New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-15
ROOSEVELT ON TRUSTS.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIS ATTITUDE
AND THAT OF CROKER
AND VAN WICK.

webster. : D. Sept. 1.-THE special train
with the Roosevelt party reached this place at
-.Sa this r-orning. The Governor spoke TO a
.sir sized crowd from the rear platform He
said. il part:
There Is such a thing as honest opposition:
here : a kind OF opposition that IS merely for
= cake OF opposing We have among our on
rrnents many men who honestly object to our
roicy Take them as a party. and you know
what they would have done. II we had done
&c they have opposed Us for doing in the Philip
uiues they would have proclaimed Us hav-
- abandoned CUR duty. and would have been
mining M Bryan now so as 10 get the Philip
-ir5s back ask you 10 remember the great
ner and call 10 mind the gloomy days of "a
r. order 10 overcome the enemies Of the repuh-
- su6er arms YOU had to uphold the hands OF
Abraham Lincoln, and. as you remember Well
- defeat that could have been inflicted on the
Nsrlona. arms in the field would have been as
disastrous 60 the cause Of the republic as the
Ssfesr of Lincoln al the polls
Yet 81 that tirne the party whose political
hair and assign Mr.. Bryan is was denouncins
Abraham Lincoln N terms which make the Ian
e1-aCe used by our opponents about President
reKf-Iey seem like praises They used the
-i-ssr language in describing him personally.
-hev accused him Of the desire TO he an emperor:
rev had neI invented The term OF imperialst
Al that time. they Just called him plain en-
nsror The language Of their denunciation was
tha1 i we were successful. we would meet amid
the ruins q The Constitution and the wreck of
Now -a5rty-fve years afterward our oppo-
-er-s have gained wisdom. They have not
caugh- Up entirely. but they have come on. The
"a Of a procession as il moves along some
rfnes ge-s where the head Of II was. Now. II
NJ Bryar lives. 7 hope he will for thirty
rye years. for ! wish him well-in private life
= ~ lives for thirTy-ive years. I have not the
lsas. 6o-st hat he VIII be quoting Mckinley at
-bat tine with the same approval that he now
quotes Lincoln
short stops were made at Summit and Mill
bark Governor Roosevelt making brief at
dresses At those places.
last night. 81 Aberdeen. Governor Roosevelt
sd Il regard 70 trusts and Ness-s. Croker and
vau WICK.
Fo1r years ago We were not bothered By trusts
k--T -rs- good year for the farmers and q good
yssT go. .2- q coarse vii tTy 70 get rid Of The
Eseds. but the farmer Is not very wise VS. L ne ne
Seuze he does not Ike the weeds Now. there nave
ssl E-l III 5orms 0f Corporate wealth Il is en-
,-s,v -gh- that you should Try 70 get rid OF these
evils you want 70 90 ABOUT II .; @
a. rEe me - ia ,s sS-ax5 hard common sense
Remember furthermore. that the one L!lrg Il4I
-ess 5s-forulaaces square with promises. Now
- 7e5r,e whorn il is more unsafe 70 trust than
szv others are those who puoic-y oeno-ihce lLe
ToU I -zp1en 70 Be familiar with the people OF
thaL A2a n ~ $50 5ec--1s here two years ago
vher ran tor Governor NJ Opponent "as . -,iSS
- - gentleman perhaps Tot totally IN
- ~ fame 70 you M Richard Croker. Now,
=
I'd corporations because was narapeIeo cE ne
rae In Nev-York City we speedily round Llal
re wors- evil consisted II me I4cL ~ -
we're cc-u1rz-.o1s which derived from men -
franchises means which enabled them 10 eSGete
-Feir proper share o. taxation Ne -ogA N-S -
ana a. that passed Z CERTAIN
----es -re Franchise Tax law Under II We put
z--r = wealthy corporations WElich l-lASLLO
ss-r-eE -sxs-for L was effort 70 secure JUS
ice and equitable payment O ceoLs Q. the CITY y
49, maj vas simply keeping he promise
rad made which promise was maj "ql-C .. :.
justice private tro-Fllla-s ana - ts 80 go,
- sane tine and that should exact justice Ion
--=-a II return Now Just a. L-.e N--l5 W. -
~ through that law. NJ Van WICK was nazlrg
s-ie-tously felt that could 20 II rs 2C-L!--ss,
odd do Within week o. IEo NJ. an ~ q
- 81 Croker were taking Ihe-r STOCK y re
Ice Tc1st and they we're becoming I've o. ,, re
- ---irs7 81 rcr Is q matter . Dc dec.dec,
sr5 whsrhzr criminal OF not L was nos
s5vs-se . the public interests and vas most csI
80 ~ -e-v kird Of trust which men VINO
Tg-e sincere II opposing trusts must ooJecL- -
e ~ 1-5-- ou- TACT which you may rerrle21oe-
~ Kz-szs CRY Convention met tney seI-C-S-, y 80.
- sz-sa II he eternal fitness o. things as -
fo5- NJ Van Wyok- They could noL nav S7i7~71
a-y -z- who knew more about Jrlstz- = .-e7v
Nov. wish &C say Z HorC eLo-l 49,.
YORK again years aEo vas cz-S.l- -- -
----fsa -0~e than could be done n reference %
isa~r 7 & fuCcssible perhaps, 10 MAKE d Pc =
Ak tut have actually go[ eIlaI1so 80 "a
r--z= z-sc zCoz market rate or "l4sS9'
rave z5- an excellent board D aro-l-lz--o--
which Te nave 2seh e- -a1s --e have done these
+-~-s rre- feel that have the r-s1l 70 ayte
n va tonight ard ask YOU 70 coHsloeE 80. 20
tsve said as The reason why nope u So
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