New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28

HE MOUNTS \ CHAIR AND TALKS AROTT
DEWEY AND THE NANN.

ment that Governor Roosevelt Wolld no pffSNll
at the Queens County Fair to-day and make an
address attracted about twelve thousand visitors
To the inclosrre He came with Private Secretary
william ] Youngs from Oyster Ray and arrived
at about o'clock He was met AZ the railroad
station by President George p Titus and the Re-
ecption Commute. 81 the eoclety and va driven
about the grounds and 10 rho east porch o the ~
hlhtion building. while the band played Hail -
the chief" The crowd cheered wildly. and tho
men waved hats and tho women handkoro hiets
Tho Governor WIS introduced 10 tho lssemolaee
facing the exhibition hall by Georg" J. TITUS
president Of the Queens County Agricultural So
cioty ~ he was NOT visible To- sn The, told him
to got ON 4 chair which no did. ami ho began 10
speak He said in part
\ GOOD NAVY NECESSARY
am going TO ask you to poo as quiet posi-.
bic, and ] viii Keep You mn = i'~ minutes.
wanted particularly 10 come 20 lnc queen. county 1,
far because II Is my own hallwick fou nave
hoen cut of from queens. ana Nassau is small
S You y5@ HAN Tme ,s y 5s'h Wh %9Tf
have man talk 10 me about anything / want
and So / .uppose You do SO am uot going to Try
to tell you what You already know more about
I am going TO talk to You about the lessons w.
learn from Brother Dewey The Admiral
negan ]" at i"ia., a,,ain mon his 3rrivai I'm
Now-York [ hope We shall AN learn as nation
Manila not only ali Of the heroIsm bur the further
ies.nn mai We need 70 ,ske 10 heart that you
have rot 10 prepare in advance 10 achieve any
cq{ 20 goF hak I 3S~y BIT fo Of nave asope
Dewey could win Congress had TO vote tho money
TO build or purchase the necessary ships But
that took time for Congress vas disposed 10 be-
economical. and they said they dd NOT need 70
ness with an armed tugboat. But DO YOU think
an armed tug would have done the work AT
Manila or at Santiago Bay?
First Dewey had 70 have the necessary boats
and ships Gne 9l me mi, Som f-esn Years ago
under Secretary ~ the Navy Chandler. and others
YOU had 20 have the ships and guns then YOU had
~ have the money appropriated and men found
men TI Tor them More was needed than mere cour-
age. The Spaniaris had courage bnt they were
hit but Dowey's mon hit. You have To practise
with everything from a shotgun to . rife
good men bur trained Then, TOO he had to haye
good officers on ne bridge without lining tney
Ie next few dsys some Of you Win have the priv
ege Of visiting the olympia and seeing what a
shin u.s. or some Of the other Warships.
A FLEA FOR HONEST REPRESENTATIVES,
It is so in politics and I'm business and every
man must keep his eye OF his representative ~ So"
what be j., doing The poHI,' ams , ".i 9e Tma n ,o
nHs "y Ere roreseri,tty.- be- hons ana decent
mental virtues Of honesty and dcc'ncy
one ~ tho reasons WHY our Nrvy Wa so good
was because none of our mon would 40 anything
except for the COOL of the Govcrnment The
Ten through and through with corruption. Let me-
warn you NOT 10 touch TRICKY m"n men who VII
resort 10 questionable methods "nrh h'n'rape
men would despiSo mink ing man VINO
would steal for M would steal rom me- undrr,
honesty You must insist on honesty and courage
n, tour REPRESENTATIVES, The man who is only
nice in his own parlor = piece of hri'A -hrac n
WHEN You 60, man Who is honest cour-
ageous and endowed with common sense. then Won
try where il should be- We must DO our part IN
civic life as The mon Of m" Navy ana Army DO in