The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-26
CONSIDERS 1T HIS DUTY TO RUN
DOWN CROOKS.
IS AFTER MEN IN HIGH PL,
Colonel Roosevelt Pledges the Men
Buffalo His Hesrtiest Efforts II
Seeking Out and Running to Earth
Crookedness in His Own Party.


utes here today.
There are two prime articles in
my faith he said, 81 stand for jus.
tice for the rich man and the poor
man alike and for the punishment of
wrong wherever or by whomever
done"
Colonel Roosevelt arrived here at
1O:45, il being the third stop in his
cross-Ohio journey, he already having
addressed crowds at Ashtabula and
Connaut. At 1875 his train left for
Toledo. where a ten.minute stop was
scheduled.
Five thousand people were gath.
cred in and about the Union station
when the train bearing the ex-presi.
dent came in.
Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. 25.-Theodore
Roosevelt pledged himself to the men
Of Buffalo today to help them and all
sincere citizens to fight crookedness
wherever it was found
"Ill help you just as | did in the
past he said, speaking to the Eli
colt club, whose guest he was at
breakfast an hour after sunrise. He
made plea for the punishment of
crooked, grating public officials and
the election of honest ones in their
places, a process of gradually but per-
manently raising the morale of politi.
cal and business life, and he said he
thought it his duty to hunt out crooks
and especially crooks in his own party.
After Crooks in His Own Party.
II believe in party government" he
said, but the moment a question Of
honesty is involved | recognize no
party distinctions or if | do make airy
it Is that it is little more my bust
ness to put the CRATER and crook out
of public life if he belongs TO my
party than IL to another. This atti-
tude demands that ones attention be
fixed not on financial or social status
but on conduct"
Nearly 400 members of the Ellicott
club and other citizens representing
leading professional and business in
terests and wide variety of political
affiliations awaited Mr.. Roosevelt's
coming from the New York Central
station. where he had arrived from
Utica at 620 in his private car Re-
public, attached to a regular train.
Bully Glad to See" Tony.
AS the ex-president entered he was
cheered and America" was sung, with
the backing of a regimental band.
Breakfast was expeditiously served
as there was less than an hour before
the time for Mr.. Roosevelt's departure
for Chicago. Among those who got
an especially hearty greeting from
Mr.. Roosevelt was Tony" Gavin, a
Buffalo policeman, formerly a trough
rider" The colonel shook his hand
across the table and said some pleas
ant things in which the words bully
glad to see you" occurred.
Mr.. Roosevelt made good use of the
twenty-five minutes available for his
remarks. The men who heard him,
who noted his earnestness in dealing
with the subject of crookedness and
grating, and who frequently broke
into the speech with sharp applause,
had in mind his expressions within
the last few days that they will have
all the fight they want"
Bouquet for Railroad Men.
When Colonel Roosevelt appeared
on the rear end of the platform at
Dunkirk, y. Y, he was met by large
gathering of railroad men.
II have always admired the railroad
men because they have certain quail.
ties | like to think of as typical of
Americans. They know how to act,
each for himself and also in combina.
ton. They know how TO work. They
know how to obey orders and how to
act, each on his individuality. The
average American in our political, in
dustrial and social life must show just
these traits"
The constant noise of a steaming
locomotive made speaking very diff
ticult for the colonel, who protested
Protests Against Steamins Engine.
1T is really an outrage" he de-
clared Il cannot talk to that engine"
Then he told them that the engine
was the only thing he could not talk
against, Some of the men shouted
do them up at the convention, Ted
dy!" Colonel Roosevelt smiled broad.
ly but made no reply.
Fully 5000 people greeted Colonel
Roosevelt when his special train ar.
rived in Erie at 9:2S this morning.
The colonel spoke briefly chiefly along
the lines of the earlier speech he made
at Buffalo regarding pure water in the
great lakes cities
He was met at Dunkirk by a recep.
ton committee from Erie, consisting
of Congressman Arthur l.. Bates,
Frank d. Schultz, president of the
chamber of commerce; X. C, Sturgeon.
president of the board of trade, and
William b. Trask.
Congressman Bates was a member