The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-01
Address Is Made Before
National Republican Club
At Carnegie Hall
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
BITTERLY ASSA|LED
Roosevelt Derides the Convention at
Rochester and Says That Tam
many Dictated All the Pro-
ceedings There

New York, September 30.-Theodore
Roosevelt, addressing the National Re-
publican league, in session at Carnegie
Hall. today delivered his first speech of
the state campaign. Praising the plat
form and Henry L. Stimson. the repub-
lican nominee for governor, he compared
the republican state convention with the
democratic convention now being held at
Rochester and on the strength of his
comparison, said he felt that the repub-
licans had the right to appeal to every
decent citizen in the state, without re-
gard to party affiliations, to vote their
way The Saratoga gathering he styled
a peoples convention" free from the
influence of special interests.
John Hays Hammond, as president Oh
the league, introduced the former Presl-
dent. The attendance was not large ana
Colonel Roosevelt was somewhat hoarse
after his labors at Saratoga. But, SAID
Mr.. Hammond, "even his whisper Is
heard around the world, and we will fol-
low him up any San Juan hill he may
lead u.s.
Colonel Roosevelt said:
Praise of Convention
"J am here to report progress. We
have Just held the republican state con-
yention at Saratoga. There never has
been held In the state of New York a
convention that was more methodlcal-a
peoples convention. Not lobbyist NOT
a representative of single great speciai
interest exercised fingers weight or IN
f]uence in that convention. That conven-
tion represented absolutely the opinions.
the seasoned convictions and the belief
of the plain, everyday men who make
up the rank and file of the republican
party In the state of New York; ana IL
represented equally the reason ana faith
of the independent voters :.
"Three essential points were mace IN
our platform of principles-the three
goipss upon xpiG5h wased In 'hs ahe rst n
lplace-tl1at we stand mot tf,I,.s.'y,,v,-. :.
Excessively, : for honesty In public and In
hnsiness life. In the next place, that we
stand for governmental efficiency, and, III
tna third place, that we stand 1or the
Fight of the people to controi thein-
selves. and not be controlled by some one
else. These are the three essential points
of our platform
Words and Deeds
.Now. our words counted only insofar
a. they were made good by our deeds'
.nd we ask that our words be tested by
niace a man whose whole life has made
him a typical example of the public SER
want who is absolutely efficient, abso-
lutely fearless absolutely honest, ana IN
the highest and best sense the servant as
well as the leader of the people. That is
what our action was. That is What our
platform is, And that is the kind OF
man our candidate, Henry L. Stimson, Is
.Now. the voters of this state Will have
to choose between that on the one side
and the other side. this (here Mr. Roose-
Welt held aloft newspaper cnpp1ng)
which I shall now read to you In the IAN
suape of one of our most envenomed
foes. a leading representative OF the wall
street territory, the New York Times or
this morning, describing the democratic
convention now sitting. Now, mind you,
I am reading what appears In the New
Work. Times-our enemy, our bitter en-
amy and I am reading It's description of
its partys convention. (LaughterJ Ana
ask YOU to listen to the words in which
the party convention is described by its
friend
".All day and night the democratic
headers have been going hand-in-hand to
Mr.. Murphy and asking him humbly TO
favor this or that candidate.
"In the New York Times and In its
editorials, the New York Times falls In
with the other democratic leaders ana
asks for the nomination of a candidate py
the convention. Now 1t goes on:
Tnmmany Halls Control
Never before has Tammany Hall been
N such unquestioned control Of state
convention. Never before has any Tam
many boss been enthroned as the state
header in the unlimited way in which
Murphy is recognized today. The conven-
taon is in the hollow of his hand
"such statement from me might seem
extreme, but / am merely quoting the
testimony of leading democratic paper
"A speaking of the democratic state con-
vention. will go on:
"'Back of Murphy's control are ru-
nors Of strange and sinister influences
You cannot throw brick In any direc-
tion in Rochester without hitting some
lobbyist or railroad attorney
{" The woods have been full of them
from the start They got here before the
delegates did
Gentlemen, I have read to you the alb
oolutely truthful statement made by a
leading democratic paper In describing tho
democratic convention at Rochester.
have given to you the absolutely truthful
statement of what our convention was,
Of what 1t did and Of whom 1t nominated; |;
and I feel we have the right to appeal
70 every decent citizen In this state with
cut regard to party SO long as he is a
rood American and an upright Rnd hon.
est and a far-seeing man to stand with
us at the polls and to put Henry Slim
aon in the governors chair at Albany"
when Colonel Roosevelt had finished
speaking the convention adjourned until
70 o'clock tomorrow morning when a plat
for will be adopted.
"Tomorrow there will be banquet at
the Hotel Astor at which President Taft
will be the principal speaker.