New-York tribune., 1900-10-20
BRYAN'S TAMMANY ALLIES
ROOSEVELT SHOWS HOW DEPENDENT
HE IS ON CROKER-HIS DENUNCIA-
TION OF TRUSTS INSINCERE

crowd gathered at the station to see him off
| He will finish his general campaign at Baltimore
| tomorrow night. after having travelled nearly
nineteen thousand miles, and having made
nearly five hundred short and long speeches.
Then he will spend the final week of the cam
paign in NewYork State. The Boston visit has
been eliminated. and. if possible Governor
Roosevelt viii spend next Sunday with his fam
lily az Albany.
| Hurricane W. Va. Oct. 19.-Governor RoQse
welt resumed his tour OF West Virginia early
this morning. The Republican organization of
the State was represented on his train by Will
lam NJ. o. Dawson. Secretary of State and
chairman of the Republican Committee; c. H.
| Livingston, secretary of Senator Elkins was
| also board. The first stop was at Ravens
| wood and the second at Mason City. At each
! place good sized audiences heard brief speeches
| from the rear platform of the train. Governor
| Roosevelt spoke in his accustomed strain, urg-
| ing Republicans TO help maintain prosperity
and rdiculing the Democratic cry of imperial
ism. Curtis Guild. jr. of Massachusetts, spoke
at each of the morning stops and aroused much
| enthusiasm. At Point pleasant Governor Roose-
welt and party left the train to address large
crowd from platform in the town. At Hunt
inSton. which reached at II 80 o'clock, there
was large demonstration and street parade.
Huntington. ". Va. Oct. 19.-Governor Roose-
welt and his party arrived here on schedule time,
after making stops FOR short speeches between
this city and Parkersburg The Reception Com
mittee met Governor Roosevelt the way, and
here he Joined by members of the State and
local Republican committees and escorted TO the
speakers stand. An immense crowd awaited
him. and the demonstration was the largest that
has ever been seen in this city
Governor Roosevelt spoke briefly and
cheered continuously. He was followed by Cur
for+H- ogrIIfa
The Governors train started over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio for the East at 1:5O o'clock.
Brief stops were scheduled for Hurricane,
Charleston and Hinton.
Charleston w Va, Oct. 19.--This has been,
politically speaking the greatest day in the his
tory of this city for years Early trains and
steamers brought hundreds of persons to hear
Governor Roosevelt. From regions where no
other conveyance could be had the people came
to town on foot. on horseback and in country
road wagons. Women and children were largely
in evidence, and they "camped OUT until nearly
a thousand horses and probably twice as many
more footmer began to move The town be-
lonEed to the Republicans for the day.
Governor Roosevelt and party reached here at
3:45 D. m and were met at the station by an
escort. Governor Atkinson was travelling with
Governor Roosevelt, and they went 10 the Wig
wam which was so crowded that it required
strong efforts to press through the throng to
the speakers stand Governor Roosevelt ap-
peared little fatigued, but spoke in good voice
for twenty minutes. He is satisfied that West
Virginia is all right, judging from the crowds
that greet him everywhere he has been in the
State 800
Soon after he started speaking, a portion of
the roof of the Wigwam gave way. caused by
the great strain on it. Quiet restored
Atkinson
Governor Roosevelt assailed Mr.. Bryan. taking
for his point of attack the Cooper Union speech
of the Nebraskan, made on Tuesday night. He
said:
ce2 Ths Fs Fo6tER hRs of PstGa RaTy q sim
ance Now Mr Bryan has claimed to be against
trusts trusts yet Mr BFyan,s BY own managers Senator
ton Bale Trust, but he bubbles about it and says
Mr. Croker in snd If he Ps is gEgs
quoted. says Mr. Croker is the greatest in |
i7aOn ia in the the wod Let me tel tell goa though That
Was EdWafd SHEPARD to hs
great 6ee sugar M Trust one OF whose prominent mem
foremost promoters of the Cotton Bale Trust. This |
whose thesis is denunciaton of trusts. Mr. Croker,
a who b is the = only man through whom Nj Bryan
spirit on that occasion, denounces trusts in his !
noting trust tiaf in my Opinion is an i3iGuIo1s PI9
one. Ex-senator I'm. who is also supporting Mr. |
porations endeayoritg to break down the Franchise
1 ch1mpOned
by these three men and is being managed by Sen |
aJOr jones.
Now. understand me. I do not enter into the
merits of these trusts save that believe the |
Trust, not only from the character of The com
modify in which it deals. but from its connection
with the leading local politicians. can properly be
denounced iniquitous. Still, l have no question
that there are plenty of fairly honest men who
matter, they would so into any corporation
but what | want TO emphasize is the utter
hypocrisy or using trusts party Shbboeth
in the Bryanized Democracy when the prominent
leaders of that party have private ownership in
the very trusts which they ostentatously de-
nounce. - ~
Mr. Bryan is making every effort to carry New,
York, and he knows his sole chance-a very small
one gentleme-iies in the Croerize6 1er3 ora
of that state using every means at it's command
When Mr.. Bryan allies himself Mr.. Croker and
Is the beneficiary Of all for which Mr. GROCER
stands, he forfeits the right he treated ss sin
We have often been told that Mr. Bryan must he
pardoned for his crude and theories Of finance
and economics. and even for his aiding and abet-
ting the Malay bandits who are shooting down oTr
soldiers in the Philippines, upon the ground tbat
he has good intentions; that he is sincere in His
denunclatlons or wrong. | do not how slIch a
claim can be urged by the guest of the Tamn1anv
Democracy, one of the founda tons of which is
Matchmaking the protected vice and nfar1- tbs+
in New-York City fourishes with hideous ra1l,nase
under Tammany's control Mr.. Croker is irving
would mean the deepest stain upon our 6nanniai
honor at home, the deepest stain on the honor ~
our flag abroad. In return, Mr.. BRYAN is tTvinr
TO help Mr.. Croker 10 bring down the StatS oS
evil to which New-York City has been alTeaS[
reduced. " '''e"N9
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK'S VIEWS