in round huhpers-
Enrnds the almost inoonceivable sum OIL one
ccntIpued second puEe'
"pEwEY's WINES ARE PURE