New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-02
Heeds Call Voiced by
Roosevelt for Real
Americans
Crowds Cheer Mayor
At City Hall Plaza
He Will Run to Save City
From Corruption-Hughes
and Taft Praise Him

y'nC NcStcruh! anu ii' ~
enc faces Of Hearst, Hylan and the
Hohenzollerns.'
His challenge WAS issued at tre-
,nendous mass meeting in the City Hall
Plaza. Colonel Roosevelt was there as
his second. and declared that there was
nothing "ffty-ffty" about the patriot
isr Of the Mayor, that he was straight
United States" Fully 10000 persons
aprlauded the speakers and their sent-
ments. and broke out again when let
.,re from William Howard Taft and
Charles Edward Russell were read call
;nr upon Republicans and Socialists to
~ollv about the Mitchell standard.
viii Fight Corruption
Gentlemen, will run" declared the
Mayor. land will make the fight against
Hearst. Hylan and the Hohenzollerns'
srainst Murphy, Cohalan. O'Leary and
all the Tammany crowd. against the
corruptionists. against the disafected'
AGAINST the obstruotionists and against
The seditionists, against all those who
would throw this city back into the
corruption of police debauchery and
craft. bad service. slovenly government
brutality and waste which have cnsr-
acterized every Tammsny administra-
tion that this city ever had
7, WIS the Mayors first fiery cam
paign speech. The Mayor stood on the
stems of the City Hall surrounded oy
group Of distinguished Americans.
tn, great crowd. packed in ali tho
avenues Of approach to the plaza,
CAUGHT the national as we'll as the local
,;r;. of the occasion and cheered the
Mayor and other speakers enthusiast
callv Many of the citizens had Amer
can fscs and. waved them in a sea OF
red. white and blue.
.gut mark this well" said the Mayor.
81 do not supplicate the vote of any man.
stand upon the platform Of my rec
ord in the service Of the city ard IN
the service Of the nation"
Roosevelt Arouses Crowd
Nr. Hughes. Colonel Roosevelt, Henry
L. Morgenthau, Oscar s. Straus and
George B. Mcclure, vice-president of
tho State Federation of Labor, aroused
he assemblage with stirring speeches
before the Mayor spoke, in which they
pointed ou: that it was his clear duty
10 run in the coming election.
Mr.. Hughes, and Mr.. Taft. in let
ter read. called upon all good Repub-
leans 20 pvt aside their regularity
under the present conditions. and vote
Tor Mitchell. Charles Edward Russell,
former Presidential candidate of the
socialist party, sent letter urging the
reelection Of Mayor Mitchell.
With all his oldtime enthusiasm and
ghting campaign spirit Colonel
Roosevelt entered into the town
Meeting" When a cheer went up foT
Teddy" he could not resist the oppor-
unity TO come back with one for the
Mayor. He stepped to the front of
he crowd on the steps and waved his
lack felt hat
Three cheers for the best Mayor
Ncw York ever had!" shouted the Col
oael "the absolute incarnation o.
An ericanism."
The crowd responded with a roar Of
enthusiasm. Mr.. Hughes stepped for
ward and began his speech.
Mr.. Hughes's Speech
He said, in part;
Mr. Mayor, this great outpouring o.
the citizens of New York is tribute
% you personally. We believe in you.
We. knowing your work and your
achievements. are here to express our
absolute confidence in you. Bitter are
the attacks Of ignorance and Of NAL
ice. Malignant influences are seeking
% destroy you; but we know you, and
we know your enemies, and 1t IS be
cause we know you and we know your
enemies that We want you TO run
again for Mayor.
We are here because we believe IN
non-partisan municipal administration
You are the incarnation OF tha'
principle. With rare fidelity. with n
teligence and eXpertness, hlghly
trained by many years OF service IN
this community, you have raised the
standards of administration. Every de
partment shows the benefit OF your un-
firing and unselfiSh work.
"Tammany Hall is the same old SIN
ster organization. 1t plays new tricKs'
but il has the old predatory purpose
il selects now mixture of ignorance
Incompetence and of demagogy when
is an insult to the intelligence OF the
people Of this city.
I'VE do not propose 10 turn over tne
interests of this great town TO that ola
enemy Of all that makes for municipal
good government, for civic righteous,
ness that old enemy OF the munlclpai
honor But there is deeper reason
han all that.
we are at war. Seditious and trait
orous influences are seeking TO benumo
our activities AZ time when tney
should show the full strength OF the
united people. They are seeking 10
poison public sentiment; they are seek
ng 10 paralyze the arm of government
This is q time when every one VINO ls
opposed 10 the efficient and vigorous
prosecution of this holy war rs opposed
TO you. air We desire to have a clean'
'airlot.c. stable, strong administrator
10 these times.
you sir. have been a patriotic Mayor.
here has been no resource OF this