New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-01
SULzER, SPEAKING TO
JEWS, ATTACKS STRAUS
Bitterly AssaiIs His Actions
While He Was Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor.
CAMPAIGN ON EAST SIDE
Addresses Large Audiences,
and Everywhere Dwells on
Long Friendship for
Prosecuted Race.

Before any Jew votes for Oscar Straus,
let him first ask Mr.. Straus how many
Jews he sent back to Russia to be MUIR
dered by the Car when he was Secretary
Of the Department Of Commerce and
Labor" Il was thus that William sulzer
opened his speech last night before
large Jewish audience at the Star Casino,
No. ll5 East 10th street.
Mr. Sulzer, amid continuous applause,
told his audience he had convicted" the
Car of Russia OF the assassination of so
many Jews by the BLACK Hundred" II
don't want any Jew to vote for me just
because l did my duty" he said, but I
want him to vote for me because l am
a man who is able to rise above race and
religious principles.
II understand that all through this state
Mr.. Straus has been telling the inhabi
tants Of small towns that l am Russian
Jew. Well, that might hurt me in those
small towns, but it won't injure me in
New York" When the applause had died
away Mr.. Sulzer lowered his voice, and in
reverential tone declared: I'm Russia
to-day l know that there are a million
Jews praying for me-"
Mr. Suzer began his nights campaign
with the address in Madison Square Gar
den. Before he was able to make that
long speech he was applauded for exact
ly four and a half minutes.
From the Garden ne whirled away to
the Hungarian Democratic Club. in Boz
hemia Hall No. 323 East 73d street,
where he received a tumultuous greeting
lasting so long that the police and at
tendants had TO discourage It. He told the
audience he had but a few minutes in
which 10 say word or so to them, be-
cause he had so many other meetings to
attend.
From the Golden Gate TO Maine" said
he, II meet so many Of my good, old
Hungarian friends that used to live about
the nelghbbrhood Of the Cafe Boulevard
that when | come here before you l feel
as II I personally knew each and every
one"
The only unpleasant interruption OF the
entire evening occurred at that meeting
Three small boys found amusement in
interrupting the candidate until put out
Of the hall.
At the big Jewish meeting at the Star
Casino the candidate was introduced by
Abraham Levy. Mr.. Levy said: mo
greater honor has ever come to me. Two
years ago I stood upon this platform and
introduced the Governor Of this state;
tonight I have the same honor. The
greatest tribute that can ever De paid to
Mr.. William Sulzer is that he has always
consistently been a supporter of the
downtrodden jew"
Mr.. Sulzcr thanked them and said, IN
part: Il stand for freedom OF speech,
freedom OF the press, and equality before
the law. / stand for equal rights to all
and special privileges TO none. and the
open door Of opportunity to the humblest
boy in the land.
IAN my life ! have been battling to
promote and perpetuate those principles.
More than twenty years ago / wrote upon
the statute books OF the state the law
OF the Freedom Of Worship. l took up
the cause OF the Jew because his race
was on trial I did IT in the name Of
humanity"
Then the candidate went TO Yorkville
Hall. at No. 2lO Ease S6th street. There
the principal speakers were former Con-
gresham Mitchell May. now running for
Secretary OF state; John F. Mcintyre,
recently Becker's chief counsel, and Con-
gresham Francis Burton Harrison. Mr..
Sulzer was able to speak only a few
cheering words to his audience before he
made the long trip down to Cooper Union.
While I'm Madison Square Garden Mr..
Sulzer met Edward F. Galtra, a national
committeeman from Missouri and Champ
Clark's preconventiOn manager, who
wished TO travel with him and take a
look al the East Side crowds.
With the exception OF Madison Square
Garden MIR. Suffers biggest audience was
at Cooper Union. There were fully
three thousand people there who cheered
him. The netting was under the au-
spices of the German Democracy of
Greater New York. Ex-Sheriff w. f..
Grell chairman of the evening, introduced
also Charles G. F. Wahle, former city
magistrate and counsel for most of the
gunner in the Rosenthal case. who COM
pared Roosevelt to Napoleon III, "a man
on horseback who was to be feared as a
menace to his country" Congressman
Henry d. Clayton also spoke.