Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-25
ROOSLNELI Al 81. PAIL.

M Nicc-nreSlupntlll candidate was
ever given II warmer greeting than
that accorded Theodore Roosevelt at
st. Paul last week, the occasion he.
ing the annual meeting Of the Ma
tional League of Republican clubs.
Whenever he appeared, whether in
the streets, at the hotels, cor at the
rooms Of local clubs, there were
spontaneous Outbursts of applause
for the rough rider and fearless states
man. The people like Teddy; they
have faith in him. Like Mark An
tony, lac is "a plain, blunt man" who
says what ne moans and means what
be- Says. His hand-shake IL one to
he remembered. 1t Is n grip that
reaches the heart. He is physically
and morally courageous. His has
been n strenuous life and he has no
patience with the vacillating or the
weak and timld. A fighter himself
against error and corruption he will
ask for recruits wherever he goes and
he will not fail to get them.
His speech In st. Paul to over 5000
people. with thousands unable to get
into the hall, was but n slight evil
dence OF the esteem and admiration
entertained for him 10y the people OF
the northwest. His speech, pregnant
with strong logic and patriotism,
kept his audience moved to cheers.
In sounding the keynote OF the cam.
paign Of 1900 he dealt telling blows
at the Tagalized and Organized De
mocracy. He showed up the incon-
sistcncy Of the st. Louis platform
from top to bottom, especially as re-
CARDS silver, trusts and imperialism.
A few sentences dealing with the
crazy-quilt platform will give some
idea Of his mastery address as n
whole. OF this yaricgated produc-
tion he says:
I'VE know definitely what We blieve and
say il outright. Our opponents, who repre-.
sent all the forces Of discomfort, malice and
envy, formed and iormless, vague and con.
crete, can hardly be said TO know what
they really do believe. because the princi.
pies they profess, if put forth markedly, are
so revolving, even to their own followers,
that they like-nt least try-to wrap the
mantle OF hypocrisy around them. They
rant about trusts, but they have nothing
practicable to advance in the way Of rem
edy; nor Is this to be wondered at, when
one OF the makers Of their platform the
representative from New York and the
leader Of their organization in New York,
are both themselves among the mos,
prominent stockholders in the worst trust
to be found today in the United States, the
ice trust, which had Justly exposed itself to
the criticism which our opponents often
uniustly apply to every form Of industrial
effort.
They have invented tho imaginary dan
ger Of imperialism, and about hat they
also rave. Yet So conscious are they o
the h~ollowness Of their attack, so vel
aware that to follow out their profession,
would mean To trail the American flag in
the dust, that they are Obliged to pretend
that really, after all, they are for cxpap.
sion. After infinite labor they finally did
decide that they s.ill believed in free silver
This decision vas reached in their commit
tee by a vote OF 20 to 81; So that il ap
pears that they only have 80 per cent o
faith in their Use dollar after all. Ever
this amount of faith they were able tc
reach purely by the aid OF Hawaii and yet
four years ago they objected MS much t.
our expansion over Hawaii as.thcy NON oh
ject TO our expansion oyerthc Philippines
THERE'S an element NJ grim comedy In ,thos,
builders having now psrforcc to take th,
once rejected stone to make out oi n th,
foundation OF their new platform"
Such an exposition of knnyery aud
demagogueism To prejudice aportior
OF the American people is already
having n good effect. Thousands o
Democrats are refusing To he hood.
winkcd or cajoled. They are Amcri
cans and patriots first and partiSans
, afterwards. The hero OF San Juan
> Hill appeals to all true Amer
leans To stand by President Me
: Kinley In the hour Of danger
: and supreme national obligation ant
= they are rallying to his support al
over the Union as they did in the
I dark days of the rebellion.