New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-17
GREED! GLUTTON! BAH.
PATTER, PATTER, PATTER.
Big Cro5cd of Sir, Excluding Horse,
at T. q. Meeting IN Rain.

The rain, which falls the parasitic landlord
and the outraged rent payer alike without making
the invidious distinctions which may do. came
down in more than patter last night at the south
west corner OF 64th street and Broadway. 1t fell
six persons and a horse attached to Il single
truck which was to serve the rOstrum from
which Cornelius Donovan, president of the Ienahls
Union. and others who have known the genus land
lord at his most parasitic and mercenary PERIOD
were TO address a mass meeting of their writing
victims.
President Donovan was there though he was
twenty minutes late in getting on the job 30 was
Hal Wilson. clad in seasOnable rainy evening Gus
tume-a long but nobby blue military coat WIFI
cape lined with famingo tinted hannel' besiue ''s
horse the truck and the driver. two reporters anu
one indignant rent payer made up the mass meet
ing No.
.oThere'u he a meeting yet" said President Dono-
van of the Tenants Union, when he whlSheu a'""'lN
the corner from Broadway, even if the elements
are with the landlords. 1t may appear. q nav
hean here myself long ago. he added apooseu-
calIv .'only l was kept busy answering the teie
phone calls of some OF the indignant persons W.,
wanted to know whether were going to hold
the meeting Then. of this Is the hrSt meet
ing Of the season, and il will take few meeunss
IN get the people thoroughly aroused to the 1rls"l
full condition In which they find themselves. A'i'i
# is daily becoming worse he shouted nam
Won say, don't care how much it rains no ram
can keep me from telling the people What '"l'lN
about the damnable thraldom in which they are
held by the landlords. -,
The president of the T I. just made TINS
ren7ark on the spur of the moment, as II We're
hut he is man who evidently knows himself
Certain II is the rain did not keep BIN from ten
ing what he thought about the pretty pass 10 Wlch
things have come in this city, when a landlord
can evict from his own property for payment
of rent tenant to whom due notice mas peeh
given that his rent IS going to he boosted mat
tho rain might not deter him from voicms the
TINS Of ne
termed them Mr. Donovan. who hasn't yet oeeh
worn to a thread by worry over the wrongs OF the
poor tenants led the way into the doorway Oh ''e
corner beverage parlor carrying all OF the mass
meeting except the horse and the single trucN' III
his wake Hal Wilson, whose accent pronounces
hin, from, over the water and who differs from
President Donovan IN that his line Of length rather
than that Of breadth, makes the chief dent on the
observer constituted himself lookout and maze
occasional eypeditions between the front and side
doors of the beverage parlor ready 70 give the sig
nal for the oncouing of the Indignant hosts
I With this ARRANGEMENT. President Donovan then
set out valiantly to show that the rain could not
keep his eloquence unchecked. AS a modest pre-
| amhte he said that he followed the banner or
Hearst and admitted that he had felt trhe cocky
when he carried his election district for the cand-
date Of the Municipal Ownership League gut
the rents were going up he vent on, ana abi lev
decided 70 form this union This is no new thing,
and we expeCt II will be better the coming summer.
and will talk and agitate till we get something
I done"
guttonous landlord had tried 10 fasten on his oniy
wanted to raise 10000 last year pay his son 5
travelling expenses In Europe. So he swooped
down on Mr. DONOVAN who had shop in the
frightfully congested section of Broadway near
33d street and said. you'll have 10 pay more
rent" All Mr.. Donovans protests were unhVal-
ing. the human bloodsuCker only gave a satanic
Chuckle and told him the neighhorhood was 50
crowded he to get another tenant rlGnt
, away. OF course, he only meant 10 scare Mr. Don
ovan. but he didn't. Like a sensible man; no
moved away. as he had fun right 70 do Mr, Don
ovan didn't say whether the vampires son had 70
give up his European excursion for the lack oil the
/ half million ,
Mr. Donovan thinks. however. that moving is bad
business He says a tenant ouEhtn't to be COM
PEELED dig out If he can't or won't pay increased
rent Not even cloudburst could have prevented
him talking when OF the mass OF I'VE asked
I him II he didn't think property owner nad some
right 10 say who or who should not occupy ~
He certainly has not SAID the president IN a
/ rush No property owner has a permanent apSo~
/ Lutte title any land no matter now many u''eS
he has or wears It's false rotten idea
/ Mr. Donovan then said that the Tenants mon
/ had tried to interest legislators at Albany to 40
something for the oppressed q per cent Of the PEG
pe but as they did nothing. the Tenants Union
would now try TO nominate and elect lis own caha-
dates and put stop 10 the scandaIous rent EtSluS
When the rent mayer. who had wandered irom
Gath street 10 toin in the meeting, heard this n
fed with the remark: That's enough for me.
thought they were going TO do something ABOUT
keeping down the rents, but no more mars uI"Hl'd
political parties for ne! -.
After COPIES of resolutions, which were to have
hae presented to the outraged hordes, We're passed
"a The raporels and the lookout had secuted about
nce more the driver the horse and the truck
and the reporters left the diminised 70
Two The rain was still falling at O'Clock, out
through 1t came unquelled sonorous voice pour.
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