New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-02
THE COLONIES RECEPTION.

Mr. Hollis was followed by Major Carl Lent
who had not been speaking long when Colonel
Roosevelt entered the hall. two minutes only
behind the time at which he was scheduled to
arrive Almost with one impulse. when the
Colonel making his way to the plat
FORM the whole audience Of men and women
Jumped 10 their feet, and for the next six min
utes by the clock the platform the plaud-
its were unbroken for the singing OF
National German song and The Star Spansled
Banner" in both Of which the audience Joined
Time and time again. when It seemed last
that the cheering would be allowed to die away,
some one would call for three cheers for
Teddy" or "Our next Governor" and the en-
thusiasm broke out afresh. Mr.. Lentz per
ceved that 1t was useless for him TO attempt
to renew his speech and he endeavored instead
TO Introduce Colonel Roosevelt. But his efforts
were drowned in the laudatory camor that
prevailed and ii was not until the candidate
himself came forward and held up his hands
for silence that the enthusiasm subsidized
Colonel Roosevelt said:
MIR Chairman ana my fellow ci;.zcns-My fellow
citizens. my fellow Americans. | thank you. Not in
al this campaign has anything touched me quite
deeply your greeting to me tonight. ! thank yol
for II. | am tempted by your greeting to tel You
or two things that happened in the las, sum
many in tie ranks Of the American Army. to have
fought side by side with Americans o, German
birth or German origin. as ] fought side by side
with Americans Of other birth and origin and It
hay 10 vn ne VIA a me can say TO t
for civic honesty and 70 feel that ha won tho
and Ike 90 many others who are here. can only
this 10 You my fellow-country men. that II
there is no man here that shan feel any regret at
having supported me ! thank you from the bottom
from m your representatiye sfaIl strive to 'fali
short in no measure Of what YOU have right to
expect.
FOR CIVIC HONESTY.
In this contest we are standing for civic hon.
esty standing for what is best and most
upright in municipal and State politics no less
than In National (Cheers) Our opponents have
raised the question OF honesty In the control Of the
State affairs. especially in connection with the
canals. II you give the power / shall probe
that matter 10 the bottom. ~ there is trouble with
the system. the system shall be changed: II there
is fault ~ there is delinquency due whether TO In
efficiency or corruption I'm any public office. that
man. wholly without regard 10 his politics shall
be punished 10 the utmost extent OF my power
loud cheers) And there ask you merely e
past. number OF years ago IT was my duty to
certain things in this city ! then took as the
that inves tieaton Wheeler II. Pcckham. and
gave TO him this instruction: II wish you to ind
bring it home to the wronedoer, whoever he is"
And II Il Is my fortune TO administer the affairs
II there has been wrongdoing IN any department
OF tho government I shall have 1t investigated
thoroughly under the care Of some such as
Mr. Peckhnm md shall give him the same com
mand 10 60 into the thing TO the bottom. without
regard TO who If ~ TO ind out n there IS any
wrongdoirP and n Il exists. TO bring the cuprit
TO Justice entirely without regard 10 any question
OF party or personal consideration. Cheers. and
voice: "Vnn WICK didn't say that"D
And I will tell you another thing not only do
! sav f. hut there is not wrongdocr In the State
sor,ice who docs not know that mean II. Naugh-
ter and cheeIsD | VIII promise 10 you 10 more
taaa | can perform, but any promise / make 10