Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-10-05
OHIO CAMPAIGN OPEN.
ROOSEVELT AND NASH SPEAK
TO THOUSANDS


Gov. Roosevelt Of New York led a
veritable San Juan charge against the
hosts of Ohio Democracy at Akron. Fifty
thousand of the Western Reserves best
product in manhood enthusiastically par
ticipated The occasion marked the open
Ing of Ohio's Republican campaign. Be
fore reyerberations from the big guns
fred by Gov. Roosevelt and Judge Nash
were dead every branch Of the service
was engaged in every corner of the State.
keen to come to close quarters with the
enemy. The days work put the stamp
Of nationalism upon the contest-put 1t
there with eager emphasis. The challenge
extended in the platform adopted at
GAINESVILLE three weeks ago was accept
ed without bubble. President MclNin-
ley's friends gladly made approval of his
administration, in whole and in part, the
gage of battle in this, his home State.
The speaking was in Grace Park, In
which score Of eminent men, including
Mckinley half dozen times, have made
political addresses. Gov. Roosevelt was
cheered tremendously ms Judge n. ID.
Tibbals, president of the day, introduced
him. Applause frequently interrupted
him, especially in his references to sub
DUNG the Filipinos. Judge Nash was en-
Enthusiastically received. Senator Hanna
was present, but did not deliver an ad-
dress.
In introducing Gov. Roosevelt and
Judge Nash, Judge Tibbals referred to
the service each had rendered his coun-
try, and they were received with cheers.
Governor RooscveIt's Address.
Gov. Roosevelt's long address was lis
tened to intently, and he was frequently
interrupted with enthusiastic applause
He said in part:
I come to speak to you because we rec
ognize throughout the nation that the
contest this year in Ohio cannot be any
thing but national contest. 1t is the sin
cere belief Of all right-minded men who
have the welfare of the nation close at
heart that the position taken by the Ohio
Democracy, speaking in reality for the
national Democracy in this campaign. is
one destructive of national prosperity at
home and of national honor abroad. More
over, it is impossible to avoid the convic-
ton that their leaders know that this is
true, but are willing to plunge the
country into any disaster, provided only
they can persuade a sufficient number Of
dupes to put them where they can crafty
their greed for Office, their thirst for pow
err. l should not use such language in
an ordinary political contest / use it
now as l should have used it had been
alive during the years of the civil war.
The men whom we are now fighting
champion a cause which in its essentials
is the same as that chanpioned by the
copperhead thirty-seven years ago. They
vote the war a failure now as they voted
it failure then,
Trusts and Expansion.
They wish to discuss the question of
trusts, an economic question, and of ex-
pansion, which is really the question Of
upholding abroad the honor of the flag
and the interests of the nation and of
making us rise level to our duties as q
world power. They hope to avoid much
discussion of the silver question-much
discussion of their advocacy Of dishon-
est dollar; trusting that thereby they
shall be enabled to say to the believers
N free silver that they are heartily in
favor Of it, and yet to fool the men who
stand for sound finance by explaining to
them that that question is really relegat-
ed to the rear and is not live issue.
They cannot be both for and against free