The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-25
COUNTRY FOLK CHEER PLATT.
4 MEMORABLE CELEBRATION AT
HIGHLAND MILLS.
who Put the Gold Plank In the Republican
Governor?-Morris and Fassett Recall
the Senator's Deeds. and His Farmer
NeiEhbors Yell Themselves Hoarse.


HIGHLAND MILLS. N. T.. Sept. "a. Orange
county Republicans, old and young, and
Democrats not a few. gave to Senator
Thomas c. Platt a reception at Highland
Mills to-day that will live long in the county
annals. They arrived with cheers for the
senior Senator and they departed with
cheers, and altogether it was, as an Orange
county man put it, "a redhot, rousing rip
ping day
senator Dcpew WIS there and made
sycech in the characteristic Depew vein.
j Soat Fasse tt and Robert c. Morris were
the other speakers.
The occasion for Highland Millss big
celebration was the presentation OF man.
moth Roosevelt and Fairbanks banner to
the citizens Of the village by Senator and
Ms Plat The term Citizens is used
advisedly, because out Of voting popula-
ton in Woodbury. township there is Re-
publican majority of something like $50
The Republicans of Orange came to the
village in the afternoon in every description
OF vehicle. The little street in front OF the
town hall where the speaking was held was
ahmed with farm wagons, carryalls, bug
ges. swell traps and even automobiles. A
speakers stand had been erected in front
Of the hall
Before the hour for the celebration to
open the front Of that hall was very much
like scene from George AIDES County
Chairman Women and girls hustled
about excitedly, lacking up bunting an d
arranging flags. The old men of the village,
greatly impressed with the preparation,
sat in front Of the post office, whiting
and watching for the carriages of Tom
and "Chancey" to put in an appearance.
Never was there such Q buzz and TODD
n the township,
Senator Platt had set the hour for the
celebration at o'clock An hour before
that the square near the hall was packed
with folks and precisely at S the Senator
with Mrs. Plat, j. Sloat Fassett and Robert
c. Morris, drove down from Senator Platts
beautiful home on the hilltop, mile ana
half above Highland Mills.
Somebody saw the carriage coming down
the road Promptly an old man with flow
ing white hair got out in the middle OF the
street and shouted at the top of his voice:
Here comes Tom Plat! Let's give him
three cheers that he'll remember to his
dying day"
They we're given with roar, and the
Senator bowed his thanks. He looked very
cold wind and he was wrapped up in heavy
overcoat.
Senator Plat, his wife, and the rest of
the party were escorted to seats in the
stand by John H. Russell OF Highland
Mills chairman OF the committee on arrange
rnents, and an old friend Of the Senator
There we're more cheers when Senator
Platt made a slight bow from the front
OF the stand Old men, some of them old
enough to have voted for ten Presidents,
went UP TO him and shook his hand. wishing
him the best Of health.
Senator bepew was not due to arrive
from New York until $40, and his place on
the programme Of speakers was the last, so
Robert -. Morris was introduced by Mr..
Russ al AID me de short speech in which he
told rnrfe county felix's something Of the
services &C Senator Plat TO the Republican
Hrty ID the nation
II ia not necessary for me to praise
. 7"tor p!a:t before an Orange county
u 'iNncc." sail Mr.. Morris, His name
go .oa Apr opristely to mind when we
SET .. expected success in this campaign,
o.. # we have a right to expect success
T. t., il large measure. because Of Senator
!i,tt'S many years of herd and ooasoien-
'ir.s wo~> 70. Republican principles.
v'c all agree that one Of our greatest
-, toes Of strength is our work for an un-
p,edab!p gold standard; let LIS remember
n il was Senator Platt who put that
ma. 10 word in the platform of 1895. We
al agree that source of strength equally
cIca; ia the personality OF our national
s'aa-ad bearer: it was Senator Platt who
hy - u linG hcodorc Roosevelt for the
ucv,.na.t ~ II 1898, assured his splendid
- g..
has beon said that there are no issues
N I'll, campaign. Arc there not issues
sufic!eat? We 60 before the people with
The definite promise that the principles
everywhere Acknowledged to be sound and
wise ahall be preserved. We will continue
10 protect American industries. We will
watch conscientiously the public treasury
We will keep on with our present work
II civilization in the Philippines. We will
make good our present leadership in inter-
national relations. We will maintain an
army and navy large enough to maintain
our present prestige.
For all these things our candidate.
Theodore Roosevelt, stands. He Is an
idea Republican, an ideal American. He
sa rare combination Of force, intelligence,
morality, patriotism and progress. There
is nothing colorless about this banner that
Senator and Mrs. Plat have given you to
unfurl to-day"
Senator Plat leaned over and oongratu-
lated Mr.. Morris warmly. Then there were
more cl GERS for the Senator and cheers for
Mrs Plat.
J,Sloat Fsesstt talked Of the State situa-
ton.
Il mean to speak plainly said he. for
this is time for plain speaking. There
are some newspapers and some people in
New York who are trying to bring about
The defeat Of the State ticket on the theory
that it does not stand on its own legs, that
IL leans too heavily on Gov. Odell, our
Chairman no cheers.l Il want to say
that Frank Wayland Higgins is a man who
stands on his own feet He Is Us clean as
hounds tooth and as brave as a lion.
Furthermore, wish to say that at the
recent convention in Saratoga, Frank
wayland Higgins was the original choice
OF many Of Senator Platt's oldest and most
med friends; and that he was the second
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