The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30
CABINET MEMBER
TAKES THE STUMP
Attorney General Wickersham
Makes Speech in Behalf OF
Republican Fusion Ticket
0ratOry, Red Fire and Invective
Scattered Broadcast Over
Greater New York City

NEW YORK, Oct. 2e.-With United
States Attorney General Wickersham
bitterly attacking William J. Gaynor
in behalf of the republican fusion
ticket. oratory. red fire and invective
were scattered nearly all over greater
New York tonight, with the municipal
election only two working days away.
Hearst. keeping up his appeal to the
common people" struck a popular
chord tonight by announcing that if he
was elected mayor he would hire a
spacious hall where he would appear
at stated times for a reckoning at the
hands Of the people-to answer their
questions and TO receive their advice.
He spoke also of ballot box stufing.
he said he was prepared TO meet re-
peating at the coming election.
-'Forty-six tiger cubs have been
sent 10 Sing Sing" he said, and we
expect TO send a regular Hudson
Fulton parade TO the same place dur
ing the coming month. But we are
going to kill the tiger this year-kill
him and skin him and nail his hide to
the wigwam."
Barnard spoke principally of the
police and personal liberty, subject
used principally by Gaynor. The po-
lice department. he said, should be
reasonably removed from politics and
( the enforcement of the law should be
reasonable. but not spasmodic."
Attorney General Wiekersham.
speaking in Ban1ard's behalf, added a
bit OF national flavor to the campaign.
7 am not here as a federal official
or a member of the presidents cab
inet," he said. 'but as a citizen and
taxpayer Of New York. In this ca
pacity I feel it my privilege and duty
TO aid in this effort TO put competent
and honest men at the head of the
affairs of the city
The mayor Of New York is indeed
one Of the most potent executives of
the world. To what kind of q man
then would a citizen Of New York, con-
cerned only with the selection of an
honest, efficient administration, natur-
ally turn? Surely not a judge whose
course upon the bench has been char
scterized by political chicanery and
demagogic appeals TO popular favor;
surely not to the proprietor of chain
Of newspapers distinguished for their
unbridled license and their gross abuse
of the liberty Of the press.
NO. he naturally would turn. as
those who framed the fusion ticket did
turn for their candidate for the mayor
atty. 10 z man of wide, successful busi-
ness experience. Such a man they
found in otto T. Barnard"
Judge Gaynor in his addresses took
the defensive and leaned on his record.
Robert T. Moore. democratic candi-
date for comptroller. brought suit to-
day for 800 600 for libel against W. R.
Hearst because of an article printed
this morning in the American. charging
that Moore had been used as a dummy
10 obtain large loans for Charles W.
Morse.
White Slavery Charge
jeremiah ". jerks. professor of po-
litical economy and politics at Cornell
university. gave out statement here
today declaring white slavery does
exist IN New York. as charged by a
recent aliti-Tammany magazine arti-
Gle. bUt ne does not hold any political
organization responsible.
Professor jerks who was member
of the commission appointed by con-
Rress 20 investigate immigration con-
ditions. said.
y have no knowledge as TO whether
trafhc IS greater IL New York than in
Paris. believe. however. that it is
greater g. New York than elsewhere
IN the United States-frst. because
New YORK .s the largest city; second.
because - the chief port of entry"
Croker in Ncw York
NEW YORK. Oct 29.-I'or the first
time since his retirement from the
Taunany leadership several years ago
Richard Croker is in New York city
during the heat Of a mayoralty cam
paign.
Croker IS here from Europe, he in
sists. solely Tor the purpose of visiting
socially with his old friends and spend
ing the winter in the south
Free enough with talk on any other
topic, he was dumb on the subject Of
local politics, except to declare with
more than his usual emphasis that he
was out Of that field for all time.
ONE KILLED, 70 HURT