Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-07-26
PRAISES HIS PARTY.
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
AT ST. PAUL.

al 81. FAOE.
Vice Presidential Nominee Opens the
Campaign-Gives Vigorous Notice to
the Democrats that They Must Come
Ont Into the Open and Fight.
Theodore Roosevelt oficiated at st.
Paul in the opening Of the Republican ma
tional Campaign. The ceremony was at
tuned to 1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
and America and by way of further
emphasis on the kind of fight that is COM
ing, Gov. Roosevelt said at the outset:
II come to speak to you, not as Re-
publican to Republicans, but as an
American to Americans"
The Republican National Leagues BIZ
ennial national convention furnished the
occasion. Eager, aggressive young Re
publicans, with enough old ones to leaven
the lump with age, conservatism and wis
dom, were in attendance from every cor
ner of the country to tell the vice-presi-
dental candidate what their respective
sections would do for the ticket.
Col. George Stone Of California, presi-
dent Of the league, promised him Pa
cifc coast solid for expansion. Mime
sofa, now in the hands Of an administra-
ton half Populist and half Democratic,
never has cast anything but Republi-
can electoral vote, and Senators Davis
and Nelson have promised that it shall
live up to it's record. Nebraskans and
kansans brought word of a turning
among prairie folk from the will-o'-the
wisp teaching of Democraey's leader, and
so it was from all States where Republi-
canism ever did have a chance.
Gov. Roosevelt gave them in exchange
the plan of campaign and a few sample
charges of ammunition. Democrats who
heard and will read what he said must
know that they cannot evade discussion
Of their financial vagaries by pretending
to subordinate them to other issues, and
that they cannot unchallenged fight the
American policy of expansion under the
name Of imperialism Aggressive, Of
fensiye fighting, not defensive parleying,
all along the line of the Kansas City
platform, is Gov. Roosevelt's promise to
them. Whether they try to debase the
dollar or to disgrace the flag" he says,
they must fight in the open and unmask-
ed
The introduction of Roosevelt in the
big auditorium by Senator Davis was the
signal for prolonged applause. Proposals
for ''three cheers for Roosevelt" came
from different parts Of the hall, and all
were met with instant approval, while
cries of You're all right, Teddy" made
the Governor bow again and again. The
Governor then began his speech, which
was in part us follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: We have
come here to begin the work Of campaign
more vital to American interests than any
that has taken place since the close Of the
civil war. We appeal not only to Republi-
cans, but to all good citizens who are
Americans In fact as well as in name, to
nelp us In re-electiug President Mckinley
1t was indeed Of infinite Importance to elect
him four years ago. Yet the need is even
greater now. Every reason then obtained
IN ms FAVOR OBTAINS now, and many more
cess of the Populistic Democracy would have
meant fearful misery, fearful disaster at
nome; 1t would have meant the shame that
is worse even than misery and disaster To-
day it would mean all this, and in addition
the unreasonable disgrace Of abandoning
the proud position we have taken, of finch
ing from the great work we have begun.
President Mckinley has more than made
good all that he promised, or that was prom
ised on his behalf, and as the smoke clears
away we see how utterly trivial are the mat
been criticised, when compared with the
immense substantial gains for American
honor and interest which under that admin
lstrat5on nave been brought about. We APP
sorting what he would do If President, from
our knowledge of what he had done in lesser
positions. Now we appeal for him. asking
that the promise of a second term be Judged
by the performance of his first and pledging
that the wonderful work so triumphantly
begun in his first term shall in his second
term be carried to an even more triumphant
conclusion.
Stands for Things Done.
We ask support for President Mckinley
because of what he has actually done, of
what he now stands for and typifies, and
because of the marvellous work that has
been accomplished under his administration
We ask the support of all upright citizens
because against him are arrayed the forces
OF chaotic evil, because of the menace to
our moral and industrial welfare which is
implied in the present attitude and purpose
Of the Populistic Democracy.
We know definitely what we believe and
resent all the forces Of discomfort, malice
and envy, formed and formless vague and
concrete, can hardly be said to know what
they really do believe, because the princi-
pies they profess, II put forth markedly, are
SO revolving, even to their own followers,
that they like at least to try to wrap the
mantle of hypocrisy around them. They
rant about trusts, but they have nothing
edy; nor is this to be wondered at, when
one Of the makers of their platform, the
representative from New York. and the
leader of their organization in New York,
are both themselves among the most prom
inent stockholders In the worst trust to be
found to-day in the United States, the ice
trust, which had justly exposed itself to the
criticism which our opponents often unjust
ly apply to every form of industrial effort.
They have invented the imaginary danger
of imperialism, and about that they also
rave. Yet so conscious are they Of the hol-
lowness of their attack. so well aware that
to follow out their professions would mean
to trail the American flag in the dust that
they are Obliged to pretend that really, after
all, they are for expansion.
After infinite labor they finally did decide
that they still believed in free silver. This
decision was reached in their committee by
a vote of 26 to a. so that 1t appears that
they only have 80 per cent. of faith In their
Ascent dollar after all. Even this amount
of faith they were able to reach purely by
the aid of Hawaii, and yet four years ago
they objected as much to our expansion over
Hawaii as they now object to our expansion
over the Philippines! There Is an element
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