New-York tribune., 1911-03-04
INSURGENTS TOLD TOST|CK
Senators and Assemblymen Get
Loud Cheers at Club c Di1rer.
COMMENDED AS FIGHTERS
DR.. Felix Adler Says Sheehan Is
Unsuitable and Speaks Of
"Falsified Majority"

ner given In their honor by Club G at tho
Hotel Astor last night resolved .tselt into
an enthusiastic meeting OF protest against
the Murphy.Sheehan tactics In the sena-
torial contest in the Legislature All the
speakers commended the stand taken by
the insurgents and admonished them to
stick 10 their guns. The speakers were
loudly cheered by the two hundred mem
bers and guests Of the club at the dinner.
Paul Fuller, Of the law firm of Coudert
! Brothers. OF this city, was toastmaster,
and Senator +. ID. Roosevelt, leader OF
tho insurgents, sat on his right Among
the speakers were DR.. Felix Adler, Assem-
blyman c. w. Cosac, ]. X. Sasue, Mayor
/ OF Poughkeepsie: Colonel w. G.. Rice, or
Albany; the Rey J. p. Peters, OF St
Michaels Protestant Episcopal Church;
Julius J. Frank and Assemblyman Roose-
welt
| DR. Felix Adler In his remarks referred
| TO Mr.. Sheehan, the machine candidate, as
an unsuitable man TO represent the Demo-
cratic party in the United states Senate
at this time.
| we are passing into a new era In poll
| tics" said DR.. Adler, "an era of sharper
necessarily sharper. social control. The
! Democratic party az this time should send
| 10 the fore its greatest statesmen-not poll
/ ticians--men Of high class and purpose.
who will best represent the people accord
| ing TO the new ideals. And at such time
| the falsifled majority at Albany Is trying
/ TO subvert the ends Of good government by
/ sending TO the Senate man OF whom
- A.. -
! Ing Of personal animosity-that his history
and his record are such as 10 identify him
with the old era. the things we are leaving
behind, and so it IS an exceeding impro-
! priety 10 send such q man TO the Senate
at this time. when We are coming into a
new era with new ideals"
Referring to the insurgents cause. DR..
adler said he was glad 10 pay his respects
10 the men at Albany who have stood out
for honorable action and IN response 10 the
popular vocie.
81 have been expecting and anxiously
awaiting a demonstration OF this kind.
said Dr. Adler, "and / have been wonder
ing why the citizens Of this city and state
have remained supine in the matter why
they haven't risen en- masse to say that
this sort of thing cannot go on. We are
here tonight TO protest with loud acclaim
that this situation at Albany cannot go on.
Tonight we say to our fellow citizens OF
New York that these gentlemen here are
the men you can trust, for we know that
their motives are honest and sincere, and
We know that they are brave.
II throw up my hat and rejoice that
thirty members OF our Legislature have the
backbone, the courage and the common
sense to Improve this opportunity and as
sert the restraining influence of the minor
ity which is essential to good government"
Senator Franklin d. Roosevelt was greet
ed with deafening applause when he arose
to speak.
I'D rather speak in the Senate than
here" he began, land / want 10 say that
object to Mr.. Franks comparison OF the
insurgents with the vslor OF Horatius.
Horatius is dead, but the insurgents are
very much alive.
II appreciate the spirit OF this dinner.
and we (meanlng the 5nsurgents) are going
10 win our fight II we have TO continue
our struggle until December 81 next"
Senator Roosevelt declared that he be-
lieved the insursent body had tried and
was trying to uplift the true interests of
the Democratic party. and by SO doing was
voicing the opinions of the Democratic
thinking voters, not only in the districts
of the State of New York represented by
them, but in every section of the Union.
lie concluded by saying that he was con-
ndent of the support OF the voters who be
l:eyed in the moral uplift OF the COM
munity.
Mr. Fuller. in MS opening address. said:
This tribute is rendered to you as faith
full Democrats, loyal TO the best traditions
OF your party, for the persistent and un-
yielding effort TO liberate It from the tram
mels Of factional and unrepresentative
domination. You are striving for the con-
seryation of the greatest national resource
OF the country--the essence of representa-
tive government
Though the honorable sobriQuet of ln-
surgents has been bestowed upon you. you
should be known hereafter ss conservators.
This is not merely q message Of congratu-
lation from YOUR fellow citizens and fellow
Democrats, but 2 cry of encoura cement
and godspeed, for much work remains for
YOU 20 do and re wish 10 help you 70 do
II You are working at the pumps TO save
your party from the leak which the strain
Of arbitrary mismanagement has sprung in
il; we hail you from the shore that YOU
may know how near il is and how warm
welcome you will have when you reach il.
Your action IS a demonstration OF the
inestmable value OF loyalty 10 party prin-
ciple and of independence from any conIrol
which would sacrifice II. II IS a warning
that despotisms cannot be substituted for
party organizations. nor party policies
suoordinated 10 the needs OF professional
managers or Of special interests. Let US
hope that your stand will awaken the
! electors 10 the importance Of care and
! circumspection in the selection of their
| representatives at Albany"
Assemblyman Cosad. who said he be-
/ lieved he had the distinction of being the
oldest member of that body. related how
when he was pressed for an explanation
Of his stand with the insurgents by some
I Of his constituents. replied tAat he was
lconvinced, from his study OF the character
! Of the men with whom he had associated
/ himself in the matter. that their convic-
! tions were absolutely right.
/ Mayor Sague OF Poughkeepsie said that
/ he had declined TO run for the state SEN
| ate when asked TO do so. and thereby saved
/ himself a lot OF trouble. and Mr.. Sullivan.
( his successful colleague got the chance TO
i make his now famous remark MY God.
I have We got Roosevelt in oui party too?"
/ Mayor Sague said that i've was sure the
| three Democratic members of the Legls-
lature from Dutchess County, its total
! strength, who were all INSURGENTS would
be reelected If they stuck TO their guns in