New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-30
LAST DAY OF THF TOT e.
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS n EERKIME7 An
sTERpAM AND SCHENECTADY

ROOSEVELT SPEAKS n EERKlME7. An
sTERDAM AND SCHENECTADY
rtics. =. Y. Oct - The Roose"elt party
started on its last dav's tour this morning at
8 30 O'Clock going down The Central road and
making it's last ston a. Schenecta1v. The speak
ers have stood the strain very vel. when th'
great amount Of work that has h'en done has
been considered Colonel Roosevelt has made
over ninety speeches since last Monday morn
ing and travelled twelve hundred miles He has
addressed roughly estimated th 60 hundred
thousand people FIe vas not even hoarse when
he began again this morning John Proctor
Clarkes voice has failed himtemporary, as has
also .x-Senator VsddAr's The trip has been y
memorable one. and more places have been GOV
cred than have heen visited by any candidate
in recent years
The newspaper men and speakers have rre-
sented William r. Tounss and Captain Joseph
Dickov. who have the tour in charge. round
robin. expressing their appreciation ~ the man
agement
Fort Plain. y y OCT 2?The FIRST stop ~
tho day was made AZ Herkiner, and Al least
fifteen hundred persons were gathered in The
bleak cold Of the early morning Two bands ~
music piaved a. the party proceeded 10 the
stand cannon roared and all the factory
whistles were blowing welcome. The Fairneld
Cadets were present in uniform, as were also
a number II volunteers
THE SPEECH AT HERKTMER
Ex-senator Titus sheard introduced Colonel
Roosevelt. who spoke as follows
| am very glad have the chance Of meeting
Won I am sure you Will not object 10 my saying
thar am particularly glad 10 see here the men
who were my fellow-vounteers In the late war
fannIause) IL seems To me that one OF the best
,bngs in his country has been the way that the
voune men came forward last spring when me
Nation called 10 arms ard | ask you 10 remember
that when a r1an came forward IN 10 MS outy
wherever he called he is entitled 10 eguai
praise whether II was his good fortune 10 be sent
across the seas or whether TO him fell the harder
task Of waiting through long weary months for
,be call 70 action that did not come. II ia doing
ones duty that counts II is not the accident ~
glory II is showing willingness 70 come FORWARD.
showing eager desire TO do Whatever those IN
charge Of the Nations destinies desire may be done
Thar is what makes the sum total OF credit 70 a
soldier 7 trust that in this valley. wn.ch bears
testimony by the name OF Herkmer County to the
valor Of the man who battled 10 found the Nation
one hundred and twenty years ago. In this valley
which sent so many OF her sons 10 the great war
hat here you will understand how much Is due,
.oy most OF all IS due 70 the men VINO went 10
Ike part In TINS war. ana VINO were n"Hlcu NhHe
,,- which their souls thlrsted-a chance TO take
ART I'm battle All honor To them. An equal need
- praise 70 all soldiers whether they had th.
fortune 10 face the foe In the field or not IAp-
plause)
one word more. ! particularly glad TO sec
here so many OF the wage-workers II has always
..en,ed 20 me that should particularly strive N
keep IN mind the interests o, the man with the
dinner pail the man upon whom the foundations
Of our society ultimately rest And am glad that
n ,he ticket with me there s candidate. him
salfa yage-worker who has devoted his life To
he,tering the condition OF the whom he In .
snecial sense represents. and with whose Interests
homes and aspirations he is so Intimately con-
nected mean Mr. McDonough. our candidate Tor
Secretary Of State. (Applause)
appeal to you all 10 vote with US In TINS elec-
,ion on State issues because We stand for civic
nonsstv because we stand for an upright ana un-
tainted judiciary spplause). because our op-
,,orsnt. who ask 70 oe trusted now are showing
~ their performance how much confidence you
can nlace in promises They have governed for
ten months the city Of Nsw-York until the gross
est corruption resns there again. and yet they ask
YOU 70 trust the State 10 them. They dare not tell
YOU how they stand on National honesty. Tney
dare not say whether they are for or against free
silver because they are afraid to say anything that
may cost them votes. Where they cannot promise
on a question like that you cannot trust them 20
keep good any promise they may make.
At ST. Johnsvil,s about seven hundred psoei.