New-York tribune., 1910-11-01
STIMSON'S PATH IN
STORM OF CHEERS
East Side RoaFs Welcome to Him
and Roosevelt, 3ld All Man.
haitian Fails in Line.
COMES TO COST OF LIVING
One Way to Lower It Is to Pun
ish Monopolies and Rebaters,
He Says, and Make
Them Play Fair.

At nine rOUsing meetings last night.
sirdIing Manhattan Island from the
over East side up 70 Washington
Heights. Henry L. stiruson. Republican
.anditlate sor GovernO-. ard ex-Presi-
lent Theodore Roosevelt told The voters
IF the citX why they should elect the
ticket. " enthusiasm at po-
iticaI meetings gives any indication e
the way the voters intend 20 mark the-r
ballots the Republican candidates
should feel well pleased Not in years
has there been such series OF meetings
with such enthusiasm. in all Parts Of
the city. from all classes, from day IA
bOrers to silk stockings"
1t was a night of whi-lw.nd campaign
ing. veritabIy-a night Of Wild automo-
bile dashes from hall to hall on a sched-
ule as closely calculated as that OF a
railroad 1t was a night Of nerve-rack-
ing work for the chauffeurs OF both ex-
petitions and Of hard labor for the 20
lice of many precincts. for at each meet
ing place thousands hung around The
waiting to see Stims0n and
Teddy" if they were unable 20 get in
side to hear them Incidentally. on the
lower East Side Mr.. Stimson's automO-
bile missed a racing fire engine by a
margin so narrow that those in the next
car held their breath for half d minute.
Mr.. Stimson, refreshed after his hard
two weeks upstate. was in splendid
rxs.
submitted his platform of "the square
deal for all. with absolutely no privilege
to any special interest - 20 his hearers.
and told them how he had carried out
that idea. in convicting the Sugar Trust.
the New York Central. Charles W. Morse
and other lawbreakers-
Takes Up Cost of Living.
He took up the high cost of living arr
gument which the Democrats are using
against him, too. II he We're a deua-
gOgue or a liar, he declared. he'd say
that if elected he would lower the prices
Of necessities of life. Being an honest
man. he couldn't say that But the high
cost of living was produced. in part. by
illegal monOpOlies which obtained spe-
ciaI privileges. Such was the Sugar
Trust. The best way TO attack the high
cost of living, he maintained, was TO
convict such lawbreakers. and 70 break
the vicious alliance OF corrupt business
and vicious politics" On that score. he
said. he was content to stand on his
record. Whereat. his audiences. know
1fcrfYf
Colonel Roosevelt received everywhere
with thunderous cheers and riot or
applause. declared that the only way TO
keep Tamnany out of the state govern
ment. and thus to avoid crooked business
alliances with politics. was TO elect
Henry StfnsOn StimsOn. as an honest
man and a fearless prosecutor, had all
the crooks against him now. said MI
Roosevelt
We are standing for simple justice
and honesty" he declared "Tammany
Hall is making it's appeal 70 the worst
elements in the state. We feel we nave
a right 70 make an appeal for ncn-parti-
san support from men who are honest.
who want fair treatment themselves and
f1lr
6gbtfng the worst alliance between
crooked business and crooked politics the
state has seen since the days of Tweed
Escorted by John Boyle. jr.. secretary
If the Republican County Committee.
who was in command of the expedition.
and Lieutenant Finn. detailed by Deputy
Police Commissioner DriscoII To see that
he
,vau. Mr.. Stimson left his home. in Lex
ngton avenue. about us With SHREK
mo whistles. which sounded more hks
fire alarms than anything save steam
boat sirens. four automobiles rushed
downtown behind the StimsOn car TO
Grand Music Hall. at Grand and Or
hard streets. where Mr.. Stimson made
he first speech Of the night
The streets around the hall were
Ian,ued with men. women and children
The automobiles had To stop several
lines before they could get near the
1oors of the hall. and the bluecoats On
1utv there had to work like Trojans TO
.1ear a way for the candidate and MS
,artv. Inside there was not a spare foot
y standing roSm. Joseph LevensOn was
.peaEing = whsn Mr.. stimson came
through the doorway Some one spied
,ir, and that Vas the end of Mr. Leven-
.on.s speech fer about five minutes
After the applause had Gained down
hit Mr.. Levensou started il of afresh-
10 told a little story of Mr. StimsOn IN
,e5ce A youis man had been sent 70
in, with high recommendations for the
.,nolntment OF assistant attorney fof
rs United states. That young man was
Hebrew. and said so. He was ap-
pointed
Case of Felix Frankfurter.
..,,5 = Tammany Hall tries this year
% work OF the Oldtime tale OF kepuO-