The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-08
TEDDY SHOWS
UP BRYANISM
Opponents Use Strangest Argu-
ments Ever Advanced.
PLATFORM SAME AS IN 1864
" Only Way to Insure Widespread Industrial
Ruin Would Be to Reverse Policy
Usder Which We Have So
PrOspered."

GRAND RAPIDS. Mica, Sept. u
During his trip through Michigan to-
day. Governor Roosevelt made eight
speeches beginning at Bay City at $3.50
o'clock this morning and ending at
Hastings. at o'clock. The crowds at
the various stopping places during the
day were large, appreciatiye and re-
sponsive. He arrived In this city at
6 o'clock this evening and was accord
ed a great street demonstration.
The New York governor is pleased
with his Western reception. although
he complains that be Is Oyerworked.
He says that while his health Is ro-
bust and his strength equal to any
ordinary demand. he will be glad when
he crosses the Michigan state line into
another state where the central COM
mittee does not work it's candidates so
hard. The governor viii sleep Eere to-
night In his private car and 90 10
South Bend tomorrow.
Tonight he spoke in the Auditorium.
which was crowded 20 It's utmost. and
later he made brief speech in Powers
theater. His address In the Auditor
ium was carefully-worded dellneation
OF the weakness and hypocrisy Of the
Democratic position. He said in part:
There are several great issues at
stake In this campaign, but Of course
the greatest issue Of all is the issue Of
keeping the country on the plane Of
honor TO which IL has been brought
during the last four years. l do not
claim that President McKinley's ad-
m.rable administration and the wise
legislation passed by congress. which
lac has sanctioned. are solely respon-
sible for our present well being, but /
do claim that Il is this administration
and this legislation which have rem
iered IL possible for the American
people to achieve such well being.
Il insist, furthermore, that the one and
only way to insure widespread indus
trial ruin would be now to reverse the
policy under which we have so pros
pered and to try that policy of finan-
cial disgrace and economic disaster
which we rejected in SO.
"Our opponents now advance the
most extraordinary arguments that
have ever been advanced In a presiden-
tial campaign by any party on behalf
Of its presidential nominee. They have
reatf'rmed specifically their entire 90
platform and yet they insist vigorously
that all they considered OF most vital
Importance in SO shall now be rele-
gated to a subordinate place. and.
more extraordinary still. they actually
ask that Mr.. Bryan and a Democratic
house be elected because the senate viii
remain Republican anyhow. so that the
president and the house won't be able
to dc much harm. Think OF it, gentle
men. This is the position actually
taken by not few Of our opponents
and especially by the men who know
that Mr. Bryan's financial policy is
utterly ruinous, but who want TO give
themselves some excuse for voting
against President Mckinley because,
forsooth, Mr.. Mckinley has been too
active in upholding the honor of the
flag"
Governor Roosevelt declared that
the silver question II a question at all
is parapNolint. Said he:
Tine leaders ss:lcng our opponents !
are doubtless uneasily conscious that |
their free silver policy would be disas- !
trous to the welfare of our country: |
but having played the part of dema- |
gogues they must now reap the fruits |
Of their action. If they came into |
power their possession of power would |
throw this country into conVulsions of |
disaster. They would be obliged to 1
make war upon the principles of sound |
finance. The victory of Mr.. Bryan 1
would mean such a strengthening of |
The foes of honest money as to power
fully Impress every wavering mind in
the senate so that free silver legisla- |
ton would probably pass both houses;
and any secretary of the treasury who
would accept office under Mr.. Bryan
'ould do nothing but follow a course
which would plunge our financial sys-
lem into chaos"
Speaking of trusts Governor Roose-
'elt said that, while the evils produced
must be eliminated. hasty and violent
lction should be avoided. for 1t would
'ither be ineffective or it would. in
the evil. be equally destruc-
i've to the good. He recommended
publicity as the first and most potent
'emedy for the trust evil saying:
We must be able by law to find out
'Xactly what each corporation does
md earns. This mere publicity itself
viii effect something towards remedy
ng many evils. Moreover, 1t will give
Is clearer idea as to what the re-
evils are and will, therefore,
'nable US to shape our measures for
attacking the latter with good pros
)ects Of success"
He referred to the franchise tax .es-
in New York as a step in the
light direction.
Speaking Of the war in the Philip
,lnes he said:
There is close similarity between
he arguments used by the Populistic
Democracy at the moment and by their
nalogues the Copperheads of 1864; and
xactly as Ia 1864, 81 nov we appeal
or the support Of all good citizens.
In 1864 the Democratic platform de-
Iounced the further prosecution of the l
ivil war just as the Kansas City plat
orm denounces the further prosecution {
4 the war in the Philippines today. {
borrower, in 1854 the platform con-
aimed precisely the same frantic as
ertion that civil liberty and private
lights had been trampled on and that
ustice and liberty demanded an i'm
Mediate effort for the cessation Of hos s
ilitles. Much Of what is put In the | /
wo platforms could be interchanged on
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