Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-03
ASKS FOR No AP0L0Sy
AND BRANDS HIM FALSE
Dix Draws Comparison Of the Conduct
Of Roosevelt Since Leaving Office
With That Of His "IlIustrious" Pre-
decessors and Flags Him FOR HIs
Alliance With w. r.. Hearst
CRY Associated Press,

cratic state campaign here reached
food tide tonight at meeting In
Carnegie Hail. where Johp A. Dix, the
nominee for governor, made his first
public address .n-the city. The meet .
Ing al 20 served as the occasion Tor
Mayor Gaynor's long expected formal
announcement of his support OF the
ticket. The mayors voice still being
weak. this came In the form of letter
to the chairman OF the meeting.
The rally was held Under the aus
pices of the Independence Business
Mems League and Hermann Ridder,
president of that organization, pre-
sided.
Mr.. Dix devoted the greater part OF
a 5000 word speech to q denunci1tton
of Theodore Roosevelt. He CHARGED
the former President with wilful fals~
hood in repeating the accusation for
which Mr. Dix, In his Buffalo speech
demanded an apology. He declared
that Colonel Roosevelt. because OF
what he deems to be hie political ne
cess.ty of the hour, struck hands and
made political alliance with William
r. Hearst. whom four years ago,
Roosevelt had publicly branded -
Tc4 DOuSfOit iOI tue a<SooofAAc ss-%>~
which made him President
Promises Lower Taxee.
Leaving the subject of Roos eveIt.
the candidate returned to charges OF
Republican extrsvagance. He prom
Used that a Democratic administration
would reduce taxation and once mofe
rake il possible for the "averaee
man" to save enough for rainy day.
He denounced the Republican train
policy snd declared himself for
downward revision of the tartn.
This campaign" said Mr.. Dix, like
so many. In the past, Involves dues
tionss OF policy and expenditure. Of
eeform ana retrenchment and otaer
questions which necessarily have to I,
do with carrying on the well ordered
business OF the government.
such questions would have been
settled in the usual way by appeals
to reason and to experience and ~
that application to common sens
Judgment which IL so Distinguishing
an attribute of the average American
But this was not to be. Into the cen
ter of the stage there has been hurled,
by the inordipate vanity, the danger.
ous ambition. the reckless conduct on
a man who has become tie apostle OF
tumuIt and the protagonist OF misrep-
resentation-the momentous question
of whether CT not our very republican
ius titutions should survive, or, under
the assaults of the agitstor and the
egotist. should go dcwn.to destruction-
as have other great countries under
similar assaults.
Will Serve ~ Warning
Fortunately. for our country, the
battle-ground chosen for this eght vas
that which combined patriotism, In
teIIigence and public spirit in their
highest form. and the decisive defeat
which lies before this creator OF I'M
rest, this instigator OF panic and this
destructive agent Of business depres-
sion. will not alone retire him TO q
sphere of wcil-earned and unenvfed
seclusion. but will serve for .nsSy
years TO come as a signal warning to
all ether men who may let their am
billion blind their judgment to the
fact that there Ii. and must remain
government OF the people and by the
people.
Occasion 20 Blush
Never before have ve. 10 our bis
Tory. ma so lutu ol-110h " -~~~---
for the econ6act Of q man who aad
been the FIRST Citizen Of our country.
and no greater and more striking ait
ference could be found In our history
between the last Republican Presr
dent and the illustrious mea Who pre-
cedcd him In Office. than is found oy
their conduct after they had retired
from The great osice which they had
held
Look for q moment upon the man
who Is no< rushing up snd co.n the
state shouting. threatening. abusing
and uilfuliy misrcpresenting-br;n<-
ing contempt and riGicuie upon the
great oface Ne has held. and svosdinS
the discussion OF al the real issues
Of this campaign. end then upon MS
great predecessors Who never forEpt
that they owed 70 shcir countryn>r
the duty Of bearing themselves always
With ciEnIty and With honor.
Look on the one band a. the nan
who typifrs assaults upon Cur csDffS.
the bufwark 81 or liberties. and uVor
the freedom q the pres. shsn rn'ch