The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN UTAH
MAKES FIVE SPEECHES To CROWDS
OF MoRMoNs AND GENTILEss
Discusses Expansion and Develop
dent Mckinley Urged to Speak.

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-An immense Ger
man-American Republican mass meeting
was held at Central Music Hall this even
ing. The audience packed the hall and
overfiowed to the sidewalk, where they
waited patiently until the speakers in the
hall could come out and address them
Franz Amberg presided at the meeting, and
introduced Frederick w. Hollis, who spoke
in German. and Judge Richard Yates, Re-
publican candidate for Governor, who was
greeted with considerable enthusiasm and
made speech largely confined TO State
issues. AS Judge Yates was concluding his
speech Senator Hanna came upon the plat
form and was the recipient Of a great ova-
tion. Judge Yates was allowed to finish.
after which Mr.. Hanna addressed the audi
ence In part as follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
and Fellow German Republicans laughter
and applarsel-for after that reception am
more than half German for tonight laugh
teri, ] would think from the evidence OF
my reception that all was needed for me
would be TO pronounce the benediction.
lLaughter.1
.'The issues of this campaign, my fellow
citizens, boiled down. are no differHpt than
they were in 1896 Everybody k21 then,
the day after election, where the ~
American people OF this country 5
those issues, and they know IL q
they do not, we will show them
TO find Ii out / say the issues OF
paign are exactly the same as III
in 1896. To be sure, the oppositid
has brought into ii many collateral
They have tried Imperialism and IL
do. Laughter and applause.l Th
pected TO stampede the Germar-Amd
of the United States upon that issue
they failed utterly. / say that Qud ia
has been failure because II wculd bot
stand the crucial test Of reason and 6m-
mon sense. 1t has been failure because
the intelligence OF American people was
found too strong for political scare
!Applause.l And when they paint William
Mckinley as an emperor Igreat applauseI
they Will get the same answer from every
audience that is gathered together who are
patriots; IApplause] An empire ia this
you laugh. Why. the only imperialist
know OF in the United States is Dick
Croker. [Laughter.J He can issue orders
and they are obeyed. He can levy tributs
Mr.. Bryan says that he would not dis
cuss public question a political ques-
ton with me because am too small pota-
toes. ILaughter.l But he viii have TO dis
cuss them with me, IL does not make any
difference whether from the same rostrum
or not, because just as often / come be-
fore an audience OF the American people
am going TO tell them the truth lapplausel,
and from the standpoint of business man
am going TO sound the note OF alarm and
warn you that this is your compaign.
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1896
During the campaign OF 1896. after the
announcement in this city of that platform
OF those who wrested from the hands OF
| the leaders OF the true Jefferson Democ-
| racy its ancient standard, that silver plank
was established. After that issue was
made, and when it was made we found our
selves in the midst of such conditions tina 4
demanded OF those OF US who had charge
OF the campaign the most untiring efforts
and efficient work in the way of education.
| Never in the history of campaigns was
| there such a work OF education, and never
| in the history Of the United States did edu-
cation ever bear such glorious fruit. LAD
| plausel Foremost and first among all the
people stood. in a solid phalanx. that great,
| irresistible force. the German American
citizens. [Applausel They knew their
business. lLaughterl They knew and
know to-day what most affects their ma
I terial interests. Those who believed that
sound finance was the only foundation for
business and prosperity refused TO unite
themselves with those who had gathered
| together IN opposition TO the principles
which govern business. We went into that
| fight not only as Republicans, believing In
a protective tariff to all American indus
| tries and American workmen. but also be-
| lieving that the opportunity afforded to-1S
was the one opportunity which we SHOULD
avail ourselves or 10 pU+ our seal Of con-
demnation upon all such heresy. (Ap-
plause.l
'The war with Spain was not brouchs on
| entirely by the Republican party The neo-
| pie of the I..i,ed States rose in their iniia
| nation at the horrors committed IN (.u6a
| and by the sheer force OF thefr-r-fi1.
| through their representatives sn Congress
| and the executive OF the Nation. they de-
manded that those atrocities should cens s.
There was no division or sentiment when
| that question came before the neonle fr-
settlement. North and South Wesf ana
East, every loyal citizen rose in their n,irhf
and insisted that the power OF Spain shonlS
te taken from the western hemisnhe~e
You have been told. you have read n ana
| you know IT, But as a consequence Of 49,
war the archipelago OF the Phiiinni,es ~
came into our hands. You know Who
raised the flag there and you viii kro,s
VINO pulls IL down. IL anybody dares. -lAn-
plause.l a<1p~
MIR. Bryan says that this sentirnep, ~,
| cetch-vote AFFAIR. that when we falk sho,,s
hauling down the American flag We ers
playing upon the sympathy and the sers9s-
ment OF the people Do you admit a.,
| ICries OF No 'Nofl Is that the lnS,,irs .
| tion which viii induce an American so1dssr
| 10 face the cannons mouth and the nnnsket
balls OF an enemy? lcries OF sNoi1 When
we march TO the tune OF Yankee Doodie !,
under the stars and stripes. do We do IL fo<