New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-30
He Adds That Hylan Is
Insensate Symbol of
Lawlessness
Bennett "Decoy
Duck" for Murphy
Issue Is Democracy or In.
decency, Colonel Tells
Three Audiences

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lawlessness, an indictment OF William
NJ. Bennett ss "Murphy's decoy duck
and a denunciation Of Morris Hillqui'
as IAN ally of the Hun" featured each o.
three speeches by Theodore Roosevelt
in Harlem and Brooklyn last night
The Colonel told his audiences thai
John Purroy Mitchell, "the quintessence
! of Americanism," has translated into
action the aspirations entertained BY
reputable New Workers during the last
thirty years.
"New York now must decide" he
thundered, whether she is to continue
| to be an example to other cities oi
whether she is to be known as capable
only of spasmodic eruptions of virtue
We have got to decide whether we want
democracy or indecency; whether we've
got a country or polyglot boarding
house"
Three thousand men and women
packed into the Harlem River Casino
127th Street and Second Avenue. re.
ceived the Colonel with cheers, mingled
with Kisses and cries for Hiliquit. One
persistent interrupter was elected by
the police, amid general disorder.
Negroes Cheer Colonel
Twenty-Five hundred negroes, gath.
cred al the Palace Casino. Ii East 135th
hoo
tion and angrily repressed a few in
the audience who vented shouts for
Hillduit or cried How about Browns
Vile ?" They refused to allow Marcus NJ
Marks. the Borough President, TO intro
duce the Colonel, and kept up bedlam
of opposition as he persisted IN the at
tempt to do so.
Roosevelt's biggest guns were trained
on Mitchel's opponents from the plat
form Of the Harlem River Casino,
where his offensive against Tammany
began.
II am in this campaign only mas
much az do not regard il as merely
local campaign" he began. Nothing
that affects the greatest city in America
can fail to be of vital interest to all
Americans. and in this campaign you
are to decide whether we shall con-
tinue to regard, as for the first time In
my lifetime we have for four years re
garded, New York as an example OF
wise, just, democratic municipal gov.
ernment, or whether we are to say that
all New York is capable of is spasmodic
virtue now and then. The next point
we have TO decide is whether New York
ers are willing to vote straight United
States, as straghtout Americans, and
not as Americans of the ffty-ffty
variety.
"Not for half a century have we had
any Mayor who has been as efficient
and as upright in administering affairs
on the principles Of straightout democ-
racy as this city government. John
Purroy Mitchell has really translated
into action the aspirations OF every
reputable citizen.
Speaks of What He Knows
81 speak of what ! know when I say
that Mayor Mitchel's first thought
waking, his last thought before sleep
ing, has been how he could best use the
city government for the benefit Of the
average man, average woman and aver
age child in this city.
"Now, friends, by accident it is al
ways possible anywhere to elect good
man. The test of the people comes in
retaining that good man in Office. ZAP
plause.) Now, Mitchell has stood by
you; il is up to you TO stand by Mitchell
at will be a real misfortune. it will
be a matter of lasting damage to the
city, if you make the unspeakably sor-
did political organization Of Tammany
Hall, feel they needn't trouble to give
good government, that they needn't
trouble to take care of the welfare OF
the average man and average woman,
that people don't remember that if a
man stands up like man. does his
work as a man, he will tread on so
many feet that he will pay for it at
the next election.
"Mr. Hearst has been boasting that
he nominated Mr.. Bennett and has
been championing Mr.. Bennett. 1t is
not that he cares a snap Of the fingers
for Mr.. Bennett. He would not back
Mr.. Bennett if there was any earthly
chance of electing him. He is backing
Mr.. Bennett lecause he knows that
every good citizen who votes for Mr..
Bennett throws away his vote
Calls Hillquit Aid to Prussia
Colonel Roosevelts reference to Hill
quit as an "aid to the Prussianized
autocracy of the Hohenzollerns" was
met by groans and Kisses from several
parts of the hall.
"Why do they send our men to fight
across the seas? ?" asked heckler.
Because they'll have to fight at
home unless we do send them,' shot
back Roosevelt
81 do not like the Hun outside our
gates, but | tell you | like him more
than the Hun inside our gates" he
continued. 81 have seen in the press
reports. repeatedly, Of Mr.. Hillquit,
that he won't buy a Liberty bond. say
ing that he was against the loan. be
cause he did not wish US to have victory
in this war. because he wished a nego-
tiated peace now, although he well
knows that that is the peace which the
Prussianized Germany Of the Hohen-
zollerns now demands.
There is one point on which ] agree
with Mr.. Hillquit. He was reoorted as
saying everybody knew where Mitchell
stood, but that nobody knew wnere Mr..
Hylsn stood. / think he was quite
right. | suppose Mr. Hylan has not had
chance to ask Mr.. Hearst and Mr..
Murphy where he does stand"