New-York tribune., 1900-10-25
ROOSEVELT, ,DEPEW, ECKELS
NoTARIF TRIO ADDRESS MONSTER
MEETING AT UTICA
eo---n MONEY DAY IN CENTRAL NEW
YORK-THE GOVERNOR MAKES
NINE SPEECHES
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r-,jca. y =. Oct 24-This was the day OF the
gold standard man IN the Mohawk Valley and
Csrrrsl New-York. Whether Gold Democrat
- Republican. he attended the political meet
.ngs addressed BY Governor Roosevelt, Senator
rhauncev NJ Depew and James H Eckels. for
rne- Controller OF the Currency under the
7as- Cleveland Administration Hundreds OF
-.eople were present ct these meetings It
was grand demonstration by them OF the
strength OF the sound money sentiment in this
region. and gives assurance. where, indeed, as
surance was not needed, Of d tremendous vote
for Mckinley and Roosevelt in November A
parade % al the sound money organizations Of
Utica Democratic and Republican fttingly
ended the day.
Governor Roosevelt appealed TO voters in behalf
n The sound money cause at Earlville. Casenovia
and Oneida IN Madison County; at Rome and
Utica in Oneida County, and at Herkimer in
He-ki--e- County. Senator Depew supported
the same cause at meetings held in Schenectady
T--+cs and LowvilIe in Lewis County; Mr.
EckeIs spoke solely here. The Utica mass meet
trg which was addressed by Governor Roose-
veIt, Senator Depew and Mr.. Eckels, was one
ot the greatest ever held in the city At its con-
cIusion Attorney-General Davies. who lives in
this county a. Camden, said: Hundreds OF
Sound Money Democrats viii vote for Mckinley
E-6 Roosevelt n Oneida County. and while I
have said L would give 800 plurality for the
Republican ticket I really think Il will give
5000 Even Democrats who will vote for Bryan
are not looking around for any Grape 70 wear
because OF his defeat and that OF Richard
Croker"
FIRST SPEECH OF THE DAY.
Governor Roosevelt departed from Norwich. n
Chenango County, at 10 o'clock this morning in
MS special car. He made his first speech Of the
dzy 81 Earlville. e little village partly in Madi-
sen and partly n Chenango County. There were
several hundred persons gathered al the station.
The Governor answered M. Bryar's statement
that IS per cent Of the voters in Porto Rico are
disfranchised. He said:
The other day M Bryan was asked how he
-econcled his demand for self-government Tor
Malay bandits with the denial Of his party. the
denial Of those who intend 10 give him electoral
votes OF the right Of self-g government 70 our
fellow ClLlZeDS Of GuSkleT skin IN North Carolina,
snd he answered that every one was not allowed
vote in Porto Rico. that all men of color were
EcL allowed 70 vote in Porto Rico. Now I say
that answer was utterly insincere. Il was not
sr honest answer. That is & serious thing 20
say and I would not say IL II could not prove
- by Documentary evidence Mr.. BRYAN either
knows, OF ought 10 know. the QualifCa Cous OF
suffrage in Porto Rico. There IS not in Porto
RICO the slightest restriction on account Of
-a1. IN No-rh Carolina the black man is dis
e-1ranchised such by qualifications that ap-
Fly 70 hin and not 70 the white man In Mas
sschusetLs he has goI 70 be able 70 read and
write that Is, there are men who cannot vote
Il Massachusetts, but who can vote in Porto
2ic0 N short, tbs present conditions Of suf-
rage in Porto Rico represent z stride toward
e-t-a1chisemeur