The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-23
WHITMAN'S GUNS
OPEN ON TAMMANY
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Governor Begins Campaign by
Addressing Four Meetings
Here in One Night.
-FOUR YEARS OF MISRULE"
Patriotism Not the Issue, Says
Executive in Issuing Chal-
lenge to Rival.
-FOUR YEARS OF MIsRULE"

oON whitman opened MS UoMtcu
speaking campaign In this city last night
by talking vigorously at four crowded
meetings ranging from Carleton Hall in
West I27th street to the Casino at l42d
street. A spiurge Of redfre and band
music proved that the Republicans were
out to make the most OF their brief OPP
portunity for spectacular and auricular
appeal.
The Governor travelled about with
George A. Glynn. chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee. and was
loudly welcomed everywhere. He made
about the same speech in all four halls
he visited. because. he said. the only
Issue In the campaign was Tammany
Remarking that this is an unusual
campaign. as II has been impossible to
ask the people to step aside from their
patriotic duty TO the Government to con-
slider State questions. he said that In
New York. as all over the country. Re-
publicans and Democrats alike were
devotins themselves TO winning the war
and that New Workers. were engaged in
backing up the 100000 men this State
had sent into the national service.
Tammany the Sole Issue.
Patriotism Is not at issue in this
campaign" he said. THE issue Is not
the Governor and his administration,
which have done what they were elected
TO do. but Tammany Hail. Tammany
Hall had three Governors In four years.
To one II refused denomination. The
second, after nine months In Office, was
removed by his own party and the third
was repudiated by the people"
The Governor said: IT challenge any
living man to point to one act OF the
Governor OF this State or any member
OF his administration which WAS not
done In, the Sffert to support the
Federal Gosernmsnts, In the conduct Of
this war. ! challenge my opponent or
any other living man to indicate the
slightest failure anywhere OF the Gov
ernor OF this State. or any OF his APP
pointees Or anybody connected with his
administration. TO perform any acts OF
any kind which II was his duty or his
privilege to perform to the end that
this state might do all It could do for the
nation and for the holy cause to which
our people are committed.
Has Not Taken n Vacation.
II have not been absent from this
State one hour during the last year and
n half ] have taken no vacation. I DO
not take any credit for this. The fact
that the Administration at Washington,
through Its responsible heads, has ex-
pressed approval Of what this State has
done IL sufficient answer to any
suggestion on anybodys part that In
order to uphold the Administration at
Washington you must turn this State
over to Tammany Hall.
There Is but one issue. 1t IL the issue
which has been the issue in almost every
campaign with which you and I have
been familiar-county, city and State
for years There Is only one question
60 be submitted to the people. Shall the
power that has managed to get within
fts grasp this city, shall Tammany Hall,
against which you and l have been
fighting for years. an organization de-
scribed a great many times as an or
Eanized appetite'-shall it reach above
the limits OF the city and gather in the
whole State?
Gives Tammany's Recovd.
You know what Tammany has stood
for and what IL has been and what Its
leaders have stood for and what they
have been ever since you and ] can re-
member, You know what Tammany
Hall represents in every branch of the
government of this city to-day and al
ways has. You know what happened TO
this State when It dominated the affairs
Mt the State capital--three Governors in
four years. that's all.
Three Governors In four years. The
FIRST refused n denomination. the second
hmpeached and removed from Office
after nine months the third. a
year and two months, repudiated by
the people. and the people knew what
they were doing. A Senator'S Tam
many Senator--sent to prison from New
York county for taking a bribe. Is II
possible that In four years the story
has been forgotten?
THE same organization. the same
leadership. with a candidate who was
himself the leader OF the Assembly dur
ing that time, asks the people to forget
II all because Tammany Hall has been
removed TO the city OF Syracuse. That
Is absolutely the only thing that has
been moved. and they did not move the
candidate with 1t either.
"Tammany Hall gave US four years OF
the worst government this State has
ever known, and the very men response
bile for II all have the brazen effrontery
to ask the people to send them back to
support Woodrow Wilson ...
mo Governor in this country, no ad-
ministration in this country, has sup
ported, as far as the matters connected
President of the Uniteo states more
loyalty, more faithfully, more constantly
than has the Governor, the Adminlstra-
ton and the State of New York. Not
because we belong to his party but be-
cause we belong to his country not be-
cause we were endeavoring to build up
amy party. but because we were en-
deavoring TO give all that we have and
all that we are to the great nation In
which we all live. and which we all
love, and which to-day Is the hope OF the
world.
1--WE are going to win. DO not make
any mistake about that. The people of
this State have not forgotten, and am
kidd and proud that l am 70 be the first
Governor the women OF the State OF New
York can vote for"
Following his speech at Carleton Hall
the Governor went to Lexington Hall.
100 East 10th street. thence TO the
Yorkvilie Casino. 2l0 East Eighty sixth
street, and Stlyvesant Casino, l42 Sec
ond avenue. In all four meetings he ad-
dressed nearly 1000 persons. many OF
whom We're women.
Comptroller Eugene NJ. Travis spoke
OF the same meetings as the Governor
lie said the State he'd benefited by many