The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-07
WALDO'S EAST SIDE BOOM.
Concessions to Pushcart Men for Jewish
Festivals Stir Up Enthusiasm.

Popularity on the East Side has overtsken
Acting Police Commissioners Waldo. 1t
would be almost unsafe for him to venture
along Grand or Pitt or Essex street. He
would be in danger Of being Rugged to
death by grateful Hebrews.
1t all comes OF the Acting Commissions
following Commissioners Bingham's policy
Of letting up a little on the pushcart ped
lers at the Jewish holiday times. On at
least two occasions this summer special
edicts ave gone forth permitting selling
on a Sunday preceding a feast. Thus the
pushcart men can supply their customers
just before and then observe the religious
festival themselves.
Meetings were held among the pedlers
last Sunday night at which resolutions
were adopted which led to Sigmund
Schwartz, president Of the United Citizen
Pedlers' Associations Of Greater New York
writing a letter to the Deputy Commits
%sioner, IN which he say
I herewith take great pleasure in inform
ing You that at a special meeting held on
Sunday. September 2, 1905. a vote OF e~xtraor-
binary thanks was voted to you for the kind
consideration shown to the peddlers OF the
East Side; TO say that these poor people have
appreciated your kindness in their behalf Ia
putting It mild; they in their humble way
would like to express their heartiest thanks in
another way than by thanks Of words; you
have been their savior on more than one
occasion.
BY your directions we have been accorded
all possible privileges, and while in some in-
stances the law may have been technically
violated. I can assure you that in no instance
was II ever abused.
There is one more favor that l would like
to have you add to the very many past favors
already granted, viz: IL has been q custom
for years past to grant these poor people the
privilege OF selling their wares on Sunday
preceding the Jewish holidays. and l would
ask that you also give this privilege to the
storekeepers and hucksters on Sunday, Sep
TENDER 10. 1905.
At the meeting last Sunday night H.
Comiskey, who has sold fruit at the corner
OF Essex and Canal streets for fifteen years,
rose in his seat and shouted, with tears In
his eyes:
three cheers for our fatherl He is tho
idol Of the pushcart menl"
Another aged pedIer shouted:
waldo is the best Commissioner yet.
He amt a Christian; he'sa Yid, that's what
he is. He's a Yid.'
All hands cheered this superlative praise.
II the acting Commissioner grants the
new request OF the pedlers, as President
Schwartz says he has already promised
to do, next Sunday night will be a gala time
for the East Sid and for Mr.. Waldo. There
are to % six meetings Of pushcart men on
hat afternoon and evening, timed just far
enough apart to allow President Schwartz
to speak at them all in turn. They will
be held at o. Forsyth street, the associ-
atoms headquarters; 81 Pitt street, 20
Delaney street, 1885 Forsyth street, 70
Ludlow street and 1875 RivinRton street.
There will be an aggregate Of 5000 pedlers
present at the meetings. The plan is to
give a grand banquet that night to which
Deputy Commissioner Waldo is TO be asked
as the honored guest.