New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-21
DEMOCRATS CROWD RINK
CHEER WILDLY FOR Low.
Rousing Mass Meeting of Kings
COunty Democracy.

Every nook and Granny in the Clermont AVE-
nue. Rink filled with people last night al
of the most remarkable political meetings
ever held in Brooklyn. Between four ana h'e
thousand enthusiastic persons listened to con-
cise eloquent and convincing statements from
Democrats as to why Tammany Hall shouio
be defeated and the fusion ticket elected. There
not a Republican among the speakers a.
II. Ea1tmond OF the Kings County Democracy
presided. The speakers F. w. Hinrichs
and E. j. Mcclure. candidates for Controller
and President Of the Board Of Aldermen, re-
spectively; Walter NJ. Chandler, former ram
many man; the Rev. Or. Lindsay Parker. OF d.
Peters Protestant Episcopal Church; A. J.
Boulton, candidate for County Clerk in Brook
lyn; Robert Grier Monroe and District Attorney
Jerome.
Mr.. Hinrichs outlined true Democracy. ana
showed that Tammany was opposed to the very
essence Of Democracy and was controlled by
dictatorship. pure and simple. He continued:
How can any sef-respecting American. any man
who is thoroughly imbued with the notion q his
forefathers for one moment subscribe to that spirit
which prevails beyond the waterG The door OILS Is
over to Brooklyn? No. thousand times no. There
thing It is exhibited in quarters where. it was
least expected but shall all up ana protest
with which we are Threatened Tammany Hall
shall not extend its power to BROOKLYN: and
a tyranny is this: The free government is OF the
tyranny depends on the within Of the monarch.
When Tamrnany Hall was in control OF the city the
water supply. schools. etc-but the tiger SO
greedy that he used up all the surplus funds for
his own pockets.
The speaker than told of the good work Of the
present administration.
MIR. MoNRoE's SPEECH.
Mr.. Monroe said In part:
Interested in the fate Of the Democratic party Of
the Borough of Manhattan but it needs ali the as
ganizaton there-MurPhy and suyanaaa,r,e mot 0
it seems to me that they should be discarded by
party men. Who ever heard Of such generals VINO
With the full expectation that the other side is go
Ing 70 Gy n9se oW9 9n eT @ @ OWN Po
and. gentlemen. think Of an organization OF Demo.
large to the next national conventon1charle Muir
PP4 Prank Faf4e Genemen won name the al
ternates Qaughter) Now, that is what they are
Of Manhattan, and that is what their agent Nc
Carren is trying to reduce your Democracy to In
the Borough of Brooklyn.
DR.. Parker aroused the audience to the high
est pitch of enthusiasm. He said in part:
10 put into power rather a faction whose deeds
when they were in power before were burden 70
will not burden and humiliate and disgrace our
reputable and damnable msdeeds. know that is
a pretty bad word for a parson TO use; Wne n
preaching this subject last Sunday had
to keep myself cramped down and put on the
brakes so vigorously that / am enjoying my np-
erty tonight. Why shouldn't say damnabe. IL
you look your dictionary l suppose II Will tell
you worthy OF being condemned. But l tell YOU
my friends. IL suits a great deal better In my
present mood and temper to use the shorter word
instead of the longer Just imagine me standing up
here with my head the side and my hands
nicely touching another and saying: Dear
friends I wish TO speak to you tonight about
Tammany's nisdeeds so worthy of being
demned' No, sir, this is time for soft, smooth,
malevolent euphmesms, and I say Tammany's
dishonest. disreputable. damnable misdeeds. Tam
many does not represent the Democratic party; II
is a faction, and as faction deny 1t and decry
ii end denounce IL and repudiate IL utterly and
absolutely. and does every open-eyed high-souled
member OF the Democratic party TO which have
the honor TO belong.
The audience responded with cheers for fully
two minutes to this closing appeal:
Gentlemen fellow citizens. voters, shall kinde
Tammanys red light at doors? Shall
we open here among our boys and girls and
young men and young women, the slOping, smooth
highways hell? Oh. Hebrews Christians, Cath
olics, Professionals, Republicans. Democrats, renem-
Der that you brothers and are solemnly here
tonight in the name of God and humanity. In the
name of common decent manhood In the name OF
pure womanhood. and by everything that we hold
sacred and dear to IL that Tamnany shall not
ente beloved BROOKLYN.