New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-05
SAY TAMMAW IS BEATEN
Controller Prendergast and 9th
erS Speak for Fusion.
Eight AGAINST BOSSES"
Declare Such fragrant, Arrogant
Power Over Legislature Has
Never Before Existed.

Never Before Existed.
In numbers and In enthusiasm in car
nestness and in confidence of victory at
the polls on Tuesday, no meeting of the
many that have been held in the vast
auditorium Of Cooper Union surpassed that
which was addressed there last evening.
under the auspices Of the Republican Club
Of the City of New York, by Controller
Prendergast. Julius NJ. Mayer and Job h.
Hedges In ringing speech Mr.. Prender-
CAST aroused the audience TO the highest
pitch Of enthusiasm by his scathing refer
ences TO the Gaynor charter and his vigor-
Gus denunciation of Murphyism and OF
Tammany domination of city and state.
Time and again he was applauded with
VIM and at the conclusion Of his speech
he was heartily cheered.
The audience. which packed the hall TO
the doors. gave the same attention and
manifested the same enthusiasm for the
other speakers. Otto T. Barnard presided.
Before. during and after the meeting
campaign orators. under the glare OF
torches, addressed many meetings from
trucks. This was rendered necessary by
the inability Of hundreds to get into the
building.
Mr.. Prendergast began his speech by
saving that the widespread interest shown
by such a gathering and by other meet
ings which he addressed during the cam
paign In the cause of fusion justified his
belief that that cause would triumph on
Tuesday.
"God is on our side" exclaimed the
sneaker. because our cause IS just; be-
cause i'm this year and In this campaign
we are fighting the old. old fight against
oppression. against bosses and bosslsm
that live and thrive only so long as the
people let them. So flagrant, so arrogant
50 unbridled a power as that OF the boss
over the LEGISLATURE has never been
equalled in this state What measure con-
eidered In Albany that is not first sub
,nitted 10 him to receive his imprimatur?
Even the Governor. to get what he wanted
had to bow to Murphy why! Because
Murphy owns the Legislature.
lima CINE the thoughts that must nave
flashed through the brains of woodrow
Wilson and of Judson Harmon and o.
other serious candidates for the Demo
cratic nomination for President when they
were practically told by the Governor OF
this state that it is necessary that Murphy
should continue to boss and -ule this city
and this state Il Democratic success was
to he expected in the nation in 1872"
Mr. Prendergast then asserted that the
purpose of a party was to secure good
government, and that il was the purpos"
of the fusionists 10 try to secure that for
the public on Tuesday. He SAID that no
good Republican should hesitate TO support
the fusion ticket; for, just as his party In
its infancy had fought for free men, free
soil and free speech, so il now was fight
ing for political freedom and for the COM
Melting Of duly constituted officials Of the
people to perform their duties. without the
thraldom of political bosses to intimidate
and corrupt them.
Made Promise OF Economy.
I'VE we're told" added Mr. Prendergast,
that the election of Dix would bring about
greater economy in the affairs Of the state,
and the Dix, or rather the Murphy, admin
istration at Albany really showed saving
on paper Of s454, 900, but the places created
for hungry Office seekers. the salaries raised
and the expenditures authorized show an
actual increase Of more than 100000.
They are responsible for practically two
thirds Of the 100000 900 Increase in the
city budget. II is time for u.s. therefore.
to return to the Hughes idea that New
York City should be left free to manage its
own business in its own way. That was
the Hughes plan, and he followed it con-
sistentlv while he was Governor. He never
saddied the city with debt and did noJ
take away any Of the powers of the Board
Of Estimate"
Mr.. Prendergast attacked the Gaynor
charter, styling it one Of the most danger
Gus and most iniquitous pieces Of legisla
ton ever introduced in any Legislature
L frankly say that the men who at
tempted that sort of legislation cannot be
trusted and that it is impossible for honest
men to deal with those who resort TO such
underhanGcd ways We objected to the
clause taking away the Controllers power
Of audit and to other Objectionable features,
and they eliminated them, but on studying
the document again we found that the OBJ
iectionable clauses had been reinserted in
some other way
Mr. Prendergast asserted that "our dear
Governor" who was so anxious about home
rule for this city when he was elected had
never practised It. but that Governor
Hughes on the contrary. had respected IT
and had lived up TO H. Passing on to the
question of equal pay for the teachers, Mr..
Prendergast said he believed in the idea,
but he objected 10 the Murphy Legislature
saving when and how the increases In the
salaries should bc made. The speaker
Thought that if the cry Of home rule for
Manhattan meant anything at all That
question should have been left TO the city $
Board OF Estimate to settle.
AGAINST Corrupt Politicians
IN conclusion. Mr. Prendergast said that
the fusion party, II successful IN TUESDAY
election. would stand as bulwark between
the people of the city and the state against
the rapacity of corrupt politicians VINO
would enrich themselves at tne expense OF
the state.
"The issues demand your support ne
contiured. Give IL to those who are seek
ing saner and better government. be-
lieve in state government from Albany, not
nv telephone from this city. II Murphy 3
elected. and by Murphy | mean his party
for he Is his party he will rightly con-
cIude that he has received certificate OF
good character from the voters and that
ho will be justified in passing charter for
this city and In introducing the peculiar
kind Of legislation which disgraced the last
Legislature.