The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-02
need TARIFF TO
AVOID DISASTER,
SAYS ROOSEVELT
Tells. at Newark Exposition,
Of Grave Economic Prob
lem After War.
ry.GOv. MURPHY JOINS
COEONEL'S BACKERS

rroyd of between 1000 and 5000 that
backed the First Regiment Armory.
where the Industrial exposition is being
reid.
Crowds lined the street opposite the
Robert Treat Hotel when the Colonel
-sme on, from dinner and when ne re-
,urned after making his speech. His
relcome everywhere was noisy. whether
q was telling the assemblase at the ex-
position about the need of a protective
tarir or whether he merely stood UP In
his car and doffcd his hat.
Col. Roosevelt was met at the Penn
rlvania station at I 80 y. NJ. by former
Governor Franklin Murphy. chairman OF
the CommItte Of one Hundred, in charge
o. NcNark's 25oth anniversary celebra-
ton, and members OF a reception COM
mttee.
Hearty In Greeting Murphy.
That was the official committee OF
Welcome. but there was an unofficial
committee Of several hundred shouting
persons who bobbed up back OF the sta
ton desp.te the fact that the Colonel
eft the platform by an unusual route.
Former Governor Murphy's appearance
q the head OF the reception committee
was an event In itself. lie is the Re-
publican candidate for the United States
senate and also a national committeeman,
but the greater Significance was in the
fact that he hadn't spoken to Col. Roose-
welt since 1912 n had let his friend
ship for the Colonel cool since that
year, Tonight he welcomed Col. Roose-
welt heartily and was greeted as heartily
IN return. The two seemed to have for
gotten what happened -four years x
when Mr.. Taft got the Republican nomi-
nation and MIR. Murphy stuck to Taft.
The Colonel, accompanied by Mr.. Muir
ply, Mayor Raymond. Uzal II. McCar-
ter. Augustus V. Hamburg. Everett
Colby and other members of the COM
mi,'ee. was escorted In al automobile
procession. led by n platoon of mounted
police. 70 the Robert Treat Hotel. In
front OF the hotel the street was full
Of men and women. who began to cheer
o. the SIGHT of Roosevelt and broke
through the police lines TO get close to
him. The Colonel was soon led into
The ball room. where the reception COM
mittees dinner was waiting for him.
one Of the guests was former United
States senator James Smith. The Colo
mel had been seated at the guest table
but a few moments when Everett Colby
arose and presented To him "A framed
cartoon on behalf of the newspaper men
Of Newark.
Grlns at sight Of Cartoon.
II depicted a steam roller about to
crush Hughes. Barnes and Penrose. and
!; vas propelled by Col. Roosevelt him
self. A likeness of Taft stood at the
s're shaking as with the sgue. and be-
low the picture was, who's the chauf-
!tur of the steam roller now?"
"Thanks.' said tine Colonel, with a
grin, this is purely a comparison
gft."
A few minutes later the Colonel left
the dining room to go out to shake
hands with the members Of the executive
committee Of the Roosevelt Republican
League, which was formed this after
noon by Gen. Bird Spencer. ex-ciov. John
franklin Fort, ex-senator William ].
Bradley, Clarence T.. Hetrick. Mayor OF
Asbury Park; Frank Il. Jess Of the
state TAX Board. Gen. s. v. s. Muzzy,
william A. Lord, who Is a delegate TO
the Republican convention. and Nelson b.
Gdskili. Assistant Attorney.General.
Then. midway In the dinner. there
came = furry OF excitement. when Aus
ten Colgate. candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for Governor. appeared
N the doorway and was urged by en-
'huslastic friends to enter the dining
foom and greet Col. Roosevelt. He did.
and he wore a Roosevelt button while
he did 1t. 1t was Immediately rumored
hat he had become converted to the
'olonel's cause since Roosevelt's arrival
IN the city. Another guest. who drop
ped in unexpectedly. was Rob Fitzsim-
mons, the ex-prizefghter. who was
pushed into a chair next to the EXPIRES
dent by the ex-President and then the
two engaged In an earnest conversa-
lion.
Mayor Proposes Toast.
This Is a big night for Newark"
@ld Mayor Raymond. getting up to
make a little speech. "We've got one
4" the great big Americans with us;
one who never pussyfoots and who
recognizes weasel words when he sees
mem, Rise and drink a toast to him"
The first thing Col. Roosevelt did at
me exposition was to go into a side room
10 tell the members OF the First Regi-
ment, National Guard of New Jersey II
cont b,lieve In weasel words and I don't
believe In weasel deeds. | don't believe
me ueel tndt SUCKS the meaning out
II" all the words. ! believe in prepared
ness and not in letting George do It. l
oeIleve In the system In which employers
and employed stand and work together.
Ihat's III. American democratic principle
o' preparedness, Until we get 1t through
oni the country We wv a debt Of grati-
tude to you men,"
In his address to the crowd at the ex-
position he added to his pr. pared speech
on the need OF a protective tariff "We're
tul! gown, and II we think WI need a
.ufse ana a perambulator we are mis-
"k,n, We must protect ourselves"
When he had finished his prepared
tpeech he threw away the manuscript
ana plunged into q tall on prepared
hess.
COL Roosevelt's prepared speech had
W. 40 with agriculture and industry.
Nnh The encouragement of the captains
U INDUSTRY and with air play and the
!ust DIVISION Of rewards for workers. and
"Mh The necessity Of a protective tariff
'ter the war in Europe comes to an end.
1oi' Roosevelt spoke as follows:
- am glad TO be able to speak at this
INDUSTRIAL exposition which commence
taes The 250th anniversary OF the found
.s OF Newark. For over a century and
haif after that date this country Of
Durs was overwhelmingly agricultural
~ character. For the last half century
US Industrial development has grown by
,eaps and bounds. Newark typines to .
pecuilar degree what our country ID
srow'ng to be. Therefore both the
.suses OF hope and the causes Of fear
% ~, our national future are at work with