New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
BROOKLYN AND QUEENS
HAIL ST|NSON WILDLY
Republican Candidate Addresses
Seven Meetings in BoroughS
Across East River.
ATTACKS DIX TARIFF RECORD
Audiences Everywhere Moved TO
Great Enthusiasm by Promise
of Adherence to Hughes
Standards.

djda+e for Governor, visited Brooklyn
and Queens last night, and his recep'
ton at the seven meetings in the Dor
oughs across the East River riVailed II
cordiality and enthusiasm that OF tE
previous night in Manhattan Every
where his uncompromising declaration
IN favor Of the standards and policies
Of Governor Hughes aroused the eA-
thusiasnl of his hearers and eVeryWheie
they were emphatic in manifestInS tEiI
approval.
In most cases the halls were too small
IN hold those who desired to see and near
the Republican candidate for GoNoi
This was especially true of the me1llSS
in the Flatbush and Invincible Re'uph-
can clubs where even the canlldale
himself had the greatest difficulty II
reaching the platform, so great "de 'he
crowds both inside and outside ol ''ie
respective buildings.
Mr. Stimson gave more promlnhce -
the tariff question than he haS done
heretofore. though he said it had NON
inc 10 do with the state issues.
Il am no 'stand-patter. he .tolu 'i'e
higgeet. audience of the evening at rus
ract Hall. I am no thick and thin sup
,orter Of everything that has been dhe
n,.t do say this. that the best ano the
most concrete advance and the mosIPei
n7anent benefit to the people OF 'ilis
country that has come out of the fcei.
tariff revision has been the adoptlN OF
-ba system recommended by President
Taft and now enacted into law. Vhlch
,y;lI nut an end forever TO such disgrace
f,,I scenes Of log rolling as those which
were participated in by Mr.. Dix and MS
company.
This will provide that in future re-
visions Of the tariff will be made by
hoard Of experts which will nave the
mower and authority TO examine the
fa1ts, not only in the interest of the
protected manufacturer, but of the con-
sinner. and that revisions in the future
a. has been adopted. l believe. by rule
a. Congress. urged by President Tart
will be made. schedule by schedule ana
each schedule on its merits.
Pr;ises New Way of Revision.
Now. that is a tremendous step for
ward. and it is now a policy TO when
the Republican party is committed ana
il Is on 10 which the other party is
onpcsed In other words. the Repub-
ncan patty is now committed TO sys-
tenn whid1 will not only insure that the
tariff vii be revised in the interest OF
the consumer. hut which Hill revise 1t
i a wav that viii he less likely TO Gre
ate the disturbance Of business which
would be eaused by a general revision
such as that for which my opponent is
contending These are my individual
views in case they should be deemed to
he of interest although. as l have said,
not belonging 10 this campaign"
This statement made after -emarking
that the high cost OF living was world
wide and not attributable t. the tariff.
seemed TO meet with de entire approval
Of more than TWO thousand people. who
filed every seat on tn floor anG in the
two balconies Of the hall The mention
Of the name Of Presideu Taft was greet
ed with tremendous applause.
Another statement which caught the
fancy Of the Prospect Han gathering was
Nj Stimson's definition of what he un-
seemed TO he the only thing THAI his op-
ponents had to say against him. he re
marked. and he wanted to make that
point clear
If when they say that, hey mean that
I admire the standards courage and
integrity which Theodore Roosevelt has
maintained II this stae for thirty
years" he began. but he could get no
further as the crowds broke forth in ap-
plause which fairly shook tle building
His Estimate of Roosevelt.
If they mean he resumed when they
gave him a chance. that l admire the
courage and the integrity whi,h he main
tanned as Asscmblyman, as Owl Service
Commissioner. as Police Commissioner,
as Governor as Vice Presidenl as Presi-
dent and finally to-day as private citi-
zen-if that is what they mean. and that
IS all they mean. why. then, I am frank
20 say thai ! am Roosevelt man, and !
ann glad ana proud Of it
An outbrelk If cheers followed this
declaration. ana as the applause died
down man In the first balcony called
out in steutoian tones. we are all
Roosevelt mem. and the applause broke
forth afresh
Samuel :. KONG. Secretary of State,
Was speaking wrpn Mr.. Stimson entered
The han. accompanied by Naval officer
ksackc. collector Loeb, Bronson Win
throp Felix t'rankfurter and other
friends He Uas Welcomed by Senator
Eugene N Travis and other prominent
Republicans.
Mr.. Ko-nig said he would like TO 20
OF. but nc would maze way. for he
"antod the people 10 hear the man who
viii be Govern'r Of New York from jan
uary J, tie lnas who was not a shadow
bat substanc. who did not keep in
hiding but care out unafraid to meet
his fellow citizens and tell them wnat
he felt and whathc meant 10 do
Mr.. Stimson .onhrmcd this state
meEt and added he believed no mar
should be allowoo 10 slide into a seat
without letting L. electors know his
Vi"'"e. This led I'm 10 an elucidatior
Il his position as aprogressive Republi-
can. upholding the Standards and policies
II Governor Hughe ana purposing to
further his record atAlbany
Takes Up E<traseance Charge.
Taking up The chare of extravagance
n'de BY the Democrats against the