New-York tribune., 1898-11-05

Mi chsirmSa y FsSw,Sizsns aS,, o am bs siSq
have only one minute. This not down on my
schedule, but wished to have the chance OF meet
I ask Your support for the canse which We repre-
sent. because I'm The first place We dare 20 te.
next place. because VIC feel we have right to ask
rot merely RSrn6cars Pa' NH & welfsre "' Of
The above par'hs9nshP honsP TO Tor liond
money. for an upright ana independent judiciary
@n And 0f ONE sne woTd VIII reYerence to sound money
can get along all rgh, with an avowed free-silver
bsie,s S1 and stsn1s IN m o m ,bcm W6at cannot get
Oh with is thu man who dares not tell You whether
he Is for silver or for gold because he has no con,
vctions that he will not subordinate TO his own
! win ask you for your support not merely be
cause We s'aud for righteousness. but because we
dare to tell YOU exactly where we DO stand
1, was 80 O'Clock when the carriages drew up
et Prospect Hail. Prospect-ave. near Flfth-aNe
There were two thousand people here and 'he
meeting was probably the most representative
Of all classes OF citizenship Of any Of the even
ing sias b. butcher presided. Well-known
business men touched shoulder TO shoulder with
laboring men In their working clothes, and TO-
geiher. one man. set up a shout for "Our next
Governor" When Colonel Roosevelt promptly
responded to What's the matter with Roose-
vet?" 10y What's the matter with BrooklynE
II seemed to catch the audience and put IT In
sympathy with the speaker His speech mere
lasted about six minutes. and was frequently
Interrupted with applause
John II Campbell one of the speakers. gave
an illustration Of hitting back at Croker for
oriticising Colonel Roosevelt's admiristrat' . Of
the Police Department. He said
Richard Croker's reference to uncaptured
murderors under the Roosevelt adm nis,raton
DIS Police Commissioner was the worst break
he ever made. | wish 10 call your attention 10
the fact that three Of the most prominent lead
ers in Tamma ~ Hall were tried for murder at
one time in each of their lives Richard Croker
was tried for murder and the jury stood six to
SIX for conviction Edward Stokes was sen
tenced to death for numbering James Fisk and
John j. Scannen was acquitted Of The charge
OF murder not because the jury thought he
was innocent, but because they took 'ile charia-
ble view that he vas insane when he committed
the crime"
The audience stood up ana waved handke7-
chiefs and hats umbrellas and canes. as Roose-
Welt hurried out to his carriage Several hun
dred people were in the street. and number 4
them followed the carriage until the driver
started the horses into a lively trot. The boys
IN the street In some way or other learned that
Colonel Roosevelt was going by and frequently
the boyish voices woul break out in cheers foi
Teddy
CHEERED BY DEMOCRATS.
1t has been some time since a candidate for
Governor has invaded the Tenth Ward, espe-
cially Republican candidate This ward is
known S one OF the hotbeds Of Democracy. and
scant courtesy is meted out TO Republican
speakers or doctrine. Everybody was waiting
70 see how Colonel Roosevelt would be received
II looked to be an mpossibty TO force ones
way into the hall when the candidates carriage
drove up 10 the door Of sackett Hall, sackett-
dlfflCulty
cleared a passage 10 the stage. 1t was esti-
mated that fully two thousand men were in the
hall There a shOu, and a cheer as Colonel
Roosevelt pushed up to the front The crowd
WAS bubbling with enthusiasm. II wanted 70
zee the Republican candidate. If net to hear him
With his characteristic. decisive utterance Colo |
mel Roosevelt started to speak He said. in
part:
My Fellow-cit!zens haze come here 70 say,
10 those homes Demoerats who are consiraineG to
revolt against the ring rule Of Tammany Hal
as Americans, proud OF YOUR country, to stand |
,orship Of the man whose nominees are before YOU |
and. even as honest Democrats who have the |
courage = stand win rs IN the right rather man
xIo" onoSe none , fi .be a. a. hi, 20 Tapb yse
and feel that you should surely strike hands with
that d m man sne vho i0T not Only y|ef9s The T put
solutey his own throne but TO stretch out. and
t"No doubt you're right" said a voice "Exactly')
ihnk We can tTus 81, 20 tAs % 'aqe PTes & s 81
J ask your support. not merely the support Of my
o% hrqoans b the hot sdpeor e Of e ho gG bone9
Democrats who place honor ard patriotism above
cause of your Interests IN ne STATE Of New-YoIk
teres, in the Nation. OF VIII II you are also citizens
The character of The man. and the simple yet
torclbe way in which he talked soon gained
heard as:
Why theY said he was Eighty. but he amt" !
You bet ne amt fighty He's all right"
Hes good sensible sort Of a chap"
A TALK TO sCANDINAv1ANs
That he made an extraordinary impression
was evident by the genuineness Of the cheer
which was given as Roosevelt left the hail. II
was the opinion that he had gained votes in an
almost hopelessly Democratic crowd
Not since Horatio Seymour spoke there In 1863 |
has the Atheneum. at Atantic-ave and Clin- |
ton-st., been so crowded 1t was last night |
The audience numbered nearly fifteen hundred |
nearly all Of whom were Scandinavians Again !
Colonel Roosevelt surrounded by en-
thusiastc throng he left the carriage and
entered II again. His speech was greeted with
hearty and long continued applause.
A MIGHTY THRoNG AT THE RINK
Colonel Roosevelt was expected at the Cler
mont Avenue Rink at o'clock lie was nearly
ten minutes ahead OF time when his arrival
was announced H. tho shout which travelled
from the Nanderbilt-avc. entrance and grew
into a mighty roar II vas taken up by the
vast audience When the strength of the
mighty welcome had passed AWAY, Lieutenont-
Governor Woodruff having meanwhile intro
duced him, Colonel Roosevelt began TO speak.
lie said IN part:
MI Chairman and Fellow -citizers C'Thrce cheers
Tor TeGdy"D My Fellow citizens ! ask your at