Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-06

Short Address But Every Word
Made to Count-His Voice
Failing.
Constant Demands Have Worn Out
the Governors Vocal Organs
Other Politics.
Special to Times-Republican.

Governor Roosevelt yesterday. but it
was of course Impossible for them all
TO hear him.
Governor Roosevelt's voice is not as
clear as it should be. He has been
called upon TO use it constantly for
nearly a month and it has lost some of
Tits ciearness. Yesterday he talked not
more than fifteen minutes, but he said
d good deal in a short time and I, Went.
home. every word of it. Following is
4 the text OF his speech here
From the beginning, from the Very
foundationsof our nation. every time we
4 have had a strong man leading the
strong men of the generation on to do
This nation share in the worlds Work,
the men of little faith have hung back,
have eringed as they faced the great
lqueslions. Ii was SD in the days OF
1t was so when We
fought the war of 1872, and it has been
SO in every crisis of this country. Every
time the pioneer has pushed farther out
the dominion of the United States. there
y have been people toacry him because.
he did it. TO denounce him as seeking
mis- own personal advancement. YOU
\ here in Iowa, You here in this wonder
ful state, You are on part of the terri
tory obtained from France by treaty,
ard purchased without the consent of
the governed. tApplause.) In the days
Haf Thomas Jefferson, ninety seven Years
laga. Jefferson was the author of the
declaration of independence. He was
/ a man of sound sense. and 1t never oc-
Icurred to him to draw from that doc
Urine that this country could not extend
Itself until they had obtained the con
sent of even the Indians themselves.
That proud position was lief: for the
democrats of today lapplause), and 4
ls,vant YOU to remember a few of the
things then said by the then opponents.
IF expansion. the ailti-imperialists of
that day, and some OF them were pretty
good men. only their field of vision was
limited.
AS great man as Fisher 4Ames, of
Massachusetts. said: Thomas Jefferson
has purchased an empire, hut who is to
4 ba enlneror2s f.Applause.) You see, gem
l;lemen. they did not then have the word
They simply called il en-
tpre and emperor. | noticed the other
day a new convert to Organism who
NATURALLY feels uncomfortable in sup
porting the anti-i1npeliaiist idea. justify
Il himself by stating that the Fiiipinbs1
fare a different race from that in the
If Louisiana purchase. Ninety-seyen years
3.haNeS gone by since then. and IN that
Louisiana purchase territory. was com
Il pfised far more territory than is in the
tlislalld of Luzon, or any of the islands
Ilof the Philippines.
In the Indian territory and turnout
u the states and RESERVATIONS you still see
1Ss..
II are Just as much governed without
Their consent as the Fiiipinos. and If
8iany Apache or Sioux chief now makes
an OUT break like the one in the Philip
pines this government of William Nc
I, iSinley will put it down. Just as it has
lsput down that of Aguinado. and if i, is
! pines. it is the same in the Indian ter
ritory.
\, The weakling likes to say that it is
for some other reason. not that he is a
sfNeakling, bur he does not hold his own
& Fundamentally the men who desire Us
70 leave the Philippines, to abandon oui
5lduty. desire US to do so because they
! lack faith "a voice Come over on tht
Y other side. Tsddy.D Well, i II have y
4 make serial story of this.
i THE only argument advanced for oul
the Philippines is the argumen
z Of the weaklin;,. who does not trust tn,
). ipoWer5 and justice of his nation. The,
Js3tell you we should leave IN the name o
Z liberty. Liberty, aye, the islands shall
& nave liberty They shall have such#lib
ierty as thluout the dark ages of thei
] lhistory they have never known, sucl
I liberty as would be absolutely impossi
= BILE for them ever to obtain under tn
rule9o Of a corrupt undivided, half bree
Chinaman They shall have liberty
f They shall have it under the America
alag Why. in this: country when an In
dian becomes Civilized we take hin
right in and make him one of Us.
e vote that was cast TO make Henderso
speaker of the last house WAS of India
z biood-Curts of Kansas. We had i
the army one of them as an officer
made under my oppointment-W wa
Z. lof Indian blood. bur he had become a
q American straight out
I'VE are not natural-born fool
81 enough. We do not try To introduce tn
government of a New England tow
meeting among a@city of .ADactles. wh
ii are still in the same stage. of civilizatio
10 that our ancestors were 10000 years agt
le Now look over that yourselves
e not that what we have done in dealin
is With our Indians here? That is wha
ID we have done with the copper-colore
!, men here; now follow out the sam
principle on#the other side If We leay
there they would have the same kin
of peace that they have in an Arizon
Y town If you Withdrew every man an
let the Apaches see What they could d
with themselves. This is not an exaf
:. garation. It's the literal truth of w1ls
q would happen if we We're to leave tt
islands and leave EAguinaldo's weak 70
lowers to work their weak will.
NOW at this time they are endeayo1
ing by murder and plumber and treacf
= cry to frighten the friendly natives WI
= are friendly to US into their armies. An
shame to us, double and triple sham
to us. IL we not only prove recreant
ourselves, but faithless to the allies WI
have trusted in our good faith, If no
y; we turn them over. they the friend
ii ones. over to the mercy of those WI
for two years have been fighting OF
:. troops. We can not do it as honorab
men and as brave men. We shall sflo
= yourselves unworthy those who fougl
= the civil war and followed Grant. WI
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