The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-11
National Honor, Good Government and
Prosperity Are the Issues at
Stake This Campaign.
SETH LOW AT COLUMBUS, o
FORMER INDEPENDENT NOW FOR
TRE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Tribute to President Mckinley and
His Conduct of Public Affairs
During Critical Times.

LA CROSSE, Wis, Sept 10.-Elaborate
preparations had been made for the two
meetings here to-day on the occasion of
the visit of Governor Roosevelt. The first
meeting was held at o'clock in the after
noon for the benefit of visitors from differ
ent points in the vicinity. The evening
meeting was for the people of the city.
The city was handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting, and large pictures of
Mckinley and Roosevelt. United States
Senator Knute Nelson. of Minnesota, was
present, and Representative Esch presided.
Robert M. Lafollette, candidate for Gov
ernor, General Bryant, chairman of the
Wisconsin State central committee, and
Senator j. ". Quarles accompanied Gov
ernor Roosevelt on his trip through the
State.
The Mckinley Roosevelt Marching Club,
from Sparta, commanded by Major Rich
ards, of the Third Regiment of Wisconsin
State Guards, was feature of the parade
which met Governor Roosevelt at the sta
tion. The train arrived promptly at II
o'clock. The station platform and streets
around were crowded with cheering null
titude. Governor Roosevelt was escorted
to the waiting carriages by the reception
committee. The parade followed, after
which the Governor was driven to the
hotel for luncheon and rest before the cere-
monies at o'clock.
Governor Roosevelt was greeted by an
immense audience this afternoon. He
spoke as follows:
1--WE are confronted in this campaign with
two issues of which they say one Is para
mount and the other is immediate. The
paramount issue is militarism and i'm
perialism and the immediate issue is free
silver. They have insisted as little as possi-
BILE upon the latter. They have been for 1T,
but not so much for II as to frighten the
gold men away. You can't be half heart
edly for deprecated dollar. You may
find difficulty in making up your mind. At
Kansas City they had great difficulty In
determining what to do in regard TO the
financial plank of the platform. If you re-
member they were only able to decide what
they thought of the currency by calling
in the first fruits OF modern Imperialism
in the shape of Hawaii and to cast the de-
Gliding vote for them. You remember they
stood about even until Hawaifs repre-
sentative made up their minds for them
and enabled them to declare that they had
81 per cent of faith in a 4S-per-cent dollar.
''They have expressed much alarm as TO
whether the dollar should be put above
the man or the man ahead of the dollar,
whatever that may mean. During the past
four years the Republican party has con-
putting men within reach of the dollar and
making the dollar worth a hundred cents
In gold when he got within reach of 1t.
and they have left it to him to decide
whether it shall be before or behind.
''For the sake of yourself and for the
sake of your wives and families and for
the well-being of our people, l appeal 10
you for the reelection of President Nc
Kinley. do not care whether that is called
an immediate issue or paramount issue;
it is certainly important"
-fx.<r h. Of Will ito rfG ff1e
Governor said: I'VE have no larger a pro-
portion of soldiers to the population now
than we had one century ago, during the
Presidency Of the elder Adams. In 1870
there was more militarism than now, be-
cause militarism was caused by an out
break Of the Sioux, the Commanches and
the Arapahoes. There Is no more danger
from the soldiers now than there was then
The army here in this Republic is made
rr of men who serve perhaps two years
at time and then they come home to civil
life. The regular army is the servant OF the
PEOPLE and is no more menace to your
Liberties than is the police force in this
city,
Referring to the question of Imperialism
Governor Roosevelt charged that Aguin-
aldo and his followers We're responsible for
the outbreak of the war In the Philippines;
they had obtained arms and accountre-
ments from the United States. ostensibly to
drive out the Spaniards, bat really with
the intention of turning against the Ameri-
cans. These are the men, he said, 'for
whom Bryan and his supporters are max
ing such cry for liberty. We have sent
TO those islands a commission composed
of the best men of the land. composed of
Republicans and Democrats. We have sent
cut such men as Judge Taft and Luke
Wright the son Of a gallant Confederate
officer When these men report we can
tell exactly what our course is to be in
reference to these islands. We can tell
then exactly the amount of liberty ana self
government 1t is possible to intrust to the
Filipinos."
The Governor and party left tonight for
Fargo, N d.