Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-12
THE POLITICAL
CAMPAIGN
Ex-President Cleveland Still Stands
Firm Against Free Silver and
Reputation.
BRYAN Is In OHIO TODAY
Governor Roosevelt Is Given Enthusiastic
Receptions in Indiana-Vice Presi-
Dental Candidate Stevenson in
Maryland.

Louisville, KY, October 12.-Ex-Pres-
ident Grover Cleveland has replied to
the letter written by John S. Green, Of
this city, inquiring if the fc'' 'uer pres
ident had changed his views on the
financial question, as expressed in his
letter to Chicago business men on April
13. 1895. Cleveland. in the letter, dated
Buzzard's Bay October Z, replied as fol-
lows:
Il have received your letter inclosing
a copy of my letter written more than
five years ago to the business men of
Chicago. l had not seen it in a long
time; but it seems to me that l could
not state the case better this time if I
should try. l have not changed my
opinion as then expressed in the least"
STEVENSON IN MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Nd, October 12.-Former
Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson left
Baltimore this morning for Frederick,
where he will deliver an address at the
fair this afternoon. Leaving Frederick
the party will drive across the noun
tain to Hagerstown, stopping at Mid
dletown and Boonsboro en- route, where
short speeches probably will be delv-
cred by the vice presidential candidate
and others. There will be night meet
ing at Hagerstown, at which Stevenson
will deliver the principal address.
BRYAN'S SPEECHMAKING.
Kenton, O., October 12.-It had not
been the intention of the Ohio state
Democratic committee that w. j. Bryan
should begin the speech making feature
of his Ohio tour until Bowling Green
was reached, but many workmen gath
cred about Bryan's car in Toledo sta
tion, and he was compelled to address
them. The next speeches were at Bowl
ing Green and Findlay, the center of the
Ohio gas belt. Bryan announced to-
day that Mrs. Bryan would join him on
the 9th inst. at New York and remain
with him thereafter until the close of
the campaign He said after leaving
New York and making tour of West
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New
Jersey he would return to the Empire
state, probably to make several
speeches.
At Kenton a large crowd received
Bryan enthusiastically. In presenting
Bryan the presiding officer referred to
him as ''the greatest man on earth and
the next president Of the United
States" Bryan said: IT am afraid /
cannot prove to you that am as big
man as the chairman thinks am, but
1 am glad that live in country where
the people can select one of their num-
ber, however humble he may be, and
make him their instrument for the ac-
complishment of their will, and when a
private citizen is, by the choice of his
countrymen, made the chief executive
of this republic, he then becomes the
greatest man in the world not in his
own might, but in the might of the peo-
pie of the greatest republic in history"
AT BRAZIL.
Brazil, Ind, October 12.-At Greencas-
tie and Brazil large crowds greeted
Governor Roosevelt.
A STREET PARADE
Terre Haute Ind, October 12.-This
city gave Governor Roosevelt a notable
welcome. The feature was parade
comprehending the principal streets.
AVOIDED POLITICS.
Frederick, Md, October 12.-Adlai E.
Stevenson arrived from Baltimore at II
o'clock. At the fair grounds he made a
brief address, in which there was no
reference to politics. The entire party
left for Middletown, this county, and
Boonsboro, Washington county, where
mass meetings will be held.
ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES QUA
KERS.
Greencastle, Ind, October 12.-Leav-
ing Indianapolis at 9:10 o'clock over the
Vandalia line, Governor Roosevelt
made his first stop at Plainfield, Ind,
where he spoke to large crowd, ad-
dressing his remarks especially to the
Society of Friends.