New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-29

great work OF the Grand Army veterans IN the
Civil War and the service Of the Army In the
war with Spain when a railroad man in the rear
Of the crowd called out:
what about US being represented on the
Railroad Commission?
I'm glad you asked that question, answered
the Colonel quick as a flash. "On every COM
mission in the State that has - do with the IN
terests Of labor there should be labor repre-
sentative. and II elected l shall see that there
IS ore
There was burst OF applause, and the rail-
road man shouted hack:
Then III vote for you.'
THANK YOU" answered Colonel Roosevelt L
want 10 say that l think that question was
asked honestly. and l can and will answer ever!
question asked in that way. There is not an
issue that we cannot meet our opponents upon
and there are many that they do not dare meet
US on
THE OSWEGO MEETING.
At Oswego Mayor J. D. Higgins was the pre-
siding officer Of q meeting attended by over h'e
thousand persons. on the armory opposite INC
grandstand the windows and rooftops were
crowded with men in volunteer uniforms ana
Colonel Roosevelt after the applause had SUD
sided talked 20 them particularly He SAID mat
an equal need Of praise was to be gwen TO the
men who fought actively in the war ard the
man who went TO the front but who was COM
PEELED TO stay in camp.
He then spoke Of the Improvement In the tax
rate and said that many Of the best revenue
laws were put on the statute books by residents
OF this county. notably Mr.. Steele. He paid
HIGH tribute 10 the ability and honesty OF Ex-
else Commissioner Lyman. and said that no or
fetal in public to-day had made such record as
he nal The law had been administered merely
as q tax law Nobody had been oppressed ana
no unfair prosecutions allowed
John T. McDonough. candidate for Secretary
OF State talked on labor issues and the protec-
tive tariff law.
An incident of the meeting was the appear
snce on the platform OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Morrow. father and mother Of a member OF the
9th Infantry who went up San Juan Hill win
tears streaming down her cheeks the mo'her
told how her son came home to die. Colonel
Roosevelt spoke kindly to her and said, your
son died in a glorious cause
Ex-senator John I.aughlln, Of Buffalo, said
that everything had warmed up SO for the he
publican party that during the trip to-day
Colonel Roosevelt had received a present of
basket Of strawberries. He asked an indorse-
ment of the Republican party. National az well
as State and he said:
want 70 vote for a candidate for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor who helped in the Maynard steal OF the Sen
ate | don't think YOU want TO place such man
In the presiding officers chair in the Senate.
Mason Mitchell told the story of San Juan Hill
amid great enthusiasm. The meeting was one
Of the largest yet held.
GOOD TAN LAWS.
Watertown. y. Y, oct 2S-Between Oswego
And WATERFOWL where the train arrived at 90
stops were made at Mexico. Pulaski. Richland
Sandy Creek and Adams. and at each place there
was a fine assemblage. AT Pulaski Roosevelt
spoke from a platform. He said:
Now | want TO say word 10 you on some,
thing concerning a matter about which you shou!d
he proud We have this year .ow tax rate we
rniV need 70 raise N2G00o) by direct taxation.
The reason for this is that there are on the stat
books three or four Republican laws put on Dy
Republicans. citizen of your own county, MI
steele which in the aggregate secured the collSc-
lion Of about 100000 revenue 10 the state. i REFER
10 the tax on cOrpOrations-a tax put on by Mr;
Steele bv which We collected about 2+uWp' ana
the tax on nheritanccs. put on by senator NeoueI'
from which We collected S.S0,VVD ana the excise
lew which turns into the state Treasury $tWWo
ana over. our opponents would Ike to repeal that
law but don't believe you Will let them 40 H.
and then have 70 pay additional taxes