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have on the city in its relation to the

to have on the city in its relation to the
State.
He raked up this controversy with the
Mayor In regard to Gov Odells tax meas
ures-"We have a Governor who Is as In
sane on some questions OF taxation as Ger.
tain gentlemen in this city are insane Jpn
billingsgate.' he said-as proof Mr.. LEV y
partisanship and his own disintersste"i'eSs'
Said he
Now. these are points in which W \ Is WI eTl-
IDENTIFY to the interests OF the CITY o. M nS
to have Mayor who represents me cty NM
the majority of it's people. and iheir political
policy upon political Qtestons in me SIa's
and naS ton o,% * kee Met the S streets clean
and the other things which arc purely 1Tun,,
These are local questions which have a.direct
bearing ppon nt ann ns h
said he would be. but Republican AL the way
through, and the close ally OF BENJAMIN DO D.,
interests of this city, helping the Governor
put upon the city these excessive taxes ior
the Republican part Of the State north oil the
Harlem River. lApplause'.
wouLpN T RUN If MCCLELLAN WEREN'T CLEAN
Now. gentlemen OF this city, this cl,y rs
Democratic and it wants its Democratic
1rt fslt in relation IT. to ne hs awe tod VOW
that it cannot have that spirit felt .ngStmn ly
unless 1t has Il Democratig Mayor. II yomr
nominee were Il weak candidate; il your nom
during the last two years had done nothing to
cleanse ITSELF OF the things which were re.
garded as evils two years NO; II GO ooIn nn mSt
man Iiprlause would not acc"pt. , your
nominal ion nor appear on this PLATFORM
But these things being so and It appearing
plainly that The movement on the other sies
Is Republicanized, Repuhlicanizrd at the
demand OF Platt and Woodruff ,RepubIicnni1etni;
YOU. because OF some private interests OF
some eminent Citizens Union leaders, whcn
that choice Is put before the people OF In
stances as these. with such n ticket as YOU
have here. to say that New York CITY sh n4
be Democratic city in the next state ana
national elections and not Republican one
YoRNES ECHoRS HIM.
.Me. Too. Fornes followed Mr.. Circuit
He said he was glad he had joined true
Democrats ut last and would be faithful 10
the ticket. ,.
Mcclellan he described as IAN honest.
upright, God-tea'ing young man, who'
If elected, will perform his duties in a FEAR
less and conscientious manner, ara re-
ferred to Grout as my able colleague.
At the same time, he said he had no cIltl-
cism to make Of either the fusion or the
Democratic candidates.
Just as he was finishing Mr.. Mcclellan
arrived. He got some applause then, put
when Mr.. Myers presented INN 1orinaily
he had an old time Tammany welcome,
crowd gave the converted Circuit, FIRST,
last and all the time the Comptroller was
the real thing in the gathering.
MCMILLAN BOASTS WHAT HE'LL DO,
Mr., Ncl lelan r.a his 81 eech. He began
with the assumption that TammaLy han ID
the only real home of Democracy IN this city
1T ia II ost appropria g. said he, that
tho first meeting Of this campaign IN the
cause Of Demo cratic principles should lie
held in this ola building, that has for :"
many years stood as the enrichment OF
Democracy in New YORK"
He declared that the fn sor adninist1a-
ton has proved that non-par' isar ship IN
government is impossible. As 10 the vice
Issue he had this TO say:
Vice Is absolutely non-partisan. but virtue
IL In no sense the exclusive possession OF any
honesty and efficiency can only be found In
our party, but do claim that the Democratic
party is better fitted to give this city az, an
II am elected Mayor, I shall feel that l
can only fulfil the peoples trust by being
duties and in my appointments. and to no one
else. shall feel that upon my shoulders
rests the 6uIden Of pfoyhnF to the people OF
has not lost its ability to give New York pure.
clean, good government: ar, honest police
force. taken out OF politics and confined to it's
and preventing and detecting crime. clean
streets. an efficient Health Department. rapid
transit marlborough communication, ade-
uuate school accommodations economy in the
expenditure Of the peoples money.
John +. Ahearn, candidate for Borough
President, and Mitchell L. Erlanger, can
didate for Sheriff, made brief speeches,
after which John j. Delany closed the meet
ing with talk, mostly about Mr. McClelan's
ancestry He said:
Col. Mcclellan stands for everything that
ia best In American life. He has an ancestry
OF which any man might be proud. a long line
OF fathers who have given their best EFFORTS
TO the welfare OF the country; his own life
is irreproachable.. although he has been in
the public glare for years. No man arises
in this campaign when luminosity Is so rife
to say q word which sullies the fair name Of
George B. Mcclellan.
@SE all these things 60 for naughti' In
ouired Mr.. Delany He said also that the
Low administration had not kept Its promise
to be non bipartisan.