New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
HEARST ATTACKS MAYOR.
Made Murphy's "Graft' Possible,
He Says, at Big Meeting.

Five thousand persons were gathered about the
entrance to Durland's Riding Academy. 66th-st..
near Central Park West last night before o'clock,
when the doors were thrown open for the meeting
of the Municipal Ownership League. Thirty-six
speakers announced for the evening. including
Mr.. Hearst, J. G. Phelps Stokes. Clarence J. shearn,
Thomas Gleran. John Ford, Justice Seabury and
ex-Justce Palmeri.
The big band started to play as the crowd rushed
into the hall, and nearly started riot
by starting to pass out Hearst buttons before the
crowd had settled in the seats
Michael Brayer. candidate for Register the
Municipal Ownership League ticket presided at the
meeting Before he could call the meeting to order
the hall was damned full. In the crowd many
women. The most noticeable things about the
crowd the number of Jerome buttons shown
Out of the entire audience about one-ifth showed
the emblem of the present District Attorney.
In part Mr.. Hearst said:
If you elect Murphy and Mccarren and Mcclellan
for four years you surrender Internationally 70
derers as ever banded together to rob and OUTRAGE
Mcclellan signs the Remsen gas steal. You raise
your voices IN protest against such betrayal of the
From without or within the party. viii make him
Murphy grows rich and insolent upon corrupt
contracts You raise your voices in protest against
from without or within the party, will make him
They do not care for clamor but they care for
votes, and If you rise In your Just resentment and
that Till make them follow different conrse.
e APa a aaG yoa Sass the RF TO- h
Judgment. If not my honesty of purpose in having
campaign personally is because I am tired of help
ing edect men VINO s9lenniy swear to protect the
@lr s O'sn ,sls osa' an. ana Ds@y the
that Mcclellan is less culpable than Murphy. Muir
Fhy Is as evil specimen of a criminal boss we
worse than Mcclellan Murphy did not receive the
confidence sfanf6e Of trusting ing people Murphy
with his hand on the sacred book and swear to
Murphy is as ana 5en se hem Sailed tho
political seas, but the at the wheel is McClel-
ply have committed if the little Mayor had not
n 1t is not the fact that Murphy is the boss of
nammany Hall that gives him his power and OPP
owns the city government and the little Mayor at
s b be boss OF of fhe Sg a m Murphy will
what What, viii that avail him? Why, Mr.. shearn and
jail than any other Of the corrupt crew of public
Mr.. Jerome has asked how Murphy got it. and
a. am going to tell you how Murphy got it: He got
who sold out the people Of New York in order
mayor had fm the and the coaT e ' tie
serve the people who elected him instead OF the
The principal, and the accomplish in a public
| crime stand alike before the bar Of public
Now, my friends this s- labor meeting, and
patty with your objects. I believe mat good
| wages for good work is the cornerstone of Ameri-
can prosperity believe that the distribution of
wealth is Just es important as the creation of
wealth. believe that when the husband has good
| wages the wife has money to spend at .he stores
and the stores buy goods from the factories, ard
the factories order material from the farms and
mines
Clarence ]. Shearn said that not only the
| city being robbed of 50 a year on each of the IN
candescent street lamps. but that the stockholders
| Of the Consolidated Gas Company themselves were
| being robbed OF like amount by the Standard OIL
inside interests in the company that. he said
| trolled the United Lighting and Heating Company
| Mr.. Shearn said:
| The United Lighting and Heating Company. capt.
tai stock 10000 is owned and controlled by the
| United Gas Improvement Company of Philadelphia,
which is in turn owned and controlled by the
Standard Oil interests, which and control the
| Consolidated Gas Company OF New-York- The
United Lighting and Heating Company was or
| ganized In January. 1899. to take over and con-
eolidate tho several different Wesbach street light
| Ing companies operating throughout the country
at that time. It's functions are merely those OF a
| holding Or controlling company. the majority of
| the stock of the sub-conpanies being held by It,
| The Welsbach Street Lighting Company OF Amer
| lea, controlled by the United Lighting ana Heat
/ Ing Company. has operated the New ork city
contract In connection with the Consolidated and
the other local gas companies ever since the IN
production OF mantle lanterns for street lighting
| about eight years ago.
In March, 1905 the city had 1900 mantle lamps
/ In rse In the Ave borouEhs when Commissioners
| Oakley called Tor bids for the contract Tor
| the year ended March L. 1906 The American
Street Lamp and Supply Company bid SO "a straight
for ths hvs boronghs. The Consolidated Gas COM