Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-29
SECOND WEEKS TOUR
Gov. Roosevelt Starts Out in Good
Health and Spirits.
SHORT STOP At CORrLANDr
He Takes a Slap at Mr.. Croker's
Methods.
IN POLITICS FOR PROFIT

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, October 29.-Gov-
ernor Roosevelt started his second week of
state campaigning this morning. the spe
cial train leaving this place at 10 o'clock.
The governor is in excellent health, hav-
ing enjoyed the quiet of yesterday and re-
lief from speaking. His throat was in
good condition considering that he has
made 600 speeches since he started through
the country. He has not lost flesh with
his travel of 10 200 miles, but in fact has
gained. The trip for the day was arranged
to include a fewer number Of speeches than
for any previous state tour, but three stops
being scheduled-one at Cortlandt, where 1t
is arranged the train will stop for an hour,
one at Ithaca, where three hours are to be
spent and the final stop Of the night at
Elmira
When Governor Roosevelt finishes his trip
on Saturday night he will have made $50
speeches and have Travelled over 10000
miles, a record equal to the combined rec
ord Of all other candidates for national
office in the past fifty years exclusive of
Mr.. Bryan.
Arrival at Cortland.
CORTLAND, N. Y. October Ex-Governor
Roosevelt made his first stop Of the day
after leaving Binghamton at this place at
IL o'clock. There was a great gathering of
the governor took for his topic the admin
istration of President Mckinley, discussing
it with more mnuteness than heretofore.
He alluded to the increase in the value
of farm products. the fcrease in the number
of people employed in manufacturing es-
Establishments, the betterment of conditions
of labor generally the effects Of the main
tenance of the gold standard and the up
holding of the flag at home and abroad.
He paid some attention to Bryan's state
ment that he would hurt the trusts by TAX
ing off the tariff and asked his auditors If
they considered that admitting goods man
ufactured abroad by cheap labor would in
any way inure to the betterment Of those
in this country engaged in the production
Of the articles now made more valuable by
a protective tariff.
The governor said Of Mr. Croker that he
was in politics for his pocket every time,
and added:
81 am not slandering Mr.. Croker" He
was interrupted by man who shouted:
You couldn't SANDER him."
NO. 1 couldn't" replied the governor.
Reviews Presidents Work.
The governor asked his hearers to go
through the work that has been accom-
plished during the past four years by Pres
ident Mckinley. He found our currency
threatened with the terrible danger of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver. He
leaves that currency established as firmly
with legislative action as it can be estab-
lished.
He leaves our finances in such shape
that not only is there absolute confidence
in them, but that from being debtor ma
ton we have become a creditor nation. Our
financial repute is such that nations abroad
wish to borrow from u.s. At the same time
we have passed a gold currency act which
improves the situation. That act is not as
sweeping as it should have been, as it will
be. And it is true that no currency legis-
lation, no matter how sound you should
make it. would be successful If you put un-
sound men in control of the government.
Don't forget that"
The governor spoke of the war with
Spain as 1.-The most righteous foreign war
that any man of this generation has seen
at home or abroad"