The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-03
JEROME SAYS LOWS TOO TIMD
AND DIR. RAINSFORD SAYS, KEEP
THE BROTHELS OPEN.


what Makes the People Say. On Hen. In.
quires the Fusion Man-Te Turn Yea
out to Turn You Out. May he Theau
Little Plan-Dr. Rainsferd's IDEA.
District Attorney jerome told the diners
at Q reform dinner at the Hotel st. Denis
last evening that Mayor Lows timidity
was the greatest menace and disap-
pointment Of the whole fusion move
ment In New York, and the Rev. DR.. w. 8.
Rainsford told them that living being ex-
pensive and early marriages fewer than OF
yore, the brothels should be let alone.
The dinner was given IN honor Of Mr..
Jerome by Good Government Club C.
Never ip the fifteen years that have
bean watching public affairs in this city
have there been fifteen months Of a. rood
government here as wa have had In the
last fifteen months, said Mr.. Jerome, sand
yet you may point to efficient work accom-
plished In the various departments under
DIR. Lederie, Major Woodbury.. Gen. Greene,
Mr.. Folks or Mr.. De Forest, when you are
talking to the people about 1t. and II they
speak In the vernacular, AZ they probably
will. they will turn around and say: oh. hellp
And whyf Because the Mayor has
established q feel among the people Of this
oommunity-he has established a feel of
his personality that he IA not inherently
q leader OF men. He has q persistent un-
willingness to acknowledge a belief in any
principle unless he can have an insurance
and have Il underwritten as to where II Ia
going TO Land him.
And that Is why feel bitter about il all.
For you can't have any good results even
In good team work at rowing that DR.. Rains
ford has spoken Of unless the stroke IN good,
unless there is a quality Of personal leader
ship. And there are many more In the
reform movement who feel bitter also that
just when we were on the verge Of better
things we are brought to this pass by this
lack
while my own Judgment of Mr.. Low
Ia pretty we'll defined in what have said to-
night. yet am perfectly free to say that Mr..
Low IL a perfectly honest man. He can't
help It that he was born constitutionally
tinid nor that no loves to write letters.
! like to make speeches.
These qualities detract from his WORTH
ness and his value as leader. Yet you
can't do better for leader another time
than to take him. II you are looking
around for the very best man to head the
fusion movement this fall where will y on
find a man moro At? These faults Of char
acter, Of constitution. are not dishonest
faults.
IF reform h to accomplish anything It
must get back to the idea of personal leader
ship. II you've any notion that principle
alone will accomplish anything you are
wrong. Principle alone never travels any
more than ethics alone travels.
A.
up. TO stand for them. who are made leaders
by q process Of natural selection. You
are mistaken il you think that Pst Kesnan,
an Irishman. could keep the leadership of
district oveswhslnin0ly. Hsh~ew By tho
ship by his power and force and the ele-
msnts Of natural Leadership In him.
Reform has made the mistake Of not rec
ognixing this fact. The people who to-day
follow q Tammany leader who 10 brutal
and corrupt would more willingly follow |
. man Of educated and enlightened ideas |
II be had the same qualities OF leadership |
- tho rufi3an leader.
Reform has made tho mistake Of trusting |
70 abstract principles instead Of getting |
down among the people and showing them
tha& Il u fitted for leadership.'
d. Rainsford said in part: Il never
sav such . ministry for Righteousness
worked in New York Is the ministry which |
though I am sorry to
cay b oalk himself-conducted In the cam
palgn In which firmly believe he elected
the present administration.
Il wouldn't submit a Sunday closing law
b popular vote. for even II New York In
. spasm Of virtue-and that's the way
those things always come-voted for closed
saloons on Sunday. a. Il might do, you
couldn't close the saloons % long - you
have 100000 or 10000 people In The city
who think that they have . right to drink
On Sunday.
Then take the moro important question
Of social vice. I'm tired OF the people who
take tho attitude that it's out Of sight and
doesn't exist.
why aren't We honest about TT You
can't stop tho evil any more than you can
close the saloons on Sunday. II viii exist,
md every man knows II. and Why can't
We look facts In the facet Why don't We
speak QUITO the women-to our wives
and tell the truth, the facts?
There 10 o much higher percentage Of
unmarried young people In the city now
than there was twenty years ago, and
we know 1t. We know that expenses are
high and that marriage Ii deferred. So
why don't We acknowledge the facts?
The brothels In New York, I believe.
thould be left alone-not hcensed-never
licensed-but kept In order. lApplause.l
Keep the evil on the streets.
As 10 the tenements, you can't drive 1t
cut Of the tenements.
you have not done 1t. Mr.. de Forest.
There is much moro prostitution In the
enements to-day than there was before
he Parkhurst campaign. And one girl
here can do moro harm than anywhere
Use.
She has a room near the street. she gets {
Up late and IL not about when the Others
ire going to their work. and when they
ONE back tired out at night she Is fresh ,
md looks brilliant and dressed up. And I
he makes friends. she has craving for {
riends and they are made and these oon- '
litions are bad for a tenement.
@Reformers are a dandy crew, but they /
re Internally poor hands at team work. r
Great applause. h