The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-14

HUGO MEETING At MANSFIELD
ALL RECORDS FOR POLITICAL
RALLIES THERE EQUALED,
IF NOT EXCEEDED
FACTS ON ARMY QUESTION
Republicans Hide Behind the Word
Expansion and Must Needs Rob
the Grave to Defend
Their Policy.

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AKRON, O., Oct 13.-A memorable day
in the Bryan campaign in Ohio closed
here tonight with monster meeting,
but, large as it was, his 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
Circleville, Lancaster, GAINESVILLE, Gosh
ccton and Mansfield. The crowds ap-
peared to increase gradually in size
throughout the day from the initial
meeting at Chillicothe, little after sun
rise in the morning, until the last day
meeting at Mansfield just before sunset
in the evening. There were great crowds
at all the places mentioned, while Mans
field was said to have contained twice
as many people as had ever before been
gathered at that place to hear a politi-
cal speech. The Democratic manage
ment at Mansfield had prevailed upon
neighboring towns to forego their claims
to a speech from Bryan so as to allow
their people to attend the Mansfield
meeting, and as consequence the sur
rounding country for a radius of thirty
or forty miles was well represented at
the Mansfield meeting.
All things considered the Mansfield
street demonstration was the best that
has been made. The stop there was for
an hour and a half, and the speaking
took place from an elaborately decor
ated platform in front of the court
house, more than 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-
Der of ladies on floats representing the
varous state of the United States
ROOSEVELT ANSWERED.
In his Mansfield speech Mr.. Bryan took
occasion to make response to one Of the
points in Gov Roosevelt's reply to one
of Mr.. Bryan's speeches, but before en-
tering upon his reply he discussed the
trust question at considerable length.
In speaking of the trusts he repeated his
statements heretofore made concerning
Senator Hannas attitude towards them.
After "a few words applied to the army
question in general, Mr.. Bryan took up
Gov, Roosevelt's rejoinder and said:
When this campaign first open I'd the
Republican candidate for vice president
made speech at Detroit in which he
said, who is afraid of this army?' He
had soldiers stand up before the audi
ence, and he told the audience that the
soldiers bore the same proportion to that
audience that the standing army of 1O0-
States. His answer. to the charge that
we had a large army was, whose
afraid? But, my friends. that Is not
what he is saying now. Within a week
that same candidate for vice president,
that militant member of 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 Philippine islands, Why
they are trying now to explain it or ex-
cuse it when the fact is. and 1 called
attention to it at once, that the presi-
dent asked for the army two months
before there was a war In the Philippine
islands. The president asked for the army
at the beginning of December and war
broke out the 4th of February, two
months afterwards.
THE PHILIPPINES
But now there is another defense. AS
soon as the candidate for vice president
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. I find it in this
mornings paper. He says that every in
tell1gent observer knew that there would
be trouble in the Philippines If the
treaty was confirmed. Why is that pos
sible? If it is possible that when the
president entered upon his colonial policy
ne knew there would be trouble in the
Philippine Islands, what becomes of the
there II 1t were not for the people In
TINS country who make speeches against
imperialism? There is the statement of
the Republican candidate for vice pres
ident that two months before the war
broke out everybody knew that there
would be trouble in the Philippine islands
II the treaty was ratified. But 1 want to
get step further, and I want to show
that in his retreat he has become so
scared that he has hidden behind a bill