New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
At State Fair, in Enemies Coun.
try. He Prophesies Their
Defeat.
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT
Commends Fir. Taft as Public
Official and Approves Number
of Accomplishments OF
Administration.

did they would be beaten
The former President also gave warm
communication Of President Iaf1 as
rubIfc official and expressed MS ap-
nrovaI Of a number Of the accomphsh-
nents of the Taft administration colo
nal Roosevelt did not fndorse the admin
is+rarion As 2 whole. What he did nave
IN say. however. placed him on record
for the first time III regard TO many OF
the more important features of - Drea <
ing the silence which he had matnIa1ned
e+AadfastIv on the subject except Tor MS
few brief references to his successor
made while he was on his Western IT'D
He also defended his recent criticisms
OF two decisions of the United States 81
nrer7e Court, made in a speech in Den
Yer and quoted the words Of William n
Taft written when he was judge 20
support his contention that the people
have the right to cr1ticise decisions OF
the courts
Greeted by 10000 Persons.
vT5ar Mr. Roosevelt arrived here from
New York this afternoon the state FAR
Grounds on which he spoke Were
thronged with a crowd which the OH
Gals Of the fair said numbered more
than forty thousand persons The huge
randstand was filed and other tnou-
sands we're nassed on the field. as near
as they could approach to the judges
stand from which the ex-President Dc
Iiz-ered his address Before ne went 10
the stand Colonel Roosevelt rode around
the mile track at the head Of a parade
and received a cordial welcome, al
though the wild cheers with which re
mas racefved in the West were not gwen
here For the most part the people
cIapped their hands instead AS Colonel
Roosevelt warmed Up 70 his speech
however. the people grew enthusiastic
and cheered repeatedly.
Almost all the members OF the COM
rnittee which took the colonel IN hand
during his stay here are identified WITH
the Onondaga County Republican organ
fzation. of which Francis Hendricks. eX-
s11Derfn1endent of insurance IS the head
Mr. hendricks is d member OF the Re
r,IhIicau State Committee and voted
against Mr.. Roosevelt when the state
{
temporary chairman OF the Republican
State Convention
The former President spent the even
ing at the home Of Lieutenant Governor
Horace White. who gave d dinner for
him There. too. he was in the hands
Of men who are taking part in the fight
against him
Timothy l. Woodruff. chairman Of the
Republican state Committee and one OF
| the leaders OF the opposition 10 Colonel
Roosevelt. was here to-day. shook hands
with the ex-Presfdent and ate dinner
with him. Mr.. Roosevelt and his adver-
saries met one another with cheerful
faces. and tested about their differences
Introduced by Lieutenant Governor.
lieutenant Governor White made one
Of the shortest speeches on record when
he introduced Colonel Roosevelt at the
fair grounds
We are here to-day TO welcome ard
to honor Theodore Roosevelt he said-
and that was all The colonel. who rad
inst seated himself at the rear OF the
stand 70 wait until Mr. White had
finished his speech. looked I'D in sur
prise as he saw the Lieutenant Governor
backing from the railing
DO sneak now2'' he asked
Mr.. White said that the time had
come and the colonel arose He vas IN
aghting trim as he faced the crowd He
himself said so. He shook his clenched
fists II, the air and thunde-eo forth his
message with all the energy which he
could muster Several times he de-
par+ed from The text Of his prepared
speech 10 inject remarks 70 show how
earnestly he meant what he said
II wish that my opponents would come
into the OPEN he said
They shoot from the bushes he de-
clared at another place. but YOU couldnt
make them come into the OPEN and light
the issue
Another remark which caused -
again dared his opponents 10 put them
selves on record as against him.
Friends. they won't do IT," said he
They may criticise me. but they viii
walk as though they were treading on
eggs before they take the other side.
P7r7phF5Se oT TdtFfCN 'CfFIs
After ne had asserted that leaders IN
business must act as servants OF the
people. and that the corporations must
he the creature, and not the master. OF
the people. he added To parap,rase
the words OF Patrick Henry, IF that be
socialism, make the most OF II
That's a fairly decent ideal. isn't IT 80
he asked. after he had declared that
each man should have a fair chance.
with special privileges for none. There
IS no appeal to the mob. nothing danger
Gus Nobody has any reason 10 fear new
nationaltsm except the crook and the
boss. and they both have"
Colonel Roosevelt said that he rad
come here TO say exactly what I have
said in the West
Let il be understood ar the outset"
he continued. thar I have not word
10 retract.
Amen. shouted a man in the crowd
That's sound-amen-thats good doc
trine" the ex-President said What T
have 70 say - 70 take away any excuse
from those who misrepresent my words