New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-24
M'CALL TUNES WORDS
TO SUIT TWO D|LEMMAS
Serves Subway Both Hot and
Cold to Different Groups OF
Staten islanders.
ALSO TALKS OF LIBERTY"
Tammany Candidate Para
phrases Gaynor's II Have Been
Mayor, Then Hits at Late
Leaders Closing Order.

Edward f. Mccall shunted his speaking
tour last night down to Staten Island and
ran full upon the horns Of dilemma lie
avoided the difficulty, however by leaving
out of his second speech some OF the
points OF local interest to Staten Islanders
he made in his first speech. or, rather,
he did not leave them out altogether. In
stead he shaved them down nicely so as
to tit the occasion.
His first appearance was at the Union
Opera House, in West New Brighton. As
usual his pet refrain was municipal
economy, and after making his nightly
fling at the purchase of the Dreamlani
and Rockaway Beach parks he passed to
a new variant Of the theme Of economy in
the form of telling the West New Brighton
folk that ii would be impossible for some
time to come for him to promise them
tunnel TO Manhattan.
"Of course" he said. lit would he id.e
for me to say that right now ii is pos
sible to speak of a tunnel. because we
must realize that the financial condition
Of the city will not permit in the imme-
diate future of any such large expendi-
ture"
But when he got up to the German
Club rooms at Stapleton. his next stop
ping place. he ran into the middle Of the
speech Of Charles J. Mccormack. Demo-
cratic candidate for Borough President.
Mr. Mccormack was pedging himself
heartily To his neighbors to work with
all his might for the immediate construc-
ton Of tunnel to Manhattan. This made
difference. and when Mr.. Mccall arose
to speak he was not so strong in his as
sertions that there was no immediate
prospect for tunnel. Instead, he said:
"In time and as hurriedy as ii can be
provided. this borough has a right to
subway transit II depends upon the en-
ginccriug problems involved AMI always
upon the financial condition Of the city
TO carry out the enterprise
That was all upon that point there
Then ne raised 10 new question, and
he handled IL I'm such "A way that. II there
were any persons present whose toes had
been tramplcd on by Mayor Gaynors
"anti-dll-night guzzlng and eating cruz
sadc" and tea tango embargo new
hope that Mccall might be elected must
have arisen i'm their hearts, for what he
had To- say sounded like a promise that
folk could do. under him. as they liked
along that line. In his first speech he
comyarcd himself to Mayor Gaynor
"pafaphrasing the late lamentcd Mayor y
words / say II ! am elected | shall b."
MAYOR" he declared at this second
speech. however. there was no hint OF
such comparison.
There IL one other question that OF
porsonal liberty" he said. II will stand
against any encroachment on personal
liberty. and nothing shall be done 10 en-
harrass the small or the large business
man There shall be no effort 10 dictate
how or when man shall eat. or TO con-
troll his personal habits"
In opening his speeches in both places
he did not omit his now nightly declara-
tion that II don't propose To have the
issues Of this campaign beclouded or be-
fograd bv the intersections Of d!scredlt-
ed individuals or licentious press that
ls defamatory or scandalous. ! ask you
70 leave il to me To settle the question
with those who have been hurting this
scandalous and outrageous defamation
and | pledge you my word they shall re-
cciyc attention at my hands
He then passed on 10 remuneration ana
statistics in regard To city expenditures
under the present administration. Be
fore taking the ferry back TO Manhattan
ne stopped m at ST. Peters Roman Cath
Ole Church. i'm New Brighton. where
tbcre was q bazaar. and paid his re-
spccts TO his boyhood friend. Father
CASSIDY. pastor of st. Peters.