New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-30
ROOSEVE[T'S TALKS
CHEER SIX CROWDS
RidiCuIeS Business Disturbance
Accusations and Audiences
Rise to Give Approval.
INQUIRER BUSHES TO COVER
Turns Questions to Advantage of
Stimson-Tammany Hall Ar
raigned and State Inter
ests Defended.

Theodore Roosevelt told six big audi
ences in Brooklyn and Queens last night
what kind of business tranquility Henry
l.. Stmson disturbed. His audiences
seemed to think that such disturbances
We're good for the body polite
AS well might you say that l am
false to the memory of Abraham Lincoln
rs a politician because 1 denounce Tweed
as to say that I am against honest busi-
ness when L denounce CROOKS" said the
eXPresident at I<ismet Temple, which
was his first big meeting of the evening
He did not have everything his own
way. for there were some interruptions.
but he turned them to his advantage
each time. and the sturdy voiced in
quirer gave up after a couple of at
tempts.
As the eX-President was telling how
Stimson had disturbed the business
tranquility of the Sugar Trust when he
got evidence that it was paying re-
bates. of the railroads accepting rebates.
Of James Gordon Bennett because his
newspaper published filthy advertise
ments and of the Sugar Trust because
ii defrauded the government. a voice in
The gallery shouted. ANY good man in
power would have done it.''
Yes. any good man like Stimson." re-
piled Mr.. Roosevelt. But. my friend
Tammany Hall never put in office any
man who would ever think of doing such
things.
When Mr.. Roosevelt earlier in his adj
Il, 81,
to renominate Justices Whitney and Gar
retson. the same voice had called out:
What about Judge Truax in New
York.
Aren't you little behind time my
friend?" asked Mr.. Roosevelt The
Judge is dead nearly a year now
Talks at Union League Club
Mr.. Roosevelt had dinner at the Union
League club, and afterward had re-
ceptior there when nearly five hundred
persons gathered to meet him He sat
at table with George NJ. Robinson.
president of the club; Ezra Il. Prentice,
the state chairman Darwin r. James.
president of the Young Republican Club:
icer T.. j II. Kracke. w Fl. Hotchkiss
and Frederick L. Gunnison. while at
other tables were Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew Edward SChoeneck. edward r.
OMalley. Seth Low, Almet r. Latson.
William Calder. Jacob
Bremen. George l.. TirreIl and other
active workers in the Republican cause.
During the dinner gIee club sang
parodies on popular songs. with special
reference to the activities of the guest
OF the evening. The ex-President seemed
to enjoy the song with the chorus HE
Don't Care" which dealt with the criti-
cisms levelled at him and prophesied 2
The large reception room of the club
was crowded. AT one end in front of thu.
gallery was transparency bearing the
names Of ''Stimson- Schoeneck." After
the dinner Mr.. Roosevelt said a few
words.
If ever there was time when the
Republican party had right to appeal
to the people of New York. il is just at
this time" he said THE only feeling
I have about the Republican party is
that II is on almost too ideal a basis II
would be comic if it were not tragic TO
see so many people who were not them
selves Republicans. so many newspapers
who rep>oached us for having our party
on such high basis turning around and
proposing To put the state In the hands
Of the basest political organization
known to this country since the days of
Tweed"
After dwelling for few minutes on
the iniquities of Tammany Hall as illus
trated In the government Of the city.
Mr. Roosevelt told of q young lawyer. a
Democrat, who intended to- vote for
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