The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-26
Gov. Roosevelt Continues Ills New
York Tour.
Immense Crowds Greet
Him at Syracuse.
He Discusses Trusts and Richard
Croker.

Auburn, n. z, October p Gov.
Roose7elts special train reached Auburn
practically on time, having stopped at
Sterling and Wededsport after leaving
Oswego. At Sterling. although there
were but one or two houses and it is
merely railroad crossing, more than 500
persons we're gathered to greet the gov
ernor. The governor said nothing new
at Sterling, devoting himself particular
~ to benefits that had accrued to the
farming Interest in the improvement of
the conditions during the last four years.
The most important statement Of the
governor address at OsWego was this: =
Yesterday Mr.. Bryan at last was
goaded into making a prete1se OF an
sWering a uestlon as to Whether If elect
Cd he would pay pensioners and other
national creditors In gold or IN silver.
use the word pretense advisedly for the
answer is an evasion pure and simple an
evasion, moreover, so palpable and SO
weak that it is astounding that any can
dtdste for the highest Office in the gift Of
the nation should have been willing to
resort to it. The whole point at issue is
how the law shall be construed. We
the nation shall pay its obi cations in
gold. In other words we are for the
gold standard. Unless MIR Bryan has
convictions on so important a subject, he
Is not lit to be president, an / If he has
convictions, By every law of honor and
self respect he should make those convic-
tions public when he is appealing for
the suhrages of the people,
Syracuse, N. z, October 25.-The
closing speschse Of the day in the Rooge-
velt campaign were made today at Au-
burn and Syracuse after jumps through
widely divergent counties. While in Au-
burn and Syracuse there were several In
terruptions, the questions and answers
being good natured.
At Syracuse thousands OF people
thrOngsd the streets. The auditorium
where the speechmaking was held and
the square where the outside meeting
took place, Were both much too small
to accommodate those who desired to hear
Gov. Roosevelt.
In Auburn three meetings had to be
held to accommodate the people. In the
course OF the speech a nun Der of ques-
tions, mainly upon state matters, were
asked and answered, Finally someone
else tried to interrupt the governor, but
the audience had had enough and
showed it very plainly, and the governor
said: Now keep quiet, you have been
answered But 1 want to say that
there is no question that can be hone tly
asked about any act of my administra-
tion which L cannot answer instantly
whether it refers to prosecutions, apprO-
prlatt0ns, laws or anything else, Unlike
Mr. Bryan, unlike your candidate, l an
sWer all questions on national issues
and meet every issue fairly and square
ly.'
At Syracuse, the governor talked for
an hour, touching most OF the issues in
Nolved, but dwelling particularly on
trusts and military matters, Speaking
of trusts, he said:
''What I want to call attention to and
to emphasize, is the utter insinoerity, the
base hypocrisy of men like Mr.. Croker.
who denOunce trusts in general in far
more sweeping terms than I-because /
intend to make my words good by deeds
when the time oomes-Who denounce
trusts as an unmitigated evil and then
become the most prominent stOckholder
in a trust that has excited more indigna-
ton than any other in this state. -
ADLAI ON THE STUMP.
Chicago, October 25.-Adlai E. Steven
son, Democratic candidate for Vice Presi-
dent. returned from Michigan today and
after visit to national headquarters left
for Statewide, Wis, to speak tonight
He will speak at Milwaukee tomorrow
and 7ot17rp to Ebfoaro ~, Lo+,7r7ov