The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-21

TALKS 10 4 BIG MEETING IN
SCCLLY,S DISTRICT.
Circuit, WHO'S with Him. Stirs the Crowd
Most by Plea for More sunday Anuse-
ments--MayOraity Candidate Agrees
That Personal IIberty's the Real Issue.

Mcclellan and Grout spoke at a Demo-
cratic meeting in Apollo Hall in Clinton
street last night. The hall was packed with
the faithful brought out by Leader Scully.
but the cheering was not prolonged and
the speeches did not arouse the old time
Tammany enthusiasm
Both candidates talked for the most part
about the evils OF the Republican legis-
lation at Albany and the next Presidential
campaign. Neither touched upon Red
Lights" although they were in what was
the Red Light" district under Tammany
Ex-Coroner Bausch, the chairman, and
T. c. T. Grain, when they saw Comptroller
Grout moving toward the platform, waved
their hands at the faithful for a cheer
and the faithful responded. 1t didn't
last more than thirty seconds, and it wasn't
by any means demonstration. This
led one man to try again with Eandker-
chief. and there We're few more cheers.
Mr. Grout 81 art ed in right away TO talk
about Republicanis,n and Democracy, but
he got more applause when he touched on
the excise question. He said:
I'VE have on our statute books laws which
say what we shall do on our day of leisure.
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liberty Of the people. | don't say that The
laws should not be observed, but there are
thousands who want the law changed and
want amusements on that day. Are We
to have the entire Police force of the cit y
devoted to shutting y,hng up on sun,
day. When the excise tax was increased
I have the word of the Democratic state
the city government except from your
ComI roller
-Vote for Mcclellan and put the SIAN
derers Of New York out, was the motto
which. Mr. Grout said, should be substi-
tuted for the fusion cry of Keep the
grafters out"
Mr.. Mcclellan got more cheers than
Grout. but they weren't enough to satisfy
the managers of the meeting. Mr.. McCiel-
Ian read his speech. and lad some trouble
keeping his audiences attention.
Mr.. Mcclellan said that the real issue
in the campaign was personal liberty and
then proceeded to attack the Raines law
on the plea that it was solely for the pur-
pose of building up the Republican machine
outside of New York. He said:
This, of itself, shows the constant hostility
to the interests of this city OF the Ropub-
lican party. The burden OF taxation. by
from the shoulders of the jewellers OF the
rural sections Of the State and placed ulon
those of the citizens Of New York. |. not
Lne PURPOSE pldnl' ny UiihlllN th'
light upon Republican, counties. they hold
the residents OF Republican, counties Sc
curely in line for tn" Republican party. IL
is, therefore, Of the greatest Importance
to the people Of this city that we SHOULD pre-
vent any coalition between an i! legal non
partisan organization in New York clty and
the Republican party, Tor it is the Republican
party. although it does not Openly show
itself az such.
Mr. Low is tho creature of MIR Platt. of
Mr. Odell, Of Mr. Bruce and of Mr.. Wood
ruff; 1t was their voices that declared for his
nomination. When tn" Democratic party
Endorsed his two colleagues on the ticket,
II was the voices Of Plat. Odell. Bruce and
Woodruff that declared that they could not
stand as candidates upon the same ticket
with Seth Low.