New-York tribune., 1904-10-27
THE VETERANS AROUSED
CHEER FOR ROOSEVELT.
Generals SickLes, Ho5card and King
Speak IN Brooklyn.

A great crowd Of Civil War veterans from all
parts Of Brooklyn gathered in the Clermont Avenue
Rink last night and cheered themselves hOarse for
Theodore Roosevelt, ''the man Of peace who was
not afraid of war If it necessary to keep the
flag flying" The occasion was mass meeting
under the auspices of the Union Veterans Patriotic
League. Most OF the speakers soldiers, with
Genera. Daniel E. Sickles. General Oliver O. How
ard and General Horatio c. King leading in rank.
There particular interest in the utterances Of
Generals Sckles and King, who were formerly
Democrats. The rink was filled even TO the side
galleries Il an audience Of gray haired men.
nearly every one wearing the button OF the Grand
Army of the Republic the emblem OF the Sons
of Veterans. a thousand small flags had been dis
tributed among the audience, and the effect Of the
frequent cheering was increased by flag waving.
George W. Bruce president Of the NewYorh State
organization of the Veterans League. and the pre-
siding officer of the meeting. in his opening speech
predicted the election of Roosevelt and Higgins.
His life is an open book" he said. in speaking OF
President Roosevelt. while other men are think
ing he is getting there. He has taken the people
into his confidence: they believe in him and are
going to elect him. know Frank w. Higgins too, =
he continued land I know that there has been
much nonsense talked in reference to his nomina-
ton. I at Saratoga. and had not been there
two hours before the trend of that conven-
tiOn Higgins not nominated by the leaders,
but they were compelled to have HIM He is a
business man who doesn't put all his goods in the
front window. and when you elect him you will
find that you have elected a Governor
General sckles won his audience before he had
said a word. and was cheered for several minutes.
He said. in part:
am here to give few reasons why, an oldtime
Democrat as 1 am finds himself inns unable ,oSo TO vote vote
1896 Bryan was then the candidate. but found
myself unable to stand with him. Tonight it is
true, the candidate does not bear the same name,
but he stands on practically the same platform 1t
is true that my old friend Judge Parker sent tele
gram-a manly telegram--to st. Louis. But, un-
fortunately telesram does not make platform
receive it. The convention did not modify its plat
form, and find myself facing the same conditions
I did when Mr.. Bryan was a candidate. AS l
could not accept him then. cannot accept his sub
sttute.
haul down the flag in the Philippines.
No objection was made until this year to the
Is not old age disability preventing from
not the only President who has made old age a
disa bility. Cleveland made old age a pensona BILE
made such an order fixing the age at sixty-fye.
Not until Roosevelt's time. when he fixed the age
at sixty-two: was there any question Of this con-
stitutional right.
General Horatio c. King introduced as an
other Democrat who had seen the evil of his
way" He began his speech by saying;
Fer many years I've followed the Democratic
nag, and have excuse to offer. But in 1896 the
thin dilution fed out by the Democratic party a
platform was little too thin for my political nour-
1900 the Cruel weaker than II in 1896.
and broke of all connection with the party that
showed no sign of coming back to common sense,
and Joined the Republican party.
General Oliver o. Howard was not allowed to
begin his speech until the veterans had sung a
verse or two Of Marching Through Georgia. -
The cheers which General Howard led for 'the
Old Flag and Theodore Roosevelt were loud and
long.