New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-12
ROOSEVELT IN THE WEST.
ISSUES FACED BY THE GOVERNoh'

MILTTARIsM: NINE-TENTHs OF SOLDIER
TO THOUSAND MEN - IMPERIALISM:
JUSTICE TO THE FRIENDLY FILIPINos.
Ia Crosse wis Sept. 11.-Elaborate preparations
were made here for the two meetings held yesterday
on the occasion OF the visit Of Governor hOOse'e'
and which marked the formal opening Oh INC
campaign in Wisconsin. The city was Handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting ana with ia .i -
pictures OF the President and Nlce-fFeslueit''a
candidates Robert NJ La Toilette, cahoiu''te A
Governor Of Wisconsin: General Bryant. CHAIRMAN
Of the Wisconsin State Central Committee anu
United States Senator Quarles accompAIieu Wv
ernor Roosevelt on his trip through the ota'e'
AS the Governor makes no other speeches III -
State a special effort was made by the 0'a'e -
trail Committee TO enable as many 10 at'eiu
,,ossible and special trans were run from ni-'
,,,ints in wisconsin These trains brought thou
sands Of visitors. The train bearing the
Presidential party arrived promptly at II $3.50
The station platform and streets were ,
Nth . waiting multitude, and there was "iuVi
-. 49,, Governor Roosevelt left the car anu
Vas escorted 10 the carriage. The street pa w
followed, after which the Governor was 80 enc
the hotel for luncheon and little rest pelo'e ~
exercises al o'clock .ss,,a N
rscb was held in the afternoon in the empire
Pink which was packed to the oools we
before the hour set for Governor Roosevelt 10 aF
,esr limited States Senator Knute Nelson. OF Min
nesOta among the DISTINGUISHED N'SiNo'0
emit Governor Roosevelt said in part:
A. for muitarism. I am informed that / have
rather overestimated the strength OF the Aihei II
can st2n anns AT% ONLY !O Of S 60 Of man
thousand people Of our population ana knccording to
tIess fsiIres during the century which has !us'
ELAPSED since the days OF the eloer il de-
Creased It is Considerably smaller than ham, YEARS
ago when the Indian tribes of the plains
war with .,o rbf,,ppines, as it
vii be once the Insurgents are conylnceda helm helm
our opponents will not come into PoTed diminished
Rt gentlemen take the figures as they are TTferrsngtS
81 n1ns-tentbs of a soldier with nine-tenths o.
gun 10 every thousand OF your .P eupd from
;nstentbs of a soIdier-who Incidentally Is nun .
sslL sI Groaning under the burden Of militar.
ism forsoothI burden or nine s sSr+veis hit
sanare miles Why gentlemen, If there we're even en-
the slightest most remote Gangr t Of danger to our
iiheTtV YOU could raise overnight IN TINS SIN be
sbIe 70 overpower out of hand the Regular Army
OF me me or opponents speak Of imperialism they
yaneraIIv refer TO our retention OF the Fhlilppie
ISLANDS SOW { VIZ" Ttain facts as they are First and
foremost we have face the fact that .here =
while this armed insurrecton Is IN prGsfe' been
first duty IS 10 put II d3mn, cnI he given 10 the
Glands II Is TO be observed that Mr. bryan Dess
the WHOLE question One ~ gd1er9menf OF course that
means we are 10 be the judges Of its stabity. anu
on AIR Bryan's theory it cannot ne more NOR Inn I'M
portant that the government should be staoIe tIS y
that II should equal liberty ana equal tights
To abandon the islands now would De to seanp ,3
them 10 chaos 10 humiliate ourselves, ana VIII
gross and wanton breach Of faith 70 turn over sIe
natives who been friendly to US 10 the teIIug
uerces of the insurgent chleIs W e are ny "a.
giving order to the islands but we are alTeaoy ktn
ing FAR greater measure OF liberty Inah liz III
bova ever before had in all their history. inc
insurgents would represent not liberty but IN, me
vrosseet tyranny by small fraction OF "aTtlhe .
islanders over a majority OF their fellows NoI
merely in the interest OF civilization and
and liberty loving nations understand the wore
we would stay in the islands, until we nave o1 1
honestly and fairly the Work WHICH ffoNlueINo W
allotted 20 do