New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-23
JEROMES SHARP REPLY.
Tells Why He Termed GrOut "PO-
EticaL Prostitute"
SHOWS EFFECT OF ILLNESS.


tcn of grafters, poolroom keepers and dive
keepers. limited at the influence Of Eugene A.
Cumiskey. assailed him for his treatment or
the Mayor. and plainly and forcibly Negotiated
Mr.. Grout in justification of his characteriza-
ton of him as a political prostitute" District
Attorney Jerome last night addressed a large
audience of Captain F. Norton Goddard's sup
porters, in Murray Hill Lyceum. Despite the
deepness Of his feeling. Mr. Jerome spoke with
little Of the oldtime fire. Greeted with en-
thusiasm. he responded. but his physical condi-
ton was such that he could not get up steam"
For more than week he has been physically a
sick man, and every speech he has made has
been against the order of his physician and at
the cost Of great suffering He has. however,
persevered in meeting every engagement, rather
than disappOint his audiences or allow an OPP
portunity for doubling his loyalty to the cause.
His attack upon Mr.. Grout last night was
direct response to Mr.. CIRCUITS assault on him of
Wednesday night. Carrying in his hands copy
Of the speech Mr.. Grout delivering in
Brooklyn against him. Mr.. Jerome proceeded to
deal frankly with Mr.. Grout and his preten-
sons The meeting had been packed with num-
bers Of Charlie" Murphy's retainers from the
XVIIIth District and in a speech Of Frank Moss.
who preceded Mr.. Jerome. several attempts were
made to raise cheers for Mcclellan Mr.. Moss
and Mr.. Jerome easily handled these attempts
however. and turned the laugh on the disturbers.
At the outset OF his speech, when the cheer
ing that greeted his arrival had subsidized. Mr..
Jerome read Mr.. CIRCUITS remark that he would
like to wake Mr.. Jerome up" He has done
it," said he. Mr.. Grout says. would like to
| get him sober-I feel reasonably sober. would
| like TO get him down to a little plain reason
| ing, and see If he argue a case daughter
| and applause) Well. will see if he can" a
| voice: Rub it in!')
Before dealing with Mr.. Grout Mr.. Jerome
| drew vivid picture of the city under Van
! Wyck, dwelt on the horrors and disgrace of the
former days riddled Mr.. McClellan's appeal to
! prejudice and Ignorance blue laws, and then
/ walking TO the front OF the stage, drew out d
proof of Mr.. CIRCUITS speech laid it on a chair,
amid laughter and applause. and said:
| Go back and see what this man CIRCUITS idea of
| the issues OF this campaign He came out
and paid fine tribute to Mr. Low. and he said OF
I Mr.. Low: by those who do not know Mr.. Low
/ as do and have not worked side by side with
OF xiew and strong grasp upon municipal questions
| ano his marked ability to get results. attack is
and conserEatISm by dstorting them into weakness
only by accepting ms Tenomtnatlon- lie says that
! he has worked side by side Tor two years: has
Let us reason about that with Mr. Grout Has
/ Mr.. Lows breadth Of view and strong grasp OF
municipal questions vanished and disappeared into
thin AIR the moment this traitor was hurled from
! changed Nj Low wonderfully to Mr.. Grout, and
| issues Of this campaign-"The approaching munich
Psd coilet = Iot d ste eteh fIepDllclns ana
affecting the city affairs and upon purely local
effect upon the Presidential election of next
year than the fusion success Of two years ago had
upon the State election of last year. And vet in
fathom while the cause remains lust the same 10
keep the Tammany of Van Wyck and the red light
and brass check out Of control of affairs. while
old cause of decency here to battled for sim
ply because when he is removed from a ticket that
stands fair for those things and decent things. all
OF q sudden the whole situation changes and the
fate of the nation in the Presidential election de-
pends on whether George 3. Mcclellan be Mayor OF
! the city or not.
might explain them to us little. so that our poor
humble Intelligence could rise TO his own lofty in
| Then he himself depicts the issues here he him
ought TO explair now if he wants Somefh6a to
reason about-he. in his letter of acceptance says:
The issue of this campaign is bound TO be the
record Of the fusion administration. l know that
whatever mistakes may have been made think
successfully maintain that IL eff
Gent capable and honest as people can expect
There is, thing where Mr., circuit speaks OF
securing evidence against gamblers and keepers OF
them and refused to pay them. He did fight them;
he fought them all through; every move that was
made TO secure evidence against vice and crime in
this city. which cannot be secured without money,
vent the expenditure or those moneys-eyery one
l dc not say that Edward NJ. Grout knew that
ku AUDITOR a1d DO NOT say that he knows certain
other people who are there now; but il would be
Interesting L know il he would be willing deny
that he never spoke to Louis Munzinger about il;
It would be interesting TO hear him deny that-at
least IL would be TO No could tell why. but
the a bill was put in to evidence Il
was fought there; IL was not fought the ground
that perhaps the policeman was lying when he said
he had expended the money but IL was fought on
this high ground Of public virtue. upon which Tam
many always stand. that you should not spend the
public money trying 10 detect punish vice and
crime. No: should rather spend IL as they do
/ In encouraging It. He fofRets TO mention I'm this
TRADE Of his that when spent S4 for five weeks
work In securing the evidence against the
grating" police captains in this city he for
gets TO mention that he fought that bill, and the
money spent simply to purchase liquor on
righteous Indignation and | took him down to the
Supreme Court and spanked him we'll (Appause)
will not take my Democracy from a traitor nor
VIII take my standards OF propriety of eXpendi-
lures OF public money from a whose attitude
toward the detection OF vice and the protection
the home has been what that OF this man from
man bowls you think he is hurt. and when a man
delivers himself OF couple OF columns in a political
/ all. you must think that got under his hide
somewhere And think did. And / got under
/ MS hide because j used term that exactly de-
! scribes him
The first night I spoke in this campaign / called
nun A political prostitute. I did that term
because was angry. 7 did not that term with
sohe word In the English language that more ade-
eualsIy described him. But IL the express
pss,sg perfectly described him. The Standard
.CaStiohiry says: Prostitutes person who per-
GAIN" Gns pr ba 10 perform an evil service for
4 service Tor personal gain? What can he say OF
4 Ioyslty OF uuthE Mr.. Low came out and gave him
selsr9us meae or praise. He spoke of how good
ouslg toid now much OF II due TO Mr. Grout.
! shh 81, a.t men. Nhen MT Low acts true tow