The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-10-15
Sharp Raid on Wall St. and
lammany.
HIS FIRST BROADSIDE
In Campaign in New York-Rights OF
the People, He Says, Is Issue-De-
clares Convention Absolutely
Controlled by Murphy.

Dunkirk, n. VI, Oct Is. Theodore
Roosevelt arrived here about noon yes
terday, and in a partisan speech which
he struck out in sledge-hammer fash
ion at the New York Democrats, he
opened the Republican campaign in this
estate for the election of Henry L. Slim
son as governor, aud the rest OF the Re-
publican ticket.
Col Roosevelt bore down on Dunkirlt
wearing his fighting clothes and his
fgsting face He assaulted the alliance
which he declares exists between Wall
street and Tammany. He pounded at
Murphy. and shouted out for the driv-
ing of the crooks from public life. He
minced no words and made it entirely
clear in this, the first real speech he
has made in setting the New York cam
paign in motion, that he intends to use
the big stick in this fight with the ut
most abandon on the heads Of Murphy,
Dix, the alliance between crooked politics
and crooked business, and against bos
sism and corruption in every form,
'I'll give them" said the colonel be-
tween his set and cleaning teeth, some
thing to think about" In saying this
he put unusual emphasis on the think"
"Wall street and Tammany hall have
struck hands" declared in his speech
here. I'VE are fighting for the rule
OF the people against the most shame
less combination of crooked politics and
crooked finance that our state has seen
since Tweed was driven from power"
John A. Dix, Democratic candidate for
governor, he dismissed with few words,
as the respectable and unimportant
fgurehead of Tammany hall, to elect
whom, he said, Wall street was doing
all in its power because ii knew him,
and because the people did not.
"He is chosen precisely because he
has no pubic record" the colonel de-
clared. IF elected, he would be utter
Il powerless in the grip Of his mas
tiers
Col. Roosevelt said that Charles Fl
Murphy was the Democratic state con-
yention. "The delegates to the conyen-
ton represented nobody, not even them
selves he shouted. mir. Murphy was
everything"
"There never was a clearer issue than
that involved in this contest in New
York. II is in no sense a mere party
fight, and we have a right to appeal to
every man who prizes the honor Of the
state of New York and the good name
of America to help us. We stand square,
~ for the elimination of special privi-
leges, for the separation of business and
politics, for honesty in public life; we
stand for the rule of the people, and for
the prevention of the prostitution Of
politics to money getting. Our oppo-
ments call themselves the Democracy of
the state OF New York, but they have
no claim to use the name of any historic
national party; and it is a libel on such
Democrats Of the past as Andrew Jack
son to associate with the party to which
he belonged this constituencies alliance
between Wall street and Tammany hall
They have a right to the support Of ev-
cry crooked politician, and every crooked
money getter but they have no right to
the support of single honest business
man, single honest farmer, or a single
honest wage-worker.
Il ask you to look at the facts, not
as we ourselves may repeat them, but
as our opponents themselves admit them.
The so-called Democratic convention at
Rochester, except in so far as that the
members were allowed to meet and regis
ter the DEGREES of the boss of Tammany
hall, Mr.. Murphy, was in no sense what
ever convention.
Nov you need not take my testimony
for this; take the testimony of every
Wall street paper. all of which are now
supporting Mr.. Murphy's candidates Be-
fore and during the convention, for in
stance, these same papers q viii name
them to you if you wish in describing
what was occurring stated that Mr. Muir