Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-25
IS FOE OF CROOKS
Roosevelt Ready to War on
Dishonest Politicians.
WHERE PARTY TIES BREAK
Unwilling to Shield Rascality in
Name Of Republicanism.
GIVES ADVICE AT BUFFALO.
Meets 400 Members Of Ellicott Club
at Breakfast an Hour After
Sunrise-Speaks In Ohio.
WHERE PARTY TIES BREAK
GIVES ADVICE AT BUFFALO.

BUFFALO. August 25.-Theodore Roose-
welt pledged himself to the men of Buff
falo today to help them and all sincere
citizens to fight crookedne:s wherever 1t
was found.
I'll help you just as I did in the past .
he said. speaking to the Elicott club.
whose guest he was at breakfast an hour
after sunrise. He made a plea for the
punishment OF crooked and grating pub
lie oficials and the election of honest
ones In their places. process of gradu-
ally but permanently raising the morale
Of political and business life. and said he
thought 1t his duty to hunt out crooks.
and especially crooks in his own party.
Must Hold Conquered Fields.
''Our people must realize from now on
that In addition to grasping after new
fields Of conquest they have got to take
good care Of the things that have been
conquered. that they have got to attend to
a number OF things they have left unat-
tended. Too much In the past 1t has been
the habit of our country to let any man
do what he wanted without regard to
other men. We have got to that state
when We must consider the interests OF
all.
Il believe in party government. but
the moment a question of honesty Is
involved I recognize no party distinc-
ton. II i make any distinction. 1t Is
that 1t is little more my business
to hunt out of public life a crook who
claims to belong to my party than if
he claims to belong to another.
In order to do that you must keep
your eyes fixed, not upon the social ana
financial status Of the man. but upon
the mans conduct. good or evil. Dis
trust above all other men the man who
will inveigh against crookedness only
IL he finds II connected with somebody.
not connected with his own party.
''Distrlst the fnancier who cannot see
crookedness among financiers. but only
among the labor leaders. and distrust the
labor leader who can see crookedness only
when IT is by the big financiers. Attack
q man because he is crooked. II he be
be a rich man and crooked, attack him.
Personally 1 would attack the rich
man who is crooked just little stronger
because crookedness Is just a trifle more
infamous in him. But 1 would attack
the other man very strongly.
Early Morning Greeting.
Nearly 400 members of the E:llicott Club
and other citizens representing leading
wide variety Of political afiliations await
York Central station, where he had ar
rived from Utica at $40 in his private
car Republic attached to q regular train.
The clubs rooms are high up in one of
the city's downtown business blocks,
which was not yet astir with the days
work. AS the ex-President entered he
was cheered and America" was sung.
with the backing OF q regimental band
Breakfast was expeditiously served, as
there was less than an hour before the
scheduled time for Mr.. Roosevelt's de-
parture to Chicago.
The presence OF Fred Greiner, repub-
lican leader Of Erie county, was generally
commented upon.
The gathering Of. people at the station
was large at the hour Of Mr.. Roosevelts
departure on his western tour. Standing
on the rear platform OF his car, Mr.
Roosevelt waved his hat as the train
pulled out shortly after 1:30.
Given Greeting in Ohio.
ASHTABULA, Ohio. August 25.-Twelve
thousand persons greeted former Presi-
dent Roosevelt this morning at 9:45
O'Clock when his special train stopped
here Mr.. Roosevelt stepped on the plat
form of his car and was introduced by
Granville ". Mooney, republican candi-
date for secretary Of state. Mr.. Roose-
Welt briefly addressed tho crowd.
The train left here at $50 o'clock for
Cleveland.