Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-03
Throngs Of People Applaud His
Utterances at Every Stop in
tina West.
Politics and Patriotism in His Talks
The Greatest Enthusiasm is
Aroused

was the way he talked to Kansas and
Oklahoma Territory all day Monday
Safe in Oklahoma at 10 o'clock last
night, greeted by the wild cheers Of his
old rough riders. he has virtually, thru
the force of popular will expressed.
launched his campaign for vice presi-
dent.
Unequivocally he has stated the dem
.ocratic principle Of 16 to 4 and de-
nounced 1t. In unmistakable terms he
has spoken for the preservation OF ma
tional honor in the Philippines and the
doctrine OF expansion. Before the men
and Women damned up about his car at
lGmporia he said:
To me the honor and welfare of the
country are al stake this year
Then. turning half fiercely upon his
hearers and shaking his finger at them,
he said: You, you are here in KAN
sas today because you expanded. They,
the democrats. say we have work to do
in the Philippines. So we have.
Whether we will do 1t right or not. we
have got to play our part among the
great nations of the world. We are
going to put down brigandage and out
RACES as sure as fate, barring one thing
if the American people do not goScat-
a-corner this fall. II they do, then they
Will get all the brigandage they want
in the Philippines But II we win, We
are going to put the only kind OF liberty
in the Philippines. the liberty that fol-
lows the paths of Justice.
But am not going togdiscuss more
of our democratic friends principles
until l find out whether they make a
square issue with us or straddle. But
whether they straddie or act honestly,
We are going to face them. It's hot
weather and the Ice trust is quite an is
sue in New York, but we will walt and
see what they do about the trusts in
Kansas City this week But we stand
fair and square on the republican plat
form
Now as to myself, can only requ.tes
You for Your confidence in me by keep
ing faith with YOU. Distrust the man
Who promises the impossible. You have
Your prosperity for three years past in
the face of The fact that four years ago
they told you that prosperity could not
come without l6 to l.
Just then an old woman of the farm
sur Drowned, a rusty black bonnet on
her head, sleeves up a gaunt arm bare
to the elbow, exclaimed: My God, we
do not want 16 to H.
Madam" said the governor, bowling
gravely you are right, and you won't
get it'll appeal to YOU, turning TO the
crowd, Sin the name of more than ma
terial prosperity, for the good name of
our country.
Kansas, with its 1000 majority for
Bryan in 1896, shows unnlista kable
signs of swinging into line for Mckinley
land Roosevelt this year. Prosperity.
material and spiritual. has destroyed
populism and free silver Even Mis-
sourians on the train early in the day
Thought they had a fighting chance to.
carry their state for the republican
ticket this fall.
Governor Roosevelt has been deeply
touched by the spontaneous reception
given him. William Warner was chair
man of the Kansas City committee
which came out 70 greet the governor.
Governor Altgeld and Congressman
Long Of Ohio sat in their cars attached
to the train and listened grimly to the
cheers At Floyd Mrs. John Ward sent
on board a basket Of wild flowers. Wal
ter S. Dickey. of the committee TO mott
fy the governor Of his nomination for.
the vice presidency on the 12thinst. was
present.
The mayor OF Richmond. Mo-, with a
delegation came to the train at Licking
ion Junction. delegation from Inde-5
pendence, Mo-, greeted the governor
with the exclamation: Hi, Teddy" w.
B. G. Brown of the Fifth Missouri con-
gressional district. United the governor
TO be present at the celebration of TIE
battle of Lore Jack. Aug. IS.
II tho national committee agrees. i
will come" said the governor. Mr.. Bry-
an is TO be at the celebration. At Shelf
field the governor said sharply to coun-
try people: zone can rot promise every
thing. never promise more than i can
do
The railroaders were out at Topeka
with 5000 other people. Governor Stan
Iiey introduced Governor Roosevelt as
Kansas candidate for something else
later on
'.Let me say to you Topeka people" y
said the governor, that In the late war
the cruiser Topeka, named after you,
was commanded by my brother-in-law,
Capt. Coles I have been looking at
your corn. wheat and other crops, and
you do not appear to have lost during
the last four years. You can stop pros
perity by legislation, but you can not
by law do more than give every Ameri-
can an opportunity to show his thrift
That you have evidently done during
tile last four years. Kansas has written
| Its name in letters of gold across the
face of the Philippines. The American
people rise and fall together. If one
falls, all fall; IL one prospers, all pros
per.
There liz no national decd that might
make us hang our heads in shame but
affects us all. For good or for evil we
are bound together for all time. am
not making political speeches except az
can not help 1t. l do not care any
thing for the mere dummy who won't
think for himself. Fundamentally. you
must have the same qualities for suc-
cess in public life you have In private
life. Don't think because man lie
smart that 1t profits him to be dishon-
est. An honest but timid man is not
/ much good. 4 natural born fool that Is
honest is not worth knocking on the
head
A brakeman clambered on the rear
end Of the car. and. pointing to wo-
man holding a baby In her arms. said:
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