The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-02
ATTACK on GOV. ROOSEVELT.
JOHN r. ALTGELD IsDULGEs IN
BITTER PERSONALITIES.
Attempts before Convention OF onio
Democratic Clubs to Reply TO
vice Presidential Nominees
Famous 81. Paul speech.

TOLEDO. O.. Aug. IA light attend
ance marked the second days session OF
the convention Of the Ohio Democratic
clubs. The principal speech of the meet
inc was delivered tonight at the Lyceum
nv FORMER Gov. Aitge1d. of Illinois he
spoke In reply to the address OF GOV.
Roosevelt before the National League OF
Republican Clubs at 81. Paul
Mr.. <Altgeld compared the government
of the United States, which he said mad
been founded upon the consent or the
governed. with governments founded upon
force. declaring that the republic mas
given the world more progress IN one
century than II achieved in the fifty or
sixty centuries OF recorded time.
R~bukes the Administration.
"A year ago" he continued. the news
papers and the men that spoke for the
administration. talked OF the early par
tltion OF China. England has already
hArbor and Russia has taken harbor.
We were told that we must keep the
Philippines because they constituted
nearby tree behind which we could hide
until the hold-up took place. when we
could quickly rush out and get our share
of the plumber
New that the trouble IN China has un-
expectedly arisen, England has her hands
fun In Africa Instantly the Mckinley
must not be partitioned. It was. issued
to protect English interests 1t 10 time
this toadyism should end
Denounces Gov. Roosevelt.
After speaking Of the Spanish war.
humanity human ~ but but was a' changed to a war Of
conquest he said: Recently a gentle
man in New York who had become IA
who has Dsea adepea a. hs life
motto or coat-of- arms two 'P's' ana a
double g. which four letters signify
ting left the capital OF New York and
went to ST. Paul and delivered a speech
| to the Association OF Republican Clubs.
t. The Pend end single e' Fu mt or single
accurate historical reference; speech
that p made UP OF inyective, misrepre-
sentation and vftuperation- Referring to
| They stand for iawlessness ana dis
| order. for dishonesty and dishonor. for
| ardly shrinking from duty abroad
- This Is a reflection on the intelligence
I and patriotism and the honor OF every
Insult 10 the six and one-haH millions q
| men who supported Mr. Bryan In 1885 and
| to the eleven millions Of free men who
FSnf fh 20 sqsp ts,. mani n asa rn..
| his history / ind II recorded that years
ago he was a member Of the New York
legislaturc and on one occasion he
| reused the hopes Of the country by max
| ing speech against a class which he
| called the criminal rich But he at once
dashed these hopes by turning around
1 and voting for these very criminal rich
whom he had denounced.
Bitter Personal Attack.
I'm the years lss7-ss he held federal
Office in Washington. and In order to
escape paying his taxes In New York he
was not q citizen Of New York. II this
| was true. then, under the constitution OF
New York he would not have been eligible
the so,ss t e h +. .rsss
Spanish war In Cuba, and although MS
4 regiment WAS commanded by another
man, he succeeded BY. means Of that
newspaper hnreau, In winning more re
nown in week than Gen. Grant did In
four years of hard lighting"
territory from which the Western states
were made was acquired, II came In a
an fntegrai part Of the republic and il
This, he said, was expansion. The att
tude of tho administration IN acquiring
the Philippine islands and Puerto Rice
was for Imperialism
Demand Many Explanations.
The resolutions adopted heartily indorE
the platform adopted at Kansas City ana
contain the following.
Citizens enjoying the protection ana
cannot reasonably object to bearing thei
just proportion Of the burden OF sucl
government. And 20 this end we demand
the enactment and enforcement OF
property regulated income tax law.
I'VE demand an explanation from tn,
national administration for admitting
cessation to Great Britain Of about AGO
square miles of our national domain n
Alaska and to disclose hpw much land
4 any. has Lately been given away L
favored imperial scsons of royalty
THAT we further demand Of the gen
eral g1Sernment an explanation for tn,
recent parchsss from spain q two NOR
slave-cursed Islands IN the Sulu group
after she had parted with her equity /,
us In all OF that territory for so 90 900