New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-23
GAYNOR BADGE Of ABUSE
MINE NOW, SAYS M'CALL
Attacks on Late Mayor by the
Press Fall Upon Shoulders
of Candidate.
STANDS ON HIS OWN FEET
Does Not Intend to Have Issues
Befogged by Vileness and
Filth, Judge Tells His
Four Audiences.

The abuse which the newspaper gave
to Gaynor while he was alive they have
transferred to Edward T.. Mccall now
that he is dead. the judge told three thou
sand persons at Terrace Garden, Lexing-
ton avenue and 5sth street last night
He said II was the best badge which they
could place upon his breast, and he ac-
ce7ted it with
Just what he accepted It with II was
impossible to determine. on account Of
the tempest OF yells which greeted his
announcement. But he went on TO say
that he would stand on his own feet
make his own decisions, form his own
plans, and no man or set of men would
be asked to share the responsibility with
him.
This was after he had told his audience
that this man Mitchell said he was
somebody's man." II there was one
thing they could be assured Of he told
mans man. But Mitchell. he averred,
parroting the words of his newspaper
mentor, was yelping up and down the
city that he was a friend Of the traction
trust. because forsooth, he put wooden
cars in the Centre street loop and wanted
TO allow the marlborough 10 per cent
above the actual cost OF certain construc-
ton which they offered to do that the
Steinway tunnel might be opened in four
months.
Judge Mccall talked to three other au-
diences besides that at Terrace Garden.
They were gathered at the Progress Ca
sno. in Avenue A, between I'd and 90
streets; at the Brooklyn Academy OF Mu-
sic, and at the Brooklyn home OF the
Knights Of Columbus, at Bushwick ave-
nue. and Hart street. He told the Terrace
Garden audience that the two paramount
issues OF the campaign were taxation and
rapid transit. Ever since the beginning
of the campaign he had made the same
assertions, he said, but so far they had
remained unanswered by his opponent,
who chose the other method Of trying to
becloud the issues Judge McCalPs words
on this point at Terrace Garden were as
follows:
II don't propose to have the real issues
Of this campaign couded and befogged oy
the only opposition that they seem aoie
to bring against our ticket-the Vlieness
Of filth and Sunderland all that ask Oh
YOU to do is Just to leave to me, IN my
own hands and in my own way, the an
syer TO these Observation-Disclosures
and press. We will show them In TINS
campaign that instead OF falling oelore
their vile stacks We are up and al thein
and with that one single reference 10 the
intersection OF the filth and igromlny Oh
this besmirched press and these outrage
GUS and unspeakeable individuals VIII
pass to what are the issues in this cam
paign, and / will strive again to see II
there is any answer coming to this ques'
ton"
Defending himself against the charge
that he was against public parks ahu
fairgrounds, the candidate maintained
that he merely proclaimed against the
purchase OF Dreamland and Rocka"aS
Beach parks, and the press, wilfully ms
constituting what he said, distorted MS
words so as TO leave that impression. lie
said that he favored parks ana play
grounds in COngeSltu utSNAlNNS' wv
the poor wanted to go TO the proposed
Rockaway Beach Park they would nave
70 nav 60 cents for a return ticket ana
then walk two and a half miles from the
terminus OF the railroad to the breathing
space.
Al the Academy OF Music, in Brooki'n'
about 1000 persons turned out to near
Mr.. Mccall. Several hundred others clam
ored for admission. but were not permit
ted TO enter by the Fire Department OF,
ecials. and an overflow meeting was neid
outside the building. Besides the Demo
cratic candidate for Mayor, Herman A
Metz and Joseph A. Goulden spoke hu-
ward Lazansky, former Secretary OF state
presided as chairman. The enthusiasm
was not marked. r
Arer leaving the Academy Mr.. Mccain
was whisked off to the fair Of the knights
~ Columbus. az Bushwick avenue ana
hart street. Williamsburg, arriving there
NJ 11.15 O'Clock. He spoke only lie"
minutes and was well received.