New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
JEROME THEIR GUEST
TALKS TO EAST SIDERS.
Tells Je5cs They Are Too IndiUiduaL-
istic-DefendS Administration.

since first election to that Office. than
seven years ago. has made bis home in Rutgers
street the East Side. was the guest last night
of "neghborhood dinner" arranged by his admir-
of that section of the city. Two hundred and
fifty of them. which added number Of
assistant district attorneys and others from other
parts of the city met together at Little Hungary.
No. 257 East Houston street Just 10 show that
there partisan significance in the affair. the
toastmaster referred the presence OF Samuel
Koenig, the Republican Secretary of State the
hand. and of Tom" Foley. the Tammany
Sheriff the other.
Although the Rev. DR. G. N. ]. Hausmann rabbi
of Temple Anshe Chesed wound UP HIS remarks by
hoping that when the votes for District Attorney
were counted next fall the Of District Attor-
ney Jerome would be the head OF the list, the
guest himself made allusion to further political
honors.
The District Attorney took his the Jew
representing most fully the class Of citizenship
on the East Side. He told him he too in
dviduastic and said he develop leadership
and organization 10 Of the greatest helpfuness-
True. said the District Attorney. he himself had
been individualistic and had done much any
TO assist IN dsintesratng the political parties
But he now believed that such disintegration
peril. as parties were necessary TO rep
resentative form OF government.
AS token OF their esteem his neighbors pre-
sented to Mr.. Jerome ebony standard. with
square placque on top. in which embedded
! gold plate. which the occasion OF the gift and
the names OF the givers were engraved.
The District Attorney spoke OF how he 20
live the East Side. Because It so denssly
populated he believed he would GET larger amount
law business from that quarter. For that rea-
he had determined TO live there. He refutsd
the assertion that the Jews furnished the largest
percentage Of crime IN this city. II was true he
said that the percentage Of crime on the East Side
great but It had nothing to do with Judaism
the for II being the congesed condition pre-
vailing there
Mr.. Jerome quoted remark ne had made to a
director Of the Educational Alliance who had used
the expression We came down here" What do
you do3" he said 70 this man You 20 70 the
upper West and East sides Mr. Schir. with all his
benefactions Is a great leader because when you
ask for aid he gives you a stone fountain What
you need is 10 live with your people and de-
velop leadership and guide them and lead them on
to higher things"
What would you hava?" replied the director
according to the District Attorney. last night
Would you have Jake schif come down and 1--we
Seward Park?'
Mr.. Jerome replied: "Of course I would u-ou15
have him come down and live in q pair OF silk
trousers He is fine wise. good man. with all
his weaknesses"
What such parts Of the city needed more than
ANYTHING else. he said vas innocen, amusement.
Then he turned to advise the Jews as 10 what he
considered their greatest need He said.
sneak as friend 10 friends. and II speak
critically IT is only the criticism that one friend
makes 70 a9otner-there is one thing that the Jew
American citizen and that IS his intense indiyt-
Now that a, sounds @ strange TO YOU; coming from
mean is this have got to have representa- tive
suare To have sS 9aITs on T.s ps
on universal suffrage cannot exist as A ot OF
disent-srated units each one going hither ana Won
I have always been a reforuer SO called have
done my share IN bringing about disintegration Of
institutions. The Jew has yet to develop leader
talked Of with many jews in tbs city. and msng
Of them have told me that II cannot be done. that
there are bnnsed ~ them f5EiRer tb C can n
agree on nothing except that they cannot agree
But that has got t. be 1 You have
in your ranks as has been exenplided in the case
Of one Of the speakers Of this evening, a man who
mean that YOU should organize Jews God for
bid II there Is anything detest II is the man
creed. TIE professional Irishman. the professional
Jew nave no desire that you should organize
Jews l have every desire that you sh9uld ,. nos
as YOU reflect on H. you win that I am right
that you have got 20 lend yourselves more To
organization among yourselves
Now that is the reason It seems 20 me why 50
of & the PGIr es IN o9s 9e ens S a socialist
as isn, "" Is al That we bseTe as the great leader
sands Of years ago did, in the idea Of human
brotherhood Nothing can be higher and and no',er tSs
community. is not IN the total numbers thet eG pc
come socialists. but In Its dtsintesratinE lGIJitS-
tr revolt or change but this country does % o-daN
stand in distinct and manifest peril as every inlnk- @
ing man knows. OF dislnteEr.iIt'S ioIN7S ' "
up into unconnected UNITS.
Speaking Of himself Mr.. Jerome said:
have worked hard in my office under solemn
OF responsibility to the people N1o tbs Puf b
political organization. owe nothing 20 any asarJ
ization I appointed assistants Wlthoul tess,-'
10 their Dotical Affiliations. and for seven anu one
half wears / have been there ana nay s 49, rs
p1ght u
IN me for each occas sion IL came along
have no doubt have made mistakes. l. 90 & noI
that there mas ,,roybtel hyg YOU would like have
had me do and l should like to have I cone ny S,
INA Ihat "a % has been omen at all hours of the day
10 any citizen. the most hunbIe tnHt wo orU DiSbt
there My own home has been ~ VP tbnse mai could
not come in the daytime What va n, "snd ~
possible for me TO do nave rIgd have so % EXPRESSED
20 me tonight that 1 have found the reWHu u'a'
have sought
Dr Hausuann said that year ago the FreSiueh'
81 tho limited States and District Attorney jerome
shared the abuse In the morning papers. VIZ"
Roosevelt left for Africa the speaker auueu
Found that he was the greatest man IN the world
We haven't had the last word on Jerome Inc
sneaker went on draw a parallel between jerome
o,d Moses of old and ended with little DOOM Aor
sha recollection of the District Attorney
..I et ms remember that we shall soon nave an |
49, alection he said. There are enough weak
,,s ,rb, are ready to serve Charlie or the other
machine leader whose name Is I'm But thls |
. ,an viii turn from both Charlie and Tim |
because ne is owned by no one: Let us hope that
-, ,ha rotes are counted for District Attorney of |
,,,,v the name above all others will be VIII |
lam Travers Jerome