New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
JAMES c.. CARTER FLAWS TIGER
THE "NESTOR OF THE BAR" CALLS FOR THE WIG
WANTS DEFEAT IN ADDRESS At COOPER UNION .
Mayor Candidates Also Address AUDIENCE
Which Cheers for Fusion.

The vhirlvind campaign for two years more
Of decent government IN this city reached its
climax in q monster rally at Cooper Union last
night when. addressing = wildly enthusiastic
and overflow audience, their speeches stuo-
bornly interrurted by hurricanes of tempestuouS
applause the fusion candidates deScIloeu 'ie
naked issues at stake in the campaign anu ile"
the last vonev in what Major John bHl"e' nv
chairman. called. with eloquent simplicity me
ba4tla for the home against Tammany and vice
A feature Of the rally was the presence on the
sneakers platform Of James c. Carter the "a
NOUS LAWYER. and introduced hy Major byrne
as the .rlestor Of the Bar In has hrst ana OHM
speecb in this campaign. speech when was iiS
+s,ea N with breatnless interest by the vast
audience Mr. Carter delivered his darnhlhs az
ra,gnrnent Of Tammany Hall. tracing Win IN
errng logic the ramifcations Of vice pro'e' 'ioA
.,6 of graft the breath Of life of Iamnany
-, - -,-biob obtained under the Van Wyck ad-
-,,,is+~at;o, The Police Department under van
WI, Was in particular subjected 10 the raklhg
.,o+ sbo+ If his FIRE his contrasting mention OIL
C-o,-,-,,esiorer Greene and the Police depart
-. r7er his command receiving wild ap--
plause. ~ 1,o,,~l,e
cockran. Tammanv Hall or the van "soh az
rninistration in the course Of MI carter speeVi
~, the signal for prolonged and incisiVe hiss
f-gF hN
the reform administration and its WORK Oh 'lS
-~..~.~,. receiving turnultuous applause
80, before the meeting opened. the auditor
49,, Is filed n the last seat. men and women
lining four deep along the walls NOT only III
deed. we're every seat and square foot OF stand
ing room in the auditorium occupied nut scores
/ e MOI, and women sNarmed on the very pat
form itself. ,,-.
A considerable proportion OF the auolehoe
were women. all of whom without exception
.-,,e.rad deeply Interested in the addresses
-. Tho ,.ast numbers. however. good order
was maintained throughout the meeting
MAJOR BYRNE PREsIDEs.
Major Bvrne. the chairman of the National
democratic Sound Money League campaign
committee. and former president of the Cath
Ole Club. presided at the rally his speech
o-aning the meeting was largely devoted to
vigorous definition of the Importance OF the
Issues of the campaign. and a powerful denun-
4 oi..so, of Tan1uany. Major Byrne. who met an
a,,,,rsciatjve reception. spoke in part as fol-
lows:
MAJOR BYRNE's SPEECH
u,uo,r Citizens of New-York: 1t falls to my
,,a,,y 70 rTeside on this occasion on this even
ing and il is certainly a very inspiring ocCd-
sion find the citizens OF me go 0i.S - 80
York recognizing so forceluliy as YOU Pi Pc
ence does tonight the responsibility OF CIV IL
duty As has been well said repeaIeuiy ouIlns
the campaign. II is Il battle lot the loi!e %
against organized vice; il Is patriotc' II Is
TSoraI IL is an absolute duty resting upon the
people of this great city ,z - ..,
..,77,,aicn is a serious business question Snall
we make New-York what nature lhtehded .eI
10 be bv her geographical position on the Al
lanticp shall we continue TO mike nei an II, III
,,tfu- home to the culture ana Wealth OF theSe
united States2 See what II means 10 & i % =:
Ia the best business element, To the pest laoor
Element 10 every element which constitutes our
civic life in New-York. Therefore, maintain IL
is a great duty. -, $3.50 t,o,,so
,,-art 10 evidence by my presence my interest," III
the exercise Of duty as cltlzen OF NeW-1oIh
md 70 encourage my fellow citizens alongside
- me- to stand uD in this contest until the polls
Sos ard maintain the integrity and honor ana
character of this great city
WANTS PARTY AGAIN IN POWER
Aside from that. as Democrat who loves
Democracy and hopes before he dies TO again
- NV rartv ina power in this nation applause.
I take the ground that the only hope OF
democratic supremacy in this Union Is the de-
fest of Tammany Hall iApplause) IL again
s,Icb AN administration the matchless one OF
i(~levelanG shall again reign IN TINS country
action that we are now developing IN this CITY
Ia defeat and crush Tammany Han as q power.
I'smmany Hall is not political organization.
II is a business organization marching under
Democratic flag. not from patriotic Impulse out
&C a letter of mark, a business organization al
T,-avs ready TO surrender State and nation for
The control Of the neshpots of this city. ZAP
,l,uees 7 therefore say TO you. II there are
Ternocrats here OF my lire of thought, we owe
a double duty 10 our city and 10 our country IN
this campaign
MR.. CARTER INTRODUCED.
Major Byrne when he ended his own speech.
INTRODUCED Mr.. carter
Throughout his address Mr.. Carter held an
almost spelIbound audience his reasoning being
arparentIy closely followed by every person in
the hall
,yis voice was sharp with anger as he pressed
home relentlessly mis- many biting thrusts
aqains; Tamnany Hall Mr. Carter spoke in
part az follows
z-elloyV Citizens Ladies' and Gentlemen.
7 rad been coasoling myself with the thought
tbaf was veteran worn out. IL were, in
Travellers VII md nI views Of q he de-. world at De