The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-18
GRAND OVATION TO
ROOSEVELT IN
COLLAR CITY
Gathering Of 10000 at Bottoms
Hall Last Night
ALL KINDS OF ENTHUSIASM
Former President Endorses Record OF
Candidate stimson-Raps New
York Herald

Troy, Oct. lS.--A mighty roar as
from ten thousand throats, and as
one voice, greeted the statesman, The
odore Roosevelt, as he set foot upon
the planking in Bolton mall last
night. It was tumult that contin-
ued fully five minutes to be supple
mented by the inspiring melody The
Star Spangled Banner" 1t was
Roosevelt reception in every detail.
and when he assembled to the plat
form, which had been embellished by
the national coors there followed an
other outburst which made the raft
ers ring. It was one Of those cam
paign nights that will be recalled
when the young voter Of today is the
aged voter of the distant tomorrow.
Col. Roosevelt devoted a consider
able part of his talk to detailed dis
cussion Of the record of Mr.. Stimson
the republican candidate for govern
or, and told of the only time he had
endeavored to get Stimson to do any
thing for him while he was president
when Stimson refused to appoint the
men he had recommended.
In the course of this discussion Of
Mr.. Stimson's record Col. Roosevelt
referred to his prosecution of James
Gordon Bennett for the publication Of
the Personal column in the New
York Herald and scored most of the
other New York papers for the scant
accounts they had published of that
prosecution.
In the course OF his eulogy OF Mr.
Stlmson the colonel said:
mo greater service was ever rend
cred to clean journalism than was
rendered by Mr.. Stimson when he
carried through the prosecution
against Mr.. James Gordon Bennett
and the New York Herald for send
ing obscene matter through the mails
in the shape OF the scandalous per
sonal column Of the Herald.
Every species of pressure-polit
ical, social business and personal
was brought to bear upon him on be
half Of Mr.. Bennett but nothinr
made him waver He brought Mr.
J Bennett back from his home on tn,
J other side Of the water and force,
r him to appear in court like any min
or offender He obtained a convic
ton and Mr. Bennett was froced Il
pay over $4,000 in fines.
Since then the New York Heral
!. has discontinued It's shameful pei
: sonal column. II is no wonder tina
< under such circumstances Mr. Der
{ nett's paper should assault Mr.. stIn
son and those behind Mr. stimso
n with peculiar mallgnity. Mr.. Stin
!, son has richly earned the hostilit
4 Of the Herald and It is to his hie
honor that he earned IT,"
a. Going on to speak Of other point
Il In Mr. Stimsons record Col. Roos
r. welt dwelt also on the prosecution
g Charles W. Morse and the great o
!. forts that had been made by lars
c. majority Of the bankers Of the eli
and very many men high in fnancl
n circles In behalf Of Morse. none
" which could alter Mr.. stimson's All
~ tude.
le Tn actual practice, therefore co
ID tinued the colonel. "by deeds. NOT
words, Mr. stlmson has shown IN
lie he is able to clean foul Journals,
d. to punish crooked business and
n. clean out crooked politics. He n
he shown that no influence OF any kI,
al Affects him in any way where !
e. duty to the people is involved"