New-York tribune., 1899-08-31
REBUKED BY ROOSEVELT.
THE GOVERNOR on THE vINDICATION
OF ALDRIDGE AND ADAMS.
. SHARP REPLY TO A HORNELLSV1LLE
FARMER WHO INTERRUPTED HIS
SPEECH WITH WHAT ABOUT
THE CANAISY'
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Hornellsville n. Y, Aug. 3O.-jovernor Roose-
veu had q political experience to-day. he ar
rived here from New-York this morning. ana.
after admiring the prize squashes and fat oxen
AZ the Hornellsve Farmers Club fair had
started in to make a speech Of a similar modei
10 those he delivered at county fairs last Week.
IN which, II will be remembered. he dweit at
length on the necessity OF having honest men
with common sense. in State. National ana CITY
Offices. Then abruptly a farmer IN the auoience
said
What about the canalsT'
Hornellsville Is situated in Steuben County.
which is one of the anti-canal counties Governor
Roosevelt. therefore. might have interpreted this
interruption as simply an inquiry ABOUT oaha'
expenditures, but he regarded 1t az comment,
and perhaps a criticism, on the recent report Oh
Austen G. Fox, Wallace Macfarlane and Ben
,amin ]. Shove, declaring that no criminal
prosecution can be instituted with any hope OF
srcc.ss against George w Aldridge, former
State Superintendent OF Public WORKS anu
Can,pbell w. Adams former State Engineer
for their MANAGEMENT OF the S9OOOOOO 1uho
for the Improvement Of the States canals
The Governor was vtsibly stirred by the IN
ouirv and turned in a hery manner from 'ho
somewhat abstract remarks he was MAKING
about the need Of having men OF integrity "'
nph,ic servants and gave an account OF 'he
stems he took to insure thorough and honest
investigation Of the charges made against Al
bridge and Adams by appointing two Denio
Gratis to make the investigation Flhahy' "e
said. summing up the work done oy Niees
Fox. Macfariane ard Shove. and addressing ti'o
farmer who had made the inquiry about tne
canals:
They had the time they had the money, they
had the aid Of the best counsel IN en1 hv Won and
your type here were Infamous lies and siahoeis'
and so declared
NET BY LEADING CITIZENS
Governor Roosevelt errved here In private
car on the Erie Railway. from New YORK early
this morning. He was met at the depot py
Senator Sherwood eX-Assemblyman MILO M.
Acker and County Judge F. H. Robinson. all
OF Hornelsville. They escorted him to the oher-
wood House. where later In the day ne was
visited by Judge John F. Parkhurst, OF Bath.
the Republican leader in Steuben County, and
Representative Charles w. Gilet Of Addison:
District Attorney w. W. Clark, Of Wayland, ana
Charles A. Ball, of Angelica. Deputy Clerk OF
the Senate.
The leading citizens of Hornesville and num-
dreds Of others from elsewhere in Steuoen
County, also called at the Sherwood House, and
greeted the Governor About noon the Governor
visited the fair grounds in company with the
leading Republican officials already mentioned.
There were ten thousand persons present. The
Governor visited the art gallery, and then was
escorted through the cattle shedss The Hor~'
uelsvine fai- is next In rank to the State fair.
and the exhibit Of all kinds Of cattle this year
fsa fine one Senator Sherwood pointed out TO
the Governor eone fine sheep, and remarked:
we had to kill off our sheep during the Cleve-
land Administration but now we are getting
them back. since it pays to raise them Every
where on the fair grounds the Governor was
greeted cordially.
The Governor dined at Senator sherwoods
house and then at o'clock in the afternoon
returned to the fair grounds and delivered his
address. A platform had been erected before
the grandstand. in which were seated fve thou
sand persons.
District Attorney Robinson introduced Gov
ernor Roosevelt with the words:
Rarely In the history of any Commonwealth
has n happened that its hero and idol has be-
nonoa its chief Executive. Yet that is the good
fortune of New York to-day. The champion Of
law and order. the official who made possible
the naval victory at Manila and at Santiago
the gallant leader Of the world famous hough
Riders-this man is the Governor Of our beloved
state No person is better known than Colonel
Roosevelt Some years ago we all read mere
with amusement that Queen Victoria or Eng
land was to visit the Hornellsville Fair Qaugh-
ter); that seemed a strange Idea, but II Is no
more strange than the strong posslpllty that
the Chief Executive Of this Nation, its future
President. is with us to-day. 1 now nave tle
pleasure OF introducing TO you Governor hoose-
welt.
HIS NoN-PARTIsAN INTENTIONS
Governor Roosevelt was welcomed with ap-
plause. Opening his speech with the deciara-
tion that he did not intend to speak as a parti-
san. he added:
sneak IN no partisan sense. for trust l
have so acted as Governor as TO make II need
less for me to say to any man mere tnat ac
cording to my lights have tried haro 10 repieo
sent ali the people OF the state ana 10 CIV
exnression 10 their honest desires and nonesl
uurposes There are certain Things aooVe paa peI
t,sanship have not knowingly put III olIice
q eing,a man who was not straight. ana IL any
80 eoes crooked I will wiring his neck as
ouinkIy as / would a chickens. although ne may
have all the political influence In the o,s1e DC
hind him. He viii have TO go. io sAppIduhSh US he's.
In thus acting l claim l am DONG ,ne oeo'
~, INV own political party. our problem now
ndavs is to get honest government, II ~. - a.
good thing to have n maaer'dr hsIe dishonorable
eoyernment Back Of all the materlai pios
per1ty YOU must have honest pupilc rest
the Republic will perish. Upon you EU.es ,t, a., noo
a great responsibility. You cahho' S
other shoulders. . -, .Ao. ,reedor, is
Vne VI "a, % nbbicb tsrries long in the hands OF
coesrds Every American who does VIVA wna' ,is Is
right enables every other American 10 N noa sr.ak
head higher. have been tennpeeJI feel that
more soberly than usual. because inooronIish
ss anything must he people n anS 1Se dPaw pso
upon the fund OF hohes.y honest servant IN amt Who
~ PIE; ,as, m BECAUSE he is Of your own party, or
because although little shady. ne ge's app''-
priations FOR your district. d-augh'er'
THE FARMER WHO DARED
II was at this moment that the farmer are'I'
referred 10 said loudly. How about the o"''"''