New-York tribune., 1903-07-30
DEVERY SPEAKS In RAIN
TELLS OF HIS VAR RECORD
Boldly YeRture6 as Far as Send,
Hook as Cook.

William s psvery told about one thov.,,.
Staten islanders at LazzayIs Park. In -
hank. last night that he expected to Be 49,,
Mayor of this city with their help ~BilY, -,
an interesting time He pitched into the 1Ts,
lerites, the Bgr!eeites and other prominent "a
Htical factions IN Richmond. and got a ror,
roasting from friends OF his victims who -
in the crowd Mr.. Devevy's topic was ~Parr,a,
ism: Its Effect on our Citizens" That was n.
text but he didn't care II it was He f5rso, =
The gathering Was a picnic for the John
Decker Cormand, Spanish War Vetsrar,
About one hundred members were present. nm
der the command Of Captain oates. who intF.
duced the speaker OF the evening. Nr Devsv
was accompanied 10 Rosebank by AsseaBlv,,,
Butler. Wallace r. Hunter. Peter J. C3arysv
John r. NcGoldr.ek, Emanuel 7. :. Hart aBd
other members of the Devery guard. Captain
Oates said that $1,000 that had been raised IN,
public library would have to be accounted for
by those who collected il, and he said If TIA
money could net be turned over for a spanish
war monument TO The boys who died in lsas IL
would be refunded to the subscribers.
There was roar of applause when Devsrv
stepped to the front of the platform. The raj,
was falling, but the committee had spent $50
to build the platform, and the Chief said hs
would decorate it no matter what the weather
was.
We're here in the open and not behind
DOORS" said the speaker, Before I 80 on want
you ia Join with me in saying on behalf OF thosa
boys who went out in 1898 and never came back
TO their folks. God ha' mercy on their saulSl'"
One or two men said it and then Mr. DeysFy
responded Amen and proceeded as follows
We'll. I got down 20 your island here to-nish.
aboard one of them tubs. I hoated down hsrs
in one Of them tubs before most Of you men
were born. I was within forty feet Of The Old
Westfield when she went up. You STATE,
Islanders never received any improvements N
your transit facilities after Erastus W.
man died. You have been down hara
four years under Tammany (eries o. 40
good"( and then two years under d brain.
less administration, and you haven't been able
to go anything you wanted. Now word abour
the list. There is no man that went CUT to
Cuba in that regiment but what is better en-
titled TO the rank of colonel than what General
Greene was He comes under the head OF a
iewer-Pot general"
He's the best Commissioner OF Police wsvs
ever had" ptped young man from the side OF
the audience. Devery paid no attention to ths
interruption
II led the list Regiment back 10 It's arnory
when it came home to this city resumed tho
speaker. 'and the men was nothin' bat par
helped them into their armery in Tbirty-fourth-
St, and they could not stand UP. II the United
States Government, instead OF parleylng with
GayRoF and Greene, would take hold OF the msn
who starved you soldiers, and send them 20 tha
electric chair, every man il Staten Island would
be glad Now, want TO tell you I vas through
two wars. In the Civil War cooked aboard ot
a boat that came down by here to Sandy Hook.
and helped 10 build the fort at Sandy Hook.
when we thought the Merrimac would come up
the coast and blow US out of existence. the same
as when the press threw scare into US aoouE
the Vizeaya moving everything down in aAs
city. 1t didn't NOW nothin' down." Q.aughtsEl
Now you've g0t lot OF politicians here who
never do anything for you There's cid Mr..
Muller and young Mr.. Muller. and Mr, BuEles.
the shiPbuilder'
Ray FF Nick MulIeFF' yelled a Fei faced
man.
well. ain't sayin' nathin' derogatory to tha
characters OF those gentlemen" replied Devesy.
"An ] want to say is that this is a young mans
fight. There are lot OF men in TammaHy
Han that are trying to fool you al the time
It's a wonder that WheR.they were in control
they didn't come down here and take your
water front away from You You want teach
the MalleTs and the BurIses to take care Of the
interests of Staten Island / dont know how
you set your water down here. wAetheF BY
pumps or
We Sst ours from Ruosama g. interrupted
thirsty citizen.
L hope you like It," said bill" who con-
uhued; You've got 10 lock after your rapid
transit and your water
Where's your punln2" inquired another man
Don't let them BuFIss you. or Muller yoU or
Murphy you. (Appiause.l Don't mind The Old
ehestnuts who have been holding office FOR the
last seventy years. This is the young mems
fight. The young men have got TO ignore poll
ucians and forge out for yourselves Look out
Tor your rights III be down here I'm golns
to run for Mayor, and I don't want anything
for myself, but / do want something for I've
young men. Stick 10 the pump, ana you'll gsI
plenty of water and other improvements. II
I'm elected Mayor, Staten Island Will get al
that's coming To her"
The speech was we'll received and the crowd
stayed all through the light sprinkle or ram
that fell Devery was followed by Assembly
man Richard Butler and George W. Gibbons
I've got almost 1000 names 20 my petitions
for Mayor" said Devery 20 the reporters ana
nearly all of them are OF men in my own As-
sembly District"