New-York tribune., 1910-11-08
'ST|MSON ON DIX LETTER.
Urges Workmen to Study Sched-
uIe of 13 Hours at ST Is Dav.
CHEERS GREET ROOSEVELT
He Tells Big Crowds at Two Omen
Air Meetings That It's Bucket
Shop Against Workshop"

Henry L. Stimson and ex-President Roose-
welt began the last day before election YES
terday with speeches before two rousing
open air meetings. one on the East Side and
the other on the West Side More than six
thousand persons We're gathered at the two
meetings to hear the Republican candidate
for Governor and Mr.. Roosevelt
The East Side meeting was at LAFAYETTE
and Spring streets. and the factory workers
came from all through that section at the
noon hour and crowded around the plat
form from which Mr.. Stimson and Mr.
Roosevelt were to address them Mr. Slim
son was the first to arrive, and by the time
Mr. Roosevelt reached the scene It was
almost impossible 70 force his automobile
through the crowd. The second car trail
ing him had to give up the attempt and
wait on the outskirts of the throng
Mr.. Stimson told of his record as a trust
prosecutor in the office of United States
Attorney and said;
Il stand as a Progressive Republican,
looking to a continuance of the policies Of
Governor Hughes. I believe in going for
ward and not in going backward
Mr. Stimson recommended the working
men to read the letters of Timothy Healy
and John Mitchell on Mr.. Dix and said:
Nj Dix appeals to YOU to support him
because Of his solicitude for the working
men. and II is undisputed now, and it has
not been denied. that his men in his mill
are working eleven and thirteen hours
day. I ask him how he squares that with
his solcitude for them. He says in his
telegram to me this morning that they only
have TO work as long as they like.
I ask him. suppose they worked less
than thirteen hours day, how much would
they get paid? They are paid by the hour.
and for thirteen hours work they get 81 %.
How much would they get paid If they only
worked eight hOuTsH''
Mr.. Roosevelt made a hit with the crowd
the minute he began to speak by saying,
We will knock them through the ropes
The crowd yelled and cheered and Mr.,
Roosevelt said:
Il spoke from behind this same railing
twelve years ago when ran for Governor.
We beat them then and re Will beat them
now"
You bet We will" the crowd answered.
I am willing that our opponents should
be judged by what their friends say OF
them Mr.. Roosevelt continued. 'Yester-
day morning The New York Times tn its
opening editorial, said We admit that Mr.
Dix belongs TO the ticker crOWu, anu HC
does. In this fight he represents the bucket
shop and we represent the workshop.
We stand against Mr.. Dix. We stand
for the rights of the wage workers that
they may be able to live the lives Of decent,
self-respecting American citizens"
Cheers again interrupted him. and he took
advantage of the opportunity to make some
photographers get down off q ladder before
he continued
We are fighting your battles, the bat
ties Of Abraham Lincoln's plain people, out
we can't fight them unless you fight them
yourselves. What you can do is to help us
overthrow the alliance between corrupt
politicians and the arrogant. oppressive
capitaIstic and financial interests and we
appeal 10 you TO fight them in the one way
YOU can. Vote yourselves out Of that COM
Iination."
The West Side meeting was at The
Farms" where platform had been built
in front of the Southern Pacific docks. at
Eth street. and from that platform Mr.
Roosevelt again denounced the cOmbina-
ton between corrupt politics and corrupt
business, while Nj Stimson told how he
had prosecuted the railroads for rebsting.
He's the same old Teddy was the
from the crowd as the ex-Presi-
dents automobile drove away. We were
with him before and vel be with him this
time. too.