The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-03
ROOSEVELT HITS
BACK AT CROKER.
His Speeches Yesterday Devoted to
RepeIIing His Attack.
MEETS HIM OVER HALF WAY.
Cookers Statements as to His Admin
istration arc "simpIy Untrue"
Croker and Not Van Wyck is
His Real Opponent.
MEETS HIM OVER HALF WAY.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Theodore Roose-
welt began his speech making to the Long
| Islanders to-day before the business men
OF the city had finished their breakfasts
and by noon he had addressed audiences
at ten or more stations along the line Of
the Long Island railroad. His principal
topic was Richard Croker. who last night
attacked Colonel ROosevelts administra-
ton Of the police department during the
mayoralty Of Mr.. Strong. At southamp-
ton. for example. Colonel Roosevelt said
that If the Democratic ticket was elected
in the Stale it meant that every store
keeper ia the Stale would be LAID under
tribute TO Tammany Han.
SCORES TAMMANY.
"Tammany." he said. already black
mails vice and collects tribute from those
who thrive on vice. but il IS now begin
ming to levy tribute upon honesty where
honesty IS helpless and if you elect Tam
many. you viii assist in that operation.
At Valley Stream Colonel Roosevelt
said:
You don't want TO forget that our real
opponent is not Van Wyck, but Richard
Croker. a man who has laid dirty hapd
on the whitencss Of the cimiue. MT.
Croker objects to the police board under
my management; we'll he might. 1 should
Doc ashamed If ! had run il 10 win his or
his friends commentator.
The tour Of the day closed with two
big meetings. one at Flushing at o'clock
and one At Long Island city.
Colonel Roosevelts train arrived at
Flushing at 7 o'clock and he rested until
It was time for him 90 speak. The hall
was famed 10 the doors and he received
All ovation. lie said in part:
HIS REAL OPPONENT
"More and more during the last fort
night We have been brought face 10
face with our real not our nominal OPP
ponent. Burley Mr.. Croker has should
cred nice Mr.. Van Wyck aside, and
appears as the leader in the name. as he
already was i'm fact. Mr.. Van Wyck is
allowed TO continue 10 talk about the
canal, concerning which he can say not
one word Of value, cannot make one
promise beyond what / have said and
made. lie dares not frankly discuss one
single issue which is an issue-one issue
concerning which there is difference of
opinion.
"Our opponents decline to speak OF
free silver because they say it is not
an issue. though every man in the State
knows that il is an issue. and that
those who say it is not are uttering
an untruth. which they do not believe
and which they only utter because they
dare not say what they do believe.
CROKER AN ISSUE
But Mr.. Van Wyck is not the real
candidate. My real opponent is Mr.
Croker. and. unlike Mr. Van Wyck, he
is willing to raise all kinds Of issues
and he is himself an issue. lie does not
speak of honest finance and nobody
would pay any heed to him if he did,
for he knows nothing about it,
But having attacked Judge Daley and
attacked the Bar Association be now at
lacks me. and l viii meet him good
deal more than half way He attacks
my administration Of the police depart
ment ! should be sorry indeed if it had
meritcd his praise. He says I'm effect
that under my administration crime went
unpublished. That statement is simply
untrue. Near the close of my two
years term OF service the presiding judge
of the Court of General Sessions. stated
that crime had diminished until il wds
less than ever before i'm recent years.
Mr.. Croker does not recognize what we
really aid with vice.
WOULD DO 1T AGAIN.
1.-The ACKNOWLEDGED financial partner
ship existing between certain leaders If
Tammany Hall and protected vice is the
scandal and disgrace OF New York. IT
was on this point that ] warrcd. i broke
up that partnership and | Will break IL
up again whenever the circumstances of
fer. Jet Mr.. Croker cry every so loudly.
"Tammany now backmaiis vice: but
# has already begun TO blackmail hon
ely where honesty is helpless. If 10 gets
the power it will extend its system Of
corruption all through the State. 1t was
once before done. when Tweed was die
tatOr Ii behoOves the good people OF
the State 10 see that II Is not done now.
Mr. Cookers Governor could send Mr..
Croker's judge to any part of the state,
and If Mr.. Cookers Mayor were
charged with malfeasance II would again
be Mr.. Cookers Governor who tried him.
What a travesty on justice such a trial
would be
WOULD BID SUPREME
"Mr. Croker is striving TO render the
judges his equally servile tools He has
tho Mayor; he wishes the Governor. II
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 SUI
preme and we will have no single way
OF making effective protest against any
extreme of corruption or lawlessncss."
At Long Island city Colonel R0Ose-
welt again received a splendid welcome.
lie spoke on precisely the same lines as
had occupied him during the day AT
Flushing.