The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-04
GOV. ROOSEVELT
Receives an Enthusiastic Rece.
plIOn at Ocean Grove, N j.

Ocean Grove. n. J., Aug S-Gov Roose-
welt was the guest Of honor at the Ocean
Grove summer school tonight when he
delivered an address upon "Pracltal Pou-
tics and Decent Politics" before an audi
ence Of 10000 people Crowds met Gov
Roosevelt at the New Jersey station on
his Journey from New York. cheering him
heartily
At Ocean Grove the governor was mot
by great crowd and 100 bicyclists escort
ed him to his stopping place. In front OF
the house q company Of boys dressed as
Rough Riders saluted him, 10 his great
delight.
The audience tonight was so extraordi-
na~ily enthusiastic that Gov Roosevelt
was Obliged TO beg the people TO moder-
ate their cheering
Gov. Roosevelt said in part
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT
Gov Roosevelt spoke on Principal poll
tics and Decent Politics"
II is idle for the mass of good citizens
TO try 20 set themselves apart as not re-
| spons.ble for our political shortcomings
In the end the politicians must be exact
ly what the people allow them TO be.
They must represent the people-perhaps
the vice perhaps the virtue. perhaps the
Indifference OF the people This does not
In the least excuse politicians that are
bad and we must keep IN mind the fact
that every vicious politician, above all
every successful politician tends 10 de-
bauch conscience. to render bad men
bolder and decent men who are not far
sightedmore cynicauy Indifferent than
ever But IN blaming the politician, do
not forget that we are ourselves TO blame
for permitting his existence. Again do
not fan into the mistake Of thinking that
we shall ever make politics better by hys-
terics In any shape or form
II Is a shame 70 us as a nation that We
should have tolerated in u city like New
, York an administration against which II
) IS necessary TO war not on grounds o.
D political expediency, but on grounds Of
e elementary morality. Just at the momen
4 the nation Is face 10 face with a duty
= that calls for heroism-I mean our at
= titude IN the Philippines.
D We put our pick into the rotten founda
8 tions OF Spanish government. both IN tn
10 East and west Indies. We tumbled tn
= building down In as righteous a war a
y was ever undertaken. Now, II we are I
reach our place among the great nations
r we must see that tho ruins are clesre
I. away and the temples OF justice and hon
esty reared IN their places.
= We SHALL be guilty Of terrible wron
n 10 humanity n IN the Philippines we re
!, treat before armed savageIy instead o
l.. organizing a suitable government, whic
a shall guarantee justice 70 every one an
# an ever increasing measure Of liberty I
those who show themselves worthy Of &
The whole history Of the world show
that the wrong done by the mere sent
mentalist Is often OF larger proportion
o and more elastic than any other Kind {
y wrong and Of this wrong we shall I
a guilty II we fail 70 DO our task thorough
J. and well II will call for but the meres
Q fraction OF our strength, provided only "
d choose 20 exert that strength. IT, how
l. ever. the people let their representative
congress hamper the administration Z
F. they did last winter when they refused
a. put the army upon a proper footing as
le size, perrnanence and organization. IN,
r the people have themselves 10 thank
ID the war fingers with difficulties and dan
IS ers increased. What the people have
W do ls 10 resolve TO back up the preside
IN 10 the full in seeing that the outburst
savagery is repressed once for all al
X what Is even more important, 70 see IN
er those new troplo islands in the east Al
he west alike are not left 10 tho prey
X. partisan and spoilsmen, but are govern
ur primarily IN the Interest Of their inhal
rs tants and therefore ultimately for t
nd honor and renown Of America
nd Gov. Roosevelt spent the night at viz
w President Hobart's summer home at N,
wood.