The sun., 1903-10-30


To witch hv has 50 notably COnssCrued hiu-
self? And n h. has changed his mind s'n"r
that timc. was u not Iammany Hall ln.t
caused him TO chang" his mind and which
now proposes to force me TO change mine
IL II, is not becoming TO have m" speak IN
the Same halls where gentlemen on TIA"
city ticket speak against primo pIe- to which
! and my party have been and are pledged.
how do these exceedingly consistent gen
tlemen satisfy their sense of proprl.'v by
allowing Mr. Grout 10 appear everywhere
and dispute the platform upon which h"
was nominated
Mr. Grout says that he reduced ~" tHN
rate to ~, whereas I'll" Democratic rlai-
form upon which he is nominated and run
ming says: That the clam that their tax
rate of i.S for this year represents a sweep
ing reduction IN the tAN"s that u" propi'
will have to pay is another piece OF 'als"
pretencr This rate wa reached ny a strl'SS
Of Juggling tricks with IA" finances of IN" city,
That Is what the DcmuUr'tl" city platform
says OF Mr.. Grout's reduction 90 In" taN rate
and yet Mr., Grout IL runnnr mon that idrntl-
cal platform. Mr.. Grout further SAYS thhl
he is responsible for the sinking fund scheme,
and points To II AS on" OF TIA" achievements
OF his administration. and vet the nty pIht
form upon which hr IL running says
further development of this scheme To make
an apparently low tax rate Tor tins cam
paign year is found IN the attack mad" upon
the sinking fund. In utter defiance OF any
principle OF law or morals a raid has been
made upon these savings Of he city: pledged
AS they are to the reduction of the bohds
why is It that have been banished and the
fatted calf had been killed upon the return ol
Mr.. Grout? The real reason was foreshadowed
In the refusal of tho candidate tor Mayor to
appear on the same platform with m". II /.
because won't surrender my convictioh thh'
Tamnany Hall has set It's heart ON the con
quest Of Brooklyn and declared eternal war
upon those who opposed its march INTO "
conquered terris0ry
And what shall be Tho end OF this achieve
ment? Once the Democrats of Brooklyn
are tied hand and foot with It's fear and luvor
its domination will suddenly be startling 70
Dannpratip WIN
certain hand. the State conventions, make OF
break their nominations and extend i,s siner,
State it will make this state secure IN the
grasp,, of the Rcpublcan party. ,........;..
In Brooklyn what Will ITS dsCrndancS sig
nify' inal We are under one great resist
less political system with New York ol
What CONSEQUENCE - i that we have Apan-
ministered by one political system whose
soul and centre Is IN Manhattan; What bor-
Sngh officer dare stand np for bro2aIyn hnh n n"
opposes him? The question is not question
OF temporary, political advantage; y reaches
down into the very vitas oi self govern,
on the rights Of Colnmuilitles TO attend 70
their own affairs And 4 that right Is 'tsSailed
neghboring borough on the other, and We
sit Idly by, there VIII be nothing left TO, us
finally except the right to worship on sunday
and to swear every other day in the week,
The one hundred thousand Democrats OF
Brooklyn are and of right ought TO be. free
and independent, they should stand together
for sound econoiul" principles ana IL ana
honest public servants, They should turn
this defuuct city into defiant borough; they
should found their faith on honest politics
rupting and Contuminating Influences Which
will be the undoing Of their party.
Our party cannot live twlxt alternating
losses and luck. II cannot rest its cause on
coercion and constraint; It cannot found
itssfaith on iqithless men and feeble measures
IL cannot silence sentiment with scourge.
nor persecute protest with the passion OF
it's power: it cannot secure, cooperation
through contempt nor COMPEL coalition
by threat; it cannot govern men who read
and write by fear. nor gather kisses with the
hand that holds a lash
A union of men does not make party
tree. Its hold must be upon the conscience.
not the cohar of man, Fundamentally. it's
men must be honest and its principles sound.
and that Democrat is It's most dangerous
enemy who does not insist upon this
In municipal government our party must
he a whole. but the parts must not he for
gotten. We must always be as one city.
but we must insist on self-government In the
Ave confederated boroushs. That is, wha,,
we should stand for. and what We all did stand
r until s% som. %ssF hearts su grey o o qRa R
whom we still esteem and love. and who in
Gd Ss time sha ,S
fate was wrought amid that gallery of prncely
politicians who lived in The golden age Of
the days OF the dashing Douglass, who, was
a tried and trusty leader IL the DAYS OF the
thrilling and trnmphanf rldsnt d. who pore
Seymour-a Democrat who for half century,
rich with the traditions Of his service and
golden With the goodness OF Ms heart stood stood
city, like sentinel on the watch tower
Democrat whose home has always been to
the weary feet oY the poor and h the ond nr@dy ia
GENEROUS bounty into the lowiy abodes Of
want and whose hand has lifted up the broken
and detected friends ana feilSw S ctlzrns. at%.sS
all the storms Of battle. bearing nothing so
nobly as the wounds received In honorable
Tarare and whG .'aab sasdnx Of ano5e
years of valiant service, still stands alone.
"the noblest Roman Of them all"
wera Ms are e" sFsfps B"oks IN Her" Hs Sa"S o e
tling city gnther the memories OF heroic ,
age It's soil was consecrated by the blood
OF the Contnentaf army ana 3 IL s sr now hare maze
now the streams OF people pour throu9h the
thrifty thoroughrareS the army OF Washing
ton marched in that long nnd weary struggle
After the meeting had adjourned, di-
rectly after Mr. IIittleton closed his address
the crowd waited on Montague street,
near the stage entrance for Mr. Littleton.
When he left the building, ,unacoompanltd,
the crowd gave him great cheer and
called for a speecn.
"Bovs. I'm willing to give you another,
but YOU have just heard me. My voice
Is weak, and | must hurry home. | thank
YOU from the bottom OF my heart tor your
great reception,
"Were with you. Martin" yelled the
crowd. as Mr.. Littleton disappeared toward
his home.
Where's Mclaughlin" yelled the crowd.
He haln't come out yet, was the reply
Of police sergeant at the stage entrance.
When Mr. Mclaughlin did make his
appearance at the door great cheer
went up for him from thousand throatr.
As Mr. Mclaughlin arrived on the street
a dozen policemen surrounded the little
party. consisting OF Mr. and Mrs. McLaugh-
I'm. their daughter and son-ln-law, Assistant
Distriot Attorney and Mrs. William c.
Courtney. Mr.. and Mrs Harcourt. Bird S:
Coler Henry Hawkes. and ex-Sherif and
Mrs. Creaner. Then the party began their
walk around the block to the Mclaughlin
home on Remsen street, thousand
Young men followed, cheering all the time
Tor STr. Mclaughlin, When the party
arrived a, Mr. MoLaughin's home the
Crow- 4 ed the street in front OF it, and
white o.. tho Mclaughlin party We're stand
ing = the stoop there were cries OF Speech!
Sp. .ch''
Stepp!ng a. the 'front.' of the stOop. Mr.
Mclaughlin took of his hat and said
"Speaking in public is not Ill my line
Al | can say 10 YOU tonight is To thank
YOU from the bottom Of my heart for this
great demonstration.
Ihen the Mclaughlin party retired to the