New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-26
NEW QUESTION.
'What Are You Going to Do about
It?" He Asks.

10 MS battie cry, where Gid you ger lit I'D
dressed to Charles F. Murphy, District Attorney
Jerome added another clause last night at
monster meeting at Washington Hall in The
Bron1-the old Tweed inquiry: What are you
going to do about it2" Not in the Tweed inso-
lenoe Of spirit did he ask 1t. His inquiry was
What are the people going to do about the
bosses and their insolence; their grating and
enslavtng Of so-called free Anericans7 What
will they say at election timer"
District Attorney Jerorne's old neighbors
turned out by hundreds TO hear him speak, In
spite OF the rain. Women brought their children
to hear him preach free Americanis1n. When
he appeared on the platform cheer after cheer
went I'D. and hundred voices cried: We'll
elect you. all rightr You're the man for us.
They had come solely to hear him speak. and
they showed it. Joseph d. Baucus talking
Jerome talk when he declared:
Jerome is as certain to be elected District At
torneE my old chum Mcclellan is to be elected
Mayor"
An uproar rose at once. Not your nfe,''
yelled the crowd Put him out" Traitor
traitor" Poor little Mac" Tear his eyes
out" stick to Jerome; leave the others out Of
It" When after some five minutes of rough
house the chairman had restored order. Mr..
Baucus did 'leave the others out"
Mr.. Jerome's speech simple appeal to
the people for their support In his fight for in
dependence Of the bosses. He would not defend
his record. he said. He had gone directly to the
people for the privilege OF serving them again
in Office. not hat IN hand to any boss. because
any man who appealed to the bosses must be q
puppet IN Office If he were not a puppet he
would be disloyal to the men who put him in his
place. Then he tore to tatters Charles T. Muir
ply and his mouthpiece, James W. Osborne
after this fashion:
Murphy cannot speak for himself and who is
selected to speak for him? Mcclellan does not say
not say anything about him. On. no MCGOWAN
been found. or wherever he came from Caushterj0
does not say ANYTHING about MIN Mr. osborne is
then we get the msS9raty and feel of The boss at
be a fool" That is the reply OF the boss through
Osborns's mouth He is the only advocate on the
thing, that makes any defence or repS i for NJ
sn nre be Gn feS or OF
instructed TO come forward in defence Of Charley
Mr.. osborne then. as his nouthpece, says, III
snd Whe o thpo1shout THIS eom me- the moral
sense OF the people rose up at such a shocking
who, with opportunities Of graf, does not steal
Continuity to its proioged appause
why, the whole day was spent yesterday in ex-
ad t9ss s SD hst s sht as
ton from the one man in the campaign that is
to fo6 rRs get
Suhbis self MY uTbans oDPonent sa!a
mad with Charley Murphy, because Charley mas
sG VIA , Ssd Rd Rsf
1eo G eoad ooW up the
Murphy had told US that he did not get it out Of
the gas inquiry. He wouldn't tell US where he DID
fs aao with cRsey Jerome Is
mad with Charley Murphy because Charley has got
proposition.
up s soss H aa eS andowR SS With him he
fenced Then Osborne breaks loose with that fne
e e se It and dees has not been
getting it himself he must Be t fool na ' men
they get the rebound he tries new tack and the
tack te sh mad with Muphs
he has got It Well am somewhat, mao eeGa tt7e
pTeferment in life. TT is q sinister word When
the h aahs 0s he u st Be
BY the question? TT means the stuff LIT IT. means means
abe Esi hand ought not to touch c,.-,,.
then he follows up; he is ao with WSy
doesn't he find out where Charley got 1T Who's
hnd out pI IS through the nstrumentaty Of Grim
Does NJ n sSs w srsff sa that o mr.
inal law is the. best way Of finding out how he
ineficiency of my administration. viii MI Osborne
is use Elected tf St to ind out where GOT
ebsBcs than AND Yet Rs sSd the only
had is of two things the grand jury on the one
have asked repeatedly, which others have asked.
which has been the lips Of almost every clttzen
the question put directly to Mr.. Murphy. Where
did he get it?" And tells US.
Gentlemen. this leads-ths line of reasoning this
moral statement that man is fool who has a
chance to get it and doesn't get it and the confess
sion that this boss has got "it'-the brazen eff
frontery OF this leads naturally and normally to
question that put years ago and answered In
this city. What YOU going to do about ft?'
A man stood up with the same brazen etrontery in
this city before when he asked where he got
1T and wanted 70 know what YOU were going TO
do about It. End you showed by your response
clearly and simply what you going to do about
II by putting that man absolutely down and out
WOULD CUT UP CONDEMNED MEN.