The herald., 1898-11-03
Roosey Roasts Richard

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Theodore Roose
veit began his speechmakng to the Long
islanders today before the business men Of
ine city had finished their breakfasts, and
oy noon ne had addressed audiences at ten
or more stations along the line of the Lonp
Island railroad His principal topic was
Hlehard Croker, who last night attacked
Soionel Roosevelt's administration of the
Police department during the mayoralty of
Mr. Strong AT Southampton for example,
Colonel Roosevelt said that if the Democratic
ticket was elected in the state it meant that
every storekeeper in the state would be laid
under tribute to Tammany hall.
Iammany," he said, ALREADY blackmails
vice and collects tribute from those who
thrive on vice, but it is now beginning to
,eyy tribute, on honesty where honesty is
helpless, and if you elect Tammany you will
assist IN that operation"
The tour of the day closed with two bip
meetings, one at Flushing at o'clock and
one at Long Island City. At Flushing the
ball was jammed to the doors. and Colonel
Roosevelt received an ovation.
Colonel Roosevelt began his speech by as
sertng that his real opponent was Mr..
ceeded to reply to the formers attack mon
his administration OF the police department.
Colonel Roosevelt said, in part:
:. ne attacks my administration of the po-
lice department. should be sorry, indeed
Il it had merited his praise Mr.. Croker
invoked the testimony of Tweed against
Judge DAILY, and now he himself testifies
against me. Well, he may. lie saws in effect
that under my administration crime went
unpunished. That statement is simply un
true. Near the close of my two years term
Of service the presiding judge of the month
In the court of general sessions stated that
crime had diminished until it was less than
ever before in recent years. Mr.. Croker does
not raDlIv ohiaot 70 hot ~ .:AI
What really makes that CALLED jade vince
is what we did with vice.
Ihe acknowledged financial partnership
existing between certain leaders of Tam
many hall and protected vice is the scandal
and disgrace of New York. II was on this
that we warred | broke up. that partner
ship and will break it up again when have
the chance, let Mr.. Croker cry ever so loud
y. 1t is. small wonder that I should be
denounced by those who exact tribute from
purveyors OF vice, who rob the honest poor
and who care as little for civic pride as they
do for decency and morality. Every ypurveyor
OF vice who plies his vile trade unmolested in
true reason for the existence Of the wide.
open policy, every such man cheers Mr..
Croker when he attacks us, because we made
the police force honest 1t is fit that Mr..
Croker, now, seeking to corrupt and degrade
the bench, should rail at the men who drove
out corruption in the police department. He
now runs the city through one of his dele
gates, and, swollen with power which this
gives him: virulent in his brutality. he tries
to strike down an honest Judge because that
Judge is not his cringing sycophant. If.
through another delegate, he gets control Of
the state, the honest men of the state NAV
expect evil times, indeed"
In CONCLUSION, Colonel Roosevelt said:
"Mr. Croker is striving to render the
judges his equally servile tools He has The
mayor and he wishes the governor. If the
police force and the Judiciary, the executive
at Albany and the executive in New YORK
all become his supple-kneed servants his
power will be supreme and we have no sin
gle way of making effective protest against
any extreme of corruption or lawnessne ess."