New-York tribune., 1909-10-30
CHEER BANNARD
FOR 15 MINUTES
GREAT THRONG WILD
OYER CANDIDATE.
Durland's 4cademy Scene Of
Campaigns 1IOst EHthusi-
astic Meeting.


Mayor, throng that packed Durland's
Riding Academy 66th and 6Tth streets
and Central Park West. went completely
wild last night few minutes after Q
O'Clock. when Mr.. Barnard walked on to
the platform
John Claflin. ex-senator Nathaniei
Elsberg and ex-Judge Charles F. Moore.
of Virginia. typical Southern orator.
had been telling what they thought
about Mr.. Barnard. and the audiences
had been cordially shouting back its own
opinions, so that when the candidate for
Mayor arrived, while Judge Moore was
speaking. the four thousand and more
persons in the building were Just aching
to tell him what they thought Of him
Before that Mr. Clahin. presiding. had
remarked, Whom do We want for Mayor
of this city?" and the roar of Ban
nard' that came swelling up to the front
was almost strong enough to sweep ths
speaker off the platform.
Mr.. Elsberg, after telling the crowd
that one candidate was a willing apol-
ogist for all that Tammany represented.
and. that another. whom he termed the
chameleon of local politics. had per-
formed public service in splitting the
opposition. asked If they knew whom the
dive keepers and resort keepers Of the
city We're working against
They knew. and they told Mr.. Elsberg
with another roar of noise that it was
Barnard.
RIDING ACADEMY A -BEDLAN-
Judge Moore followed, and was Just
getting nicely started when roar cf
cheering outside told the audience that
the candidate was coming
As the fusion candidate appeared at
the door back of the PLATFORM the inside
of the riding academy was turned into a
bedIam. For twelve minutes there was
a continuous roar of cheering. without
any of the tricks sometimes used to sus-
tain enthusiasm.
Then. as the noise began to die down
small group Of men bearing a banner
entitled 'Bannard's Home Distrie-'
marched i'm and three minutes OF adls-
ticnaI cheering greeted them.
Mr. ClafiRl the chairman OF the BuSi-
Eess Mems Municipal Association. under
whose auspices the big rally was held.
introduced Mr.. Barnard as the next
Mayor OF New York.
1t sounds to me like election night"
said Mir. Barnard. and it makes ne
feel sure of success"
As voter OF this city for the lazr
thirty-three years Mr. Barnard said. i.s
had seen more administrations wrecked
on the question OF handling the Polics
Department than on any other question
~
He said
The success Of the administration ON the
moral and popular side rests largely with
th, police force. in the last analysis
7 have said that , favored orgauizat tion.
There you have IL in the highest degree.
Is over organized. NoU can get too much
of = good thing II elected Mayor I have
no more idea than any one in this audi
enCc as to whom / should ask 20 I'll the
most difficult position in the administrs-
tion-the police commissioner. have no
Illusions about IT,
TRIBUTE To POLICEMEN
The police form an army of brave trained
men, and ! take OF my hat 20 their COur-
aGe. Like the freWeu. they are exposed
10 danger and hardship. and are entitled
to consideration. sympathy and good treat
ment They are peculiarly exposed to
temptation II they are instructed 20 en-
Of entire local community. in which
they live among their friends. they are
their backs closing their eyes.
This breeds system Of contribution to
them sud 10 TamTnauy chiefs which black
mails the evildoer and oppresSes the for
eigpeT. the newly arrived immigrant. and
tho ignorant who are not evildOsrs. and in
MANY cases business men. from the large
beTchsnt 10 the pedler-
II money IS 10 be paid for pri<ilegs. X
should be paid 70 the city or not at aH
Most certainly IL should not be used TO
support political organizations or so to cor
ruDt policemen This condition comes from
1irfr~ nj
port OF a prepOnderance Of actual public
sentiment. II Is problem or human nat
ure warped and twisted and ground IN with
age controlled In some respects at Albany:
the abstract much clearer than the con-
The Police Department should get our Of
politics The Mayor can have that done AZ
{he TOP Al'eL ,I5 MA he ne For o'I pist M 6nIl ara
il that is persisted in for four years i VIII
be an influence.
If elected Mayor 7 shall 90 into ofics
without prejudice 10 any man on the torc-.
7 shall assume at the outset that they are
All honest and treat them as sllch. The po-
lice can give us honest primaries and hon
& snd I sn1,esI 10 them for the sake 81
tIiis fair city to lay aside politics and do Il
without fear favor TO any candidate
we should try seriously 70 obtain for the
police the three platoon system This To-
qures more men. but favor IT,
RIGHT FOR ALL
If the police were instructed absolute
w. said Mr.. Barnard. TO enforce certain
laws among sections populated chiefly
bv those of certain races or creeds. Il
might mean flying in the face OF those Of
that race or faith
He would tell policemen. he said. to be
content with their salaries. and with a
good faithful body Of men. such as he
believed the New York force 20 be. the
candidate said it would be only a quss-
tion Of treating them fairly and sguareiY
to give them the right incentive to treat
the city in the same manner.
plain words are the best in the lons
run. said Mr. Barnard in closing. and
he went along TO his other meetings with
the most enthusiasts cheering of one Of
his biggest and most enthusiastic crowds
ringing III his ears
The crowd yelled then for Judge Moore
TO come back He had told them before
Mr.. Bannard's entry that though he
called himself a Democrat he wasn't tAs
kind Of Democrat that would take his
orders from Tammany Hall. and when
he returned ~ the platform he took a.
sue for a moment with those Who bad
cried that refcrmers were defamins me
fair name Of the city.