New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-31
REBUKED BY ROOSEVELT.


who would DO the work yet that the mean. small
souls Ike yourself would not believe that they
did the RICH, thing Applause)
I appointed sir Two ~ tho best Democrats
! could get I first Of an tried 70 get Mr. John
G.. Muhurn Of Buffalo. leader Of the bar ~
western New-YOrk be- couldn't take T. l then
tried 10 get Mr. Daniel y. Lockwood. also ot
Buffalo a Democratic ok Representative. man
o. stainless character. but he couldn't take IT.
and put in TWO ~ the best Democratic lawyers
I could get from New-York. one ot whom was
President CloVeland.s District Attorney IN New
York They had everything % gain from getting
conviction. 4 conviction could be gotten
They had no party ti4 save such as binds
every man % find men guilty II they could oe
found guilty There was a hesitancy-Senator
Sherwood wi'l remember the circumstance-
there was a fes.tancy az one time tn getting an
amount from the L. gisiature 90 insure their pe-
ing able TO do their work 1 pledged that
would raise the money myself y necessary out
~ my own pocket and from among my OWL
friends. and give every ounce OF aid that cou.l
he given. They We're given every opportunity
possible I said o. them 4 want you 20 prone
the matter 60 the bottom. I want you z" fol-
low up any guilty man even though that man
30 found closest 20 me- In the ExecltiveDnam-
her" These two men. my party opponents
from whom demanded nothing. bur n there
was a legitimate reason 20 bring % justice any
man of my 0Wa party. or any other party JIG
should oe done. and they should oe brought 70
justice. They had the time they had the money
rhev had tho aid % tho best counsel IN tho state.
and your type were Infamous les ana sanders,
and so declared NOW. ladies and gentlemen.
viii explain. while always Try 10 avoid having
any difficulty = am perfectly able whenever the
occasion arises. % defend myself Applause
THE NEED OF COURAGE.
Tho Governor then said:
There is another thing besides honesty that
you need you need courage. don't care now
honest man is. z he is AFRAID. BE- does hot
amount 20 much IN public or private Ire
nice good man who sits M home IN MS own
pari0r resolving how very bad the word IT,
what a pity It is not up % his standard, does
not 40 much l won't say he Is a detriment put
he Is an awful nuisance. You have got ID naFr
courage you are going % make yolrseli count
in The fghr for righteousness man mas s1l
- he game. got % bc decent got % boz some
thing more. for I don't care how brave he Is
how honest. he is natural born iooI you
can't do anything w'h him. YOU have got 10
have not only courage and honesty bur you
have got % have capacity 20 enable you % see
what IS 20 be done and set about doing u N the
right vay.
Now you here have and must see that your
. representatives. possess honesty, courage ana
common sense mp you can't expect tsat they Will
do you credit rs you have the right 90 expect
that they are doing you credit. You can en-
trust work % poor hands and feel that your
work Will be well done. And here again. one
4 thing more. and one only want 70 say - you.
. You remember how much the state can do. and
7 yet remember even more clearly that The indl-
v!dual can do more for himself than the State
. possibly do for him. In the last resort a
man must rely upon himself upon his own
. strength sphriety. self control energy and hon
esty 20 make aim of Use III The world Here
again earnestly hope that You VIII al" ays Try
r. Do your duty fy your brother that you VIII
+ feel IT incumbent upon you % endeavor % pro-
t-.t the interests ~ the man who Is weaker,
that your sympathy Will 60 10 the under dog IN
the fight and help him wherever You can. but
remember this. SOU can help any man II ne
/ h. lies down. ? you Try e. you do no benefit 70
him you absolutely uu',lfy your own useful
ness. Don't ever LEI any man whether IN po-
IrCal or private life. persuade YOU you can
shift 90 the shoulders Il somebody else your own
shortcomings ~ persuade you You can be prom
lrent except by The exercise or your MANHOOD,
for self help Something car be done by legis-
/ laton. by wise and temperate legislation;
. something very much can be done by combina-
tor for help among rs, by extending a hand 70
. v-h no need help. man must count upon rising
by his own individual might and capacity. You
/ who are fathers Of sons how many we'll mean
ing fathers and mothers do You know VINO, IN
stead 2 trying 10 train up their children - meet
The world. with all its roushness and conquer
n: who instead n trying n 10 that seek simply
10 shelter them and shield them from everything
disaCreeahle and turn them out selfish and
pe-vsh and unable 90 make their way ID the
T wrrfd2 never know whether ~ feel the most
cr-f-r7rt or the most pity for the Young fellow,
. whether the son ~ very rich parents. who has
has not been taught 70 make his hands save his
head
TRAITORS N A COMMUNITY.
The man IN this community who does not
work is not only traitor 70 the community but
be is tenS0d a traitor and amounts 70 nothing
Work Is the law ~ life. l. IS not the men who
have The easy lives who are m be enNied. 10
ovor IN your minds the great Americans
WON'T toll them but you. you can tell them
yourselves. and g over u your minds me
great Americans whom YOU would Ike 20 have
been whom you would Ike 20 have your sons
resemble and whose blood you would be proud