The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-10-14
Rides Into Dunkirk Ready
to Do Some Hard
Fighting.
MINCES NO WORDS
IN MAKING ATTACK
In Sledge Hammer Fashion He
Flags His Opponents in
Fight.
By John SNURE.

DUNkIRK, y. Y, oct 14.-TheOdOTe
Roosevelt arrived here at noon today,
and I'm a partisan speech, in which he
struck out in a Sledge hammer fashion
at the New York Democrats, he opened
the Republican campaign in this State
for the election of Henry L. StimsOn
and the rest of the Republican ticket
Colonel Roosevelt bore down on Dun
kirk wearing his lighting clothes and
his fighting face. He assailed the ALI
ance which ne declares exists between
Wall Street and Tammany. He pound
ed at Murphy and shouted out for the
driving Of the crooks from public life.
He minced no words and made il en-
tirely clear in this, the first real speech
he has made in setting the New York
campaign in motion that he intends TO
use the big stick in this fight with the
utmost abandon On the heads of Muir
ply, Dix, the alleged alliance between
crooked policies and crooked business
against which he so often il
and against bossiSm ano corruption in
3 every form.
IN give them" said the colonel be-
tween his set Of cleaning teeth. some
thing to think about
In saying this he put unusual en-
phasis on the think"
Realizes Situation.
. The colonel knows he has a real bat
tie on his tndS. He is under no IL
. lusions about tNat. But he is anxious
. to get into il. He intends to stir up
I, the Repub'~a ans in the State and i'm
. press on tlrn the Importance Of car
: Tyins this election He is the more
encouraged in this situation by reason
, of the tact that he has been given a
series OF magnificent receptions in the
South. Southwest, and in Indiana. He
feels the country, or a big share Of H..
a IS back Of him in this contest and that
iii he can lick Tammany and the men
reinforcing it at this time IL will be
worth while. The program which the
Republican State committee has made
out for the colonel today includes
speeches at DUnkirk, jamestown. Sal
amanca, Wellsville, HOrnell, Corning,
and Elmira.
This means a strenuous day. But the
colonel, in -pite Of the grilling day in
Indiana yesterday. went into things at
Dunkirk looking and feeling fit After
the Dunldrk speech, the colonel is
scheduled 20 20 by automobile TO
t jamestown.
Nation Interested.
The fact Il at the campaign opened
today by the colonel is Of tremendous
national Importance is realized by both
his friends and his enemies. 1t is openly
charged by his opponents that If he car
ries New York this year nothing can
stop his denomination for, President in
1912. 1t is certain that If he can wrcst
victory out Of the present New YORK
situation It will add much TO his pres
tiEe. He will inevitably be the abs0-
lutte master of the Republican organiZa-
tor in New York State.
on the other hand, the colonel feels
he has nothing TO lose and much TO
gain by making a real fight in New
York, even If he is beaten He is going
I. through the State, calling, as, ne did
at Saratoga, for cleanliness, honesty.
and decenCy in government. He viii
dwell on the scenes Of the Rochester
convention. where the Democrats waited
on the word OF Murphy before nominal
ing Dix.
The colonel will reach New York city
tomorrow morning. He viii confer with
State Chairman Prentice and other
State committee leaders, and his pro-
gram VIII be mapped out It IS likely
that he Will not be allowed TO rest
longer than TO Monday before making
further speeches The demands for him
over New J OTk State are heavy and
constant They all want him.
II can be So id that the colonel is no.
perturbed over the fact William Barnes,
ir., has tuIced against him and quit the
State committee He IS understood TO
regard il as emphasizing the fact the
bosses are really against him and as
meaning votes for the party
The colonel was late reaching Dun
kirk today His train. a double-header,
ran as a special from Richmond, Ind,
last night Crossing Ohio at HOlmSYinc.
one of the engines broke down and
about an hour was lost. 1t was about
noon when DUnkirk was rea he'd