The sun., 1916-11-02
WHITMAN CHEERED
FOR HIS PATRIOTISM
Governor Explains the Stivers
Act and other Prepared
ness Measures.
WINS MEN OF COLUMBIA
Attacks Democratic Rivals
Attitudc-Five Speeches
in Brooklyn.
WINS MEN OF COLUMBIA

Gov. whitman, who has aroused tre-
mendous ~outbursts Of enthusiasm every
where he has spoken this week, touched
the patriotic side Of his auditors yes
terday In his discussion of the Stivers
act and other preparedness measures.
He delivered a speech at Columbia
University that made the students yell
as hard as they ever did at a football
match. and In the course Of five meet
ings in brooklyn he had a s~pontaneity
to his speeches that made the day the
most eventfui OF his campaign.
While the Governor went into various
phases Of his administration. he devoted
much time to an explanation OF the pre-
paredness measures. N when he made
his speech at Columbia he made q most
scathing attack on Samuel Seabury, his
Democratic rival. without mentioning the
Judges name. Ho rae rehearsed the
provisions Of the stivers act and had
shown how II simply provided a method
for carrying into effect provisions Of the
state Constitution on self-defencc.
This great nation and this great state
OF ours are WORTH WHILE said the Gov
ernor, raising his clenched fist as he
! stood before the students at Columbia.
and the man who for the purpose OF
getting into Office In trying to persuade
the public that an honest and patriotic
endeavor to defend these things is an ef-
fort to use power in order to make
somebody a soldier whom we don't like Ii
descending to the most unpatriotic at
titude and level that II Is possible for a
man to reach In a political campaign.
II am very glad to say that as an
American citizen n a citizen Of this
State there IL only one man In the
whole campaign on either sid that is
making n such charge or assuming
any such position or making any such
declaration to the people OF this state"
Applause and prolonged cheering.l
Prior to this charge the Governor
had given in detail the legislation OF
the State in regard TO enrolling the
militia and the authority OF the Gov
ernor to call out the National Guard.
lie explained that up to 1913 the
law required an enrolment OF Al, per-
sons constituting the militia Gail citi-
zens between IS and 45 years) once
n year. then once in five years and finally
whenever the Governor deemed IL neces-
sary. There was no provision, how
ever. for making a separate enrolment
Of each city or town, and this was pro.
vided for in the las, session OF the Legis-
lature.
Under the new national defence
act" said the Governor. the number
prescribed Is approximately 35. 200. W,
have already Increased our force to rs,
900. and there Is not the remo,est pos
sibility that the State ever would hav,
20 resort to the application OF compul
sion to bring It's strength up 90 $4,000
|, rs required by the defence act. Bu
that would not be an excuse FOR IL,
State not providing the necessary powe'
!, and authority to maintain its quota I
the volunteer principle should fall"
The Governor again emphasized upoi
his audiences the fact that he Is respon
sible for the acts OF his administration
: that he is not hiding behind any ex
/, cuse, because he has nothing TO excuse
and he said: The more every vote
knows exactly what Is going IN In Al
bany and in every department Of tn
State the happier | shall be-"