New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-02
He Also Demands Priviles,
of Talking Peace With.
out Any Restriction
Ignores Fusion Attack
Pleased by Chamber of Com.
MERGE Denunciation; Hailed
as Next President

Morris Hillqu.t made a plea for In.
mediate peace and for the privilee, :.
talking peace without any restrie,O.
at campaign meeting last nigh, a
Imperial Hail, Brooklyn. In his aud
ence were members Of the Friend, a
Irish Freedom" and of the Irish p,,
gressive League, organized to e,s
Hillquit. The 400 persons in the hs,
cheered Hillquit's declarations. vntl
suddenly man rose 70 his feet an
asked, rs the Constitution right q
wrongw
The question pleased the Socislls
candidate. He used the substane. :,
his answer in his four other meeti.n
in Brooklyn later in the evening. 7,
gave this reply to his heckler:
"The Constitution Of the Unl,s
States possesses many features Wild
are not perfect, but that part whIa
contains the Fundamental GUARANTEES
of free speech and free press is e,t,.
nally right, and we are here 10 ~
10 II that il is carried out"
These words led the Irish suppor.sn
Of the speaker TO cheer frantically. s,i
induced one hysterical woman TO shes
"Hillquit, our next President"
Continuing his peace plea. Mr. Eh.
quit said: I'VE are uhsQuiyocalIy +
favor of speedy, genera peace. o.
not German peace or q Kaiser psa,,
No, not British peace. No, a peas,
which will mean subjugation, inten,.
tional strife. thirst for vengeance, .hr
will lead to future wars. We favor
peace Of freedom.
1--WE do not merely mean free Be-
GUM. Belgium must be free. VI,
mean the freedom of all people VIE
wish TO be free. We mean the Pola
the Firms and the Irish just as WELL
Cornelius Lenihan, chairman Of th
meeting of the Irish Prog.essiu
League. said in introducing Nr. Hill.
quit: "By voting for Mr.. llillquit W
will forever break the grip of Tar.
many Hall on the Irish people Of thu
city"
At later meetings Mr.. HiIlquit De.
clared that be Learned that some q
the Fusion newspapers have decided e
train their batteries Of mud on me frsr
tomorrow on. | hereby serve noti,,
on them that shall refuse TO ).
dragged into the mire of personal rs
elimination. This election Is not
popularity contest"
To prove that he was tho only cat
oidate OF the people, as he put IL, M
Hillquit sardoiically remarked: =
have just learned that ! have had hi
singular distinction Of having n,
Chamber Of Commerce OF the CITY Of
New York pass a scsthing resolution
against me. This was not staged b.
my campaign managers. 10 was spon.
taneous on their part Il has made
definite confirmation Of our suspieio.
that all the big interests, all the 10.
terests Of wealth that have been rul.
ing and running this country up 20 The
present are behind Mayor Mitchell.
"And for his part Judge Hylsn hs,
the Endorsement of the Cloakmaker
Association. This Endorsement has ire.
mendous value in votes for your hun.
bic servant. The organization which ,
year ago lo.ked out the workers FOR
eight weeks to keep them In cond,io,
of slavery and dependency IS trying
TO get into the graces OF one Of the
candidates in case OF another strik
so the police Will work ia their 10
terests and against the strikers. 10
the late streetcar strike Mayor Mt
chel detailed policemen 20 each car e
protect the imported cGtthroats Wild
the company imported 70 break The
strike. That broke the strike