New-York tribune., 1904-10-25
HIGGINS TO DRUMMEkS.
F. n. ROOTS STIRS CROWD.
Indiana Orator Makes Telling Points
at No0ndau Meeting.

The big rooms Of the Commercial Travellers
League OF America, No. 5M Broadway, and OF the
Roosevelt and Fairbanks National Commercial
League, No. 500 Broadway. were filed yesterday
by unusually enthusiastic audiences. Frank W
Higgins. Republican candidate for Governor, made
brief addresses at both places. Speaker Cannon
sent to No 5O1 Broadway letter Of regret, saying
in part:
are engaged in production throughout the coun-
try and is largely Instrumental in making the
the best market on earth You realize to marked
degree the absolute necessity Of continuing our
lectvey. the people Of the United States are pros
Mr.. Higgins was cheered for three minutes at No
5O1 Broadway when he ascendsd the platform. At
the conclusion Of mis- speech he followed by
part Of the audience up to No. 5ss Broadway. HH
entrance to the latter place wasN the signal for
more cheering. which lasted for fully five minutes
Mr.. Higgins said in part:
The business welfare of greater New-York is 70
my mind wrapped up in the continued success Of
the Republican party. in national and State poll
place Of prosperity unsettle existing conditions
destroy business confidence, The election of Roose
velt would insure the continued and steady growth
OF business enterprise. free from the dangers OF
destructive legislation The State Of NeW-York
with its widely diversified pursuits and interests
districts demands OF the Albany ToIarn11ant a in
oicous consideration OF the general welfare of all
duty on the one hand to recommend salGtary iegis
lation and. on the other, TO stand firmly against
the best OF my ability, pledge you my faithful
and my CONSCIENTIOUS and Independent action there
on with eye single TO the interests of all its
You that which have so frequently stated be.
fore, that II elected Governor. I shall have adj
ministration Of my own.
One Of the speeches Of the MONDAY campaign
meeting at No. sol Broadway made by Fran
els T Roots. OF Indiana Mr.. Roots is on the staff
OF Governor Durbin He held the close attention
Of his audience for almost an hour and frequently
e~t-.-
He said. in part:
e1nnS Of tbs peatet steta in me n an tne SOY
whose population has Increased since the csnsIs
of 1890 from six millions nearly eight millions Of
any doube as 10 the State Of New-York casting her
electoral vote for the Republican ticket and the
FairbanEs Of not less than 5000 This informa nlsI
ton gave great cheer to the people Of Indiana and
having recently from the Hoosier State. I
bring you glad tdings. assuring you that Indiana
win give majority Of not less than 2o6 pro6
ably $1,000 for the Republican national ticket.
be defeated First because he declares that pro-
lection is robbery This same talk Of ,Tobbery was
people were begulsd into the belief that it
and carry out its belief that protection was rob
berry. Mr.. Wilson became the author Of the bill
of Democratic Senators, and. Notwithstanding they
made over a thousand changes the operation Of
% per cent Of the railroads went into the hands
OF receivers the business 1dllureS amounted 10
8, 900 0OO.OOG
Soup houses were established; charity organza-
tiOns were burdened with the care OF the poor:
banks failed, and deposits were reduced farmers
suffered loss Of Sl.500O00 900; the sheep industry
almost ruined. entailing loss Of s600lO000 to
the farmers, and a reduction in the number of
sheep Of ten mtllons' absolute despair and want
took possession Of the country. In view of these
facts. they did not dare in the campaigns of 1895
and 1900 discuss the tariff.
In the year I9 Pompe and Herculaneum were
destroyed by an eruption Of Vesuvius. entailing
loss of at least hundred thousand souls. and
Yet the people again have built their homes under
very fires Of that terrible volcano The city OF
st. Pierre the island Of Martinique, recent
" destroyed by the terrible volcano Of Pelee. and
yet the people nesting beneath its dangers
again. We beg Of you not 70 forget the Demo-
cratic volcano with its terrible eruptons caused by
the policy Of free trade and their tariff tnkering,
which caused much distress and misery
throughout this land. but at the polls in November
you will forever put a quietus upon their bsseless
charges and their unreliable promises.
Talk about Imperialism! There q
Jefferson in the eyes Of Democratic imperialism.
And yet they bow down and worship at his shrine
their patron saint. There a wiser
act by any President than the OF Thomas
Jefferson in the Louisiana Purchase. and had not
Theodore Roosevelt improved the opportunity with
and tried to hold US for S5000,oO0 more, and
entered into the treaty with Panama after her in
dependence had been recognized by the nations Of
the earth. making II possible to construct the
isthman canal the citizens OF the United States.
Irrespective of party. would have felt like i'm
peachinS him
Among the speakers yesterday at No. 5s6 Broad
way c. ". Edwards and Hugh Gordon
Miller.