New-York tribune., 1900-10-24
ROOSEVELT TO FARMERS
THEY ENJOY PROSPERITY, AND CHEER
HIM TO THE ECHO.
THE GOVERNOR COVERED FOUR COUNTIES
IN HIS TOUR OF YESTERDAY.


Norwich N Y. Oct 23.-The voters OF the
counties of Ulster, Delaware. Otsego and Che
mango gave token to-day by their large attend
ance at the meetings addressed by Governor
Roosevelt that they intend to give every candl-
date Of the Republican party big majority TINS
wear Governor Roosevelt passed in his special
train from Kingston. on the Hudson River, up
through the defles of the Catskin Mountains
across the fertile grazing lands of the upper
part of the valleys of the Delaware and the
susquehanna. and finally arrived here. in
Chenango County. at Norwich, manufacturing
town, surrounded by fine farms. Everywhere the
Governor was told that there were no desertions
from the Republican party this year and that
there were many from the Democratic party
Everywhere there were grouped at the little
railway stations where the meetings were to
take place crowds of sober faced farmers and
manufacturing operatives, with their wives and
children. assembled to hear candidate for the
Vice-Presidency express his sentiments upon
the political issues of the day.
The region through which the Governors train
travelled is devoted mainly to the dairy
farm interest 1t sends thousands of gallons of
milk daily to New-York City. The farmers
have been prosperous during the last four years
sharing in New-York City's prosperity. They
listened intently TO what Governor Roosevelt
and the speakers with him had to say and
cheered with vigor the Republican doctrines pre-
sented 1t was reported by visiting Repub-
can County Committeeman that the leaders of
the Democratic party in the region Of the State
traversed were greatly discouraged by the out
look, and admitted that the rural Republican
vote might exceed even its large proportions CT
1896. Resentment felt by the rural Demo
Gratis because of Mr.. Croker's assumption of the
leadership of the Democratic party in the State
In the counties Of Ulster, Delaware Otsego and
Chenango the Hill Democrats are in the ma
Jority' and Mr.. Croker has few friends The
organization OF the Democratic party, it was
asserted. was wretched while that Of the Re-
publican party. under Mr. OdelPs supervision
was in splendid shape. Then good many pros
porous Democratic business men who voted for
Bryan in 1896 were apprehensive of return of
the hard times OF 1893 if Bryan should be elect
ed now, and therefore were stating their inten-
tions of voting for Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Governor Roosevelt did not limit his atten-
tons solely to the farming districts He also
visited the large manufacturing towns of One
onta and Sidney. in Otsego County, and Norwich
mere IN Chemung County. and thus was enabled
to address the operatives in factories Both
Oneonta and Norwich are railway centres. and
many railway men live in them who have been
affected by the coal strike in Pennsylvania
The near approach Of the ending of this strike
livelihood. There were two or three attempts
by Democrats to-day to interrupt Governor
Roosevelt by cries of. Three cheers for Bryan"
but he good naturedly expressed his surprise
mat any one should wish to cheer Bryan. At
Roxbury. Ulster County, he ssid
When man says. 'Hurrah for Bryan am
inclined to say, Why?' Is it because Bryan is
supported by Croker; is it because Mr. Bryan
pay all debts at 90 cents on the dollar or do Won
want to say also, 'Hurrah for Aguinaldo!, and
mus mus slVe the greatest amount Of comfort pos
slole 10 the yellow man in the Philippines who
is shooting down the American soldier?'
Governor Roosevelt continued to-day to at
tack Richard Croker, pointing out that the chief
OF Tammany Hall was attempting to extend the
rule OF that organization over the State "DIr.
Bryan" said the Governor "ouotes Thomas Ief-
ferson, but he associates with Croker" Gov
ernor Roosevelt also appealed to the working
men to support the Republican party in their
own interest, reminding them of the hard times
OF 1910 IoI0Wlng the election OF president Cleve-
land in 1892. He acknowledged that he himself
had had to work hard in 1898 to pay his way as
ne went along, and he expressed the hope that
those hard times would not return. The
Governor ridiculed Mr.. Bryan's expression of
alarm over the proposal to have a permanent
United States Army Of one hundred thousand
men. A member of the 9TH United States Regu-
lars happened to attend the meeting at Arkville
In Ulster County. Governor Roosevelt took the
soldier on the platform with him, and said,
pointing at him:
Mr. Bryan says this Army is to be used in
overawing the workingman ir the cities. OF
course, there isn't the slightest truth in it.
THINK now prepOSterOuS the idea is of army
of one hundred thousand men overawing the
Nation of seventy millions. Compare this
soldier here with this crowd here, and the Army
with the Nation"
The Governor dealt with the currency ques-
tion I'm Colorado he said, II said frankly
that 1 was a gold standard man. Mr.. Bryan
would not say in this State whether he would
pay the pensions Of the old soldiers in silver or
in gold. Instead he attempts to make people
discontented. He says: I admit you are
prosperous than you four years ago. but
you do not share as much as you should the
prosperity Of your neighbors'" D."
The Governor was escorted through the Cats
kill Mountain region by a committee Of Delaware
County Republicans, headed by County Judge
Grant This committee had brought about the
holding of a large meeting at Stamford, the first
town of Importance in Delaware County. The
meeting held in the opera house and was
attended by two thousand persons. Here the
Governor was met by committee of OtsegO
County Republicans, headed by George l. Wilbur
and ex-senator W. L. Brown. Governor Roose-
welt was placed in dray which was driven by
George Beard. a Gold Democrat upon the ar
rival of the train at Oneonta, Otsego County
and was taken to the public square in the centre
Of the town, where five thousand persons had
gathered. fine Republican mass meeting was
held. The meetings at Unadilla and Sidney, in
Otsego County, were also good.
Governor Roosevelt was met at Oneonta by
Assemblyman lothian P. Aids. of Norwich,
Chenango County, who acted as his escort TO
that place. Big meetings were held at Norwich
Governor Roosevelt made the decision to-day
to change his itinerary so as to finish his work
on Saturday night, November g. in New-York
City. This decision will eliminate the proposed
journey of the Governor through Long Island
which was to have taken place on Monday. the
day before election. The only speech which he
will make on the day before election will be to
his friends and neighbors at his home Oyster
Bay The Governor was assisted TODAY in ad
dressing meetings by James S. Whipple clerk
of the State Senate; ex-senator John Lauehlln
and Walter Emerson, of Maine
At PhGnicia, which an extra stop Cow
ernor Roosevelt briefly referred to the fact that
there were evils in the country and things that