Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-16

audience could think what it pleased.
In beginning his address Mr.. Depew
said: Fellow citizens. we unanl-
mously express our grief and indigna-
ton at the cowardly and dastardly
attack made last evening upon the
life of Colonel Roosevelt. However
widely we may differ with him upon
his present position end policies tand
| am unalterably opposed to him, po-
litIcally), acknowledging tho services
rendered the country In the past, we
recognize him as one of the foremost
citizens OF the nation. His
for which we all pray will be a cause
for national thanksgiyjpg.'
Mr.. Depew then went into the his
tory of the Republican party ana
emphaticslly disclaimed that 1t had
outlived it's usefulness. He sarcasti-
cally declared that 1t was no until
President Taft had been renominated
that either Colonel Roosevelt or Gov
ernor Johnson had deemed IT neces-
sary to supplant the Republican party
by a nSw party.
/, MIR. Depew Tells OF Banauet
Mr.. Depew then went into the his
tory of all of the infant parties that
were founded on enc idea aud told of
their birth and rapid demise. He de-
tailed n banquet on the V of the
Inauguration Of President Taft and
latd emphasis on the fact that Colonel
Roosevelt thought the Republican
party good enough at that time and
also thought II good enough until the
result of the first Chicago Convention
was announced.
Turning his attention to the tariff,
Mr.. Depew attempted to sway the
audience-jury to the belief that free
trade or a tariff for revenue only
would mean the destruction of the
country's industries and the placing
In poverty of the workingmsn. He
also attacked the Democratic plat
form and claim 1t to be an uncon-
nected jargon of the ideas of every
leading Democrat in the country,
Continuing on this subject, he,
turned his attention to Governor Will
son and asked what his attitude
would be. He said.
ITO find that out l read his
speeches, and / have read them all.
He is an eloquent orator. n there
are few. If any, more captivating
men on the platform in the United
States. He has a talent for entertain
ing an audience and making a charm
ing address without committing him
self definitely.
I'm his last speech he sa:s, sub
stantially: I find the Poles from
hat glorious land of Kosciusko, and
the Italians from the traditions of the
classic and medieval glory, and the
Germans and the Scandlnavians, the
descendants of d ace of great heroes.
coming to us to escape kings inc
aristocrats and privilege, but do they
escape it here? oh, no! They are
oppressed here by the same privilege
under a new name. Now, what l pro-
pos to do is to remove all hat privi-
lege. 1t is in the tariff; / am going
to remove 1t there. 1t is in these great
corporations; l am going to remove 1t
there. 1t is in these combinations of
capital for the conduct of business; I
am going to remove it there
Should Tell Psnacea ingredients"
But, ne says, 1 am going to so
do 1T as to make no disturbance in
business. no check upon Industries
and no furry in finance
ut seems to be due to the American
people h a if nlnety-nine per cent. or
the industries of the United States
ave in them things which constitute
special and arbitrary privilege, and
that the Governor. as President, is
going to change the situation without
hurting anybody or injuring anything,
that he ought TO give us the ingredi-
ents of his patent medicine before he
asks us to swallow it.
II knew a herb doctor up in the