The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-13


ruff began to applaud. The audience took
up the Applause, mingled cheer with 1t
and kept at both for couple OF minutes.
Mr. Higgins read his speech. He said
As candidate for the suf,rages Of the
sops csees Of
been 30 frequently demonstrated that itss
y 6s aas s,f for Mhs nds merits @
as in the city of Brooklyn. 1L,re Ia no quar-
ter hes n az OF IN 4 tns e% words
claim to your support upon my record AS
"n o yssss n eonro H sRa
The Constitution adopted BY the people 10
e aSa % for
inequalities and all the legislation booking It,. to
the accoTplshmsnt q that prineip,ei, n tne
provislohs has been achieved by Republican
legislatures and Repub} ican Governors.
OPPOSED CONSOLIDATION,
II has been my proud privilege to record
principle Beginning with, the, eopsideration
Of the great Charter. which Welded these
listened to the utterances and protests OF
this community. and recorded my vote against
While the results of its enactment are more
satisfactory than hoped lor az that time
cite this incident OF my oFtciaf career az IL
" 'ISt'I poices Wien pTosest"d against by the
communities concerned. ! feared. and SO
stated az That, time tnH Hreater Gf snye ot ,o
irregularities to say whether that Tear WAS
" The citizens Of this borough pride them
selves on their peculiar ividualty as a
.onmunity and in thsir eaRatt'{Ey s 10 nS Whe
an 1nTr S%H s 1ets '"' not % unmndu
Of the fact that. 80 per cent. Of the cit1e of
the state of New York reside reside below ts
affecting great metropolitan interests must
not he adoptrd except IN ooni ormity WIN
, sitlon " al stand or fall If chosen Governor.
fhe success Of the national ticket IN TINS
campaign is OF supreme mportansr' but
direetly4o the voter than the conduct Of state
and niunlcfpal uIars.; Party allegiance ~
taken less and less i,S Gpns' Gar.1 an ~,
| ground that ! appeal 10 you for SUPPORT.
aud Familiarity with the AFFAIR." of this state
make me more competent 70 discharge these
duties in accordance WITH the demands OF lhe
public than it is possible for one who has had
no experience or familiarity Win these SUP
jects
MISTAKES HAVE BEEN MADE.
Since Jan 1881 tae Kep oantroI d Sa ihs
AFFAIRS of the state IT has been called upon
! to meet great Questions and has solved them
| To claim immunity from mistakes would De
foolish. Mistakes have been made which
viii be the duty OF succeeding admlq,s' IA
the peo Gl N eE H % viii be my aim
high business plane, which will secure to
the people OF this State an honest return for
every dollar Of their money expended .,u,
gent audience such rs this OF the, Increased
demands upon the State. for schools. for
ing Tor the State unfort nnates Il is need
less for me TO recIte that Laws enacsa nnaef
when Governor have since borne fruit far
beyond the expectations of their originators
/ sometimes hear the thought expressed
that New York city s bearing an undue Yep Pro
of the open to
of the State Board Of Tax Commissioners.
the Of The state and yon, 1wa
the city Of New York Is paying no more than
is Just IN IL oos Of T o
lars Of direct taxes under laws which have
been inaugural ed in these years OF Repub-
paian toward the judiciary and the courts
soSsr u %Gs nS' Of the people will approve
! the selection OF candidates for great political
honor from the ranks Of the JadEes sTss
| In the judicial mind the possibility Of pollti-
sal advancement and .ho Il i wei tha t the
divorced from any hope Of reward. political
or otherwise.
GOOD WORD FOR CULLEN.
j rejoice as Republican and as q citizen
Of the State that the Republican party took
Rst toned nGo5THp,6ds and y, ~ ies ra,I
who, when Democratic election thieves were
pnnshed did not stop t9 INQUIRE TO
nss to essm man Is more deservne
cen 'o of the sate than Edgar 81 Cullen
Mr. Higgins said a pleasant word for the
man whose generous magnanimity' made
his unanimous nomination possible. NO
man" he said, ever had a more generous
adversary or a warmer friend than ! have
in the person Of Timothy L. Woodruff.
"Gentlemen," he said in conclusion. Il
shall close my remarks by saying that
should the people elect me Governor, l
best traditions unsullied and without Civ
ing offence to the conscience OF the people
Of the State"
Mr.. Bruce followed Mr.. Higgins and in
introd iGYs the New York man. Mr. Wood
out to the western part Of the State, that the
vote for Roosevelt and Higgins was going TO
Be sf, " 5Sv tS: 4sss but ny rip
of hearing from one who has Jlet returned
from three weeks trip through the State.
whose experience in campaigning Is such
that he ia sure to know, and believe from
what | know about him he will tell us the
tr nth. IApplause.l
Because the man who Is now about to
speak to You, the candidate of the Repub-
lcan party for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. has
been one OF the most earnest and conscien-
tious workers In the party's ranks for the
last twelve or fifteen years and the time
has now come when he should receive that
which he deserves from his fellow citizens OF
the Empire State. and that is an election and
a great big ma jority az that. for Lieutenant-
Governor. NJ Linn Bruce.
"REMEMBER," SAYS RRUcE.
Mr.. Bruce il a good talker. After say
ing that the people up the State had told
him that, il the Republicans below The
Bronx kept up their end by keeping down
the Democratic majority, the up-Staters
would see that the Republicans carried
the State, the speaker went straight to
discussion OF national issues, saying that
this is campaign, not Of education, but
of recollection. "All we ask of you, my
friends" he said. lis to remember"
That caught the crowd, and the longer
Bruce talked the more cordially demon
strative the audience became. And when
he came to HE peroration, which compre.
hended plea to first voters, the crowd
punctured nearly every sentence with
cheers They nearly took the roof of the