The Washington weekly post., 1900-10-09
TEDDY IN BITTER vein
Charges Democratic Leaders
with Inciting Riot.
A DAYS STUMPING In ILLINOIS
The Rough Rider speaks at Many Points
East "a. Louis-MosI Notable UtferaRees
of the Day Made at Peoria and spring.
field, DeIivering mt the Latter Place an
Apotheosis to gbraham LineoIa.

of the Day Made at Peoria and spring.
field, DeIivering mt the Latter Place an /
Apotheosis TO sbraham LineoIa.
East St. Louis. H.. Oct. s.-Gov. ROose-
welt tonight concluded his campaign tour /
Of Illinois. speaking in this city 20 the |
largest audience assembled here since the /
Mckinley Bryan campaign OF four years |
ago Various Republican organize lions |
of this city and ST. Louis We'd with eaea |
other in doing honor TO the Vice Presi- |
Dental candidate. Gov. Roosevelt betray- |
ed no token Of WEAKNESS. Notwithstanding |
he had made Speeches IN many towns in |
the State en- route
Gov. Roosevelts special train left Chi |
cage at 7:15 a. m. Among those accom- |
panying the governor were Harry S. New |
and Graeme Stewart Republican national |
committeeman, and President Hamilton, |
Of the Republican National League.
AT Joliet large crowd, including local |
Republican organizations, greeted the |
arrival of the Roosevelt train In the |
course of his remarks at the Courthouse |
Square Gov. Roosevelt said:
Give Congress the power to deal with
trusts. l mean the large corporations
Such evils can be wiped out by cool, reso-
lutte common sense. June last Congress
tried to pass a constitutional amendment
The bill was beaten by the Democrats,
who said it would take the only issue
from this campaign
At StreatOr regiment of Rough Riders
in uniform headed a large procession,
which met Gov. Roosevelt and party and
escorted them to the city park, which
was thronged by citizens and thousands
of excursionists. Gov. Roosevelt, Sena-
| tor Cullom, and Gov. Tanner spoke
briefly.
From Riot 90 Dish0H0P.
Gov. Roosevelt found Peoria in gala at
| tire. The corn festival had just opened
He and Judge Yates, Republican candi-
| date for governor, spoke TO several thou
sand persons in courthouse square. Gov.
| Roosevelt said in part:
I'm 1886 Bryanism meant free silver
openly, and what was still more sinister.
meant free riot under disguise Now they
seek TO slur over the principles of that
platform and to substitute the dishOnor
Of the flag. Let them remember that
men can't incite riot either on the stump
! or through the columns Of tlfe newspa-
pers and hope to escape the responsibility
| for disorder When the appeal is made
to every foul and evil passion of man
kind, when every eXpedient of mendacity
| and invective is resOTted TO by the chiefs
| of great party. whether through their
| platform or on the stump or by some
| newspaper which is itself a foul plague
| spot on the body polite, it Is we'll to keep
in mind that the responsibility for any
! disorder or mob violence which follows
| lies less with the people who make the
| disturbance, and who may have TO pay
| the penalty. than with those who, sitting
at ease in place of safety. have done all
| they could to excite not only the vicious
but the Well-meaning ignorant to actions
which discredt our civilization"
At Springfield, Gov. Roosevelt devoted
himself exclusively TO the life achieve
ments OF Abraham Lincoln, of whom lie
| said:
| LiHcOIn's sacrifice.
He sacrificed himself In death that his
! people should know not only liberty, but
the union that symbolized order as well.
/ Fundamentally, every great question that
/ arises can be solved by following his ad-
/ vice. Lincoln came TO prominence By his
great debate with Douglas when they
were opposed 10 one another, but when
I the honor of the flag was at stake Doug
/ las turned and upheld the hands of
his great rival. So have we right to ap-
peal to the Democrats to-day to put pat
; riotism above partisanship.''
/ The crowd at Jacksonville was the lar
gest that had greeted Gov Roosevelt, ow-
/ ing, undoubtedly, TO the fact that Judge
Yates, who lives in Jacksonville, was on
| the train. Between double files of mount
ed Rough Riders Gov. Roosevelt and
Judge Yates rode to a large tent in the
public square. There the procession half
ed and the crowd cheered while Judge
Yates introduced Gov. Roosevelt. who
spoke briefly
! On his arrival at Alton the governor was
/ greeted by a large body OF citizens and or
/ ganizations bearing flambeaux. A feature
7 was the presence of sixty marines and
/ thirty former members Of the regular
! army. all OF the latter having served
I under Gov Roosevelt at Santiago.
Proceeding thence TO East ST. Louis
Z Gov. Roosevelt made a short speech, and
Immediately south OF the city his train
was stopped for orders. An incident OF in
terest transpired at this point IL was
the arrival and stopping OF William Jen-
nings Bryan's special train, north bound.
Immediately alongside the Roosevelt spe-
cial. The Bryan train also had stopped
for orders. The candidates did not see
each other until their respective cars
were passing slowly, but as they passed
I they recognized each other In the dim
/ light from the car windows and each
leaning forward waved his hand in saiu-
tation.
Three Hours Behind Time.
The Roosevelt special arrived here at II
O'Clock, three hours behind time, and the
LII
platform erected ia front Of the court
house. from which he sg3ke Apparently
the entire city had turned out 10 see and
cheer the candidate. The governors
speech Vas brief owing TO the lateness
Of the hour, ii being nesgly midnight He
said. in part:
Il $40 before me here men who served
in the navy and in the regular army near
me or under my personal command on the
I battlefield OF Santiago. Here are broth
ers and sons who were in the army that
you have been told 10 b. afraid OF. These
brothers and sons who fought 10 uphold
The honor Of the flag are co-heirs Ia ali
the honor that the flag csn shelter They
are cO-heirs, too, In all the shame Of fail
ure You, too. are the heirs of the men
who fought under Grant and upheld the
arms OF Lincoln. We held our heads hlgh
because OF what those men did. Are you
not going 70 leave TO your children N
their turn d similar heritsEe OF honor
We must do our share Of the world Work
Of tbs great world poWers- II Ne hlnea
from the task We shall show that oaz
loyalty 10 the mighty men wao were
equal 10 the mighty task is a loyalty OF
the lips and not loyalty Of heart ami
deed Remember the conditions Of the
Coxeys and the free s0up-houses Of s,x
years ago
Think how every prophecy made by