The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-28
MCCLELLAN JHROME'S TARGET
AT WOMEN'S FUSION MEETING,
WITH COCHRAN ANOTHER butt.
Ia mnlany Mems wives Won't stand fer
Tammany Local Rule. He 6ays-But
Met Ielian Nili--Ask street Railroad
Men Why Cochran Broke with Croker
Mrs. Nathsn's Lady and Tiger Para
bIe-Sul yberger Tells OF PuTpe.


In a speech which he delivered 10 some
1000 women in Carnegie Hall last night.
District Attorney Jerome characterized
George B. Mcclellan az man who had
brought shame to an honored name. and
paid his respects TO W. Bourke Cochran.
Tammany's star orator. in equally fcrci-
BILE language, No attack that has been
made on Col. Mcclellan by the fusion ora
tors of the present campaign has ap-
preached in bitter candor the utterances
Of the District Attorney last night
OF Cochran. Mr.. Jerome wondered why
neither Cochran nor Croker had ever OK
planned the little trouble which led to their
final rupture, and gave the impression that
he knew the reason, and was going to reveal
It, But he didn't He just advised the
audience to ask some OF the gentlemen
associated with the 81 rect railway systems
of the city for the reason IL they wanted
to know
Mr. jerome wasn't the only speaker at
the women \ meeting. which was conducted
by the " omen's Municipal League and pre-
sded' over by Miss Margaret CHAMBER.
r. Fulton Cutting, Cyrus l.. SulzberSer,
Mrs Frederick Nathan and others spoke.
too.
The District Attorney was in state OF
irritation at the start, because when he
entered Carnegie Hall by a back way he
accidentally got into rehearsal Of amateur
actors and was promptly ejected. He
finally found his way to the main hall,
where he was greeted with good deal OF
enthusiasm. He said:
LADIES AND A FEW GENTLEMEN: As you
probably know. ] am not inclined to be very
complimentary about the female In politics.
/ don't feel any different about this matter
than did IN 1901 | felt then that the cam
paign Was not one OF politics. but u campaign
OF decency and morality. and feel the same
way now about this fight If il was poll
tics, ! should tell you that the place OF tho
woman WAS home at her Preside. but where
it is simply morality. l say that there In
place for the WOMEN in this fight. and that Ia
working with the men who vote for the g0Od
cause.
We men who fought in the fight OF 1901 know
what the women did in that campaign. and
We expect to find them working just as hard:
and with just as good results. in this light.
which is even more important. The very
absence of an organization Of women hahting
In the Tammany camp il to me very significant.
With its keen perception OF the value OF such
an ally as an organ ization OF women. Tam
many would lose no time in getting women's
municipal league Of its own. II it could get
any decent woman to stand for II.
have been readng lately the public utter
ances OF two men. Col. Mcclellan and that
| social light. Bourke Cochran. late from this
house parties in England and from .sf6iRa {.
social successes in Newport and Lenox. and
( 1t seems TO ME that what they have to say is
| absolutely puerile. l believe that New York
| is satisfied with the two years Of honest gov
| eminent she has had and that she is proud
| of the men who have given their time and their
| best abilities TO her service. IL has been IA
| decent honest government of Sc II respecting
and honest men. and they must be placed for
| two years more in the offices they now hold.
| ! don't believe that the decent people of this
town will let us 20 back TO the sort OF thing
Van Wyck gave Us for four long years.
| sometimes wonder at my extreme moder-
alton when have two such good targets as
McSlell@n aht Cochran before me: when /
mosthenes. who has been in and out OF all
political parties whenever he thought he
could make dol lar by dong il. when ! think
Of him coming back here from his ENGLISH
house parties and his little social success ut
Newport and at Len9x to talk for Tammany
Hal, certainly wonder at my mode st
He is insincere and rotten now as he always
was. He broke with Richard Croker. Why?
For many years he was Tammany Halls
iavorite orator their chosen speaker: Tor
many years he was dabblng in the prizes OF
the organization. dividing the hOnors OF
he broke with Croker. Why? Well. you'll
have TO ask some OF the gentlemen connected
with the street railways Of this city, IT. you
want TO know. ! wonder II they couldn't
tell you?
Croker was man all through He was
dishonest man, admit, but he Was great
man. and when he sci hiS mouth and SGT that
great, firm jaw OF his the hounds who now
rule rammGny Hall We're almost ready, to
I. "A
had the virtues OF the barbarian, but they
we're real virtues, and he knew how to deal
Cochran broke with Croker, didn't he? But
he has never told you why.
Now, this Is AN audience Of INTEL iRent
people and IT seems to me that there Ia one
thing thut ought to appeal to the, citizen OF
Intelligence. Think Of he shame that George
si, MccirIian brings on an honored na a',,
all Americans must honor. and do honor,
trying TO deliver this city back TO- the gang
1t is bitter sight TO me. as an educated
gentleman, 10 Are AN educated gentleman
Ike George Mcclellan going about this
Murphy under his arm and reading them to
audiences OF intelligent people
Thi, idea that We are ali equal in this world
is wrong, An honest man is better than "A
thief An educated man is NECESSARILY better
than an uneducated man. When ! see a
man who has always been tn" associate OF
gentlemen. who has bad given to him all
the advantages THAT modern oivzatiOn
can give. defling himself by associating
with the loathly gang GeorR" b. Mcclellan
is now tied up to- II makes me lose all faith
In decent manhood.
Men make all sorts Of sHcrihors In this
world from lOy. of country aud from other
motives, but her" We have no sacrifice for
country. II IL simply a \OunR man sacr r.
ing an honorable nam" 10 associate With
gang OF graft"r-.
This son Of Cen. MrClrilUn. who fought 70
keep our lnIon MON. stands to-day oh
the d,-credIt'd pinttOrm Of Tnmunnv Hall
the work Of men condemned, not ~ n WhC,,
but by nHn,, as thieves and g~Ii'nrs gul
who have never dared To uuulI,ug' this judy
~ NJ OF them ~ thu courts. "h"T, iher" ~
ample redress for them Il II II incorrect
GrUrgr h Mcclellan knew thni The sham" "i
women was the sOUrur OF profit of lrmmauF
Hall under Van Wyrk He knew tNrr a."
honor Of WOMEN was used to iInr ih' Do"ke'
stood up III N" prrs.n"" OF th' RnnR fNo
years ago with I'll" Murpbys th" Snlllyar-
and D"vrIy- behind him and sad W.
av'dour we'll ours j. III. credit tu" honor
viii you say that hl- II clean Want No
Met lel'an has never CTht E"d brnk ann
b" ne. y committed llfrrur, bu he ha~
lent himself to q cruel, cruel wrong He
Of thieves when he "ut them 10 Iammany
HAL N an mort to bflIg the people Of this
great III y once more under ~, rltHl rule
Do Won want 20 NV" sweet reward 10 Iop
and W." men who have WORKED - hard and
20 well IN this ouupulgu' You cpnnot pay
these men IN dollar, ~ YOU could . Tan
mhny heeleT But You can rrpny them with
reelection
II T. you ia. people Of \cN ork and moi
ih" administration thai f. on trial II YOU
can consent tO NO bark aud -t,N " The III
OF Van NNUn'A tOuI NHuI-, FOuT- rs the con