The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-22
The ROOSEVELT
FORAKER TEAM
Cincinnati Republicans Howl
Themselves Hoarse.
MUSIC HALL CRAMMED
THE TEAM NOMINATE M'KINLEY
AT ONCE.
ROOSEVELT CHARGES UPON MLEAN
Iustifes His Course With Regard to the Cana
Question and Then Advises Mclean
10 Do as Well as He
Has Done.

Cincinnati. Ohio. Oct q. Music Hall
could not contain all wanting to hear
Governor Roosevelt and Senator Fora
ker at the Republican Mass Meeting
here tonight. Governor Roosevelt ar
rived this morning and was entertained
at a series of dinners by Judge raft,
the Piccadilly Club and others. In the
evening he was escorted from the ST
Nicholas Hotel to Music Hall by one OF
the largest professions ever seen III TINS
city.
Governor Bushnell and staff were IN
the city for the annual police lnspec-
ton and drill, but not at Music nan.
County Chairman Kushman opened the
meeting and presented Senator forahef
as the presiding officer. Senator fora-
ker made stirring address OF an hour
in support of Judge Nash for Governor
and the endorsement of President Nc
Kinley. He was followed by Governor
Roosevelt
When Governor Roosevelt took the
floor the cheering was SO vehement ana
prolonged that it was some minutes
before he could begin speaking. In the
very first sentence of his speech he
nominated William Mckinley as the
next President of the United States
amid prolonged applause, and then Pro-
ceeded. in part, as follows:
MIR. Mclean. through his paper the
Cincinnati Enquirer. today asked me
certain questions, and. as they come
from the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. | shall answer them, not because
they throw light on my character, bur
because they throw light on his.
ale asks me why have not prosecut-
ed those whom he has been pleased TO
call the canal thieves iii New YORK
Now. / shouldn't come here to speak 10
YOU on behalf of honesty and decency III
State affairs as well as on behalf of ma
tionaI honor in national affairs We're |
not more than anxious that every man
shonld know everything have done or
left undone as Governor of New York.
.sCharges about the management or
the canals. such as those contained in
the ENQUIRER today, were made last fall
IN the New York campaign. said they
should be probed to the bottom, and
nrobed they were | appointed two
Democratic lawyers of the highest stand
ing. one nf them Mr.. Cleyeland's for
mer District attorney Of New YORK.
/ got an appropriation of 100000 from
the Legislature for them and threw open
every book in every department to them,
telling them to hunt out any fraud, TO
punish any criminal without regard to
augbt but his criminality; in other
words. | took the sword of justice and
handed ii to my party opponents, tell
ing them to strike wherever they found
the slightest weakness in the armor OF
any public official. After a full and
careful investigation these lawyers.
whose conclusions would not be and can
not be questioned by any reputable MEM
Der of the bar in New York State, re-
ported that there would be no justifica-
ton for Indictment; no justification for
the prosecution of any public official.
The question of the efficient management
of the canals and especially of the eliml-
nation of politics. wherever it impaired
their efficiency. remained. Not Il man
was appointed or retained, save III the
honest efficient service, and the result is
that during the first eight months or the
year of my administration as compared
with. the corresponding eight Of the pre-
yious year, the canals Of New York
State have been administered at cost
of S4J0,000 as against S33O,00O, and
this though more work was done. In
other words, by the simple process Of
applying TO the public service exactly
the QUALITIES IIidI an tHltHllI DtlSliesS
man would apply to his own affairs, the
canals under my administration have
done more work than ever before, with
saving Of nearly % per cent. in the
cost.
eI earnestly commend the consdera-
ton of these facts to Mr.. Mclean. and
in the interest Of morality | cordially
advise him TO pursue similar course
with regard to his own special adher-
ents, but | warn him that if he does ne
will forfeit their allegiance altogether.
Il 90 into this matter at all simply
because the weight of what | have to
say to you will depend largely upon
Your estimate of my sincerity, and the
way in which my deeds square with my
words.
Mr. Mclean raised this issue; ! have
answered it, Now ! ask You TO judge
him by the same standard, and if you
do YOU will bury him by 100000 ma
jority."