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possibility, even for on. How the unrest
ar to avert war. K It ean be averted.
la to beprepered to do well If forced to ro Into
war. Ifwe don't prepare for war In advanee,
then other poweni will here a inat contempt
tot us. They will fell to understand that .with
i unreadiness does not mean timidity, end
y may at any time do thing" which would
roe us to make war, and which they wonld
carefully retrain from doing If they were aura
We were ready to resent thom. , . ,
Moreover, to go Into war with a flrst-clasa
er without adequate preparation l to ln
umlllotlon ami dlaaatorat tho outset. In
ni run I firmly believe our people, would
Jrln, but meanwhile there would be Incalcula
ble loaa and suffering. Therefore It la to our
Interest to be prepared, both because thereby
ire are most likely to eeouro pence and because.
if war does come, we minimize by our prepara
tion the ehanoes of humiliation to tho nation
and suffering to the IndlTlduat oltlr.cn.
the litaaoNt or kxtkbikntk.
"Our experience with the navy offers a ease
In point. Very soon after the civil war we let
or navy utterly run down, until on the seas
we became of less moment than any third-rate
power. In consequence we had occasionally to
suffer from Spain, as In tho Ylrglnlus affair.
Injurlc" which eho would not have dreamed of
inflicting had we heen ready to retaliate.
"Fifteen years ago we began to build up the
navy. The first great service thla new navy
performed was In 1BH0. when by the more faot
St Its existence It served to prevent war with
Chill. Nothing but our having the ships and
Ming ready to use them made Chill keep the
peace; and as a mere matter of expense, tho
War which the navy thus averted would have
bat many tlmos over more than thewholecost
of the navy for the past fifteen years.
" The second great service performed by the
navy for the country was this year, when we
Were at last forced Into war, and when our
thoroughly prepared navy, with It splendid
material and splendid personnel, at once
rained for us the command of the sens and
(hereby Insured our victory.
"But let one who spent some very active
months In helping make ready tho nary for
thla war warn you against believing that even
yet we have a navy equal In size to our national
deeds or our national greatness. Those who
remember the panic Into which our whole nen
coast was thrown at the outset of this war will
Snake up our minds that we need a powerful
navy, not merely to protect ourgreat Interests
far greater now than ever before n the Islands
of the ocean, but also to defend ourown coasts,
when I say defend I wish it understood
that I use the word In Its proper aense, for the
only defensive that is worth anything is the
Offensive. A poaoonblo man must not brawl:
put when forced to fight, If he Is worth his salt.
tie will defend himself hy hitting, and not pnr
jTing. Wo want a novv thnt will defend us
Trom the enemy by punishing that enemy a
navy which can strike ns Hull ami Terry struck
in the days of our grandfathers, ns rorrngut
LVand Porter struck in thoclvllwsx. and as Dewey
rand Hainpson struck in tho wur that Is just
1 over.
Bt'ii.D up orn Ansiy anp navt.
"Wp want to build up our nrmv exnctlyas the
navy has been built up within the last fifteen
eais. We havo got to show forethought to
pond the money thut Is necessary for the task.
If we fall to exercise such forethought and to
how such willingness to stand the necessary
Burdens year after year, wc have got to thank
ourselves If, when tlifvitralii comes, the down
right fighting rnpaciry of the officers nnd tho
men has to be relied upon to make good tho
faults which would never have existed If we
Bad mi army of sufficient size, and if we yearly
put that army through manoeuvres which
Would test it as nn army nnd not as an aggre
gation of small units, ench unit excellent in its
way. but ench utterly unneeiistomed to work
on a large scale with the others.
" We need a far larger regular army than wo
!iow hnve. nnd we need to have It trained on a
Irger scale than it has been trained for tho
est quarter of a century. We don't need It In
tho least for police purKseaat home; we don't
need It to preserve order, for our people nro
quite able to preserve order themselves; but
We do need It to protect our Interests abroad.
"I doubt if there Is an American to-day so
ungenerous as not to appreciate the debt of
gratitude he owes to the splendid officers and
splendid men of Hip regular army, nnd we want
to make our grntltudo tangible by building up
that regular nrmv.
" But we in New York, like the people In the
Piatof the Union, must do our full share in
uildlng up another brunch of our armed
forces, the branch to which I myself have had
the honor to belong. I mean our volunteer
soldiers. They hnve won high credit for t horn -selves
in this contest. In Cuba. In Porto Illco,
and In the Philippines thev have spent their
Strength, poured out their blood, nnd won their
?lght ton full shnre in the ultimate triumph,
'hey hove manned the smnll vessels thnt kept
Watch over our consts. nnd they havo contrib
uted hundred, nye. thousnnds, of snilors to tho
cruisers, nirtl even to the grent bnttlo floets.
Ol'B PUTT TO TIIF VOU'STKKIiS.
"Tho volunteers, the National Guard, and
r the naval militia alike feel that they did their
duty to tho country, and they ask In return
thnt the country should provide for thom the
moans which would enable them to do their
duty even more effectively in tho future.
"For us of New York, this duty is ospecinllv
Imperative, both as regards the National (luard
and the nnvnl militia. Wo have the means.
Our admirable naval militia must be fostered in
every way; In the last few months thev havo
given a good enmest of their usefulness. As
forour National Guardsmen, they have shown
a courage nnd patriotism and willingness to
endure hardship nnd face danger which is
beyond praise, und it is our duty to take Im
mediate steps to see that they are armed with
the best modern weapons t'nd managed ac
cording to the best system : so thnt, on the one
I liand, the utmost can bo gotten out of each
man a a fighting machine, while, on the other
hand, his health nnd well being are assidu
ously cared for.
"So much for the steps that are necessary if
we are to uphold the honor nnd maintain the
interest of the nation nhroad. Hut we enn do
neither one nor tho other if we fail at homo so
toorder the affnlrsof our national. State and
municipal households as to secure both our
moral nnd our material well being, for though
material prosperity Is indispensable, yet it
cannot by Itself atone for the lack of that higher
and finer moral and spiritual excellence which
ultimately counts for more than nil else In the
truo llfo of n great nation.
IMl'OHTANCE OF A KTAIir.E rtTMIENCT.
"It Is beeousoof the importance of material
Well being thnt it is vital for our citizens to
take no step which will seem ro again reopen
the question so happily settled at the last elec
tion. Above all we must do nothing to give
the feeling thnt we may reverse our attitude on
the question of n sound nnd stable currency;
the question that comes closest to every man.
and especially every man of small means, who
either works with his hands or deponds on his
trade, or business for his brood. If by your
votes you put in power men who fail to meet
thla Issue nnd to dodge It is quite os danger
ous as. and very much meaner than, meeting
It the wrong way you will have struck a heavy
Blow at your own well being; you will have
done all In your power to set hack tho return
01 prosperity: ami you will havo only your
selves to thank if you suffer in ronacuuence.
"Whon I make a plea not to vote, directly or
Indirectly, forthoso who favor any form or Dot
money, I appeal for the exorcise of intelligence.
But on this, as on every other point. I also, and
moat strongly, appeal for the exerelso of hon
esty. Honesty we must havo : no brilliancy, no
smartnesB ' can tako Its placo. Indeed. In our
home nffnirs, both In tho State and the munici
pality, 1t hns always seemed to me that what
We need Is not so much genius ns tho homely,
avery-day virtues of common aense and com
mon honesty.
"Of courso there are many problems for the
solution of which wo need the beat intellect of
the commonwealth. But for the ordinary pub
lic officer what is necessary is to be wutcliful.
energetic, broad-minded and disinterested.
Every one will make mistakes, ami, when
made, the-best remedy is cheerfully to recog
nize their existence nnd promptly proceed to
undo them. If wo proceed in this way; If wo
promptly punish men who misbohave and
sternly refuse to let auy consideration nither of
political or personul friendship bo i routed as an
offset to wrongdoing. It Is not verv difficult to
secure that honest administration which is in
dispensable If our republic lsto endure. No in
fluence of any kind must avail to shield tho
wrongdoer, be he of high or low degreo.
BROTHERHOOD AND SELF-HELP.
In dealing with our citizens it Is always beat,
Where possible, not to treat nnv ono class
apart, .On most points tho Interests of the
worklngiuan. of the man who toils with his
bands, are simply those of all good American
citizens. Yet ho has special interests: inter
ests that ore peculiarly his. Wherever he con
bo helped he most certainly should bo helped.
Ordinarily I firmly believe, and shall ever In
sist, thut the help that will most surely avail
the man who works Is self-help. But the his
tory of the trades unions has shown that very
jnucli con also bo done by that form of solf
liolp where many join together to help ono
another.
'It is not well to teach anyone to rely mainly
upon the States; for tho State can never ploy
uy but u very subordlnoto part In a man's
Welfare. Primarily the man must rely on hlm-
iclf. Yet the fact remains that along certain
DMS grout deal can be gained by legislation,
.egtslation eunnot make u man prosperous.
for It cuniiut make him honest, or thrifty or In
dustrious: but it can sometimes secure tho
fruits of honcBtv, thrill and industry to thu
rightful owners, aud in thla case it should be
resorted to.
"let, alter all, it seems tome that the great
lesson to be taught our people is tho lesson
both of brotherhood und of self-help In our
several ways each of us must work hard to do
bis duty, each must preserve his sturdy inde
pendence, and yet each must realize his duty
to others. And to each who performs his duty.
In whatever way. must be given the full meas
ure of respect. This is a lesson which, it seems
tto me, can bo learned by studying the composi
tion of those forces, afloat und ashore, which
have just fought to a finish the wor with Spain.
... yhejiiunol leisure und the man to whom
life had been always one of toll sprung together
at the call of their country and stood side by
m aide to shun- the sumo labor und to face the
same death Thev did whatever they were
called to do. Thev served In the tanks und
they bore commissions us fate und their own
Sorts willed It. but wherever they served they
v( werp Amen oun soldiers, no more nnd no loss.
Living, ench olio strove incessantly to do
yen mure than his duty, scorning to do less.
and ashamed to fatter or ask for aid. yet al
ways glad to help a brother, who. however
willing, was weaker. Dying, each faced with
equal courage the fate which, In an Instant of
time, blots out, all tho difference that we rear
with such Infinite labor on thla earth. Living
and dying, they gave us n lesson In American
citizenship; and this lesson which they taught
in tho war. let us profit by as we live In peace."
The Colonel's remark that he should not ho
too put lout with public servants who lacked
capacity, and that short Indeed would be the
ahrlft of public servants who lucked Integrity,
brought out cries of " Oood I" and " That's It I"
Ills remark thnt a soft, easy life Isn't worth
the living If It means the slacking of
fibre and brain and muscle, mode his friends
nil veil at him "And you believe It. Toddy."
ana when he said It was better to run the risk
of wearing out Instead of mating out. he got
their unqualified approval again.
His speech throughout was received with the
f:reatest enthusiasm, though there was noth
ng of the ordinary whoop-lt-up nnd ehoot-ofT-flreworks
speech about It. Anil when ho had
finished everybody said that It wna a great
campaign document, nnd the band played the
" Star Spangled Banner" ami everybody In the
crowd stood up and applauded.
Homebody had provided aome campaign
songs, fashioned after popular airs, setting
forth the virtue of things generally and
the certainty of a Halt HTver trip for
Mayor Van Wyek's brother. Gen Woodford
tried to stop tho glee club when it was
encored the first time. When It was
encored the second time ho waved both bands
at them, but the crowd wanted to hear the
songs and the club wanted to sing, and Oen.
Woodford had to take a back seat in spite of
himself. But when it wna all over and tho
General got n chance again, he said :
" The next speaker upon the list is Lieut. -Gov,
Woodruff. But with thnt rare courtesy
that always msrks our Lieutenant-Governor
he will not speak now. but gives way to Presi
dent Low and to Joseph H. Choate, anil when
they shall have spoken I nm sure Hint
this great audience will return Lieut. -Gov.
Woodruff's courtesy by waiting for a few min
utes in which he will nsk your attention for a
few words. Now It Is my pleasure, in which
you all share, to Introduce our friend. Dr. Hoth
Low. President of Columbia College."
There was no question but tho loyal Re
publicans who were present at this meeting
were glad to welcome Dr. Hoth Low back Into
the Itopubllcan fold, for they shouted for him
enthusiastically and made him feel happy. Dr.
Low explained why ho was there. Ho said :
THE CHOICE OF THE PEOPLB.
When Col. lloosovelt looked out upon this
vast audience and considered the various ele
ments that have gathered togother to support
his leadership, I should think thnt even tho
Colonel of tho rough riders might hnve been
tempted to havo exclaimed with old John
Milton:
Pearo trith her victories
No leis renowned tbrtn war.
It seems to He upon the surface of the present
situation that every Republican should support
the ticket nominated at Saratoga. lAoplause.)
And that thoy should also support at largo thu
Republican candidates for the Assembly
and for Congress. Applause, There Is no
manner of doubt that the cnndldato for
Governor nominacod hy the party convention
at Saratoga Is the choice of tho party. Ap
plause.! I gladly believe, also, that the Lieutenant-Governor
Is welcomed by tho people of
the State. I nsk you also to notice that those
who put those gentlemen in nomination were
all of them chosen as delegatos at honcstlycon
dueted primaries lopplausel where every Re
publican that wanted to had a chance to ex
press hlB opinion. Tho consequence wns that
tho Committee on Contested Seats had no busi
ness to do. Another consequence is that on
appeal can be mude to the whole pa'rty stronger
than ever can be mode when tho fountains of
nomination are open to suspicion.
" I think also that It ought to be stated that
the management of the party, as evidenced by
this meeting, desire this campaign to bo con
ducted by the whole party and not by any fac
tion of It applause, and If that Is what llepub
licans want, a candidate of the people's heort,
honestly nominated and supported by every
Republican In the State of New York, they
should earnestly and heartily support the party
this year. Applause)
"But I want to show, if I can. why tho Inde
pendents In large numbers ought to come to
the support of this ticket apd to tho support of
our legislative candidates and our can
didates for Congress. I am not going
Into the national quostlon as it Is at
fected by tho wur. I want to say only ono
thing. There nro times when there is no safer
attitude for the plain man than to follow a
trusted leader. This country Is going through
critical days, and wo ore most fortunate that
in the White House we hove a humano,
self-contained, ready, able, and patriotic man
grent applause j. and for one In this crisis of
our notion's affairs I proposu to follow William
McKtnley applause, nnd to hold up his hands
In every way that I can. nnd that, I think, is
what tho independents of New York ought to
do at large.
CAMPAIGN OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE.
" Now, tho Democrats tell us thatthis is to he
a campaign upon State issues, 1 shall havo
something to say about State issues in a mo
ment, but first of all I want to point out to you
If I can why they are so anxious to
confine It to State Issues. You have
heard something about the currency question.
Let me try to state It as plainly as I can, and
then show you how it is affected by this cam
paign. First of all, the National Democratic
Convention had. at Chicago in lHtlfl. challenged
tho standnrd of value. They askodthomost un
settled question that can be asked about the
currency. Thoy said what is a dollar? The
Republicans said a dollar is 100 cents In gold.
Tho Democrats said It might be loo cents in
silver, worth SO cents in gold. Now as long as
that doubt prevails, it Is Idle to expoct perma
nent good times in this country.
"Tnereisono other aspect of tho question,
We havo n most unscientific currency system.
The trouble with it is that it is not elastic. It
does not expand whon trade noods more money
and contracts when it noeds less. When the
cotton grower in the Smith or the wheat grower
in the West needs money to move his crops he
must deiioslt money in tho bank there or other
securities which havo to come to Now York, or
some other financial centre, to get money to
sond down there. Wo want a currency system
that will enable the banks they have there to
use the money as It is needod upon tho cotton
und the wheat where It Is grown. Then we shall
carry liberty to those sections of the South, and
shall never have It until our currency system is
placed upon that basis.
"Now the Republicans in the present Con
gress have drafted a bill and reported It for the
Committeo on Banking and Currency which. In
tho judgment of exports, will do precisely that
thing and do it safoly. It tho State
of New Y'ork sends Republican Congress
men to Congress, and our other States
do likewise, that bill will be passed. If
we allow the House to become Democratic
&t this election that bill will not be passed, and
we can go back again to just where wo were in
IrB'tJ, when tho Democracy of the nation chal
lenged our standard of value. Everything Is
at stako which money affect, and thoro are
mighty few things which it does not affect.
DEMOCRACY DODOES THE ISSUE.
"Now. tho Democratic platform has not a
word to say upon that question. It Is not
bimetallic nor monometallic. It Is us
silent ns the sphynx. It has no ring to
it because it does not touch It. I think
I know why. They probably havo heard
tho story of the gentleman of Texas who
came up to bo examined as teacher in the
5uhllo schools, but failed to pass, ns the
lemocrats failed to puss in lRUt). After n while
some of his friends got him an opportunity to
be examined again, but he failed a second time.
One of those who had got him tho second
chance met him and askedhim If he had not
passed the second time. "Why. no,' ho said.
How could I ? Thoy askod mo the sumo ques
tions.' ILnughter.)
"Now, gentlemen. every American has been
proud of tho Oregon applause a ship con
structed In nn American shipyard, of American
material, by American mechanics, proud of bet
tor her groat voyage, and for her gallant fight
under American officers end with American
men behind the guns and In tho engine rooms.
But do not forget that rielthor ship nor men
would have been nt Santiago except for the
foresight of the Government that sent her
there. I appeal to the men of Now York, the
Independents and the Republicans of New
Y'ork, to exercise something of the some fore
sight on this currency question, ami to soe to it
thnt the Democracy do not capture the next
Congress nor t lie next Sonnte. Applause. I
"The Legislature to be elected this timo
elects a United States Senator to sucaecd
Senator Murphy. The Deinocrocy know
us well as we do thut upon the cur
rency question Henutor Murphy hns mis
represented the State ever since IH1KI, us
has tho Democratic party of the nation, and
every man who thinks knows thut If the next
Legislature of the State of New York Is Demo
cratic the successor of Bonutor Murphy will do
the sumo thing. Therefore, no man who thinks
that this quostlon is fundamentally Important
ought to hesitate for one moment to support
tho Republican candidate for tho Legislature
and for Congress
" I think, ulsn. that you have the measure of
tho statesmanship nnd tho measure of the In
capacity of the Democrat to party to handle the
great questions of our dny when, meeting such
' i n lit ions, thoy have not ono word to say
i po i a quostlon of such paramount impel
lance. I think tho people of the State of New
York should say to thnt party wlint the children
of tho Church of Luodlucn veto commissioned
to say to that church: '1 know your work,
that you are neltherhnt noreold. 1 would that
you wore either hot or cold, but because you
ure lukewarm nnd neither hot noreold I will
spew thee out of my mouth.'
A WORD IB'Ut MB. I 1IOKKR.
"But I promised to speak Uoii State Issues.
I think that Mr. (Voter's intimacy with the
Prince of Wales must be making him very ex
clusive laughter. I thought that Ward Mc
Allister had figured It down pretty fine w lien he
Kiild there were only .loo m old New
Y'ork that were tho real thing. But Mr. Crokor
seems to believe that in the whole Democracy
of tho State or New York there Ih only u single
family that is jusi thu thing daughter ami ap
plause; either this, or ho has tnken the World
Court Clieulur loo seriously and feels culled
upon to establish u royal family of Van Wyeks.
ij.uugliterund appluuuc . I wonder If he has a
third Van Wyck up his sleeve. ILnughter
But the) tuy Col. Roosvvoit Is not eligible;
how they wibhed ho wasn't. Laughter
and applause. Wall, ha I a good deal
more eligible.- la my judgment, than Mr.
Croker Is to be hoes of Tammany Hall.
He spends more of his time ni hls country.
Laughter and applause It Is true that both
of them spent their summer of I8W8 upon an
Island, but Mr. Roosevelt rode his own horses.
(Great applause and cheers. That Is. he rode
until he saw his men In danger; then he got off
his horse and led them on foot. Applause.
But to be serious for a moment. No man
can lose his citizenship by accident. No man
can lose his oltlaenahip unless he means
to, and the letters of Col. Roosevelt show
that ha never dreamed for one moment
of becoming a citizen of the only cfty in
the land where a man doos not have a vote.
U-nughter. I pity his fellow countrymen who
needed his own letters to convince them of
that, for his life ought to hare answered that
question. Applause.
"But then the Democrats say If he Is eligible
then he Is a tax dodger. Well, I don't think it
follows. Certainly he was not a bullet dodger
applauso, and I should be slow to believe It
of any man who bared his breast to the enemy
thnt he wns prepared to dodge taxes which
were honestly due. No, gentlemen. It isn't
like htm, and nobody knows It better than the
Democrats of the State of New Y'ork.
GETTINO DOWN TO STATS ISSUES.
"Well, tho Democrats say that the canals
have been mismanaged. How do they know?
Only because a commission appointed by
Gov. Black has told them all that any of
ns know. But I ask you to remember that
tho Republican Convention at Saratoga said
that they would correct tho system if the
system was wrong and that they would punish
the wrongdoer if tho man wns at fault. What
man In New York would hesitate to trust Col,
Roosevelt In the Governor's chair applause
in the presenco of that situation If his own
fortune were at stake V
"Tho Democracy soy the National Guard
needs attention. I am glad they said that.
For would not any of us rather put tho National
Guard under the fostering care of Col. Roose
velt than n Judge of the Supreme Court?
Isn't It a good deal like those civilian appoint
ments in tho army with which they find so
much fault ?
' But they say they don't liko the election
legislation. I hope it is no sin even in this
meeting to acknowledge that there is n differ
ence of opinion oven In tho Republican
party upon that subject. But thero Is no
difference of opinion In tho Republican
party upon the Infamous affront to tho man
hood ol the State worked by tho Democrats in
placing upon their ticket for the office of Lieutenant-Governor
a man who hns been fined hy
the Court of Appeals for not obeying tho Flec
tion laws of the Htate of New Y'ork.
"But tho Democrats ssy they wont civil
service reform. Laughter. I am always glad
when. I hear tho Democracy clamoring for
civil service reform. I fear there Isnowhopo
of snatch Insr some of tho brands from the burn
ing Who could they have better than Col.
Roosevelt to admlnisterthe civil service reform
laws of the Htato In their spirit and In their
letter and to Improve them where they need
Improvement ? Ho has been tested upon that
subject. When he was Civil Service Commis
sioner for the United States under Mr. Olove
lund and Mr. Harrison alike, he showed himself
fearless and unbiased In the discharge of his
duties.
ROOSEVELT AND THE LEGISLATURE. TOO.
"Now. gentlemen, let us elect Col. Roosevelt,
nnd let us give him a legislature that will work
with him. Negativo results are very poor re
sults, and the State can hope for nothing but
negative results unless Legislature and Gov
ernor are prepared to work together.
" I have the pleasure of knowing the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor and I would not
willingly any one word to Ills disparagement,
nnd yot I think I may fairlysay that in variety
of experience in public offfco ho Is not to be
compared with tho Republican candidate.
Applause. Mr. Roosevelt began his public
life In tho Assembly of the State of New Y'ork.
Then he became a Civil Service Commissioner
of tho United States. Then he became a
Police Commissioner In the city of Now
Y'ork. Applause. Then he became As
sistant Secretary of the Now. Ap
plauso. Then he became an officer of
the rough riders applause and choersl and
now he has become our candidate for Governor.
Applause. 1 challenge any honest man to
study Theodore Roosevelt's record In anyone
of those public offices and to point to one oc
casion in which he subordinated tho publlo
interest as ho saw it to tho private interests of
Theodore Roosevelt. Let us elect him by an
Immense majority." Prolonged applause.!
Mr. Low's lun with the Hon. Richard Oroker
mado everybody In the crowd whoop it
up. His declaration that Mr. Crokor
felt called upon to establish a royal
family of Vnn Wycks was opprovod, and
when ho said ho wondered If Mr. Croker
had a third Von Wyck up his sleeve the crowd
wondered too. The doctor had everybody
happy before ho finished, and everybody
roared In response to his sdvlco to vote and
elect Mr. Roosevolt. that that was just what
they were going to do.
" And now." said Gen. Woodford, bowing low
to Mr. Choate and then tothe audience, "It will
bo your pleasure to hear t hat great lawyer and
prlnco of orators, Mr. Joseph H. Choate, '
With his characteristically Innocent smile
Mr. Choate rocked on his heels and toes and
entwined his fingers together and pulled them
apart while the big crowd cheered him. They
shouted with laughter whon he dryly remarked
that it was a very different crowd from that
which he had faced when he stood on that same
platform almost a year ago.
They howled for joy when he rcforrcd play
fully tothe holy horror of his friend Dr. Park
hurst over Col. Roosevelt's acceptance of Sen
ator Piatt's leadership, and fairly screamed
with delight when ho added, on mentioning
Dr. Parkhurst's name: "and with all his faults
I love him still."
" He's all right," howled a lone, thin voice up
in tho uppor gallery. A great roar of laughter
answered the announcement. Mr. Chooto
looked up qulzzicolly in the direction from
which the voice came, nnd said, "Yes.
my friend, he's all right." Seth Low
almost had n fit over tho reference
to the clergyman's "ardent spirits."
Continuing in this line, and mentioning
"tho old man," meaning Senator Piatt, Mr.
Choate turned and grinned at tho end of tho
first gallery nt his left. Lots of people thought
Mr. Piatt was there and craned tholr necks to
see him, but he was not visible.
Later, when ho referred to Senator Piatt as
tho "presiding genius of the Republican
fiarty, he bowed to tho spmo corner of the gal
ery and added, in a very personal tone. " You
see how polite I havo grown since last
year." Ho was promptly und generously hissed
when he confessed that he was a chronic reader
of the .Krcmno runt.
The big, genuine, ringing cheers (aside from
those that followed ovcry mention of Col.
Roosevelt's nsme) camo when ho coupled
the names of Gen. Tracy and Seth
Low und said of the Mayoralty con
test last year: "We've learned something
since then. A steady crescendo giggle of puro
joy rippled up and down tho house when ho
cocked his head toward the left-hand corner of
that second gallery and solemnly said : " We. the
iii:iti:,oers i .I T lie HomibMcAn liurtv "nrwl noiiln
when he said ho didn't know whether Justice
Van Wyck was blessed "with the same divine
sweetness of temper" which marks his brother
Robert. Mr. Choate said :
"As I see a great many poople before me
who ought already to he on their wny to bed. I
will bo eommendably brief. I could not stay
nwuy from this meeting, because 1 havo
known Col. Roosevelt and loved Col, Roose
velt from his cradle applniisel, nnd I
know that thoro fs not one drop of blood in his
body or ono fibre in his being that is not brave,
honest, and patriotic Applause. He Is just
tho man thnt in this emergency tho State of
Now York wants for Governor, nnd it would be
a great disgrace to the Frnplro State if the peo
ple should fall to put him in the Governor's
chair.
" I see that my friend. Dr. Parkhurst laugh
ter and with oil his faults I love him still
He's all right I yes. 1 think ho is all right. A
man In tho gallery proposed threo cheers for
Dr. Parkhurst. I see that Dr. Parkhurst. using
strong language. In that nrdont spirit to
which he Is so much addicted laughter
has expressed his fears that Col. lloosovelt
will be damned if ho has seen the old man.
I.uuc,htcr 1 As thnt is Dr Parkhurst's laii-
f:ungc. "The tild Mini.'' I shonld have said if
le had seen the presiding genius of the Repub
licans of New York. ILnughter and applause. j
Soo how polite I have grown since last year.
iLutlgliter I I Still lead tho J-'ri-nmu vmf
hisses) every night before I go to bod. but for
all that I can dofor to the proprieties of the oc
casion. ILuughtor. Well, now, Dr. Parkhurst
need not bo ntrald. I know perfectly well thu.
It does not make any difference whether Col
Roosevelt suw Senator Piatt; the Colonel's,
neck is too stiff to receive any collar hut his
own. Applause and oheers. And you may
strip him before this audience, and you will
find no man's monogram stumpod upon his
manly chest. Applauso
"Now. this Is a very different meeting from
that which I addressed alsmt a year ago to
night in this very hull. Laughter Circum
stances alter cases, you know, and Roosevelt Is
the circumstance that has altered this case.
Ijiughtci- and applause. Wo witnessed
then what, aa I look back upon It. was
a somewhat mortifying spectacle. The
Republican party was all out In full
force, hut it was in two divisions, ono com
manded hy that gallant military chleftuiu,
Gen. Tracy applause and oheers, and the
other by the equally gallant civilian. President
Seth low. I Applause aud oheers J Of course
Gen. Tracy s followers were the regulars
lappluusc. but Mr. Low's followers were
the volunteers applause, and as usual
ly happens when great crises occur and
all the forces of the Htute or nation are called
out. the volunteers outnumbered the regulars,
and it seemed as though in a country that
acknowledges the rule of the majority that the
msjorlty should have prevailed. Well uow. what
did we do? We had an immeuse army In battle
array against us ready for the storming of
tho city, and we thought yes, we all thought
that tho best way of beating the common
enemy was first to have s pitched battle with
each other, and while we were engaged In that
the terrible enemy overran und trampled upon
us both, taking possession of the city nnd giv
ing no quarter to any of us. Appltiusc.l
Well, now, since last your we have learned
something great applause, and I think it is
one of the most promising signs of the regen
eration and redemption of the Republican
party that the managers of that party
this year have aeon fit to call the peo
ple into their councils. Applause. It
did seem as though there waa a breach that
never could be healed only twelve months
ago. and now It la healed already, and how hss
It been done ? We nave made a greet dis
covery. We have discovered In Col. Roosevelt
the missing link. Applause mingled with
laughter. Time has been In search of It for
aces. Darwin, Hpenoor, Huxley, all the
scientist, have spent their lives In vain in its
discovery, and here In New York. In the person
St this hero, wo have found it at least, for the
epubllcnn party. lApplause.
Now pretty much everything hss boon said
by the speakers who have ocouplod so much of
my time. Laughter and cries of " Go on I Go
on I ' I will say oneortwo things more. 1 have
oome here to-night upon the invitation of tho
County Committee. They havo done me this
unusual honor, which I have most gladly
accepted. Now I do not propose to
address my remarks to anybody In thla
audience. I do not propose to address the dis
trict leaders, the Captains of hundreds, nor the
Captains of thousands, the organisation men
or the machine men. because they are all right.
Laughter and applause.) But I would
like my words to reach not the bad men
of the party, but the good men ; the bet
ter element as they consider themselves nnd
ns they are generally described. Laughter.
I would like to reach the oars of the Independ
ent men of this State, who. when they go to
the noils. like to know that their vote will tell
for good government and nothing else. Ap
plause. I think that the mnnugers of this onm
palgn and of the Republican party hnve learned
that our triumph at tho polls depends upon the
votes of these very men. whether In tho city or
in tho State. And now there are certain points
of view which, as it seems to mo. constrain
e-ery Intelligent and honest man in tho Htnto
who Is not hidebound in the Democratic party
to cost his vote for Col. lloosovelt. Applauso.
CONTRASTS Tnn CANDIDATES.
"In the first place. I want to call your atten
tion to the wny in which the twogentleuien
now presented lor the suffrages of the people
of the Btnto of Now York were plnced in
nomination. Havo you read the account
of tho convention nt Syracuso V Is not
that a moat extraordinary example of gov
ernment of the people, by the people, nnd
forthopeoplc? Lntighter.l Why. just sec what
happened thero. The convention met; notone
word was snid about candidates, not a single
word of consideration or discussion ns to who
there was in the Democratic party that would
make a good Governor, but threo It seems
they havo In that parly three, instead
of one presiding geniuses of the De
mocracy got together In a prlvato
room and from what can ho learned they al
most came to blows. Which prevailed ovor the
other nobody knows, but at Inst they hunted up
the Chairman of the convention for him to an
nounce as tho candidate for the Democratic
party the name ofnmnn whom nobody had over
thought ot ann possibility for Governor, und all
tllltt thev cotilil um- of hint n-na tlitit lie la u
respectable citizen of Brooklyn. Well.
Brooklyn wns onco liko Nineveh and Babylon
and Thobes, a great city daughter, but now
It is the dormitory of Greater New York and
in tho night shade of that suburb thoy discov
ered this man who had been reposing quietly
on tho bench for fourteen years; and they said
ho Is the best mnn in New York to present to
the people for their suffrages for Governor.
Well, now, I do not call that Democracy or Re
publicanism : it is pure despotism. It Is a cor
rupt trinity from which no man Is safo or
should bo willing to submit to.
"Well, how was the other nomination made ?
Tho convention was held at Saratoga. I be
lieve, Mr. President. Laughter. Well, it
doesn't make any difference where it was held.
Tho place meant nothing; the people that at
tended It meant nothing; the people that
supervised it meant nothing. Now. what did
happen ? I tell you that tho presiding
genius of our party put his honored
ears to the ground to catch the rumble of the
people's voice, and heard It. and all his asso
ciates heard it, all of us who are now following
under his banner. Applause Wns thoro nny
reluctance on the part of tho managers of
the Republican party to obey that voice?
For the first time thoy have before us
declared rox poputi roa: Ilei; tho voico
of tho people Is the voice of liberty.
Do you supiiose if all authority of party was
vested in one mnn and he heard the resjionso
that came from tho people in all parts or the
State, from Montank to Erie, thero oould have
been the least hesitation on his pnrt? I
Imagine he heard It as It came from tho lips of
the people with infinite delight, for It is
his business to look out for a strong man
who shall lead tho party. With in
finite delight ho heard It, and he said to himself
as he heard. ' What. Roosevelt, Theodore
Roosevelt. Roosevelt the reformer, Roosevelt,
the Civil Service Commissioner, who extended
tho boundaries of the civil service as no other
man ever has: Roosevelt, the Commissioner
who had sworn to see tho law faith
fully executed and executod it although
It wns a law prepared by his Demo
cratic enemies ; Roosevelt, the Assistant Secre
tary of the Navy, the man for a whole year be
fore this war broke out. while tho navy was
being prepared nnd the officers and the men of
the navy were being prepared, was the man
who stood behind the gunners all the time:
and Roosevelt, the rough rider, he who stormed
the heights of Snn Juan as with a consuming
fire, who took more than his share of the peril,
more than his followers, exposing himself to
death, ever willing to lead them.'
" And he heard all this and he said, Why, yes,
thnt lathe man: that Is the very man thnt we
havo been looking for oil this while. Is it pos
sible thnt such a man as that will be willing to
tako tho ofilco of Govornorof New York? If
so we will put him there at once.'
DANOEII IN THE TWO VAN WTCKS.
" Well, now. I want to call your attention to
one or two other considerations, nnd I must bo
very brief. Cries of "Never mind: go ahead."
Mr. Low lias referred to the fact that they pro
pose to put two Van Wycks upon us. Well,
there may be such a thing as having too
much ot a good thing. 1 am sure I do not
know whot we should do with two Roosevelts.
let alnuo two Van Wycks. Now. what js the
position V In the first place, wo know nothing
of their description, except from tho iiolnt of
view from which they are presented. There
never was a more perfectly capable Tammany
Mayor than Robert Van Wyok is now
making, and there will never boo more per
fect Tammany Governor than Augustus will
make, if, under tho tuition and leadership of
Croker. Hill and McLaughlin, he is ushered
Into the Governor's cnalr. I am not sure,
but I understand they are as like as two
Dromios. W bother Augustus Is possessed of
tho same divine sweetness of temper, 1 do
not know. But what I want to call your atten
tion to is the peril thut is threatening
the Interests of tho people of this city
aud State if you hove one of those gentlemen
for three years more in the Mayor's chair of
New Y'ork and the other for two years more in
the Governor's chair at Albany. Every bill
affecting tho Interests of this city, before It is
submitted to the Governor, has to be submitted
to the Mayor for ills signature or his veto.
It must come from his hands approved or dis
approved before it shall be presented to the
Governor for his consideration. Now, how
often do you think Augustus, finding that
Hubert has vetoed a bill affecting this city, will
give it any further consideration, or will for a
moment think of giving it hie approval ?
" Well, then there are great interests of tho
city of New Y'ork to be affected every year by
the Leglslat ure, and the managers of Tain man y
Hall are always seeking what they call relief
there. Do you suppose that anything that is
sent up therewith tho approval of the Mayor
beforehand will fail to receive the support and
encouragement of his brother Augustus, after
jt gets thero V Now. that is a very serious
consideration. It is one never Intend
ed by the Constitution. It certainly was In
tended that there should be independent ad
ministration In the city by tho Magistrate
there of tho city and In the Gubernatorial dial r
at Albany. But (you give us this second Van
Wyck and you have got practically only ono
Magistrate for city nnd one Magistrate for tho
country; tho two are one and the one are two.
"Now. another thing I would liko to say to
these people whoso votes are going to decide
this, as they will every other election in
New Y'ork State for a long time to como, In
the direction of good government: those
who hold tho balance of power and
ought to bo with us, because wo are
presenting the only candidate that stands
for good government. What has this man
Roosevelt done ? What sort of a man Is he V
Ho Is courageous, aggressive, honest, intelli
gent, patriotic, and, above all, a truo American
to the very centre of his soul. lApplause, He
is a first rate public servant, exhibited on many
stages, and when you are going to compare
these two men for tho consideration of tho
people, olio who has been nn accept able Judge,
never Interested In public affairs, and the
other, who, since he became a man, has heen
fully, with all his life and all his energy, inquir
ing into aud participating in public affairs, how
can you hesitate?
BOOBKVKLT'B PUBLIC RECORD.
"Now Mr. Roosevolt was for three terms a
member of the Legislature. He was a very
young man. but nobody owned hlrn and no
body controlled him. That Is very certain. It
would not be posslblo for any man to dictate
his vote to him in that Assembly. What
was the consequence r He commanded
the confidence of everybody there, even
of the Governor, who was of another style of
politics. Gov. Cleveland. He framed ana pro
cured legislation for this city which actually re
ceived tne approval of a Democratic Governor,
and made no enemies while he was doing It.
The character of the man is a wouderful fea
ture. "Well, then for six years he was ono of the
Commissioners, and for u time the Chief Com
missioner of the National Civil Service. In
that he was aggressive us he always has beep
and always will be. He went for extending the
hounds of the lists. He knew us we know per
fectly well that In the full development of civil
service and In It final triumphs lie the aalvu
t nm of politics and the purity ot this country.
Applause. And he devoted himself to it with
Immense ardor and immense .success. And
what is more, let mo tell you that when the Re
publican Senators and Republican Represonta
tivea flocked to his office, as they did week
after week and day after day. beseeching him
to make exceptions in their favor, he steadily
und constantly refused.
"Now, will you bear with me one moment
while I read what President Cleveland nuld to
Mm when ho allowed him to leave thut office '
Here is a disinterested witness, here Is some
thing that the lriends of good government
might lend a moment's eur to. The
President said: 'My Dear Mr. Roosevelt,
I desire to sssnre yon that I accept
yonr resignation as Civil Service Com
missioner with great regret. Permit me also
to thank yon for the servloe you have rendered
good government during your Incumbency of
the office you have just relinquished. You are
eertalnly to be congratulated upon the ex
tent and permanency of civil service reform
methods which you have so substantially aldod
In bringing ahou. The struggle for a firm es
tablishment and recognition of the law Is now
passed.' Applause.
" That Is the man who saw how he conducted
the affairs intrusted to nlm first In tho interest
of the people of the State, and then In tho In
terest of the people of the nation.
" He was made a Police Commissioner of the
city of Now York, and he was Informed that he
would be ezpeoted to promote and take care of
the Interests of the Republican party In
that office. What was his reply? "In my
office 1 know no parties, but outside of
It I shall remain as I have ever been,
a strong Republican.' Applause. And what
Is his offence? A great many people are
going to vote for him for that offence. Ho had
sworn to see the low executed. He had noth
ing to do with tho passage of the law. His
party had opiiosed Its passage But he was
sworn to execute tho law and he executed It, to
the great disturbance of many of the people of
this city. I must say that 1 personally wan a good
deal inconvenienced. For when 1 know that
evorybody elso Is sole In church I liko to wan
der up and down and to nnd fro anywhere In
this Island. Well, It never occurred to me that
anything was at fault hut the law and the
maker of tho law, but Col. lloosovelt would
hnve been false to his honor and his
trust If he hod violated ids oath and
disobeyed tho law. Ho I say to tlieso
Independent men to whom I am appealing,
these men to whom tho honor of tho Slate nnd
the good of its people and tho safety of Its
families und tho welfare of its children arc and
ought to be so dear. 1 say to them I believe
that for those nets wo ahall gain far more votes
forour Gubernatorial ticket this fall than ever
wns lost by anything Roosevelt did in Ills offlco.
" And then you know It is so recent thnt It is
not worth while for mo to recoil it to you. as it
has been repeated to you so often What ho
did as Asslstnnt Secretory of the Navy. You
don't wnnt to hear what Mr. Roosevolt did
then. Yon don't care to know what I
think about that. But I hellevo that you
will bo Interested to hear because probably
most of you have forgotten It the prophatjo
words of President McKlnley. and tho noble
words of Secretary Long, Mr. Roosevelt's su
perior In the navy, when against tholr pro
test, against the protest of his friends, of his
wlfo nnd children, of evory body that surround
ed him, he concluded to resign his oftlce. aud,
us lit had done, ns he said, a much as any one
to bring on the war. he would go and peril his
life to see it safely through. Applauso and
cheers.
Now. I shall ill imps you after I have read
this and this is a good benediction. First I
will read what Secretary Long said on tho 7th
day of May last. Bear in uiiiul that all of Mr.
Roosevelt b glory as a soldier has been won
since then:
" 'I have often expressed, perhaps too em
phatically and harshly, uiy conviction thnt you
ought not to leave tho post of Assistant Secre
tary of tho Navy, whore your services have not
only len of such great value, but of so much
inspiration to mo and to the whole ser
vice Bnt now that you havo determined
to go to tho front I feel hound to ssy thnt,
while I do not approve of the change, I do most
heartily appreciate the patriotism and the sin
cere fldtvilty to your conviction which actuate
you. Let mo assure you how profoundly I
feel the loss I sustain in your going.
Your energy. Industry, and great knowledge
of naval interests and especially your inspiring
influence In stimulating and lifting the whole
force of tho personnel of the navy have been
Invaluable' lApplause.)
"And now listen to the equally fervent and
still more propnotlo language of President Mc
Klnley on that same occasion. He knew the
kind of man ho was dealing with. He knew
Into what service ho was going. Ho knew what
his aspirations were to be a soldier, and he
prophesied tho illustrious success that Roose
velt would schieve:
" ' Alt hough tho President was obliged to ac
cept your resignation '
' And this Is written by the President's direc
tion by thu hand of his private secretary. Mr.
Porter
Of recent date, I con assure you that he has
done so with very great regret. Only the cir
cumstances mentioned in your lettor and your
decided nnd unchangeable preference for your
new patriotic work havo induced tho President
to consent to your severing yourconneetion with
tho Administration. Your services here dur
ing yourentiro term of oflico have been faithful,
able antl successful In the highest degree, and
no ono appreciates tho fact more keenly than
the President himself. Without doubt yourcon
neetion with the navy will be beneficially folt
In several of Its departments for many years
to come. In tho President's behalf, there
fore, I wish ot this timo to thank you most
heartily, and to wish you all success in your
new and important undertaking, for which I
hope and predict a brilliantly victorious re
sult.' Applause.
"I wish to repent one sentiment that every
speaker has uttered already before me. and
that is the duty ot the people of tho United
States and of the State of New Y'ork who
put President McKlnley in the chair at Wash
ington and Imposed upon him more terrible
responsibilities than havo been borne by any
President since Lincoln, to hold up his arm
now in this trying hour. Applause.) History
will tell in a very few words the grent things
that have been done under him. It will tell
that an army of 1" l.".t mi I men expelled tho
Spanish power which had lingered here for
two centuries from every inch of American
soil, and that thoy did it with a loss, all
told, of only about 1 per cent, of tho
whole number of tho forces engaged, including
nil those who died on tho field of battle, all
those who subsequently died of their wounds,
and all who hare since died in hospitals. In
transports. In camps, wherever they have suf
fered. And then history will also tell that
under his direction tho navy of the United
States, with the loss, 1 believe, of only one
man for each achievement, completely de
stroyed each of tho two Spanish fleets.
And then it will also toll that with
the less of the few hundred men
they not only conquered one valuable oity
and Island In Manila Bay. but that they also
conquered more islands in thnt archipelago
than anybody will ever know what to do with.
Applauso and cheers).
VVhen Gen. Woodford introduced Lleut.-Gov.
Woodruff ho askod the crowd to remombor
Mr. Woodruff's courtesy in giving way to
tho last two speakers and remain to
hear him for the ten minutes he would
speak. The Lieutenant-Governor cut short the
uppluuso that greeted him by emphatically
motioning with his hands for silence. "If
I am limited." he said, " to ten min
utes I want all of It." People were
going out when ho began because, it
was lato. When he was half way through
many who hod risen to go were back in their
souls and no more were going out- The Lieutenant-Governor
came dangerously near found
ing a reputation for hlmsolf as an orator by his
unaccustomed fire and energy of enunciation.
He said:
As I was deprived on account of offlalal
duties of the privilege of active participation
in the war which has added lustre to the pre
vious brilliant civic record of the man who is
now so gallantly bearing the standard of Re
publicanism in this contest, nnd as I have
never been called upon to participate officially
In national affairs. I propose to-night to con
fine myself to a consideration of Htate issues.
Tho Republican platform adopted at Saratoga
challenged the Democracy on every Issue,
while the platform adopted by the Democrats
at Syracuse wholly Ignored national ques
tions and challenged tho Republican oarfv on
State Issues alone. Although I recognize that
the election ot members of the House of Rep
resentatives and a United States Senator places
national questions above those ot State ad
ministration, yet I would willinglv have given
the enemy battle on the single issue chosen by
them.
COMPAT1E THE IlECOllDS.
Just compare the record of the four years of
Republican administration Sunder Govs. Mor
ton and Black with tho ten years of Demo
cratic .administration under Govs. Hill nnd
Flower. Can you tell me of a singlo great
measure for the public good, one which raised
our citizenship to u higher plane or advanced
any great public Interest that wns enacted be
tween 1S84 and lWM? This question was
answered emphatically by the people them
selves, In the State contests ot Ikii.'I, IhiiI und
lHthj. when they said, through majorities
runglng from 25.IXXJ to lfjtj.tXK), that they had
hud enough of Democratic State control.
And now what of the lost four years cul
minating in a tax rate of 2.0H mills, which Is
actually the lowest in the history of tho Stuto.
It Is true that when the State received back
from the Fedoral Government tho S2.(XX.U(J0
It had advanced for tho war of the rebellion,
the tax rate was brought down to a few mills
loss than that ot this year by placing this sum
in the general fund for ordinary Stuto expen
ditures. The present low tax rate has been
established. Mespite a vast increase in expen
ditures, by a rigid enforcement of old revenue
ruising laws iuhI the enactment of new laws
to increase thu State's receipt. The increase
of expenditures has been caused by tho State's
taking upon Itself, at nn annual cost of over
$o.U0U.0U0. tho care of the pun per Insane; by
an increase In the cost of maintenance of the
State prisons, incident to the atvolltlon of the
revenue-raising contract system, which four
yours ago was abolished in the interest of our
workiuguien, and by such an enlargement of
the olnmosvniiry institutions as would make
it possible for tne State to care properly for
the unfortunate the deaf.'.dumb, blind and
crippled as well as for all the noble sailors
and soldiers of the nation who are residents
of the Slate It is well to remember In this
connection that the Htate by assuming the
conduct and cost of these institutions re
lieved the counties of a heavy financial bur
den, thus reducing tholr tax rate, while, as I
have already pointed out. that of the bluto has
not been increased.
The revenues of the State have been in
creased in proportion to the cost ot tho addi
tional burdens I hnve mentioned, by raising
.l..riO(),()tHj more from the inheritance tax dur
ing the past live yours thnn was raised during
the live yeure preceding, und by raising three
millions more from the tax on corporations
Wedding Inv'tationa,
lieu psay k Carroll, 2U n cat.Ist-uty -third Btrcct.-
4m,
dnrlng this part five years than was obtained
from this source during the preceding similar
term of years. This hns been accomplished, not
by imposing a henvler Inheritance oreorpora
t'on tax upon each Individual and each com
pany, but by making all pay In equal propor
tion, whon before thousand were permitted
to escnpe taxation. For Instance, during the
Sost year 4.B0O corporations Paltl a tax In this
fate, whilo In.lWW from only U.1M was pay -mont
exaoted.
BENEFITS or THE EXCISE LAW.
Three years asto we ndded to the revenue
bearing laws one whloh has produced a great
er revenue with less burdens to the iieople
than any law enacted by this or any other State
of tho Union. I refor to the present excise
law. which has turned Into tho treasury of
the State and the treasuries of tho counties
thirty-three millions of dollars in three years.
Every brewer and distiller knows thnt this ex
cise law has resulted In his having more re
sponsible customers by Its elimination of the
Irresponsible saloon keoper, and In turn It
hns served to protect tho saloon keoper from
the outrageous blaokmail Iformerly practiced
upon him. It also has protected htm from
the competition of law-defying men who,
stat 1st los gathered fy the State Excise Board
prove, never had a ll.iense nnd could therefore
undersell the honost, ,'aw-ahldlng liquor deal
er. Above all, this lav has done as much to
rulso the moral tone of Jds common weath as
any law upon the statute books enacted for
moral purposes alone.
I might detain you with recital of the leg
islation of the last four )-ears. which has
created a city which Is to-day the second ' nnd
will soon become tho first muilcipallty In the
world. I would bo pleased also to dwell upon
tho Republican legislation which has, aftor
mnnv years of desultory Demoowitie talk and
luactivltv, finally established a comprehen
sive system of forest preservation. During
tho past year tho State has acquired through
tho operations of the Forest Preserve Board.
of which I hove the honor to be President,
one million nnd a half dollars' worth of acre
age in tho Adirondneks. This to a large ex
tent has prevented the denudation of tho for
ests, whereby the volume of the stream
which constitute the headwaters of the great
rivers of our State was being constantly di
minished, thereby seriously interfering with
commerce and navigation and causing the dis
astrous springtime floods. We are also re
claiming for tho State 1UO.0O0 acres, which,
under Democratic administration of the Comp
trollers oftlce, had through outrageous can
cellations of previous tax sales oeeu per
mitted to pass from the ownership of the
State Into the hands ofj private parties, and os
the crowning feature of this wholescheme we
havo established a college of scientific, forest
ry in connection with tklrnell University, which
It is believed will prove of ineiitlmablo practi
cal benefit to our State
I wish I had time to dilate uoon one of tho
most practical acts of the present adminis
tration the completion of the Capitol nt Al
bany. For twenty years tho work on this
building was done by men whose only recom
mendutlon was that they bore thfc stamp of
party approval. It was a standing disgrace to
the State. Two years ago n sum sul.Tlclent to
complete this splendid edifice In its entirety
was appropriated by tho Legislature, accom
panied hy a provision that the rest of the work
must bo done by oontrnot. To the errdlt of
the labor organisations let it bo said that this
course received their approval, ond to-day .'.hat
magnificent building stands completed, a last
ing monument to the energy and fidelity of
tltA llolill I ,1 I i o-irli-
Nor has the Republican party, during Ut
administration of tho State Government, been
unmindful of the reasonable demands of the
men and women who seok recreation and
health in the uso of the wheel, as was evi
denced by the passage of the bill providing for
the tree transportation of bicycles and of the
Good Roads bill of last winter.
THE CANAL QUESTION.
4i Nor do I shrink from a consideration of the
canal quostlon." concerning which there has
been more misrepresentation than about any
thing with which I have ever been personally
conversant. The Constitutional Convention
in the summer of 1H fixed the amount for
the Improvement of the canals at nine mil
lions ot dollars and submitted that amount
nnd the general proposition to tho people for
their approval. There were no means at the
disposal of the 8tate Engineer for determining
the exact cost of the projected Improvement,
which wos in many particulars indefinite. Tho
work, which, by the way. has to bo done dur
ing the winter, when tho -anals are not in use.
was tiegun about three years ago. and has been
carried out by contracts awarded to the lowest
bidders, as the luwrprovided. Lost year a hue
and cry went up from Democratic, sources
that the State was being robbed. At once a
Republican Governor appointed a commis
sion of seven most reputable citizens to Inves
tigate this vast expenditure. About the 1st
of August they made a report consisting of 190
pages, in all of which there is not n statement
nor even an insinuation that fraud had been
perpetrated or a dishonest act oommltted.
The report pointed out that some of the work
could have been done at less expense had tho
system, which won antiquated, and the laws
which governed the operations been modi
fied at the time of the appropriation of tho
nine millions of dollars, to fit the reaulre
ments of the departments which were in
charge of tho Improvements and expenditures.
For instance, the law provided that both the
State Fngineer and the Superintendent of Pub
lic Works must inspect the work, thus doub
ling the cost and impairing the efficiency of
the work of inspection. Another instance is
found in the fact that the Canal Board had no
power, its sole duty being the perfunctory ona
of approving the plans and specifications of the
State Fngineer, a duty which neither the
Comptroller, tho Attorney-General, nor my es
timable predecessor, who was Chairman of the
board when the plans and specifications were
approved, hod been educated for or were
technically competent to perform.
As to the Inadequacy of the sum which. It
must ho remembered, the people themselves
decided upon by an overwhelming majority
I would liko to ask if you ever knew of a man
buildlngCa house on an estimate of. say, nine
thousand dollars, who did not find that It cost
him many thousands of dollars more before It
was completed? And under these prevailing
conditions, does he not invariably blame
somebody for a wastefulness and extrava
gance "when In reality the accusation is un
just? Five dlffore.ii, members of that Investi
gating committee have stated to me that there
was no intention to charge in their report
fraud or corruption, but in view of the false
interpretation put upon this report by certain
people, the Governor at once submitted to the
Attorney-General, with whom he associated
one of the ablest lawyers in the State, the re
port and all tho evidence with a statement
that if they should find ground for belief that
any man had been guilty of dishonesty, he
would at once invoke the full power ot the law,
to the end that the wrongdoers, if such there
were, should bo brought to speedy justice.
THE ELECTION INSPECTION LAW.
An effort is being made by some to make it
appear that the Election Inspection law,
fussed at the extraordinary session of the
.ogislutiire. was designed for purposes of in
timidation. Tho cry against this law evi
dently emanates from those whose efforts to
prostitute the franchise for personal and par
ty guln are bound to be foiled by the operations
of this statute. As a matter of fact, this law
was enacted In order to protect the honest
votors of this State nnd to preserve inviolate
the franchise the most precious right of
American citizenship. It is a matter of pub
llo notorlety.that in largo cities many illegal
votes are cast by persons placed In lodging
houses just prior to election time, and It was
to prevent this that tho law was enacted at tho
suggestion of the Governor, who had oora-
nate.i successiuiiy mis same illegal voring in
his native city. That It will be administered
In a spirit ot fairness I for one hove no doubt,
and I venture the prediction that no subse
quent Legislature will dure to attempt Its re
peal. They call it a "force bill." Yes, It Is a
force bill, designed to enforce honest elections.
I cannot conclude without reminding you of
tho prompt recognition of tho nation's need
and of the practical encouragement extended
by this State, when, several weeks before war
was declared, whilo It was uncertain whether
diplomacy would bring about an honorable
settlement of our controversies with Spain,
we, nt the suggestion of the Governor, first of
all tho States In the Union, took notion, and
appropriated $1,000,000 to put our National
Guard upon a wur footing. This patriotic,
act was a fitting climax to the splendid record
of four successive Republican legislatures,
acting In perfect harmony with the Republican
Executives, whoso single purpose was to con
serve the best interests of the people of this
Empire State.
"The meeting stands adjourned." said Gen.
Woodford, and It was all over.
THK OTEBFLOW MKETOia.
A Larger Crowd Outside Carnegie Hall
Than Wua Inalda.
The crowd that was left outside of Car
negie Hall last night when the doors of
the big ratification meeting were closod
was bigger than that which was within.
This contingency had been provided for
and a brass band, the quartos and a lot of
speakers kept the people cheering until they
were weary. Their cheers were so loud that
the meeting inside was more than ouoo seri
ously lnturrupteuHiy them.
Vermont's Legislature Meets.
Montpki.ikb, Vt Oot. 6. The General As
sembly met In biennial session this morning,
2:18 of the 240 members being present. Col.
Kittrldge Hasklns of Brattleboro was chosen
Speaker ot tho House, and Gen. J. G. McCul
lough ot Bennington, President pro tern, of the
Senate. This evening a reception was given
retiring Gov. Grout nt the State House, and to
morrow afternoon the farewell message of
Gov. Grout and the Inaugural ot Gov. Smith
will be read. At the Democratic caucus J. w.
McGeary of Burlington was elected Chairman,
end by a vote of 21 to 1 it was decided to vote
as a unit on ull questions in the House. A. M.
Dickey, Democratic caudidate for Speaker, re
ceived 117 votes.
WOES OF WORKERS. j
How Machinery Shat
ters the Nerves.
Dangers- to Which Working Hen fj
and Women Are Exposed.
Thousands Saved by tho Timaly Use of
Dr. Greene's Nervura,
Those -flio nro familiar with tho hldeoug
roar of a boiler factory or tho deafening
blows of a trip hammer readily roalizo how
nolso affects the nerves. Few undorstnnd,
however, that tho incessant clatter of a
loom or tho front In bUEglng of a sowing;
mnchlno nro oqimlly exhausting;. It Is ever
lasting; monotony that overstrnlns the
norves nnd undermines tho strongest con
stitutions. Work must bo vurlod to Ihj
healthful, and few working, men and work
ing women nro able to chnng;v their OOOUpa
Bw8eBlvvjwlvv? slyR
HUuuiWArjitpB 1U1tMnj ppy .- iMBH
t!ons in tho slightest degree or to modify
th.'jir surroundings. This explains whv de-ran-gements
of tho nerves and blood are so
common among people whom tho unthink
ing oxpoet to bo models of health. It Is
diseased nerves nnd weak or vitiated blood
that drive so many working men to nleo
hollo stimulants and so many working
women to morphine and other seductive
drugs.
There fB only one specific for diseases of
tho nerveflvand Dlood and that Is Dr. Greene's
Nervura blood nnd nerve ronietlv. This
sovereign remedy will promptly iuul per
manontly cure nervous weakness nnd ex
haustion, loss of ambition and spirits,
inability to sleep, craving for stimulants',
nervous headaches, neuralgia, omaeiution
and general debility and lassitude.
If you feel the need of medical ndvice. Dr.
Greene invites you to consult with him fully
and freely, personally or bv letter, at his
office, 35 West 1 4th St., Now York City. Dr.
Greene makes no charge for consultation
and advice.
WEDDING STATIONERY.
Samples "famished.
Theodore B.Starr,
206 Fifth Avenue,
MADISON SQUARE,
Extending through-to i6 Broadway .
PROTECTION IROM d)M
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xMMoo1- 'fewest 23st
M-ilRtr near nrrw Ave.
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CLEANSING tS
HOUSKVKl.r KEPT BVBT.
Frt.nda and Conffratnlatloni Pourln la
Upon the Republican Candidate.
Col. lloosovelt returned from Oyster Bar to
the State Republican headquarters at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel early yesterday afternoon. He
lunched at the University Club with former Firs
Commissioner James B. Sheffield, and former
Police Com mlsBiones Avery D. Andrews. After
luncheon he wont to the headuuarters and set
tled down to his correspondence and oullors.
Both Increase daily. This telegram announn.
ins Uov. Morton's intention to be present at
the Carnegie Hall ratification meeting last
night was received by Col. lloosovelt before be
left Oyster Buy:
"Just arrived from he Adirondack. Will be
with you at Carnegie Hall Wednesday evening
for the same goixl reason given by Mr. Choate,
that nothing could keep mo away."
Col. lloosovelt has made urrangementa to
aire tor those of his rough riders who have used
up the money which was given to them to pay
their way home, ilesldes the forty who atayed
In tlio city to take part in tho tournament
which was to havo tieen mauogod by Mrs.
Oeraldlno liulley, there are nearly as many
more who huve hung around town simply be.
cause It was a nice town and poople treated
them well. All who can be roached will be sent
to their homes by the Colonel hlnisolf.
A number of rough rulers called on him yes
terday they wero not thu ones, however, who
needed uasistuneo. Among thom wero Lieut. -t'ol'lirodie,
(.'apt. Curter. and Troupers Hroeu
ot New York and Dell of Arizona hell has a
terrifying vulee. Thu Colonel used him a. an
ofllolul announcer or tin man ineguphone In t lie
Santiago oiunnaigu. linen wux u Kllceniati
when tho war aturted. Another caller was
Folicemun Burke, who was one of the crew of
tho Vixen. A large number of the Colonels
r jiigh rider cullers want to meuk ou.tlni stump
for liim. One of them. Lieut. Ham Oieonthal
of Arizona, who was promoted from the ranks
for gallantry at Kan Juan, was with great dull
culty restrained by the Colonel from delivering
a sample speech to tho assembled visitor-, at
heudiiuarter- a
The candidate will remain In this city to-day
and will attend Klilni Hoot's amokor in hi.-i
honor at the I'nion League Club to-night. To
morrow lie will go to-Oyster Hay. On Satur
day he will run Into lirooklvn to attend the
reception of the lirooklyn I'nion League Club,
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