Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-18
ROOSEVELT At ST. Paul
Grand Ovation for the Rough Rider
at Meeting Of Republican
Clubs.
Delivers Characteristic Address, In.
dicating Campaign Power Of
the Governor.
Battle Lines Laid Down-1deas Ex.
changed and Many Mutual
Promises Made.

ST. Paul, July ls.-Theodore Roose-
Welt offlciated here last evening in the
opening of the republican national
campaign. The ceremony was attuned
to The Star Spangled Banner and
America and by way of further en-
ing, Governor Roosevelt said at the
outset II come to speak to you. not as
republican TO republicans, but as an
American TO Americans
The Republican National League BIZ
ennial national convention furnished
the occasion. Eager, aggressive young
republicans, With enough old ones to-
.ieayen8the lump with age, conservatism
and wisdom. We're here from every corr
nersof the country totell the Vice pres
idential candidate What their respective
sections would DO for the ticket.
Col. George Stone. of California,
president of the league. promised him
the Pacific coast solid for expansion.
MINNESOTA IS PLEDGED.
Minnesota. now in the hands of an
administration half populist and half
laemocratie, never has cast anything
but a republican electoral Vote and
Senators Davis and Nelson have prom
ised that ii shall live up % its record
Nebraska and Kansas brought word
Hof i, turning among prairie folk from
che will-ol- the-wisp reaching offdemoc-
Eracyss leader. and so il was from all
states where repubicanism eyer did
ilavs a chance
Governor Roosevelt gave them in eX
lschanse tlie plan of campaign and d few
sample charges of ammunition. DEM
locrats who heard and VIII read what he
said mus, Know that they can not evade
ldiseussion Of their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by
lspreie,lding 10 subordinate them tosother
issues. and that they can not unchat-.
llenged fight the American policy Of ex-
l5pansion under the name of imperial
l,ism.
Agsressive. offensive fighting, not de
lsfensive parleying all along the line Of.
1.-The Kansas City platform. is Governor
Roossve 8 promise TO them. Whether.
They try to debase the dollar OF 10 dis
grace the flag, he saysi they must
tight in the open and 8unn,a sked.'
Eight thousand people drank in every
Word Governor Roosevelt uttered. At
Ter each especially coplous draueht thsy
l3cheered until they thirsted again. That
great mass Of men and Women ross =
one and yelled itself 10 tf,e verge of
l.hyssrics for nearly ten minutes as the.
\ governor entered the hail.
4 1t repeated the scene after President
i Stone of the league had introduced Sem
ator G. X. Davis as chairman Of the
evening and the senator had introduced
Roosevelt Then the9audience sang The
Star spangied Banner" az him while he
l.awaited d chance To commence and
t.threw flowers al him. This demonstra-
4 tion Enthusiastically was for Roosevelt
E5quite as much as for the vice presiden-
! tial candidate.
At no time was he more heartily
I5cheered than when. III taking the plat
form, he spoke briefly and nenpartisan-
4 ~ on his pet topic. tfeneed Of both de-
cency, efficiency in public life honesty
4 and courage combined NTH sanaa. be
fcause if man is a natural born fool
L you can't make much of him
The Auditorium was packed from pit
10 dome when Governor Roosevelt APP
speared Oh the platform, and his en-
trance was the ocasion for a great
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: +.lteif, HIS lItiQIuNllpH
1.-the cheering was resumed for ten min
utes. Order was finally restored ard
Governor Roosevelt delivered his adj
dress. a few passages in which were as
4 ffollows:s
DISHONEST MEN A CURSE.
Perhaps might add a third. First
:. of all, be honest. a politician who isn't
#Ehonest. no matter how able or smart he
lis. is a curse to the community Don't
i Let any man delude YOU by trying TO
4 5convnce you hat he can help You by
being little dishones; qn your side.
4 He Will desert Sau when the crisis
4 comes.
u have mighty little use for the hon=
lest, tinisi man, ha man who takes out
i his honesty in his Own parlor. and who
4 cant trus. himself with ii out in the
Iworld to do his work among his fei-
e lows. He may be Very nice and pleas.
ant, but he is nj no use.
i No matter hoW honest and brave I.
man may be, If he is a natural bern
4 fool yeu can't do anything With him.
81 He must have the saving grace of com
q mon sense. Honesty aud courage and
4 common sense are needed in public life
8 Just as they are needed in private life.
g And8i is because#I believe that as
soeiatiors like this club, associations
like this league. make for the elemen-
q tary decencies of political life that |
4 take such pleasure in addressing you
4 tonight.
Il speak not as a republican address
A ing republicans. but IS an American
addressing his fellow Americans, urg-
4 ing them to stand for honesty and the
honor of the flag.
VITAL INTERESTS AT STAKE
II We are beginning the work of a
Campaign more vital to American inter
ests than any that has taken place
since the close of the civi! war. We APP
peal not only to republicans. but to al
good citizens. who are Americans in
fact as we'll as in name. to help us in
predicting President Mckinley. II
was. indeed, of infinite Importance tt
elect him four years ago Yet the need
is even greater now. Every reason thel
Il obtained in his favor obtains now, and
many more have been added. -Four
years ago the suscess of the populistit
democracy would have meant fearful
misery. fearful disaster at home; II
would have meant the shame that i.
worse even than misery and disaster
Today it would mean all this, and II