The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-11-05
NEW YORK CAMPAIGN,
DIX AND GAYNOR DENOJyNCL
ROOSEVELTS TICKET.
scores Ex-President for Misrepre.
sentation Persistently Continued
After Warning-Mayor Assures Dix
Support.

cratic State campaign here reached
flood tide tonight at a meeting In
Carnegie hall where John A. Dix.
the nominee for governor, made his
first public address In the city. The
meeting also served as the occasion
for Mayor Gaynors long expected
formal announcement of his support
Of the ticket. The mayors voice
still being weak, this came In the
form Of letter to the chairman OF
the meeting.
The rally was held under the aus
pices of the Independent Business
Mems league and Herman Ridder.
president of that organization, pre-
sided.
Mr.. Dix devoted the greater part
of 5000 word speech to a denunci-
alton of Theodore Roosevelt. He
charged the former president with
wilful falsehood in repeating the ac-
cusations for which Mr.. Dix in his
Buffalo speech demanded an apology.
He declared that Col. Roosevelt, be
cause of what he deems to be his
political necessity of the hour. struck
hands and made a political alliance"
with William r. Hearst whom, four
years ago. Roosevelt had publicly
branded ''as responsible for the as
sasin's bullet which made him presi-
dent"
Leaving the subject of Roosevelt
the candidate returned to charges of
Republican extravaganza. He prom
ised that a Democratic administra-
ton would reduce taxation and once
more make 1t possible for the "aver-
age man" to save enough for a rainy
day. He denounced the Republican
tariff policy and declared himself for
a downward revision of the tariff.
This campaign.". said Mr.. Dix,
like &C many In the rast, In, Olives
questions Of policy and expenditures,
of reform and retrenchment, and the
other questions which necessarily
have to do with carrying on the well
ordered business Of government.
Such questions would have been
settled In the usual way by appeals to
reason and experience and by that
application to common sense judg-
ment which Is so distinguishing an
attribute Of the average American.
But this was not. to be- Into the
centre OF the stage there has been
hurled-by the inordinate vanity. the
dangerous ambition. the reckless
conduct Of a man who has become
the apostle of tumult and the pro-
tagonist Of msrepresentation-t
momentous question Of whether or
not our very republican institutions
should survive or. under the assaults
of the agitator and the egotist, should
go down to destruction, as have 9TH
er great countries under similar
assaults.
Fortunately for our country, the
battle ground chosen for this fight
was that which combined patriotism.
intelligence and public spirit in their
highest form, and the decisive defeat
which lies before this creator Of un-
rest, this instigator Of panic and this
destructive agent Of business depres-
sion will not alone retire to a sphere
OF well-earned and unenvied seclu,
sion. but will serve for many years
to come as a signal warning to all
other men who may let their ambi-
tion blind their Judgment to the fact
that there is and must remain a gov
ernment Of the people and by the
people.
Never before have we in our his
tory had so much occasion TO blush
for the conduct of man who had
been the first citizen Of our country
and no greater and more striking
difference could be found in our his
tory between the last Republican
president and the illustrous men who
preceded him in Office than Is found
by their conduct after they had re-
tired from the great Office which they
had held.
Look for a moment upon the man
VINO Is now rushing up and down the
state shouting. threatening, abusing
ana Wiliully misrepresenting-b
ing contempt and ridicule upon the
great Office he has held. ad avoid
ing the discussion of all the real
issues OF this campaign, and then
upon his great predecessors who
never forgot that they owed TO their
countrymcn the duty of bearing