The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-03
ROCK TALKS TO Big CROWDS.
HAMMER AND TONCS At HEARST
IN MN 4NUSS DISTRICT.

tNe hhHn tne NIGHTS hiSBrst Weic"1"c'
Tom Rock, the father OF the Eight Hour
bilE and candidate for reelection in the
Fourteenth Assembly district. got the well
come of his life last night on another flying
automobile tour OF Manhattan. He made
Ave speeches and would ave made MORE,
but the folks liked what he said 50 well they
would not let him get away.
During the evening he invaded The
McManus's and Murphy's district and
when he wasn't telling how Hearst handed
out lemons he was displaying the pen that
signed the Eight Hour bill. If there was
anything hat tickled the audience more
than this it was the sight Of his worn union
card.
People we're turned away from the first
meeting which Rock addressed, the Repub-
lican Club OF the Thirtieth Assembly dis
trict at i25th street and Lexington avenue.
Hearst advocated sending worhngmen
to the State legislative bodies" he said,
but when he got big enough to do it he
backslid. He has the people hypnotized.
II you hear him you think you have a po-
htical stomachache. Then he hunks you
into thinking he can cure it. He breaches
one thing and does another. Why you
won't be able to find the pieces Of him after
election day with a microscope, he will
be 30 badly cut up. Then he can go back to
California and superintend his Chinese
picking lemons" Laughter and applause.l
Rock then took in a meeting on "a stand
near l25th street and Madison n
and before he had been speaking five
minutes such a crowd gathered that the
trolley cars stopped runnlng
You look like a bnck-but we know
you're solid Rock, " an enthusiast shouted.
Tell US about Murph and the lemon
another cried.
That III do, friends. A year ago Hearst's
patent medioine sheets were picturing
Murph wearing stripes and labelled N.3s,
followed by the motto Everybody works
but Murphy and he takes in the dough
Grady, the pill journals said, was d howllng'
disgrace. Now how is it2 Both OF them are
~birds-angel birds. They are 80 fine that
done TO deserve this change OF lover Moth
ing much that i can see except. that Grady
voted against the so cent gas bill. Senator
Dollar Gas Grady-you recall the name-
and Murph stole the Buffalo convention
that's all. The apple Of Hearst's eye
I've long since cut out the Mister-is the
Presidential chair. ltn be a sour apple
and that's no yellow journal fake
Laughter and cheersl.
ROCK was then bundled INTO the auto
mol lie and appeared a short while later at
the Thirteenth Assembly District Repubh-
can Club, at 523 West Fifty-seventh street.
An energetic band was trying to earn its
money by playing a tune. but Rocks ap-
p~earance knocked the m sic into a cooked
hat and the musicians gave up in disgust.
Here's what you want to hear, shouted
ex-senator Frank D; Payey, when he could
make himself heard, The crashing and
smashing of this Rock
Hearst is as inconsistent as a chicken
with it's head chopped OH, cried ROCK
waving his hands, HE fiops from one side
OF the road to the other. l hope may
Anlr. - saA = no Nhn wtatl from tho Hynrk fnr-
mems eyes so that they can see size up
his Internal topper. All he lacks is the
feathers-he has the squawk." Laughter,
winding up in three cheers for the speaker.
This l believe is Charles V. Fornes's dis
trict, besides The McManus's-e enough said
for the latter, but let me take a fall out OF
Fornes. He employs scabs. He Is a claw
sponger. always scratching for more coin
don't make a mistake and vote for him.
Line up for the real labOrlng mana
fellow who works, but don't work scabs.'
The biggest ovation OF the evening, IL a
distinction could be made, was when the
payer came to his own district at Curry's
Hall, 800 East Forty seventh street. There
was no much racket that it was fully five
minutes before the din ceased.
On a big placard behind the speakers
table was a huge sign bearing three real
lemons and the sign:
These lemons were raised by Chlnks
On Hearst's plantation"
Rock, you're a hard propositlon! shouted
the chairman, fairly embracing the speaker.
who got through the crowd only by the
greatest effort. You're "a hard PROPOSE
tion-to beat. DO you get that. friends
roared the lusty lunged man.
There was no misunderstanding the APP
plause that followed.
Wasn't il me who advocated your recre-
alton pier-wherey you could take the babies
for fresh air? You bet, Tommie!l Well,
IL you send me back I'll get another. There's
not so much money in recreation piers
for corporation contract ors Like Murphy
some one interrupted. Yes, like Murph.
But we will force them to supply the de-
mand. It'll be work even TO force them
10 give us air-that is not hot air-reCrea-
ton pier air. But we'll do il.
Ii another strain the speaker said:
Hearst wants a Legislature against him.
He wants opposition so he can wiggle
out of the Governorship and get into the
Presidential fight. 'Letme out OF this, where
1 can be the whole cheese he'll cry. Let
me out OF this, where | can be the large
noise and red smoke-then I'll send every
one OF my Cinnamon back
Hearst tells yon how much he loves you
in his pink pill sheets-the American and
Journal; Laughter But say friends,
dope. like the pigtails in Mott street squirm
for. You might as well gorge yourself
on ~lampblack. To show you the hypoo-
risy OF this High Priest Willie r., believe
ms when | tell you that even Grady-ol
Senator Dollar Gas Grady, a rickety spoke
in the rear wheel OF the wabbly machine
even that distinguished individual thought
he was going to be handed one of these
juicy lads pointing to the real lemons
behind himl.
This remark brought down the house and
the speaker had TO make several attempts
before the crowd would let him proceed.
He was known to most Of the audience
personally and everybody was allowed to
make a remark.
Rock spoke on events of interest to those
in the district and after fifteen minutes
made his way out as fast as the handshaking
friends would allow him.
Crowds lined the sidewalk, and as the
speaker and his party rode away amid fire.
works and cheers dozens Of people ran into
the street for a final handshake.
The largest Grove Of the evening greeted
the speaker at a meeting OF the William
Henkel Republican Club in Teutonia Hall
at Sixteenth street and Third avenue. IL
was only a few blocks from Murphy's home
and in his district and the crowd waited
patiently until nearly midnight, when Rock
and his party showed mp. Rock was recog-
nized on the lower landing, and Marshal
Henkel and a number Of others rushed
down 20 greet the labor man. News spread