New-York tribune., 1900-03-01
THE GOTERNOR AT NEWBURG
URGES THE SUPPRESSION OF
PRIZEFTGHTING

Newburg n. Y, Feb. Ex-Governor Roosevelt de-
lvered an address here this evening in Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church on Good Citizen
ship" The building was crowded to the doors
The Governor arrived IN the afternoon. and was
met by B. B. Ode. jr., chairm3 OF the Repub-
lcan State Committee. y large crowd cheered
him he stepped from the train. The Governor
driven about town. taken 70 Washngton's
headquarters and other historical points. He then
had luncheon with Mr.. Oden and party of
friends.
Governor Roosevelt was received enthusiastically
when introduced in the church by the pastor the
Rev. DR.. f. {. Igehart He said in part:
am glad to have the chance OF speaking 20 a
body OF MethQdists on GOOD citizenship, because I
bt @ tn tat xD hays rom me p eight not only TO demand
all that is implied in good, eii..izenshtp. Funda-
h't 3 is good n man . m his Prlvne m m M G He
ought be private citizen, and yet fan short
duty. Under rsPu6ilc here can be no, such
h s Is as npt actve eoG IF it does not MAKE ssf fe
IN public affairs, then 1t is misnomer to call i
the body politie diseased without running against
perpetual danger m lest the healthfp part be af
lives and upright in their business relations won't
honest and square dealing obtain IN politics, they
are themselves to blame for whatever is corrupt
AS Nation we must realize that the prime
Is honesty Honesty II is not enough b by ts You
must have courage and c9mmoP % sense , With II but
man is brave merely makes him scourge the
community. Now I very much hope that instead
Of treating what l have to say as a sermon that
affects somebody else. affects you in the future,
you VIII apply II now.
There are matters hand at Albany at this
moment which. IL seems TO me, should receive your
Take such bills the bill to repeal the
law permitting przehghts In this State. and as the
anti policy law. If you resolute and sincere
in your desire for good citizenship you will each
and all OF you do what is possible 10 get these
laws pushed through. An effective stop should be
put to prizefghting and gambling. l am a thor
ough believer in rough, manly sport, and l think
very little OF the boy young man who is afraid
the vigorous play that fits man for hard
from manliness, and prizehghting carried on u1-
der circumstances which mean gambling on huge
scale, with the inevitable attendance OF crooked
and foul dealing. is necessarily demoralizng
10 the State. We have n right to ask for its
suppression by the Legislature and the Leglslature
will suppress It fast enough if good people will
take the pains to make their influence felt in the
less you make your Indignation take effective form.
This is only example of the you should
work.
we have a right expect that good citizens
shall take active, living, interest in politics,
that they shall corine themselves to sitting at
home and criticsing those who do not work prac-
ticalIy for the abatement of evil Nothing IS
to expect is that you will go and make your
weight felt in actually removing the evils com
plained OF and above all In insisting upon stand
ard of honesty, manliness and decent dealing In
public life.
In the afternoon Governor Roosevelt addressed
the Mothers Council