The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-08
SPOKE EIGHT TIMES
GOV. ROOSEVELT WORRIED FRET
TY HARD ~ MICHIGAN.
PLEASED WITH RECEPTION.
WELL RECEIVED AT GRAND RAP
IDS AND LANSING.


pines and the Tru-ts-DecIared the
Money Question Was Paramount.
Grnrd Rapids. Mich Sept Gov.
Roosevelt arrived 90 this city az o'clock
this evening. and was accorded a grand
street demonstration.
Tonight ne spoke In the Auditorium.
which was crowded to rs utmost capacity,
and laier ma1e a brief speech In Powers
Thcatcr
Durias his trip through Michigan To-
day, Col Roosevelt made elghi speeches.
bcginning at hay city az $50 in the mous-
Ing. aud ending az Hastings at O'Clock.
The crowds "A the various stopping places
during the day were large. appreciatlve
and responsive.
The New York Governor is pleased with
Lis Western reception although he com
plains tina. he - greatly overworked He
Fays that while his health ls robust and
his strength equal to amy ordinary D..
mand he Will be glad when he crosses
the Mchieen state line into another state.
where che Central Committee does not
woi% It's candidates - hard The Gov
ernor goes 10 South Bend Ind.. to-mor.
row. wnere he speaks at O'Clock in the
evening
The leaders among our opponents are
doubtless uneasily conscious that their
free silver policy would he dlsastroes to
the welfare OF our country. but having
played thc part of demagoRuss. they must
pow reap the fruits OF their action IL
they came into power their mere pos
session of power would throw this coun-
try into commissions OF disaster. They
would be obliged to make war upon the
principles Of sound finance. The victory
- Mr. Bryan would mean such
strengthening OF the foes Of hcncs money
as 20 powerfully impress every wavering
mind In the senate - that free silver
legislation could probably pass both Hous-
CO. ana no Secretary Of the Treasury
who would accept once under Mr.. Bryan
could do anything but follow a course Of
action which would plunge our financial
system into chaos. II tho farmer. the
business man. and the wage worker want
prosperity 20 continue. they must make
up their minds that the incoming OF Mr.
Bryan would mean terrible widespread
disaster.
what lie said of Trusts.
"a word as 60 trusts BEYOND aues-
tion the great industrial combinations
which We group IN popular pariance un.
der the name Of trusts have produced
great and serious evils. There Ia every
rcasoH why We should try 10 abate those
evils and 20 make men Of wealth. whsth.
er they act individually or collectively
bear their fun share Of the eountrya bur.
dens ard keep % scrupnl0usy within the
bounds Of equity and morality as any of
their neighbors But Wild and frantic
denunciatons does not DO them the least
harm and simply postpones the day whcu
We cun make them amenahie 10 proper
laws. Hasty legislation Of violent typs
- either wholly ineffective against tns
evil. or else crushes the evil az the ex.
penHe of crushing even more OF good. We
need 20 approach the subject both with
nrm resolution 20 nhate the evil and In q
spirit Of hard. common sense a. we search
for the names Of chatting them. One Of
the first things 10 obtain II publicity. We
must be- able by law to fud out exactly
what each corporation does ami rnrus
This mere publicity itself will effect
something towards remedylng many evila
Moreover IL will give ns 4 clearer idea
as 20 what the remaining evils are. and
wnl. therefore. enable Us 10 shape our
measures for attacking the latter with
good prospects Of success. immodcrn.e
attack always invites reaction and often
defeat Moderation. combined with reso.
iution. CON alone secure results worth
within the last two years W have ia
New York established a franchise tar
under which the corporations which owe
most 20 the state. but which had hitherto
largely escaped taxation. have been re-
quired to pay their just share OF taxa
tlon.
ON the Philippines.
mot a word specifically as 20 the PIN.
ipplnea. II IL In connection with the Phii.
ipplnes that MIR Bryan has chiefly harped
upon the consent OF the governed the
ory A. matter OF fact We cannot too
clearly keep In mind that the Success %
the Aguinaldlan rebels would mean not
liberty for all Philippines. but liberty fof
certain hloodthiraty section 20 oppresa
a great majority of their fellow-c0untry-
men. Under Spanish rule The Filippiuoa
were treated with intolerable cruelty
The Aguiualdlan leaders have. wherever
their power has extended. continued
system almost as bad. The chief victims
OF this system have been not tho Ameri.
cans. hut their fellow iiippinos; for theil
hatred and cruelty have been exhibited
chiefly AZ the cost Of their fell0w-counfry-
upen. who have had the good sense and
genuine patriotism 20 realize that the true
interests OF the islands lay IN the Amer
lean government 50 far as ! am aware
not one competent witness who has actus
ally known the facta believes the Flip
rinos capable of Neif-g0Fernment at pres.
sent or believes that such an effort wouic
result IN anything but a horrible confn-
sion Of tyranny and anarchy. Judge Taft
President Schurman. Prof Worcester.
Bishop Potter. and all our army officers
are a unit on this point. The institution
OF free republic cannot at a leap be
trnnspianted into wholly alien soil among
a people who have not the slightest con-
ception Of liberty OF seif-govcrnmeut. as
we use those words You might as vel
try 20 transplant fuii-grown oak inte
alien soil"
nooseveit ne Hay City.
Bay City. Mich. Sept Gov. Roose-
Welt arrived here early this morning. He
WIS driven 70 Central Avenue Park es-
coried by company Of local Roosevelt
Rough Riders. In his speech he said
The great issue that We have before
W this year. n whether we shall confinus
the policy that gives 10 every man
chance to earn his living. II he wishes tc
DO so That Is the great issue. We want
conditions such that a man of thrift. In
dustry and business sagacity can nsa
those qualities 70 the beat advantage
Here in Michigari you know for your
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