The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-19
GOV. ROOSEVELT'S TRIP
FROM HELENA TO BUTTE.
stops Made at Various Points En-
Route Where Brief Speeches
Were Made.


BUTTE, Mont, Sept. ls.--It was II
O'Clock today before the Roosevelt spe-
cial left Helena, where the night was
spent and pulled out for Butte Stops
were made along the line, of few min
utes each. at which short speeches were
made from the rear platform The only
important one OF these short addresses
was made at Clancy, the first stop OF
the day.
An Incident Of the journey was the
meeting OF two special trains filled with
delegates and visitors bound for Helena
to attend the Democratic state eonven-
ton. 10 be held at that place tomorrow.
Greetings were exchanged by the occu-
pants Of the two trains in passing Cries
for Bryan came from across the track.
and shouts for Mckinley and Roosevelt
were answered back.
AZ Clancy q short stop was made and
little speaking was done by Gov. Roose-
welt. Here he said In part.
II wish ] had chance to go through
Montana. place by place, and discuss ev-
paign. As I have come through your
state for the past few days, II has been
impressed upon me more and more and
day by day, the importance OF the vast
and wonderful state that you have. Its
future IL will be impossible to predict II
Is not physically possible that | should
stop at all stations, or meet all your
citizens, and still less IL II possible for
me TO discuss all the issues Of this great
national campaign. The issues OF this
campaign are more important than ar
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70 express my pleasure at seeing you.
More and more during this tour. Il has
been impressed upon me that every
candidate for national office should
have an opportunity OF growing acquaint-
ed by travel 10 not by residence with
the great areas and with the people Of
our country that will in the end DON'T
nate the affairs of this government
No Such Thing as Imperialism.
~ have just one word TO say about
/
lighted to discuss the one issue which
our opponents are pleased TO term i'm
periaiism. There IL, of course. no such
thing as imperialism In this country
shams, mere phautons, raised 10 frighten
timld people; that Is all. But the fact
remains. II Is simply the misnaming OF
that system OF expansion which has been
the law OF our national existence, and
which IS the law Of our national growth
That is the reason YOU are here today
because you expanded into this country.
They talk about the constitution follow
inF the flag. That talk Is sheer non
sense. You people here were not in full
equality OF rights with the other. states
until eleven years ago, when you became
a state.
Congress passed laws for the terri
tory. Now you are a state and you
pass your own laws You have repre-
acntntiyes Ia Washington who pass laws
for all the union and for you. You have
senate % the United States You have
passed through the different stages ~
development until you stand today among
the states ~ this union with "A the
rights that the constitution can confer
Tho Philippine islands must pass through
the same stages. and congress VIII frame
such laws for them and confer such
rights as the people % those islands are
able 10 exercise with wisdom ma as
much seif-gpvcrument as they are capa-
bile Of welding