Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1900-07-27
Arouses Interest and Intense En-
thusiasm on His West
ern Trip.
He Analyses the Democratic Plat
form in His Original, Forcible
Style, Showing Its Infamy.
The Renewed Danger of National Dis
honor in Finance, the Menace of
Treason at Home and Promise
of Cowardice Abroad.

St. Paul. Mimi. July 1.-THE peo-
pie of the northwest and the dele
gates to the national convention of
the Republican League of the United
States were given taste here to-
day of what is in store for the
country. particularly the west. as
result of the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt for vice president. Gov.
Roosevelt came here to deliver the
principal address upon the opening of
the convention. He had a magnificent
audience, but he spoke not merely to
this audience, but to the country
When he was introduced to speak the
great crowd of 5000 people stood up
and for six minutes cheered the re.
publican vice presidential nominee.
The same thing occurred when he
finished his address. It was like the
national nominating convention over
again. Gov. Roosevelt's entire west
ern trip has been repetition of this
sort of thing. He has been received
everywhere with ovations such as
heretofore have never been given to
any but presidential nominee. His
part in the campaign will be but little
less conspicuous than that of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The entire west loves Theodore
Roosevelt and responds with tremen-
dous enthusiasm to every appeal he
makes to it. A man from Kansas said
here to-day that there were many
thousand voters in the west, men
who voted for Bryan four years ago
On the silver issue and because he was
western man and because they were
not very strong partisans anyway,
who would now vote for "the Roose-
selt ticket" every man of them. He
appeals to them with his open, hon
st, courageous heart and they will
stand by him to the finish. In the
course of his speech Gov. Roosevelt
said:
II speak not as republican addressing
republicans, but as an American address,
ng his fellow Americans, urging them to
stand for honesty and the honor OF the
lag.
vital Interests Mt STAKE.
I'VE are beginning the work Of a cam
oaign more vital to American interests
han any that has taken place since the
lose of the civil war. We appeal not only
o republicans, but to all good citizens,
gho are Americans in fact as we'll as in
lame, to help us in rejecting President
, Mckinley. 1t was indeed of infinite impor-
ance to elect him four years ago. Yet
he need is even greater now. Every rea-
on then obtained In his favor obtains
low, and many more have been added.
Four years ago the success Of the popu-
istic democracy would have meant fearful
Misery fearful disaster at home; 1t would
ave meant the shame that is worse even
han misery and disaster. To-day 1t would
mean all this, and in addition the immeas-
lrable disgrace of abandoning the proud
position we have taken, of flinching from
he great work we have begun.
No DodsinE Policy.
1--WE know definitely what we believe and
We say it outright. Our opponents, who
'epresent all the forces Of discomfort NAL
ce and envy, formed and formless, vague
, md concrete, can hardly be said to know
shat they really do believe, because the
principles they profess, II put forth naked
", are so revolving, even to their owr
followers, that they like at least to try
o wrap the mantle of hypocrisy around
hem. ',.0
''They rant about trusts, but they have
1othing practicable to advance In the way
II remedy; nor is this to be wondered at
when one of the makers of their platform
the representative from New York, and the
eader of their organization In New York
are both themselves among the most prom
tnent stockholders in the worst trust tc
be found to-day in the United States, tn
ice trust which had justly exposed itsel
10 the criticism which our opponents often
1njustly apply to every form OF industrial
effort.
Free silver Again.
'.Their only unequivocal position is thai
| In favor of free silver at the ratio of II
| to /, for there is little need to argue agatns
free silver now. What need we say agains
q doctrine which would work a sweeping
| and destructive revolution In our financ1a
| system? 1t Is hardly necessary to say tina
not merely free silver but the very threa
| of free silver would paralyze our Who'll
industrial life. The election of Mr.. Bryan
| would cause such economic and financia
chaos as to reduce this whole country to {
| condition of fearful and acute distress tina
| cannot be imagined even by those who kee
fresh in mind the dark days of '93, onl!
seven years ago. Any representatives o
| the populistic democracy, as at presen
composed, whom Mr.. Bryan could appoin
would inevitably bring the country to tn
brink of ruin; they would do far NOR
to harm it now than they could have don
four years ago.
Border Line OF Treason.
"When it came to dealing with our fol
eign policy they deliberately strive to fos
ter resistance to the national flag wher
such resistance already exists and to ca
it into being where it does not exist, wit
the hope Of gaining some petty party ad
vantage at no matter what cost of ruin
the nation. They mouth about imperialisr
and militarism, knowing that there
not one shred OF truth in what they sa.
knowing If they know anything, that thei
words are putting premium upon troubl
in every island from which the Spaniard
have been driven, and caring nothing be
cause they wish to purchase party success
even at cost Of dishonesty to the flag. 9
death and suffering to the men who figf
under the flag.
'Bitter indeed is the cup they hold on
to the nation to drink. and thrice bitter
Fl.