The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

nations came from other parts Of the
His references to Mr.. crokers famous
I remark about working for his own
pocket al the time brought forth the
I cry You're right, Teddy"
4 Governor Roosevelt xidicuIed Dir. Bry--
ans attitude on every public question
4 sail into h1ms give him tha mis-
1 chief" reared a man
The audience kept up fneessant cheer
The famous football crank who Is
1 known as Well. Well had a seat up
stairs and q course ne was much in
when the governor took up mflltarism
he caused much laughter when he told
OF the danger Of $500 Of q man 10
every 1000 Of our population
Governor Roosevelt began his address
4 by saying he was proud 70 be on the
platform with Secretary F'airchilds for
ne said:
paign have had with me man after
man who though g lifelong Democrat,
declined TO follow his party when that
I party fell under the leadership that was
false to all the earlier traditions OF the
/ party; when that party fell under the
4 leadership that sought 10 lead It in the
path OF national dishonor at home and
abroad. II was abandoned by old soldiers
like General Bragg Of Wisconsin gal
liant Dan Sickles and Franz Siegel here
in New York, and their no less gallant
opponents who wore the gray. ike Cen
eral Buckner and General Bash Duke,
because the Spanish war stamped out
the last lingering yeSrige Of division IN
this country and left us in fact az well
as in name a reunited nation
And the gallant men who wore the
blue and the no less valiant men who
wore the gray naturally come with US
when we stand for the honesty Of our
people at home and against the degr2-
dalton OF the flag abroad"
On the subject OF Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Croker the governor said.
Mr.. Bryan comes 10 this state as the
guest of Mr.. Croker. Mr.. Bryan comes
to this state pleading loyalty to the
memory Of Jefferson and aasociatlng
with Mr. Croker. Jeferson's statement
was that the whole art Of government
consisted in being honest Mr.. Croker's
gloss upon that statement is that he Is
in politics for mis- pocket every time
am not slandering Mr.. Croker: I am
merely quoting him. In Andrew Jack
sons day Democracy meant hard money,
expansion and the honor of the flag
And who have the right TO represent and
remember Jackson now, the men VINO
stand for the dfsh0u0r OF the nag, Tor
the debasement of the currency. for con-
traction Of its national hnits2 No The
party that stands for an honest dollar;
the party that stands Tor keeping the
flag hoisted IN the Philippines as II shall
be-
Governor Roosevelt then plunged into
the issues Of the campaign starting out
WITH Tree SILVER anu Ll4AgF*-1-E AAA1 A4A-E1
Of his many addresses On this subject
He then touched OF the present pros
xer1rv of the country and how Mr.. Bry-
ans prophecies regarding the gold
standard had turned out to be wrong
and condemntng him for raising 1eeI-
ing OF envy In the minds OF the working
class against the capitalists On this
NO greater evil my fellow country
men, can be done in this nation Of ours
than to teach any group Of Americans
that their attitude should be one or SUI
len hatred and dis1rust to their fellows
That treachery means to nuliTy the
work Of a century and q quarter OF
statesmen who have built up our gov
eminent Before our time there had
been so-called republics IN which the
rich oppressed the poor there had been
s0-caIIed republics in which the poor
had PiundeFed the rich It has been our
boast that IN this great republic each
man stands. On his rights as q man. de-
handing no more than his rights and be-
ing refused no chance TO receive MS
rights
On imperialism. ne saids
Our opponents talk OF the dangers of
imperialism There IS but one danger 70
free institutions in this country, and
that would be by the general prevalence
Of the doctrines the seeds OF which Mr.
Bryan has been sowing. Only in that
way viii there ever be q chance OF los
ing the liberty that we have inherited
from those who went before Us And
now Mr. Bryan asks US to give up pros
perity, ne asks rs TO dishonor the flag.
he asks Us 10 give up our orderly liberty
under the law. for what2 For the sake
Of the most shadowy ghost that ever
was raised to frighten political children
the ghost Of uiEtarfsn-
Here in this building q week ago Mr.
Bryan repeated what he either knows or
ought TO know to be an absolute Sian
der. when ne said that our little army
had been created with the purpose Of
putting It into forts to Overawe the
workingmen Of sur great cities Gen
tlemen there are 81. 600 regular soldiers in
the United States. Greater New York
would be entitled according to poDula-
ton TO about $500 soldiers less than a
third Of the police in the city.
Five years ago when I was police
commissioner understand that sever
al OF my fellow citizens remember the
fact-when was police commissioner
asked for and obtained an increase of
z,e99 members Of the force for the pres
enr borough of Manhattan alone I ask
ed for and obtained without a word OF
protest OF & thought from any one that
his liberties were TO be endangered, a
much larger body OF men than
would be obtained now by Civ
ing the borough Of Manhattan its pro-
porti0nata share Of the regular army,
and no human being has any right to
feel afraid OF these soldiers unless he is
also afraid OF the police
The governor then reviewed the attf-
tude Of the soldier IN the Spanish war, !
eulog1zing the volunteer as he has many
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After appealing to the audience TO |
support the Republican policy. Governor |
Roosevelt concluded by introducing ex-
Senator FairchiI9 IN the following |
words
1t is not alone Republicans who are |
determined that no man Of Bryanss /
character or representing the disorder /
which he stands for shall be president Of /
the United States Thousands Of Demo- /
Gratis who believe IN the maintenance of !
law ara order, In honesty OF finance and /
the Independence Of the judiciary VIII /
this this year vote fer Mckinley Fer. |
however much they have differed from |
Republicans in the past or may differ I