New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-29
ROOSEvELT'S UTICA SPEECH.
ANOTHER BOLD UNEQUIVOCAL TALK
ON THE CANAL QUESTION

! POLITICAL INFLUENCE. HE SAYS. WILL SAVE
NO GUILTY MAN FROM PUNISHMENT
IF HE Is ELECTED.
Utica. n Y. oct 2S-Utioa gave Colonel
| Roosevelt a great reception tonight His party
arrived here at O'Clock. and crowds thronged
the station yard and the neighborhood of the
hotel When the party had dined they were
gror ped off to attend the two meetings ar
ranged for the accommodation OF the immense
crowd A. the Music Hail meeting Colonel
William NJ. Griffith, private secretary to Gov
error Black presided. and the speakers other
than Colonel Roosevelt and John T. McDonough
were John Laughlin. Commodore p Nedder and
William J. Youngs. At the meeting IN the
skating rink George f. Kloch. county chairman
pr Alided. and the speakers were John Proctor
Clarke. William NJ. X. Ocott and Mason
Mitchell.
Colonel Roosevelt devoted himself largely to
an arraignment of the Democratic party upon
matters of State taxation. Speaking OF the
canals he said that any investigation Of former
alleged canal frauds had been opposed by
Democrats. and added:
Our opponents, when that was asked for, filibus-
tered for two weeks 10 prevent the investigation
being made When last winter under Republican
Administration. a similar investigation was asked
for L was granted at once and commission was
Amounted by the Governor as TO whose probty and
integrity no possible doubt could arise. The re-
suits Of their work have beer published broadcast
throughout the State. and understand that their
report Is now being subjected to scrutiny by an
eminent jurist Democrat. to see whether legal
proceedings under # can be had.
have read ii, and wish to state again what
have before that If the abuses existing in the
canals prove be due to any defect in the system
/ will see that the system is changed applause;
rt,Il has hpp
guilty of ineflciency extravaganza he shall be
removed (applause and that II It appears that any
man has been guilty Of corruption he shall be pun
!shed wholly without regard 10 any question OF
personal party consideration. to the utermost OF
my power (Applause)
And now want to touch for just one moment
before closing on the National issues on which our
opponents dumb Remember you of NewYork,
that we have seen in the last two years great IN
crease Of prosperity: that we are better off than
two years ago. but not yet as well off as
should be- If the Nation and especially If the
great State Of ew-york-the greatest State in the
United States-reverses the policy adopted at the
polls two years ago. II they show fckeness. II the
voters of this State seem TO make up their minds
that they will again go back and wander In
the slough from which they have only Just pain
fully emerged-if they do that they Will put clog
on the wheels OF prosperity. they will dam the
food Of progress and they will have themselves to
thank for 1t if the conditions OF life once more
grow hard they were three or four years ago
My opponents ask you to vote only as New
Workers. I ask you 10 vote as New-forkers: |
ask you TO remember every State issue: ask you
10 keep In mind carefully every matter concern
ing the welfare OF New-York. But | ask you
also TO remember that you are not only New
Workers but Americans: that you have interests
not only In the State but In the Union-which Is
greater than any State-that your welfare is bound
up with the welfare Of the Nation. and that the
honor Of each of you is sensitive TO the honor
Of the flag.
We count upon the men who carry their sover-
eighty under their own hats 10 overcome the votes
OF those who are herded 10 the polls like cattle by
their master