New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-03
Pleads
For Loyalty at
Opening Rally
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would bcit America TO undertake TO
open negotiations for peace, IN order
that a peace favorable to the nation
that had occupied another's territory
might be effected al that time, and how
then. as the war went on, that doctrine
was continuously preached, pointing
out that there were equal equities be
tween the warning nations and advocat-
ing interference here and there IN the
interest Of Germany and against the
interests Of certain Of the Allies. down
10 the time that war was declared nv
the United States in protection Of our
interests. and for the sacred principles
of human liberty involved.
"And he then began to preach the
doctrine that this country IN this war
ought not to send her men over there
to fight the battles of democracy and
10 protect the territory Of this country
against the future invasion that would
follow if we did not. That consistent
course is one upon which Mr. Murphy
has remained silent. Mr.. Murphy has
not discussed in this statement the &C
tivities Of his friend, his close adviser,
Judge Cohalan. who we now know
has been active, even up to the point
OF the declaration Of war. in working
insidiously against the interests OF
one of the great Allied nations and
against the neutrality Of the United
States.
"The commission. my friends, which
| hold to represent the forces OF decent
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in this campaign ! hold from no bosses.
from no unseen forces that to-day are
engaged in printing the Star-SpanCled
Banner on the front page and stabblnC
their country in the editorial column
"Mr Murphy said nothing about that
note which was discovered among the
Won Igel documents Won Igel, the Ger
man spy. And this after Germany had
sent Americans 10 the bottom of the
Atlantic upon the Lusitsnia, This is
the man closely associated with these
forces that stand behind this ticket.
On that Mr. Murphy remains silent Mr..
Murphy is not taking US into his conn
dence in this reply concerning all those
forces. OLeary, Cohalan, Hearst, all
Of them working insidiously behind this
ticket nominated why?
Because. ladies and gentlemen, these
forces do not want q government in the
CITY Of New York that they know will
stand with President Wilson and the
government of the United States In
every effort that that government
makes to bring this war 10 success
ful conclusion. Mr.. Murphy said, talk
ing of loyalty and Americanism, Where
do YOU find any better than our county
ticket" ! suppose he was referring to
the New York County ticket.
"He could not have been referring
TO the Bronx County ticket. for that
is headed by Henry Bruckner, who
voted TO keep Americans in cowardly
idleness and off our ships when he
voted against the McLemore resolu-
ton. To keep them off the ships be-
cause he was defending the doctrine
that if an American went on those
ships il was well within the proprie-
ties and the equities for Germany to
sink the ship and send him 70 the bot
tom Of the Atlantic.
$50 Mr.. Murphy could not have had
in mind his candidate for Borough
President IN The Bronx, for his record
upon a question of Americanism is
not quite such as to recommend him
TO the people of this city"
Cries of Hang Hearst"
"Then he said. in comment-snd, by
the way, perhaps ! ought TO apologize,
YOU may think, for discussing issues
with Mr. Murphy, q boss. No, that
is not the case, because Mr.. Murphy
and Mr.. Hearst are really the joint
candidates for Mayor upon this ticket.
And as a candidate for Mayor, as he
has shown no great disposition to dis
cuss this matter since yesterday, ]
must discuss il with his principals.
$50, Mr.. Murphy says that Theodore
Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.
who came down 10 the City Hall, or,
rather, one of them, Mr.. Roosevelt,
came down to the City Hall, and the
other wrote, TO urge me TO undertake
this fight don't count for much, be
cause they don't vote in the City Of
New York. That is his standard vote.
"Well, / think that Theodore Roose-
welt counts for something. think that
eX-President Taft counts for some
thing. And | am willing to stake the
result of this election upon compari-
son, in point Of Americanism, capacity.
honesty, anything that you will, be
tween Judge Cohalan and Judge
Hughes and between Mr.. Hearst and
Theodore Roosevelt"
The crowd cheered long at the men
ton Of the names Of Colonel Roosevelt.
eX- President Taft and Charles f.
Hughes. There were cries of "Hang
Hearst" Hang Cohalani" Hang all
Of them!" Put Murphy QUIT" and pro-
longed Kisses whenever these names
were mentioned by the Mayor
Mayor Mitchell discussed at length
the Gary system in the public schools,
the work Of the Police and Charity
during his administration,
and the constructive work of the entire
city government during the last four
years along the lines Of economy. eff
cheney and good service of the people.