New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-12
ROOSEVELT AT LYRIC HALL.
THE XXVIITH DISTRICT GIVES HIM A
ROUsING RECEPTION.
1T WAS THIS SECTION THAT HE REPRESENTED
IN THE ASSEMBLY AT THE OPENING
OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER.

last nlSnt Hnen he addressed n meeting Oh lnc fc-
publicans Of the XXvIIth Assembly District who
assembled in Lyric Hall TO ratify the ticke.
nominated at Saratoga. II this district. then
under another number. that first launched Colonel
Roosevelt into public life by sending him as It's
representative 10 the Assembly. The fidelity with
which Colonel Roosevelt served the district for
three years remembered last night when as
many people as could squeeze into the somewhat
limited accommodations OF Lyric Hall greeted him
with the most enthusiastic demonstrations. II
was not until the meeting had been in progress for
about an hour that Colonel Roosevelt appeared. but
when he did come the cheers by the waiting crowd
In the street. which heralded his arrival taken
mp by the eight hundred people in tho
hall and were continued with increasing fervor un
III fully two minutes after the Colonel had been
conducted to his chair on the platform,
AN IMrRoMPTU RECEPTION.
At the close Of the meeting Colonel Roosevelt
held an impromptu reception and received all who
were In the hall. The crowd marshsled into
line by the police. and for over half An hour the
candidate devoted himself to giving a cordial
handshake to each individual who passed before
him.
Hoffman Miller presided, and In his opening
marks he said there two reasons why all
should vote for Rooseve--the first that that dis
tr'ct was the cradle Of the Coloners political life
and. second. that he stood for good government.
Then Mr.. Miller introduced Lieutenant Governor
Woodruff, whose reception was particularly gratify-
Ing In its cordiay Mr.. Woodruff confined his
remarks entirely TO State Issues The Republican
platform adopted at Saratoga ne said. challenged
the Democrats on every issue. while the platform
adopted by the Democrats at Syracuse wholly
ignored National questions and challenged the Re-
publican party on State issues alone Asking his
hearers to compare the record Of Republican ad-
ministration during the last four years under Gov
ernors Black and Morton. he asked them to point
10 a single great measure for the public good
/ acted during nd
! cratic administration. Despite the burdens which
| the state had taken upon itself by caring for the
pauper insane at annual cost OF over S5.o00.0o0
by an Increase in the cost Of maintenance OF the
| state prisons and by the enlargement of nstitu-
tions to care for the deaf dumb blind and crippled
and for soldiers the revenues Of the State had been
| increased and the taxation lessened.
THE CANAL QUESTION
At some length Lieutensnt-G Governor Woodruff
explained in detail the beneficial measures passed
during Governor Blacks administra ton, and
! then proceeded IN answer the charges Of the
| Democrat9 regarding the canal question. After re-
peating in their important points the facts which
| he emphasized last week at the Carnegie Music
! Hall meeting in refutation Of the charges Of dis
| honesty inferred by the Democrats he concluded by
| iustfyng the passage Of the Election Inspection
! law, which he said enacted TO protect the
honest of the State and To preserve nviolac
tho franchise-the most precious right of Amerl-
can citizenship
John r. Van Wormer spoke next his address
being particularly marked by the forcibleness If
It's language and its strong argument. The Demo
Gratis were now. he said crticisng Mckinley as
they criticised Abraham Lincoln. and referring TO
the avowed Intention OF the Democratic party to
ignore National issues. he remarked. You can
keep National issues out Of this campaign
than YOU keep people out Of he'll Wa
! have got 70 elect a United States Senator and
thirty four Congressman. and vet they say we have
no National issues in this campaign is that not
! intellectual paralysis
| He arragned in tho severest language Murphy.
| Hill and Danforth, whom he characterized as vote
| stealers and balot-box suffers.
Mr. Van Wormers address was brought 70 an ab-
rupt close shortly after O'clock by the tumut Of
| cheering which announced the arrival OF Colonel
| Roosevelt. Long after the Colonel had taken his
seat the enthusiasm was sustained, and was not al
lowed to die away until he advanced 10 the front
! Of the platform ~ make hs address.
THE cOLONELS ADDRESS
| He spoke as follows
wish to speak 10 you because your association 1
most Of the sF0HnS , @ of my & od n0w me We
| during the three years represented this district
the Lgsatqre do not have o 70 nd tel yo nSYa wTar
| made YOU promise the stump that failef 10
keep erward and you know also at ha ay
in the fact that so far as could insisted upon upon
n the r9 IN a Pnof arc fe Is to ali hon
ora bic men in private hfe .....
| In our public servants II is good thing 70 have
hrilancy and il is better thing to have courage
but most OF all in importance is TO have honesty &
! might have been times when you differed from me
questions Of Judgment bgt YOU do a"ayS N * Hhgw nw
any GgsS9n Of ncpe dRa tneE eoS ID
MAKE me alter my attitude II II seemed to me that
question Of right or wrong was ' inyolved ~,
| only what / promised but what did, do not
have say that shall follow the same ecu course Sed
site in every public servant with whom have 70
| deal will be honesty. Much has been said as 70
| the misma agement OF the canals. would In no
| manner prejudice the case but II upon investiga-
tion shall find that either the system [ho0 or ,n ae
shall be changed and i it shall prove that any nv
| punished So It shall be with every other office
| that comes under mo. ~ ,, ., . :.
see that the rights Of each are preserved and that
| ne is not allowed to wrong any otner: IN snort
| that every man is given fair play
A LESSON FROM THE ROUGH RIDERS.
Now. have said all that intended 10 say when
| 7 came here but something has been suggested
| IN me hv seeing some comrades of my regi
| nent here The rule OF conduct have here out
! lined found successful In dealing with small
| bodies Of men, and am sure II will be found safe
| 10 apply to larger bodies
The DISTINGUISHING note OF our regiment was that
| every man had to hGht or work II he shirked MS
work or finched in the hghting would cinch him:
! IL he did as he should ! would see that ne was
| Judged according his merits. -
Tbe reriment was typical of American life. Every
| sacttoo was represented, every walk Of life was
represented every religion was represented ana an,
evrrv race ancestry in this country was represented
! Whether he was gallant Captain Capron' tne MIN
| of his family TO serve his country on the hed OF
hatfle or equally gallant Captain Buckley o Nell
| or Captain Muller. OF Germany, or Captain Luna,
whose family settled on the banks OF ne FHe,, Klo
C;randa before any OF had come 10 the Hudson
or 10 the James or to Plymouth; or whether ne was
our fellow New Yorker young Fish or TIFFANY or or
| Hives ~ the Indian Territory, or Greenwald, ~
| Arizona or whether he was born here or In Ger
rnanv or carne from Puritan stock or was irish or
lev or Gentle he stood on his merits or what ne
! could show himself 10 be. He must march wei;
Och, VOL or perform the commonplace duties of
| camn life we'll ! remember when eight young re-
CruIis thrsting for the poTp and circumstance or
war were detailed TO bury dead horse, Their