The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-22
MORM0NDOM
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT SPENDS A
DAY AT SALT LAKE CITY.
Il Greeted by Brigade Of Rough
Riders and Takes an Hours
Gallop with $50 Cowboys.
DELIVERS TWO SPEECHES
ALLUDEs TO THE KILLING OF AMER
ICANS BY FILIPINOS,
ing mt Soldiers "Walxing
About in Idleness.
APPEALS TO ALL PATRIOTS
NOT TO ASSIST IN DISHONORING THE
FLAG IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Great Crowd i'm the Theatcr mt Night
No Speeches by Mckinley-Han-
ma May Visit Nebraska.
And Criticises w. j. Bryan for Sneer-
ing mt Soldiers 'sWalaing
About in Idleness.
APPEALS TO ALL PATRIOTS
NOT TO ASSIST IN DISHONORING THE
FLAG IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Great Crowd i'm the Theatcr mt Night
No Speeches by Mckinley-Han-
ma May Visit Nebraska.

SALT LAKE, Utah, sept zl-Ine Roose-
Welt special train, which laid over at Og-
den last night arrived at Salt Lake this
morning. The train was met by a great
number OF people and brigade of Rough
Riders. who escorted the Governor through
the principal streets amid loud demonstra-
tions. The Roosevelt party, accompanied
by Rough Riders, went TO Salt Air this
afternoon, where speeches by the Governor
and others were made. The great meeting
of the day was held in the Salt Lake Thea
ter tonight, for which extensive prepara-
tions were made.
. Governor Roosevelt was driven TO the
Alta Club this forenoon. and was there met
by r. c. Kerens. national committeeman
from Missouri, and Perry S. Heath, secre-
tary of the national committee. One hum
dred and fifty cowboys were in the street
in front of the club. and the Governor was
persuaded to mount horse and take an
hours gallop with the boys. On his re-
turn Governor Roosevelt visited the famous
Mormon Tabernacle to listen to an organ
recital. Colonel Roosevelt and Perry S.
Heath were each presented with cowboy
saddle and bride to-day by Utah friends.
At the Salt Air Pavilion this afternoon
Governor Roosevelt spoke in part as fol-
lows:
Nov, gentlemen, / have but word to
say to you, my fellow-citizens, men and
women of this great State. L Will touch
upon just one of the issues of this cam
paign this afternoon. What / have to say
is suggested by what / have seen here my
self. Mr.. Bryan the other day, in his
speech at Chicago, Is reported as having
said that it BODIED ill for the Republic to
have hundred thousand soldiers walking
about idIeueSS
''You read in the papers this morning
about a band of our men who were at
tackled by ten times their number of Fill
plnoS yesterday, and how third OF them
were killed and wounded before they beat
off their foes Do you think those men were
walking about in idleness? A third of them
are lying at this moment either dead or
on hospital cots suffering from wounds
that they received. Do you think the
courage of these men and their patient
endurance OF suffering and hardship in
what they have done in upholding the flag
should entitle them to a better record than
some slander or sneer about their walking
about in idleness?
THAT news came this morning. l feel
that in this crisis at this period of our
history, we have the right to appeal to ev-
cry man in whose veins the red blood flows
TO stand with us now L have the right TO
appeal to every woman who gladly sent
son, a brother or volunteer TO the war.
have a right to appeal to you that what
has been gained by the blood of our breth-
rem and the children of our lons shall not
be forfeited through craven weakness.
ask that all good Americans, and beyond
and above all others that you of the West,
you who embody all that is most glorious
and most CHARACTERISTIC in American citi-
zenship, shall see to il that at the outset of
the new century that is upon us that this
Nation shall not abandon its duty: that it
shall not abandon those friendly islanders
who have trusted to our good faith and
that 1t shall not cringe before the task in
front of US: that this Nation shall not play
the part of weakling and a coward but
that Ii shall stride forward with the
strength of giant and shall make 1T evil
dent 10 the nations of the world that they
may know now. once for all, that wher-
ever the American flag has been hoisted in
honor IL shall never be pulled down I'm dis
honor"
Senator Carter, of Montana, spoke briefly.
THE NIGHT MEETING
The meeting at the Salt Lake Theater to-
night was one of large proportions The
largest assembly room that could be OBJ
tanned was selected, but 1t was not large
enough to contain those who sought admis-
sion. The seats were filed the three large
galleries were filled, the stage was filled
and all the standing room was occupied to
such an extent that members of the ma
tional committee and members of the re-
ception committee themselves and members
of the press could not obtain admittance.
Governor Roosevelt spoke in part as fol-
lows:
"A great task lies before us, the task of
bringing orderly liberty to the people of the
islands of the Philippines. That is what
we have promised and we will see TO il
that ii is followed by sufficient quantity of
performance. Our opponents talk of lib
erty 10 the Philippines. The Philippines
shall have liberty--aye. they shall have a
measure of liberty of which they have been
in absolute ignorance throughout the ages
They shall have such liberty as they have
never known under Spanish rule, and such
a measure of liberty they never could
know under the rule of the tyrannical and
blood-thirsty oligarchy of their own peo-
pie. They shall have liberty. but they shall
have 1t under the American flag.
I'VE can say that We stand for Justice
Let us see that this Nation in this genera
ton stands for justice for all: for equal
dealing with the strong and the weak: let
us see TO IL that our international obliga-
tions are performed; let US see to IL that
the nations of the world understand that
will do justice not through fear. but
because We love justice. We can afford TO
be very gentle because we are very strong
I'VE should not shrink from our duty
after we have realized II. We should ap-
proach IL in a sane and sober spirit as
each man and woman approaches a task
involving the most serious duties of life
Let us see TO IL by our actions, let us see
to 1t by our votes that we appreciate the
material well-being which this country has
attained. Our authority extends over the
Philippines now. IL We shrink back from
the task that is before us IL will show that
our forefathers who fought the great civil
war for the preservatioss of this govern
ment are better and greater than we.
ask that you take the first step right; that
you shall so act in the face of the nations
of the world that they shall learn once
and for all that when this Nation once