The sun., 1900-10-25
ROOSEVELT DAY IN UTICA.
THE STREETS FILLED WITH CROWDS
FROM THREE COUNTIES.
Biz Indoor and Outdoor Meetings at which
senator Depew and Mr.. Eckel. Aiss spoke
The Governors Answer to Brysn's Talk
About the Army walking In IdIenes.'

| UTICA. Oct, 2.-Ihis city has made more OF
a general disturbance over its declarations
Of loyalty to the Republican party to-day
than has taken place in [ Utica for many a long
! year. Gov Roosevelt. Senator Depew, former
/ Comptroller Eckels and many other dstin-
| gIished and eloquent Republicans have ad-
dressed the citizens OF Utica in the course Of the
day. The orators came on two special trains.
/ One came from the south and one from the
| north. Mr.. Eckes came In an ordinary rail-
! road car. The crowds came from all over three
! counties. They oVerran the streets and cramped
the marching clubs that wheeled and counter
marched about the carriages OF the distinguished
guests as they passed through the streets on
their way 20 and from the great meetings at
which the names OF Mckinley and Odell we're
cheered until the folks couldn't cheer any more
The demonstrations OF popularity which we're
made over Gov Roosevelt we're such as he has
not seen since he left the state Of Kansas.
In the towns and cities between Norwich
and Utica the Governors efforts to stir up
the people 10 lively sense Of their duty to
the Republican party and its candidates were
every bit as well rewarded as they have been
on any day since Sept. S. when his present
| tour started. After making a speech at Utica
| to-day he went 90 Herkirner for a half-hour
! talk and then returned TO Utica 10 review a
! monster sound money parade All the mar
shals Of the parade and all tho men prominent
| In its arrangements we're once Gold Demo-
Gratis. To-day thoy are Republicans. The
railroads were overtaXed with the crowds
that came into the city to hear the speaking
and to see tho parade and fireworks that fol-
lowed later The main streets were olouded
with the smoke Of colored fire. through which
gimmered thousands Of fIckering torches.
with now and thena flash Of a rocket or flower
ing bomb.
The Roosevelt special arrived In Utica at
quarter before o'clock Congressman j NJ.
sherman, with a Reception Committee and
lot Of hacks. was waiting The hacks were
nutteriug with silk flags The Conkng lu-
vincibles, UtiCas famous marching club. acted
as escort to the Governor from the station TO
the public square Here there was an indoor
meeting at the Oneida Rink and an outdoor
meeting around truck In the middle OF the
square When Gov Roosevelt reached
the rink Senator Depew was talking to
the 400 frantic individuals who were
standing on the board seats and cutting into
his oratory every minute or two with inquiries
as to what was the matter with Mckinley,
"Chaunccy." Odel Teddy, Jim sherman. or
with ANYBODY else whose personality suggested
itself 10 them Mr.. Ectes talked for half an
hour after Senator Depew .'and the Governor
followed Mr. Eckcls The Governor called
the attention Of the audience to the speech Of
Mr. Bryan Yesterday. In which he said that
he would not have signed the Treaty Of Paris
II he had been President Of the United States.
"He forgot to tell his audience, said the Gov
ernor how he went 10 Washington TO encourage
the Democrats IN Congress 10 vote for the rau-
nCation OF the treaty. This latest and most
definite statement from him puts him in the
unenviable light OF having urged the ratin-
cation OF the treaty because he wanted 10 make
the situation as embarrassing as he thought II
could be made for the Republican majority.
No man Of shallow insincerty is TO be trusted
with the honor Of the Chief Magistracy Of the
nation.
Mr. BRYAN has talked about our army walk
ing about In idlanass." snid Col Roosevelt.
Wllklnq in idlcnes ChafIee did not walk
about in ldloncss when the fate Of women and
children WIS hanging in the balance in China.
lie lrd hi- little army through the flooded rice
fields. under tho tprrid heat. until at last the
loy bugle-. Titus springinG from tho ranks.
PLANTED on the walls OF the legation at Pekin
the f1r that told Of rescue and liberty"
The audience had been restrained from ap-
plaudiug once or twice by the speakers gesture
of reprc-sal hut they could stand 1t no longer.
and they broke loose with cheers and almost
with screams of applause Women sprang
upon the seats and waved handkerchiofs and
flags over their heads The Governor waited
for a lull and then cut into the applause in
voice that thrilled with resonance a. though he
were making the first speech OF the campaign
instead OF one well along in the four hundreds
walking in i!leuessy" he said again. Some
of our men no longer walk in idleness. In the
PHILIPPINES the mould Is yet green on the graves
OF those Who do not walk In icleness. Lawton
no longer walks in idleness. Applause and
chcersl lIsCum and Riley prolonged ap-
plausel no longer walk about in dlcness. Those
are Of the kind Of men who compose our gallant
little army, gallantly. fearlessy unninchingly
meeting death meeting death that you and
may hold our heads higher as American citizens.
meeting death that our flag may be kept un-
stained. lCheer-l one would think that
they would at least be insured against slight
and slander-our valiant dead and our no less
valiant living. There may be feeble folk about
that are frightened by the presence among us
of such men AS these. But the great mass of
the American pc pple are not feeble folk. they
The han was in a turmoil OF applause long
the truck in the square. He spoke there but
for a few minutes 60 an audience but little small
Ier than tha' which he had found In the hall.
When the ConknR Invinclbles. with their nut
tering flags flying from their pixies. formed
their battalion, TO- escort The Governor to The
all with red felt hats, worked out OF the crowd
and formed a supplementary escort. 1Lov
gave the Hamilton yell once or twice and then
stared a song on the general lines or the Song
of n GambOlier." which they sang as they
marched with hands resting on one another's
shoulders In lines that reached almost all the
way across the street The Governor swung
his hat nj them and they stopped sing Ing and
Cheered Then "A Colgate College crowd, some
what smaller but every bit as noisy, started
a cheer on the other side OF the street and the
two colleges had most Of the noises between
them all the way 10 tho station
But the bows did not monopolize all the en-
thu.iasm, Coy Roosevelt, shouted man
In the window OF GeneSee street residence.
The Governor looked UP and saw the Rev.
Mr. BeinGer, rector Of Grace Church. who
held little girl NJ to wave her hand az the
Governor as he looked In the direction OF the
voice. A minute later a man stuck his head
out OF a bakers delivery wagon on side street
and roared out, TEDDY, you're all right
The Governor bowed and laughed. Before hs
hat was back on his head workingman In a
blue shirt and rough hat pushed up 10 the
side Of he carriage and took hold of the Govern
or hand as II lay on the door.
II they tell YOU that the workingman II
AGAINST YOU said he its lie here's one
that aint and know "A lot more" he said,
Tho Governor Chatt"d with the man for n
moment IN the rapd, Intense way he has Of
carrying such conversations, and the man
with the blue shirt went back To the curb 10
turn and yell a though his throat would split.
Just before the train reached the station the
carriage was completely hemmed in by the
crowd.