Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-10

a vigorous and Logical Argument
of the Great Issues Under
Discussion.
Money, Imperialism, Expansion, the
Philippines and Trusts Dealt
With.
ST. Louis Oct 1o.-st. Louis vast en-
position coliseum was crowded last
night in honor of Governor Roosevelt.
Tie governor was escorted from the
1 Planters hotel in the evening by Mayor
sziegenhein, National Committeeman
kerens and other prominent repub-s
leans OF Missouri. a mounted regiment
of rough riders and several thousand
citizens in carriages and on foot The
governor Was introduced by the mayor
sot the city and was cheered enthusi-
astically turnout his speech. He left
last night for Chicago. whence today he
started on his Indiana tour The gov
ernor's address follows
Mr.. Chairman and You Men and
Women of Missouri My Fellow Conn
utsrneri: appeal TO You less as repub-
slicans than as citizens of this great
country. for fee! that in this yearswe
nave the same right to appeal TO all
men without regard to their political
past as we had in 1864. thirty-six years
ago Then, as now. the issues All stake
sSefe 50 great that they superseded all
tues tons of mere party Affiliations
n nave to- ask you to look u just tN o
sides Of these Issues the materia! side
and what is greater than the material
side, The moral side; the side of the
greatness and honor of the nation. Now
one moment as To the material Side.
Ladies and gentlemen. it is a bit diff
cult TO know what issue 10 discuss. be-
sause our opponents change the para
mount issue soSoften. (Applause.O am
perfectly willing 10 meet them on any
ISSUE If they Will only let us know
What it is ana stay long enough on ii
fAppiause and laughters) Yet after all.
what need is there fur me 10 discuss
economic and financial questions when
=
selves. Applause and iaughter.) New
tike the quss Ion OF free silver. u any
oil you are foi.ttlaate enough 10 know
Mr.. Bryan. If elected. viii pay the Oh
Legations Of the nation in gold or in
tsilver. L wish you would diruigr This
ESpowledge for MIR Bsyan Won't lAp-
pause and laugiter.) There is no
doubt about where We. stand. We are
for the gold standard and we are for it
on the Atlantic seaboard and IN the
Rocky mountains alike. GAppiause.)
We stand for 1t III sefyM here,fpr gs are
fortunate enough 70 have issues " hien
do not Wear thin IN any part OF the
country. t1Applause and lausnter.l
! Now. gentlemen, some people say thai
the silver issue is dead. Silver cannot
ibe dead MhRn people are uncertain as
4 70 nov a candidate Of one Of the two
j. great parties would pay tile obligations
tof the governments No issue is dead
when You cannot tall whether a cred-
65itoi or a sianeii " hoover he may be,
& IS 10 get * cents OF 100 cents on the
dollar. Ii i. dead 20 the extent that
nobody ventures 10 argue in its behalf
{Laughte,.l But ii they paid our debts
IA ascent dollars W. W0ald care little
a. @ tia precise arguments by when
they ,eslgned tlls ciusion that War
railtea tina, conduct.
All 4 want YOU u 10 from material
tandnoint is 10 eShume MIR. Bi-yanis
+ prophecies Of four seais ago ana thel
s,Ji' yourselves compare those prppl-
epies With their signal fultitlment
leslleas.s ana laughter.y The spiri'
moved Mr.. Bryan and ne propnesied
Il.aushter.) He prophesied that unless
spu had free SILVER the wage Werkers
pssiald stand idle in the market place
Tina MAS the prophecy. The fulfiMmea
was that the Mage worker has hac
near.y double as much work as before
U And ne piaptssied again. He said tina
sEif we elected Mckinley the farme,
would find the products Of his farm
4 diminishing in value. butthey have ii
creased. from ] s 70 60 ptsr cent in diff
zIafsreit products. t.&pplanse) You d.
mot have TO take my Word for anything
stof this. Simply look at the statistics o
u find out what has happened amonl
your friends.
And MI. Bryan prophesied again
Il The savings banks attracted his atten
ton and he said ii We had not free sill
Yer the deposits Of the savings bank
would diminish and they have in
ERASED "a Per cent He said that TIL
ID amount Of money Ia circulation pe
e capita would diminish. and ii mas in
creased from so TO s2S. So faf Nj
Bryan mad been saying that everything
would go down. He said mortgage
:wpuld go up: and they We're the ont
Ifnngs that went down. daughter.
Mortgases have diminished in amour
by nearly 40 per cent When thes
fthings We're pointed Out TO Mr. isryai
a the other day and il Was shown that w
We're prospectus, nc answered that
was not the republican party. bu
y Providence that made us 50. Now
-sl am perfectly willing TO admit tina
! E5there has been a fusion between provi
dence and the republican party. CGen
Eeral laughter and cheering.) The dem
! ocracy has fused with about everythin
else tLaughter.) But somehow or. othe
il has never managed to connect Wit
Providence. (Renewed laughter.)
THE TRUST ISSUE
The last paramount issue tina
seems To have been developed on IN