Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-08
B||GDAY YAI9DU|HB[ND
Governor Roosevelt Opens the Cam.
paign in Indiana With .
Splendid Speech.
An Immense Crowd Present to Vel.
come and Applaud the
Candidate
Bryan's Talk on Anti Expansion
Ably Answered Our Duty
to Filipinos

O1y0AtS 46lA On Autl.Gxp0uSloQI i
Ably Answsred-Our Duty
to Filipinos
Holland. Mich. Sept. s.-Governor
Roosevelt began the closing day Of his.
tour thru Michigan by addressing an
audience OF 1000, composed almost whol-
ly OF Hollanders and their descendants.
South Bend, Sept. s-A beautiful day
and multitude Of people greeted
Roosevelt when he arrived here over
the Michigan Central this aftrnoon. The
city was decorated with flags, bunting
and pictures OF Mckinley and Roose-
velt. Many excursions came from towns
and cities in northern Indiana, bringing
thousands Of visitors. Prominent South
Bend republicans, headed by Congress
man A. l.. Brick, went to Niles. Mich,
on a special train to meet Roosevelt
and escort him into Indiana. On his ar
rival he was escorted by marching
clubs to the speaking stand.
Governor Roosevelt spoke as follows:
1T is certainly curious thing that
in this campaign we should find that
the very success Of our policies is used
as an argument against US. In 1895 Mr..
Bryan prophesied terrible disaster if
the gold standard was continued, and
in especial he promised misery to the
farmer and to the wage worker. Now
prosperity has come to all classes in an
unheard Of degree, and this is used as
an argument why 1t is safe to try the
experiment OF putting into power the
men whose creed Is the creed of envy
and of hate and of industrial ruin.
Business men are appealed to to vote
for Mr.. Bryan on the ground that the
country is so prosperous that 1t could
not harm US much. The wage worker
is appealed to to vote for Mr. Bryan
on the ground that tho he has pros
pered, yet the capitalist has prospered
too, and that no policy which does good
to the capitalist should be followed,
even tho it benefits the wage worker.
In other words, that he ought not to
balance his own welfare against the
chance to do injury to somebody else.
| This is not an exaggeration, gentlemen
4 1t Is simply a statement OF what the
appeal made by our opponentAsis in the
4 last analysis. They appeal TO tha Dase
passions of envy and hatred: to the
forces that tell for civic disorder and
isocial disruption. They are hos tile to
Ian upright and fearless Judiciary as
they are hostile to a sound currancy.
Again the appeal is made to the
/ short sighted and careless to vote for
4 Mr.. Bryan and Bryanite congress, be-,
4 cause, forsooth. a republican senate
4 will prevent them doing wrong. And
llatterly rather more absurd varient
i has been made to this appeal. 1t being
4 isolemnly alleged that 1t is safe to elect
/ Mr. Bryan because in such case prior
Ito the 4th of March next the republi-
4 cans and sound money men will have
passed such legislation as would
shackle their Bryanite successors. 1t
seems well-nigh Incredible that any
man of average good sense and honesty
should make such an appeal, but it is
nevertheless actually the fact that 1t
4 has been made in one of the responses
called forth by Secretary Cages clear
showing of the ruin to our finances
i which would be brought about by Mr..
Bryan's election.
..As for imperialism. We have the
1 same right and title to the Philippines
4 that we have to Alaska and Hawaii. II
4 we are morally and legally bound to
4 lleave one, We are morally and legally
bound to leave the Others. and inciden-
\ Italy to surrender New Mexico and
Idaho and pretty much every other
Il western state to the aboriginal inhabi
Il ants The cry that the constitution
4 follows the flag OF course means moth
ling. Ninety-seven years ago President
a Jefferson acquired the present Indian
Il Territory Just exactly as President Nc
4 Kinley acquired the Philippines. but II
\ has never been given statehood. 1t is a
mere question of expediency what form
Of government shall be given. There is
4 no more Imperialism In preserving or
der in the Philippines than there Is in
4 our dealings with the tribes of Indian
4 Territory IL Judge Taft and his asso-
a ciates and Cen. Macarthur and his fell
n low officers in the Philippines are rep-
i resentatives OF the imperial idea, then
a SO is every officer and every Indian
4 agent on a Sioux or Ute or Camanche
q reservation. 1t Is difficult to discuss
patiently such an assumption.
I'VE cannot surrender the Philip
Ipines in the first place because of our
Z duty to ourselves and IN the next place
because of our duty to the people OF
the islands Perhaps ought rather to
put our duty to the islanders first. So
a far from bringing war to the islands
\ we give them for the first time in all
u their history chance for permanent
peace. So far from depressing them
n we bring to them for the first time in
4 their history the precious gift OF lib.
erty. The insurgents represent but 9
fraction OF the whole population. AS 9
!. whole the Islanders nave had no voice
, in setting up the insurgent government
!, They have not, for the matter OF that
II the capacity to express pop:
ular sentiment as we understand
such capacity. bloodthirsty
and very corrupt oltgarohy
has stirred up an ignorant section Of
the natives against us. It has appealed
to the fears Of some, the cupidity Of
Others and the ignorance and prejudice
!. OF yet others. The majority OF ths
FLANDERS only know the insurgents q,
actual or possible oppressogs. and olil3
join In with them when afraid to ds
Iotherwise. Many OF these ignorant lead.
ers perpetrate, the most dreadful cruel,
i ties upon the nativess,sho are friends
! to our rule. and others have openly pro:
!. Iclaimed their intention TO extesminAts
IAN forelgners snwelling % MAnila IN
/ this fast hap hesn 1enied; permlt - q