Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-10-29
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS IN UTICA AND
SENATOR HILL IN EL,IIRA.
BOTH HAVE GREAT CROWDS
ROOSEVELT URGES MEN To VOTE As
AMERICANS.
Senator Hill Evndes the silver QueS-
ton. Saying: I'VE VIII Cross No
Bridges Until We Come to
Them; 1900 Will Take
Care of ItseIf.'

UTICA, y. Y, Oct. 2S.-Colonei Roosevelt
addressed a large gathering in Music hail
here tonight. He devoted himself largely
TO an arraigument OF the Democatic party
upon matters of state taxation. He said
in conclusion:
My opponents ask You 20 vote only as
New Workers. l ask You to vote as Ameri-
cans. L ask you tc remember every state
issue, I ask you TO keep in mind carefully
every matter concerning the welfare OF
New York. but l ask you also TO remember
that you are not only New Workers. but
Amercans-that you have interests not
only in the state. but in the UnIon-which
is greater than any state. that your welfare
is bound UP with the welfare OF the nation.
and that the honor of each man of you is
sensitive TO the honor of the flag. l ask
YOU TO remember that you cannot, If you
would help having your ballots this fall
having their effect throughout the Union.
You cannot vote a half ballot. You cannot
put caveat on your ballot that Will only
be heard in the state Of New York. As
New York goes on November s, so the
friends OF honest finance. the believers in
national honor throughout the Union, Will
be elated or cast down
AT present our peace commission is sit
ting in Paris, striving not only to secure
for America the fruits of the victories Won
in the tropic seas Of the East and the West
last summer, but trying to secure stable,
free and orderly government for the people
OF those islands in the tropic seas which
we have freed from the cruel tyranny OF
Spain.
We count upon the men who carry their
sovereignty under their own hats to over
come the votes of those who are herded
to the polls like cattle by their masters"
ELMIRA, n. Y, oct. 2S.-ES-Senator Hill
| made his first political speech since 1881
| in his native city tonight in the presence
of an audience that crowded every avail
| able inch OF space in the Lyceum theater
| Mr.. Hills address was delivered in his usual
! vigorous style and elected great applause
at times. He did not make mention of the
| national Democratic platform nor the sill
| Yer issue, except to say: We Will cross
| no bridges until We come to them; 1850 vii
| take care of ITSELF
| He charged the Republican state organi-
| zation with an intention to betray the pro-
posed legislative biennial session amend
| ment. and called upon the Republican can
| didate for governor to define his position
| on that question. He also charged that
| Colonel Roosevelt, when a member of the
! legislature. was antasonistic to the inter
| eSts of labor. and that he voted against the
| bill to submit to the voters of the state
| the abolition of convict contract labor il
| the state prisons. He referred sarcastically
| TO Colonel Roosevelt's Corning speech, II
which the colonel said he had seen great
| Geal Of light upon labor problems during
| the past fifteen years, and asserted tha
| Colonel Roosevelt had been at least fifteer
years behind the times in regard to al
| labor measures which had been passed fo
| the benefit of the labor organizations by
| the state legislature. He coutrasted Col
| onel Roosevelt's achievements during tn,
| Spanish-AmeriCan war with those of tn,
men whom Senator Hill called the rea
| heroes of the war.