The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-08
TALKS TO THE FARMERS.
COZ. RooSETBL7'S VISITS TO THE
COUNTY FAIRS
Yesterday He Spoke at Delhi md Norwich;
and To-Day He Will Speak at the state
Fair Held In syracuse-He Pleads for n
High Standard of American Citizenship.

Hehcrday He spoke Mt Delhi and Norwich
and To-Day He Will Speak at the stat,
Fair Held In syracuse-He Pleads for 9
High Standard of American Citizenshtp
NORWICH. N. Y. Sept 7.-Gov. Roosevelt
spokc at the ChenanRo County Fair in this vii.
lage to-day to 10000 people. He arrived
In Norwich at 1890 A. NJ. from Utica
Npd was at onco driven to tho residence OF Con-
Rressman George W. Ray. where over I, 900 Of
the leading citizens met him and shook hands
With him Lunch was served by Mra. Ray at
noon and at l o'clock the Governor was driven
to the fair grounds. prominent citizens In
carriages. pupils OF the High School and
the Norwich Fire Department acting
ss escort. Gov. Roosevelt spoke about
forty-five minutes. his speech being
mainly on the subject OF good citizenship. He
paid a high tribute to the veterans OF the Civil
war. many OF whom were In the audience. an
called attention TO a high type Of citizenship In
our own town. Congressman George W. Ray.
who recently declined a Supreme Court judg-
chin to remain in Congress. In speaking Of
our duty as a nation he said
We cannot afford to follow in China's foot
steps. Our nation has got to show that In
time OF danger II can defend itself and It has
got to show also that not only in times OF crisis
but In every day acts It is able to govern
itself. that II will do It's work well and
honestly. Ne nation or government ever
yet was bHNeu Dy material prosperity
alone. No nation ever yet was saved by its
fighting capacity alone. although no nation has
ever been great that has not shown that it
could fight when occasion required You have
got to have back OF the material prosperity
and the fighting capacity honesty. the capacity
to feel when wrong Ia done and the determine
tion to geo that wrong righted"
DELHI. N. Y. Sept 7.-tiov. Roosevelt arrived
here by special train at about p M. driving
H.
addressed 1000 people. The weather
was perfect The address in the main was as
follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
have not only been delighted but surprised
by the details OF my reception. ] knew you
raised good men and women and equally good
milk But was not prepared for the four-in-
hand coach and the steam sirens l am going
to begin by the only political allusion my
speech will contain. and that Is to say that one
reason why wanted to come hero was because
you and those like you throughout this State.
the people OF the country districts and OF the
smaller cities. put mo where am, and have
keen sense Of my obligations to you. At the
proper time shall be more than glad to have
chance OF giving you a complete account OF
my stewardship. 1t 10 men like you upon
whom rests In a peculiar degree the heavy re-
sponsibility OF keeping the standard Of Ameri- |
can ClJiLoubHlp WHERE IL was Wnon our 1atnerS |
founded this Republic The American farmer
the man who lives in the country the vii |
lage and smaller city. must be relied on to |
hand down the traditions that have made this |
country great in the past and teach the kind |
OF conduct that can alone make 1t great in the |
future l ask OF you that you shall bear in |
mind that not only is courage necessary to |
save a nation. but honesty is no less necessary.
No amount OF courage Of the soldier will make
at kLnA
standards Of business. social civic and politi-
cal and moral to become abased. Do not fat
ter yourselves that you can be held blameless
In the long run IL your public men are not |
what they should be. Politicians are Just what |
you make them. No material prosperity. no
greatness will compensate for the lack OF basic
morals In nation.
THE bill last winter with which felt most |
proud to be connected. the franchise bill, II |
that bill had been simply conceived In a spirit |
ofdemagogy. ifthose who were concerned in 1t |
had passed 1t with the cry OF Well. we arc |
against the rich we are for the poor the bill |
would without n question have been framed In
some way that would in the end have abso-
lutely defeated it's own purpose We framed
Il In no spirit OF vindictiveness not to Cypress
any class. merely to see that no class escaped
its share OF the public burden. that the man
who had obtained a valuable franchise from
tHe pubic sHoulu pay LOT IL according to Its
value. Distrust the man who would raise Sec
tion against section or class against class :, tho
man who appeals to you on tho ground that he
will get for you something at the expense OF
somebody else. Distrust the man who prom
ises to do good to you by doing harm to some-
body else
In closing l ask that you OF this gen GRAFTON.
you OF the rising generation. keep undImmed |
the ideal to which you. the men OF the great
III NVAr .Nl.l.
proved true to your own temporary cost, but
for the eternal benefit OF tho Nation I ask |
that you so live and that you exact that others
30 live, that II the need for herosm should |
ever arise this Nation shall be as capable of |
showing 1t as it proved itself capable in the
Revolution and in the days OF the great Civil |
War. And until the need for heroism does
arise ask that you practice yourselves and |
that you exact from your public men the prac- |
tice. OF the homely. ordinary virtues OF courage
common honesty and common sense"
SYRACUSE. Sept. Gov. Theodore Roose-
welt. who will deliver an address at the State |
Fair Tomorrow. arrived from Delhi this |
evening. accompanied by Private Secretary |
Loeb and registered at tho Yates. Senator |
Horace White will entertain the Governor at |
breakfast at his home on James street to- |
morrow morning. Other guests will be |
Speaker Nixon, John N. Scatchard OF Buffalo. |
Frank Hiscock. Francis Hendricks. Justice |
McLennan and Congressman Driscoll Imme-
diatsly after breakfast the Governor will b
driven to the Fair grounds by Senator White |
and will spend tho early part OF the after
noon looking at the exhibits. He will make |
brief address at 3 o'clock
Lieut.-Gov. Woodruff will give a dinner to |
Gov. Roosevelt at the Yates to- morrow oven
ing at O'Clock. To this dinner the officers |
and directors OF ths Agricultural Society. |
Mayor Mcclure. Senator White. Representa-
tive Drscoll. Frank Hiscock, Francis Hem
bricks Members .! Assembly Cottle Ten |
Eyck. Sabine and Delaney. and a numb Der of
Others have been invited. About seventy will
be present. This dinner. like the breakfast
given by Senator White will be purely private |