New-York tribune., 1906-11-03
S1RAUS In BROOKLYN.
Speaker appeals to Religious Duty
of His Hearers.

Oscar S Straus continued his can,naien last night
speaking IN Brooklyn at the Metropolitan Saenger
nan, Pltkin avenue and Watkins street, and nt
Liederkranz Hall. Manhattan avenue and Meserole
street.
Mr.. Strauss speech was directed expressly to
Jews. He appealed TO their sense of religious duty
ueclarlns the issues of The campaign were ques-
uohs OF political sincerity, morality and honesty
He said in part:
I'll This is Friday night the beginning OF our Sab
Da1h devoted 20 holy work. l would not have
I'M I'm 10 you on this evening had not oeIieEed
mat the issues IN this campaign were of so serious
d nature that it was my duty an American cid
Arn 10 present to you the great moral issues that
OF this free land that it is in the nature or holy
% me present 'i''h III Inc ''s''' ''i'N'''
The original government Of our forefathers in
can government under the tudsea OF israei-a soy,
advice givcn by Jcthro to Moses-to select OF
all the people capable men. men OF truth and who
prccepts, the government OF Israel was carried on
from Moses 20 Sau 70; a per period of 80 years
and again referred 10 Lincoln and has claimed
Let US see @ WHAT 9und5on there IS to this claim
The m2cnineTy when % Mr.. Hearst created in Or
puts forward as IS fundamental principles IS Il,
independence of Corporation Control; tD Indepen-
dence of any party subject to Boss Rule and Cor
hearty support But let us see how these princi-
PIES square with the platform and with the man
First-The Independence League is a corpora
tiQn organized under the laws Of this state.
pendent of popular control, as has been shown not
by Inference bur by the sworn statement of one
tions cf that league We're made by executive
and his learned counsel, Mr.. Shcarn. the secre-
tary, and of which one OF two others compose the
Therefore, say that the independence Of the In
dependence League means that it is independent
Third,,The league claims to be independent of
We have known Republican bosses and We have
inc kncWn Dem9cTatic bosses, but it was reserved to
the Independence League to create corporation
l have deyoted some years, of my life as, Off
the leading representatives of labor and many pub
lie spirited men. to bring about more brotherly
feeling between the men who represent capital and
& t3e men n13 W9 re2resent iab3r and feel confident
and Clarke, who have heartily co-operated and
civic Federation in bPingiig obout better nndeT
standing and a better feeling between labor and
The man who "epresents the true democracy the
and of Theodore Roosevelt is Charles T. Hughes
owner of newspapers to herald his cause, He was
rations; but the oftiae has sought him because Of
his great ability and fearless advocacy on behalf
power. No in state has rendered greater
service to the whole people. as the calm dlgnfed
f. Hughes. Growing out of the investigation that
Gas b Know @ MI Hearst ags to
but, in his extreme modesty, MI Hearst lays claim
TO everything, am surprised he has not laid
claim to the rising
Charles 4. Hughes exposed the inquities of life
insurance and drafted laws that have put lega! re-
strant upon the abuses hat were practised in the
past. The nomination not sought by him-it
was forced upon him. He is fighting this campaign
for himself. but Tor you, and for all of He
represents the same principles in this state that
Theod9Te Roossvet represents in the United States stat
Mr.. Hearst affliction, and expressed his ap-
proval of the position taken by Mr.. Hughes. He
describes the candidacy of Mr.. Hearst IAN at
tempt to marshal the forces of discomfort in an
appeal passion. reason"