The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-11
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Listen to the Matchless Roosevelt on
Els Western Trip. b
HIS HIS fORelBlE ARGUMENTS.
Catch the Thousands at La Crosse,
Wisconsin; Where He Received a
Royal Welcome Skaters the Dem,
oeratic Fallacies, and Puts to Flight
the Bugbear, Of Imperialism.

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~ LACROSSE Wiz, Sept; 1o.-EIabor-
a;a preparations were made here for
sths two meetings. held To-day on the
occssian2ofi tho visit of Governor Roose-
Byelt and which marked ,hs formal
Opening OF the campaign in Wisconsin,.
5The city was Handsomely decoratri
with il7gs andtbuntirg. and &iti, large
/ ptetases Of the Ireslden, and yles psssi- .
dsailsl candidates. Robert II. Ia Fol-
!eSse, candidate Tor governor OF Wls-
eSasin,, General Bryant. chairman OF the
Wisconsin state central committee,
K aud United States Senator Quarles, ac-
4;ceinRanied General Roosevelt on his
HIP through thes state. The first me,t.
5 ing was held this afternoon in ihs Dtn.
Pie Ritz, which was racktd To ths
2 doors long before the llonri SET, for Gov.
Roosevelt to apaear United states
Z sefstSr Knute Nelson Of MINNESOTA.
was among tha distinguished visitors
prsseat, Which was prpsidpd over nv
X Cong rcsSman Esch.
The train bearing tf.s vice presIac,,.
tai naEtyarrlred ipromptly,at II O'Clock.
The station platform and streets were
Y crowded with a waiting muItituda am.
there was much cheering When Cover
EeE Roosevelt emerged from the car aud
was rscortsd to the carriage. The, street
parade followed. after which, the cover
nor was driven; to, the hotel for lunch
con and q little rest before the ceremo-
nits at 2 O'clock.
Governor Roosevelt was in good voica
and his speech was punc,uated. with
frequent applause by the vast multi
tube that listened to his rasterful ef-
fort.
Colonel Roosevelt said in part:
4 This is no ordinary campaign. for 1T
z properly goes beyond and above party
lines and we appeal to all good citizens
to stand with US alike for, the, sake of
the national Interest and the national
honor. We ask the support not only OF
Republicans. but all Democrats who
put their loyalty to their country above
their feeling for a party which has re-
tained only its party name and has ra-
pudiated all It's best principles. In 1895
and again now peculiar need Of
praise attaches to those Democrats who
: have thus placed patriotism first.
Against great pressure they have dared
to stand for honesty and governmental
decency. and for this they are entitled
to the respect of all honorable men.
IL There are various vital issues In this
campaign. We are fortunate enough
5 in being able to state our position with
absolute clearness on each, aad NE
agree on them all. Our opponents on
the other hand, dare not SO much as
mention some Of their issues In certain
{ sections of the country. No issue can
possibly be Of greater Importance than
the currency, for sound and stable
currency is the absolutely necessary
prerequisite to Industrial prosperity.
Very many OF Mr.. Bryan's supporters
In the east feel that he Is so wrong on
this question that they actually dare
not allude 10 1t at all, and shame-faced-
~ excuse their adherence to him by try
ins to pretend that 1t is not an issur.
Declared for Free Coinage.
Yet not only, cid the Kansas City .pla.-
form Practically repeat the declaration
in favor of the free coinage OF silver q,
, the ration OF 16 to /. but last week at
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. Mr.. Bryan himself
sthtea: The party stands where II did
In 1896 on the money question:" and HI.
has again made the same statement
since. No sound money man. whatever
his party aGilIation may have been in
the past, can afford to suppore Mr.
Bryan now. His success would mean
precisely the same disasters now tina, Il:
would have meant four years ago. II
the nation was rIgh. to reject him then.
1t you'd be guilty Of the utmost wrong
TO Itself, II II failed TO reject him now.
Yet we are actually. urged both by
Mr.. Bryan and his supporters to forge,
80 4s1SaE ~ AASt. SAINel, ". >tSNGDl u u
preciatad currency and to take what
comfort he can out Of a for,y-eight
cent dollar 20 as TO make those most
shadowy OF shadowy phantums. imper-
.aiism ana mllitarism.
AS to dilitarism.
As for mliltarIsm. I am informed that
have rather over-estima;ed the
strength of the American standing
army to-day on war basis. 1t actual
ly consists only OF S6-l6Gof = man TO
every thousands people of our population
and to every sixty-eight miles OF our
territory. According to these figures.
during this century which has Just
elapsed since the days OF the elder
Adams. relative to the population our
army has actually decreased. 1t is
considerably smaller than 1t was rela-
tive to'the then population and OF thirty
years ago. when the Indian tribes Of the
plains were at war with us.
When peace is restored to the Philip
pines as Ii will be once the insurgents
are convinced that our opponents will
no; come Into power and help them. orr
army viii be still further diminished.
But gentlemen, take the figures us they
are, You are asked 10 beware OF mill