The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-09-13

Trusts for Campaign Contributions.
Bay city. Mich, Sept 7.-Gov.
Eoo4rvcIt'~ special train which left
Detroit al midnight arrived here at
seven O'Clock. Accompanying the gov
ernor are Chairman Di~kma. Of h,. re
publican state committee. Col. \. f..
Bliss, of Saginaw. candidate for gov
eruor: some Of the Michigan congress
men and several press CORES pondents.
The governor was driven to Central
Avenue park, escorted bv q company
If local Roosevelt rough riders. In
his speech GOV. Roosevelt said:
The great issue that we have before
Us this year is whether We shall CON
tinue the policy that gives 10 every man
chance 10 earn his living If ne wishes
70 do so. That is what We need We
want conditions such that man OF thrift.
industry and business saEacity can use
those qualities TO the best advantage.
Here in Michigan YOU know for your
selves without it being necessary for me
10 say 50, the infinite difference between
now and four years ago. in any of your
industries. In the beet sugar industry,
think Of the difference now; think Of
what the conditions are now and you will
deliberately plunge as back into indus
trial chaos If you reverse the policy to
s. the greatest issue.
Secondly. comes the issue Of keeping The
flag up in honor where il has been placed
in honor. You at Bay City sent your
sons 10 the Spanish war as their fathers
before them had gone 10 the great war.
vas but small war, but il showed the
spirit OF the people. II showed they had
not forgotten the lesson taught in the
great contest Of = to Is. You did NOT
let ms contract in ~ and We won't con-
H..
national prosperity and national honor |
And the American people must give but
one answer when such questions are |
ked.
When the Roosevelt train reached |
Saginaw a large crowd greeted the |
republican vice presidential candi- |
date at the station. \ procession AZ |
once formed and escorted the visitors |
TO Il stand erected in the center of |
the city from which Gov. Roosevelt |
spoke for few minutes. Pointing To
Il banner carried by marcher, Gov
Roosevelt said:
The issue of the campaign is contained |
in that pIacard: Let well enough alone"
Ola man Well Enough is old man Good
and ii is best to let him alone |
We have been doing we'll year by year |
and are doing better. Let the American
people have the good sense to keen in |
office the man under whose adminiStra- |
ton we have achieved our pre- sent pros |
rerity. This Is more than a mere party |
contest We appeal to all the old school |
democrats because we can trust the old |
school democracy. especially in this state |
the state of Gen. Cass, who was a dem
ncrat of hard money and expansion We
appeal not only to all good republicans |
but 10 all good democrats and all good
Americans to stand with Us.
BRYAN Talks IF the Trusts
Cambridge, O., Sept. 7-William !.
Bryan left Wheeling for Chicago Fri
lay morning. At Cambridge there
was assembled a crowd of several
1undred people who demanded a
speech of the candidate Mr.. BRYAN
poke for three minutes, combining
to the trusts, along the same
mes he has used in former speeches. |
lie said that no one could expect |
emedial legislation from the repub-
lean party, which depends 10 a large
Ntent upon these combinations for
ampaign contributions. He said if
he working man did not know how
o vote in order to hurt the trusts.
ie should watch the way the trust
nagnates voted and then vote the
ther way. He was cheered and an
lauded during his remarks.
Newark, o.. Sept. MIR. BRYAN
assed through Newark en- route
orth. He expressed great satisfac-
ion over Olney's letter. He was too
oarse to make speech and re-
lained with the train while here =