Milford chronicle., 1910-08-26
ROOSEVELT RAPS
VICE PRESIDENT
Declares For Clean Politics
Combined With Efficiency.
PRAISES SHERMAN'S FOE

Declares the Only Way a Politician
Can Serve His Party Is by Eff
eiently Serving the People-Farmers
Cheer Him.
Mr.. Roosevelt came into Vice Presi-
dent Sherman's home town Of Utica
N. Y, and began his long speechmak-
ing tour by swatting Mr.. Sherman.
The colonel didn't mention names, be-
cause that wasn't necessary.
Ten thousand farmers and their
wives gathered In a grove and waited
for the colonel to hit Sunny Jim. They
didn't have long to wait, and they
ToRred with delight when it came. The
occasion was the second annual re
union picnic of the Herkimer and
Oneida Changers. Ostensibly it was a
time for farm talk exclusively, but
M. Roosevelt had other things on his
mind. The colonel, after he got through
with q political stab, devoted himself
to an interesting delivery of a speech
on what the farmers ought to do.
MT. Roosevelt as he arose to speak,
swept his eye over the picturesque
crowd and it lighted upon Senator
Davenport.
The colonel beamed. Il am glad to !
see on the platform, he shouted, Sen |
Ator Davenport" The seats shook and |
the crowd gave the senator a hand |
greater even than T. r. had received. /
It was a real ovation. Davenport, ar
dent supporter Of the direct primaries, |
Hughes man and a bitter foe Of Sher-
man who has been working to throw
him out, and has repudiated him. was
furred. He hadn't estimated his pOpu-
laTity, apparently Il am glad" the
colonel continued when the cheering
had ceased, because the only kind of
politics | care for is the kind of poll
tics where decency is combined with
efficiency, and hold that the only way
by which a politician can efficiently
serve his party is by helping that par
~ efficiently serve the people, and be
cause the senator and those around
him who have stood for those princi-
pies are on the platform.
Mr.. Roosevelt had to stop several
moments in order to finish his tribute.
you will at least notice that my ut
terances are free from ambiguity" 1t
was this sort of thing that made the
colonel solid right at the outset of his I
performance. His hearers waited for I
more Of it. but it didn't come At the I
end Of Mr.. Roosevelts address, how I
ever, there were repeated cries for d
Davenport S
You have listened to a magnificent 4
speech by magnificent man he said. fl
'He represents to my mind better g
than any other man since Abraham F
Lincoln the heart and the conscience O
and the courage of the great body of
our people. He has been my ideal !
want to stand for the things he stands
for" Then he clasped hands with the
colonel. Z
Mr.. Roosevelt's address contained u
very few startling utterances. 1t was 4 !
more OF a sermon than anything else.
but was an interesting and instruc- d
tive sermon, and the big audience fol- .
lowed the speaker with marked atten- s'
tion. i
The colonel put the matter directly IL
VI 70 AAE ldIuGIS WHO GduG 10 near
him. He began with conservation of
natural farming resources and he end
ID with a tribute to the Civil War a
who turned out in large 81
numbers. He told the survivors of the Ci
'ebellion that they were favored men. az
men who had really done things He ly
poke as one soldier to another. He as
brought out the necessity for the farm in
rs to be represented capably upon be
ivic commissions. He said that the bu
titles must not grow st the expense it
4 the country. He advised the farm.
RS to take to the heed for the call
4 scientific methods and not to scoff
I them.
The ex-president told the farmers
hat they should cooperate and study -.
usiness conditions so that they shall - -
e better able to meet the problems M -'
acing them. ."
Don't initiate the morality of some -.
these big business men" were his .hS u-S
,Ords of warning. but set their eff - -
Iency" ~
Mr.. Roosevelt will leave Utica to-
Ight. His next stop is Cheyenne on
aturday.