New-York tribune., 1909-06-10
CITY OFFTCI1LS
md THE BOSSES.
Justice at Brooklyn Sub7cay Meeting
CUticises Met2 for 4Iliance zcith
Belmont Interests.

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a bitter arrafgnment of lax city officials who
had permitted stock jobbing and Juggling of
transit securities until the vast Metropolitan
system was thrown into bankruptcy, and of po-
litcal bosses who shared the profits of such
transactions with former oficeholders.
He criticised Controller Metz for being allied
publicly with the Belmont interests in the pres
ent subway tangle whereas public official lie
said, should not take sides for or against any
special interest. And finally, he made direct
stinging reference TO the Croker dinner where
public officials Of good Tepute bowed the knee"
and 'adulated the returned boss who confessed
TO working for his own pocket all the time"
District Attorney Jerome. said to be Tam
many's candidate for that office for third
term. and many Supreme Court justices We're
guests at that Croker dinner.
The gathering before which Justice Gaynor
made his speech had all the characteristics of
a mid-campaign meeting. including the enthu-
siast with a shouted response to every question
from the platform. bands and transparencies
and a half-fedged marching club. Justice
Gaynor's speech. while wholly appropriate in
connection with the subject for which the meet
ing was called, also excellent campaign
document, and was hailed by a large part of the
audience as a political speech.
MANY SAW POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Many took the speech as a part Of the boom
for Nfay-or which is being 7.asLed with the Gay
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removed.
The meeting assumed q political tinFe even
before Justice Gaynor appeared. transparency
with his name on it was paraded around the
hall. and cheers were started - its appearance
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also awakened some enthusiasm "h'h ne as
serted that Anthony =. Brady and j. P"rp"nt
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reasons 7 don't know" he adacd. "Eur / sug-
gest that We make Brady target N. l. and Nor
gan target No .. and use Bench guns. We
should attack their watcred stocks that's where
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under the law uf a poor BROOKLYN boy whose
character th. system has ATTEMPTED tu stead
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