The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-27
THE ROOSEVELT OVATION
New York Gives a Hearty Welcome
to the Governor.
Madison Square AbInHe With Light
A Great Crowd in the Garden-The
Tending the Administration and
Attacking the Democratic Party.

NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-Greater New
York greeted Governor Roosevelt tonight
in fashion a public man rarely receives.
Madison Square and all territory for miles
around was packed with people from 6
O'Clock until 10 o'clock The frework dis
play was something to be remembered for
many day, and was rarely il ever sur
uous blaze of light. At times whole bat
teries of twenty or more mortars were let
on together. Among set pieces were por-
traits of Mckinley and Roosevelt.
The demonstration began with Governor
Roosevelt's arrival at the Grand Central
station at $50. He was escorted to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel by reception COM
mittee and was cheered all the way by
thousands who lined the streets. He dined
with Chairman Odell, Senator Platt, and
other well known Republicans and then
went 10 Madison Square Garden. There
was an extra display of fireworks as the
carriages proceeded through the crowds.
Governor Roosevelt was fifteen minutes in
making his way with his escort through
the solid walls of people, which, in spite
OF all the police could do, impeded even
ofiicial progress for blocks around. The
Garden itself had been packed for nearly
an hour and when the crowd caught sight
Of the Governor a deafening cheer went up.
Thousands of flags were waved aloft The
demons tration continued for several min
utes.
Once on the platform the Governor clad
in frock coat buttoned tightly around his
chest, and with red carnation in his but
tonhoie. strobe across to a chair assigned
to him by General Greene, and stood for a
moment surveying the apparently crazy
mob before him. Only for a moment did
the Governor watch the people. Then he
bowed with dignity and sat down. The
uproar COL tnued. General Greene at last
succeeded n restoring order and intro
duced the Governor His speech was fire.
quently Interrupted with applause.
All through his speech, which was
vigorous denunciation OF W J. Bryan and
his doctrines. there were frequent out
bursts of applause He declared that the
Organized Democracy had no right ella N
to heirship with the party founded by
Jefferson and perpstusted by Jackson.
The Governor Tepe ted his eloquent ref
erence to our soldiers waking in fdleness
low the nation and the flag 10 be dishon-
ored by Withdrawing from The Philippines.
concluding:
And now. my fellow countrymen. ap-
peal to you once for all to declare now on
the Threshold OF the new century the old
doctrine. the old American doctrine. that
where once the nag has been hoisted in
honor il shall never he hauled down dis
honored."
nove-nor poosa,.ol4 .,,n-, - =. -. -.
while Ir. Bryan had for years been preach
ing the doctrine of SON. men down" the
Republican doctrine was ALI men up
Mr.. Bryan" he continued. is a pupil In
that most dangerous political school. the
school in which Nurat and Robespierre
were teachers. No greater evil, oh. my
fellow-countrymen, eau se done in this ma
ton of ours than TO teach any group of
Americans that their attitude should be
one Of sudden hatred and distruat TO their
fellows
Taking up mi1itarism the Governor rldi-
culed the claims that the country would
be endangered by our little army" and
that the Republican intended to oyerawe
cities by stationing large bodies of troops
in neighboring forts. He estimated that
each American citizen had only an ounce
and half of soldier Of which to be afrs
Ex-Secretary Fairchild was the Mt =.
oPeoheI- linen IeueTal GTeene INTRODUCED
MI. Odell. who got splendid ovation. Mr.
Odell's speech was frequently punctuated
with cheers. There was another demon
stration when Mr.. Odell sat down.
Ex-Governor Black spoke next and at
the conclusion OF Governor Blacks speech
q crowd Of aho1t 500 Columbia students
gave their college yell, ending up with
three stentorian "McR'7leys" and an
equal number 80 nphatic "Roose-
vel.e"
Senator b.. .he ext speaker, stirred
the audience by Cling them that he
not aaiier. wanted any more
afns lc- IRE loud cries of go
81 Ee 1T heard half enough
and o Ss-r 1r Frye went ahead.
i'--i:or neral Richards was the only
ts- r1 af .ramme who did not get
? clance 70 g--7rr his address and he was
thH victim oI taz unbounded enthusiasm
"a L.o-- ----E urged into the auditor
ium just as Senator Frye was concluding
his speech. They wanted Roosevelt and he
made another speech
A feature of the demonstration by which
the whole town-or at least that big part
Of 1t in the Borough Of Manhattan and the
Bronx-was made to know that Theodore
Roosevelt was here. were the fifteen pa
rades that came marching from north,
south, east. and west, and meeting in Madi-
son Square Garden, helping to swell the
multitude there.
There were numerous open air meetings
fhroupho no rify