New-York tribune., 1904-10-13

RroIlngh unanilsouE. told the people Up ts thstts
q. Tho notification ceremonies tlat We "ofu
ssreeaby sureEisc them On Election & nseL tood - 4
= know Won wiz take great pleasure IN Insl.Eg
evs- et9rt in eeh9lf Of The state tisSe me candi
ais, As yog are a6ogt 70 90 tSInsht Il bresenng
20 yo1 ,,e MAJ Whose name heads ne Republican
STATE f.ckef-our party's STANDARD bearer-f'saA
~. Higgins. of Oleaa
AR. Higgins had 10 wait a couple ~ minutes
before ne could be heard. Then. just as nc had
got started comfortably. there came marching
up the aisle, hurredly cleared by the police. the
Kings County Republican Club. a band blaring
at its head After Them marched the COiored
Republican Club Of the Xth Assembly District,
with a colored band. Mr. Higgins stood smiling
until the club members found seats in the gal
lery. Then he said:
Mr. HTGGINsS SPEECH.
Tic people n 1894 crystalEed for the arst time IL, In
Tunicipality and az the legislation looking 10 me
,oder y The &c conti,Htona provision has
leon achieved bv RepuolcSn legislators t Sllo re re
proud privilege record myself upon az occasions
q favor of this principle Beginhs @sh a se ,S fol
municipalities into greater New-YoTk. listened to
recorded my vote against consolidation. While the
results OF this enactment are more & TauSIaG5ory
than I hoped fer at that time ! cite tns lncldeet
OF my oficial illustrative OF my disposi-
agsinsi by The communities concerned. / feared
and SO stated at that time thar a greater New
leave ID TO IsTooIi.nites 20 say whether that Tear
WAS WeU founded The citizens OF this borough
Pride themselves upon their peculiar individuality
IS community and IN their capacity to lnanage
fheir own affairs. share that belief. While an
1psttes % "a 9S6 leo d am am 925 gh1i ~ % ts,e 81 's f
New-YoIk reside below the Bronx and measures
Rnd policies peculiarly fitting great metropolitan in
vita the popular viii OF this LOCALITY and by that
proposition win stand or fall II is not my nten
the facts mat viii justify either approval or con-
this cs@psig is of supreme importance but there
SIS perhaps nothing that appeals more directly u
The voter than the conduct Of State and municipal
But allegiance is taken less and less into con-
Eiderstion in these things. and honesty and eff
cheney more and more u is upon this ground that
long connection and familiarity with the affairs Of
shose duties in sccordance with The demands OF the
rublc thon is possible for any one who has had no
II Is unnecessary for me TO tell an intelligent
on 6 ssgs s as ms o,s o e f oS rosds for
sneeting the Increased burdens which come 70 us
s,a5 rrSnr 1b s5InnisfrafioT, ~ President Roase-
Hslt when Governor have since borne fruit far
beyond the expectations Of their originator:
kcinstlrnes hear the thought expressed that New
York is bearing an undue proportion Of the states
"a -, sa,5 sgS ~ 20 Wbe r. IS not my pur-
pose 20 SO into figures tonight because nSGISs axe
open 70 every n1aa of the state board Of TAX
Commissioners the Controller Of the state and YOUR
ibe fac that this Is not ne case and thar the city
az Aev-Hork is pasin no more than US 9nst pro
iieved from many millions OF dollars by direct
sn these years Of Republican admnistTatioGn ,.,.s
These are few facts which desire 70 M ieaEe
with you and 70 say 10 you tLat a.: % @ Id
of these wise policies will be the object ot my an am
be unWise viii be equally my purpose II elected
The possibility Of political advancement cannot
fail 10 weigh in some degree in the Juqclal nina
Se at all time diTorced from any hope Of reward.
cliiioal or other For centuries al Engsh speak
81 ohlce and the payment Of munsicent salaries
sstEaags the jDdical SsfPl from Ros15 s1d 10 70
she end thst all men may md their rights equal
I rejoice as . Republican and as > citizen Of the
in Ills Campaign raining that high toned. incor-
ruptible and fearless 3uris Of your city as Chief
Judge I'm the coGrt of Appeals. When DemoeTauc
:ieetion thieves should be punished. he did not
nstine ont 10 them The punishment they 50 Justly
deserved No nan nan is ls more deserving of The con-
NeS'-York than EdFar NJ Cullen.
Brooklyn has citizen whose name is a household
word in every corner OF the State. Upon him the
State and this cOnlncnty have conferred signal
have melted the admiration OF all who know him
Jie was a companion u my boyhood and Is
Eelves, Saratoga. presented for the consideration
generous maenanimity OF fhe Brooklyn man made
my election possible. (AppIause,)' And / am here
and his friends for this honor so man has ever
than have had IN the friendship q Timothy
Woodruff. ApplauseJ
that should the people elect me Governor viii
ansuIed and without giving offe1ce - the con
science OF this State
II. Linn Bruce. candidate for Lieutenant Gov
srnor. was the next speaker The welcome he
seeeiVed when he began as nothing TO the
applause when he finished stirring appeal TO
ahe hrst voters He said in paTt
NJ LINN BRUcE's SPEECH.
But We Informed by some Of the Democratic
seaas's Lhal Lhelr party has ron become safe and
Ss5eeL ,L15ls ilser-p i2aHla B. Hin, William +.
tnose eminent political alenistE constituted them
\ and applause) They examined fhe Den1ocratic
NJ larry This examination took place some sixty days
thar ii safe and sane dangbteT1 II sse anS
saie. tlel theFe vas a time that IL unsafe and
who are captains of industry, men who are con-
nectea with some of the greatest plants and going
us an ls country great manufacturing in
tututions which have existed some OF them Tor
GeaTly a century. "
nto your establishment and say TO you that dur
sng al this time you had been absolutely wrong;
cples. upon wrong lines You have the wrong kind
81 supsrlntsndent PEI the wrong kind OF men at the
there with his friends and said TO you 81 want vo
70 e:sehaaIge az az these men. want you 10 put
lhese friends OF mine az the heads OF your various
81 xaS+ 1ael1si blse ena " Eil & SHOW you development
10Y you that am competent have here the
that while only got out OF the Iunatic asylum last
Suly. am now safe and sane" fApplausel.
thing else than extend your hand ana congratulate
him upon the recovery OF his health and recon-
until be was quite sure that he had recovered his
senses? DO they think for single instant that the
IaTty hat was right and put into power the party
that was wrong?
differ vita William Jennings Bryan upon every
great national question bus. I want to say 10 yoI
that admire him. I admire him because he be-
sta is for something; he Is willing 20 fight for n