Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-07
SPEECH
Republican Candidate Opens His
Western Campaign. With a
Speech at Detroit
Thousands Of People Cheer His Ut.
terances on the Issues Of
the Day.
Bryan's False Cry Of Imperialism
and Militarism Shown In Its
True Light.

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and Militarism Shown In Its
True Light.
Detroit, Sept. 1.-THE initial meeting
LOT Governor Roosevelt's western tour
which was held in the big assembly
room of the Detroit Light Guard armo-
~ last night, was all that the govern
or's most ardent partisans could have
desired in point of attendance and en-
thusiasm. The floor and gallery of the
great hall We're crowded. Many We're on
the outside unable to obtain seats or
standing room Within hearing distance
The Vice presidential candidate res
8es.ved tremendously enthusiastic
greeting as he made his way up thru
feI,e ct the side aisles A large proper
ation Of the audience stood upon chairs
aud yelled frantically for Teddy 1t
vas With difficulty that the shouts
.eQuid BE apneased and silence restored
~ as 20 pe.salit the program to proceed
Homer Warren, chairman of the re-
publican city committee, called thegatk-
eiins toorder, and Brig. Gen. Henry NJ
Iuiileld, who was introduced as another
Il the leaders in the Santiago cam
aaign, presided. The democracy, said
Sen. DuHield, was before the country
sofa a platform Of fictitious issues, but
5tsis only real fear on both sides was al
So What Bryan might do # elected.
When tie governor arose to speak the
sssi,salt crowd arose almost en- masse and
remained standing and shouting for
saiita time. The governors speech occu-
sled about an hour in delivery and was
listened 70 .lruout With thoughtful at
feilt.on, anu the telling sarcastic and
LILY points We're quickly caught and
appiauded. Governor Roosevelt gave
5ile audience an object lesson when he
a;selGed that our soldiers in the Philip
pines had less 10 fear from any body of
srned bandits in that country than
nay mad to fear from the principles of.
M Kansas City platform and the sue
sess pf the democratic party. He said
fiVa members Of the regular army We're
present. and he asked them to stand up
that the audience might see their ty-.
earts. Five soldiers from the Four
nth Infantry at Fort Wayne, who
occupied a front seat. when thus in
svited. arose and were applauded until
their cheeks giowsd with bushes.
Now, exclaimed Governor Roosevelt,
behold Your tyrants." The audience
shouted with laughter. There are
here" continued the governor. five
soldiers to 1000 people in this audience,
which is a larger percentag e of tyranny
IN this house tran the percentage Of the
regular army bears to the whole num-
Der of the people of this country
Governor Roosevelt concluded as fol-
|lows:
IT have shown you how little Mr.. Bry-s
Ian's utterancss in the past have
|squared with the facts, whether he was
dealing With finance, or whether he was
dealing with patriotism, and it is ex-.
'actiy as ;l.ue ;sday when he and the
makers of the Kansas City platform
talk Of imperialism or mlitarism. One
reason that makes IL difficult TO serious
ly argue eitber question is that SO far
as lsnow there is no man in the United
states who believes in either imperial-s
isnser. rniiitarism. They are$pure phan-
toms of an even more shadowy and in
Tangible quality than the iniquitous
srobber gold dollar which disturbed Mr..
Bryan 50 much four years ago The
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