The evening times., 1899-09-28

MINEOLA, L. l., Sept. 2S.-A great
crowd gathered at the Mineoia Fair yester-
day to hear Governor Roosevelt speak.
In opening his address the governor said
he was very glad to have the chance of
seeing the fair, for it was in his own
bailiwick. He said he did not propose to
talk to them about the fair, for they
knew more about il than he did.
He then mentioned the name OF Admiral
Dewey, and the crowd went wild with en-
thusiam-
Il want to speak to you about the les
sons We can learn from Brother Dewey,
said the governor. He seems TO have
acquired a steady habit of getting there
first. He did it at Manila, and he has done
il in New York, too We ali of US know
what Dewey did for the nation at Manila
II is not the lesson of personal heroism
or what a man can do for his country, but
IL is the lesson Of being prepared In aa-
vance to win victory. i heard II argued In
Washington that we did not need a navy,
thai this nation was so great that We could
arise on the instant to maintain our rights.
II was said that tughoat and diplo-
mat were all that were needed. DO you
thing a tugboat and a diplomat would have
been of much use in Manila Bay?
The sneaker then told about the building
of the new navy. Continuing he said: But
the navy; the wonderful results achieved
did not come off hand. Look al those trot-
ters-(pointing TO the racetrack)- DO you
think you can pick up any horse and trot
him offhand?'
The speaker then described the untiring,
tedious drill that the men in the navy went
themselves and get IN
readiness for any emergency. All honor
IN the hero of Manila Bay" he said, but
don't forget the men that went in with him
and don't forget the men who in fair
weather and foul weather, year in and
wear out. trained the crews that manned
the ships.
al was in the Navy Department when
Dewey was sent out Dewey was sent
out because the Government wanted man
who would not ask too many questions
from home. The Government wanted
man who takes his orders, asks no ques-
tions. but goes in and does the trick
Dewey wanted coal but he did not let red
tape interfere with his getting it. he ala
not cable home for permission TO dlsobey
rule 73 or "a or section 2l2; he got the
coal and he was entirely willing TO accept
the responsibility. Admiral Dewey EN-
bodies the best traditions Of our navy and
Dewey and the navy and what they have
accomplished. Then see that We do not
pay them in lip loyalty. See that the navy
is kept up to high standard of efficiency.
IL can be done by you people, through your
representatives. We want the best armor,
the best ships. and the best navy.
Il was asked at the breaking out of the
war what the navy had done with the
thousands Of dollars worth OF powder
which was in its possession. / replied:
They burned it, The navy burned the
powder teaching its gunners how to shoot.
how to hit We won in our war with Spain
with such ease such little loss Of life, and
with such completeness, simply because We
were ready, and the Spaniards were not
Our navy was so good that our naval men
were incapable of thinking OF doing any
business with their ships save for the good
of the Government. while on the other
hand the Spanish were worm-eaten by cor
ruption."