The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27
M'NALL RAVES.
Ex-Ins. Commissioner Makes
Attack on Roosevelt.
Says He Always Tries to Tear
Some One Down.
QUOTES FROM HIS BOOK
Comparison of Cowboys and
Laboring Men.
A Very Bitter and Severe Par
tisan Speech.
QUOTES FROM HIS BOOK

The capacity OF Lukens opera 1AOu7S
in North Topeka was tested Friday
night when Webb McNau made a point
zeal speech
On the platform with Mr.. McNal were
Major John NJ Brown, J. A Davis, J.
n Pavton- d. O. McCray and Samuel
Jones.
The first part of the address was de-
voted to a discussion of the prosperity
which the Republicans announce has
been with the American people for the
past three years Mr. McNaI elalneu
that the richer classes OF people nave
been the only ones who nave nau ally
real prosperity. He declared the neceS-
saries OF life and other products whlcn
the laboring man has to buy has Deen
advanced in price on average or - per
cent while their wages have not Deen
advanced in proportion
In speaking of the tactics OF the Re
publicans in trying to win this campaign
he said: We have an example or their
methods here at home. The Republican
party has sent circular letters TO al
their voters who are out Of the city %
either come home to vote or send $40 10
help secure a fair election They had
from one Chicago firm the sum of $780,
600. If we had that much money we
would all go wild.
The Republicans may go to the gran
ulated sugar trust, the wire trust or the
Kansas City stockyards and insurance
companies and similar concerns and get
money. Did you ever hear Of any of the
trusts being with Bryan?
Roosevelt, the Republican candidate
for vice president, never wrote a book,
a magazine article nor made an utter
ance but that it was to tear down some
one else to build up himself He had
particular gT1ldge against the colOred
regiment; said they were fleeing and
that If ne had not been behind them at
San Juan Hill with a revolver and told
them that he would Shoot any one VINO
wanted to run away that they would all
have taken to their heels. All Of which
is untrue.
Roosevelt so much as made a brag Of
shooting a Spaniard while he was run
ming across an open space. Now is there
an old soldier here who would make
a brag of shooting a man in his back
while running? think not.
Mr.. Roosevelt expects to increase his
vote by securing the support of the rail-
road men, the Quakers, the old soldiers
and the colOred men. His utter anceS be-
fore the time of his nomination has such
a distinctively different tone from those
after his nomination that it is hardly
possible that many will be taken in by
them He can hardly expect to increase
his vote in this state among the farm
ers and Santa Fe shop men when they
read the following from pages and 10 of
his book on Ranch Life and Hunting
Trail Speaking of cowboys he SAYS.
Peril and hardships and years Of
toll. broken by weeks of brutal dissipa-
ton draw haSgard lines across their
eager faces but never dim their reckless
eyes, nor break their bearing of self
confidence When drunk on the william
Gus whisky Of the frontier towns they
cut mad antics, riding their horses in the
saloons-nring their pistols right and left,
from bOfsterOuS llghrhearte dneSs rather
from viciOusness and INDUCING too often
in deadly shooting ARRAYS brought on
either by accidental contact of the mo-
lnent or on account Of some longstand-
ing grudge, or perhaps because Of bad
blood between the ranches and localities
They are much better fellows and pleas
anter companions than small farmers or
agricultural laborers, nor are the me-
chanics and workmen of great city to
be mentioned in the same BREATH
Roosevelt says that wherever the
American flag once floats 1t should new
er be taken down. He has undoubtedly
forgotten that the flag was taken down
in the klOndfke and where say il was
taken down in dishonor. There is a strip
of land ten miles wide which the United
claimed by another country. During
Cleveland's administration that country
was told that the United States would
continue to hold the title of the land
the Republican administration came into
power than the demand was made again
and the government OF this strip Of land
was turned over without a word. pend-
ing arbitration. I say that the nag was
hauled down in dishonor and that had
Bryan been IN power it would not have
D1en 50.
I hope the American government
never grows larger I hope that the
Philippines viii be set free
we passed a law excluding the cbeau
Chinese ana japanese labor from our
country for the simple reason that
Americans can not compete with those
who can I'VE on few cents worth of
rice per day. They come here and six
or seven of them go into one room to-
gether to live Save every dollar they
can get until they have enough to keep
try and then go back
Now II we admit the Philippines TO
this country the 10 million Of haIf Clad
people will have a liberty to come to mis-
country and by SO doing they will shur
out American labor. II this was the
plain out and out proposition there Is
not a Republican in Kansas that would
vote for the ticket Why do YOU vote
that way2 Just because the party lead
ers have arranged it so and you follow
after. There is no one wants the Phil