The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-28
Col. Roosevelts Speech at Canyon
City, Where the Trouble Was, De-
voted TO Law and Order.
DANGER IN MOB VIOLENCE
ANARCHY WILL INVITE TYRANNY
AND REAL IMPERIALISM.
ynstigators of the Outrages Indirectly
DenOunced-Big Meetings at
LeadvilIe and Pueblo.

PUEBLO. Col, Sept 27. = The Roose-
Welt special train passed over the divide,
without special incident, although there
was some nervousness on the part OF the
railway officials and trainmen and the es-
corting party when the train passed
through Victor where last evenings dis
turbance occurred. On the return at mid
night on the Colorado Midland road the
train was guarded with resolute men armed
with Winchesters. Governor Roosevelt
retired to his couch at IL O'Clock and slept
as TRANQUILITY as IL nothing had happened.
The schedule for to-day provided for ten
stops, and as many speeches. Leadville
was reached at IL o'clock and a stop was
made of an hour and forty-five minutes.
A large crowd was assembled at the sta
ton and preparations had been made for a
big outdoor demonstration. stand had
been erected on the street and Governor
Roosevelt and party were taken to 1t in
carriages. People in great numbers lined
the streets the entire distance. Rev. Mr..
Fleming, chaplain of the Colorado regi-
ment that went to the Philippines, pre-
sided and introduced Senator Wolcott, who,
after making short speech, introduced
Governor Roosevelt Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge also made a short speech.
At Canyon City another organized at
tempt was made by small minority to
interrupt the proceedings. This mob was
composed mostly of boys of from twelve
TO eighteen years old, with a few men who
shouted for Bryan and cheered so as to
interrupt the sqeakers. One of the young
sters being asked why he was acting so
disorderly. stated that he was hired TO do
so. They wore uniform caps and acted in
concert
When the train reached Pueblo this even
ing the station was crowded. The reception
committee escorted Governor Roosevelt.
Senators Lodge and Wolcott, John Proctor
Clarke, Curtis Guild. jr, and Gen. Irving
Hale to Royal Park, where a procession
formed and marched through the principal
streets. Three evening meetings were held.
all of them attended by large audiences.
During the day at the various stopping
places the crowds were remarkably large.
Governor Roosevelt in his speech at
Leadville to-day said in part:
81 come before you to support the prin-
ciples which we present upon the ground
OF self-interest and upon the ground of
cur feeling for that symbol OF greatness,
the American flag that floats over us all.
We will all go up or down together. We
will go up or go down as regards material
prosperity and we will hang our heads or
hold them high accordingly as the Ameri-
can flag does or doef not stand in the
future as IL stood in the past as symbol
of honor, of greatness. of truth and lib
erty. When in 1898 hard times came, they
came in New York, California and Colo
rado alike. When in 1897 prosperity returned
1t returned TO the Rocky mountains as it
returned to the seaboard States of the At
lantic and Pacific. 1t returned to the
farmer, the ranchman, the wage Garner,
precisely as much as to the business man.
There can be no permanent lines of we'll
being on the one hand, for some of our
people. and adversely on the part of the
rest of the people. Fundamentally we will
&C up or down alike. Now, when 1t comes
to the question of the honor of the flag
the same considerations hold good
At Canyon City Governor Roosevelt spoke
in part as follows:
There has been some talk as to what
the paramount issue in this campaign is
The paramount issue is to keep the orderly
liberty that has made US what we are, keep
the right of free speech, keeping the right of
political discussion so that We may be able
to settle our political differences salts
factorily and fairly after a full hearing
given to any one, whatever his views may
be. If he expresses them decently and in
proper language. There is danger of i'm
perialism, but ii is not from the direction
in which Mr.. Bryan is looking. There is
no danger in the regular army-the regular
army of 81 of a soldier for every 1000 citi-
zens of this great Republic There is no
danger OF imperialism from this country
starting out on the path our fathers trod
to do the work of a great world power.
1.-The only danger of Imperialism that will
ever come in this country will be IL 1t is in
vited as a reaction against anarchy. An
archy is the handmade of tyranny. If ever
we grow to substitute lawless mob violence
for the orderly liberty that we enjoy under
the law IL ever we grow TO substitute the
rule of brutal force for the rule of the bal
lot, where the ballot IS cast freely and
counted as cast, If ever We grow TO ex-
change for government by debate in the
legislatures OF the country and on the
stump the violence that finds expression in
either word or deed. then We will indeed be
within a measurable distance of losing our
liberty Then and not until then the worst
thing this country can have Is the man sit
ting in ease at home exciting other men
who are ignorant to deeds of violence; and
whether the exciting of violence be by a
politician or the editor of a newspaper, the
effect is the same.