The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
OHIO GOES WILD
OVER BRYAN
Throngs Turn Out and Cheer
the Leader.
TRUSTS AND OTHER
ISSUES DISCUSSED
Reply Is Made to RoOsevelt's
Attack.

here tonight with monster meeting,
hit. large as it was, mis- meeting did not
far surpass several others of the day,
and it fell considerably behind the
meeting at Mansfield. which was the
last important stopping place before
reaching this place.
There were a dozen or more speeches
during the day. the most noteworthy of
which were made at CirclevilIe, Ian
caster. GAINESVILLE, Coshocton and
Mansfield. The crowds appeared to
increase gradually in size throughout
the day from the initial meeting at
ChilIicOthe. a little after sunrise, until
the last day meeting al Mansfield. just
before sunset. There were great crowds
al all the places. while Mansfield was
said 10 have contained twice as many
people as had ever before been gathered
at that place to hear a political speech
The Democratic management at Mans
field had prevailed upon neigh boring
towns To fOregO their Z aims 10 a speech
from Mr.. Bryan. so as to allow their
people 10 attend the Mansfield meet
Ing ana as a consequence the sur
rounding country for radius of thirty
or forty miles was wei represented at
the Mansfield meeting.
All IDlN2S EOnSlueleu. the mansfield
street demOnStra ton was the best that
has been made. The stop there was for
an hour and a half, and the speaking
took place from an deliberately decor
ated platform in front of the court
house. more than a mile distant from
the railroad station. The escort from
the one point to the other included a
number of uniformed clubs, both on
foot and on horseback. and also a num-
her of women on floats representing the
various states of the Union. There
were also a number of brass bands
Not only the sidewalks, but the en-
tire streets were literally packed with
people. The streets and the public
park which adjoined the meeting place
were all crowded, and the mass of hu-
mainly extended far beyond the carry
ing power of Mr.. Bryans voice.
Replies to Roosevelt.
In his Mansfield speech Mr.. Bryan
took occasion to make response to one
of the points in Governor ROosevelt'S
reply to one Of Mr.. Bryan's speeches,
but before entering upon this reply he
discussed the trust question at cOnsid-
cradle length.
After a few words applied to the
army question in general Mr., Bryan
took NJ Governor ROoseVelt's TejOinder
and said.
When this campaign first opened the
made a speech at Detroit, in which he
said.
Who is afraid of this army?' He
had four soldiers standing before the
audience, and he told the audience that
the soldiers bore the same proportion
% that audience that the standing
army of 1UO, 600 bore 10 the population
of the United States. His answer to
the charge that we had a large army
was 'whose's afraid2' but, my friends.
that is not what he is saying now.
Within a week that same candidate for
vice president, that militant member
on the Republican ticket, has become
frightened himself, and a few days ago
he stated that we would not have had
that army but for the war in the Phil
ippi0es. Why, they are trying now to
explain it or excuse il. when the fact
chaL he president asked for the army
two months before there was war in
the Philippine islands. The president
asked for an army q the beginning Of
DeCem Der. and war broke out on the
4-h Of February, two months after
ward.
Points Out Inconsistency.
But now there IS another defense
As soon as the candidate for vice presi-
dent made that defense I saw that he
was in full retreat on this question,
and that the army was after him But
he has made another defense 1 find
II in this mornings paper He says
that every intelligent observer knew
that there would be trouble in the
Philippines if the treaty was confirmed.
Why is that possible2 If il is possible
that when the president entered upon
bis colonial policy he knew there would
be trouble In the Philippine islands,
what becomes Of the argument that
there would be no trouble if it were
NOT for the people in this country who
make speeches against imperialism
There Is the statement of the Repub-
Igau candidate for vice president that
two months before the war broke out
everybody knew that there would be
trouble in the Philippine islands if the
treaty was ratifed. But I want 10 go a
step further. and l want TO show you
that in his retreat he has become so
scared that he has hidden behind a
bill introduced by a Democratic sen
at'r. Let me read you the text:
The bill for the temporary increase.
Mich Mr.. Bryan apparently seeks to
Persuade his hearers is a permanent in
crease. was introduced by Senator
Cockrel of Missouri, a Democratic SUD
porter OF Mr.. Bryan. and the bulk of
th- patriotic Democrats in both houses
Voted for IT,.
My friends. that is a different bill.
The president asked for an army OF
me bill making the army 100000 as the
president asked, and when that Repub-
mean house did it the treaty had been
signed with Spain and there was not
az arm raised against this nation any
Where Why was that bill introduced
y Mr. CCckren2 1t was a substitute
I-F the permanent army bill. 1t was
tae Democratic position which was pre-
s-hie1 TO offset the proposition made
NY The Republican party 1 want you
l' know that the vice presidential can
"tafe OF the Republican ticket, in
stead of defending the measure making
q permanent increase of the army -
100000. tries 80 hide behind a Demo-
cratic measure which made il only a
temporary increase. The bill of Sen
a'or Cockrells was supported by the
democrats and the POpulists and the
SILVER Republicans Of the senate. and
n-t Tor that opposition we would to-
gay nave an army of 100, GOO permanent
" - this country. But our people 6e-
!eated the Republican biIl and Sena-
.'F ,Sckrelfs bill became a law. il
vas a substitute which the Republicans
H'a 10 accept in the senate.
Root Wants Army Permanent.
But that substitute expires next
sear' and Republican paper, the Chi
No6v tribune. has announced within q
lex that Secretary Root would ash
,lIe next congress TO make the army OF
.,''yVO permanent army. Now. let
.ue Republicans defend their large
olIny- they cannot 90 it; no Republi-
Ndh VIII care to DO it: and vet if YOU
Hole the Republican ticket YOU will ap-
Prove OF the army and If the Repub-
ian party wins you viii have a large
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