The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
.T0N,NE. SPOKE TO
IMMENSE THR0NG
The Audience Listened Attentive|y
for More Than Two Hours.
REPLY TO R0osEVELT's SPEECH.
The Greater Part Of the Address Was
Devoted to Imperialism, Which
Was Denounced in Force
ful Sentences.
nv Associated Press


DULUTH. MIMI. August 2i.-The larS-
est gathering to listen to 4 political speech
that ever assembled in Duluth assembled
tonight at the Armory, when Charles a.
Towne opened the campaign in lengthy
address, in which he replied 10 the recent
speech of Governor Roosevelt, delivered at
St. Paul on the occasion of the National
Convention OF the League OF republican
Clubs.
The audience listened attentively to the
orators remarks for more than two hours,
and frequently throughout The discourse
the al pause was dcafeninS. Ihe speech
is considered by many TO be MI. Io"he 5
greatest effort. At is conclusion he was
rendered an ovation by the multitude pres
enC.
Mr. Tcwne opened by expressing rack
of patience with any one who beileVed IN
their party right CT wrong, or any Presl-
dent, right or wrong, considering the latter
simply another statement Of the divine
right of kings.
1.-THE issue of first moment in this cam
paisn,'' said Mr. Towne, the one that
temporarily dwarfs all others by comparl-
son. is whether the Republic itself is 10
continue Because of the magnitude OF ms
question which not only the Democauc
platform, but the public concern, declares
to be the paramount issue OF the campaign,
T design TO use a good part OF this ADDRESS
in commenting upon the speech NANNY
concerned with this topic, delivered at 81.
Paul recently by the Republican caholoate
for Vjce-Presdent. l shall devote the
greater part of the time tonight TO the
consideration of imperialism.
ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY.
Reviewing the Administrations attitude
towards the Fflpnos he said:
eft is claimed that circumstances were
such as to compel US with due regard to
o,r interests and international duties TO
1,,lrsue in these islands thereafter the pol
iov for which the Administration aas re
come RESPONSIBLE A brief examination,
however, of those circumstances Nj. SUI
fee to show that the policy adop-ei was
not only unnecessary, but that II WAS III
the highest degree disadvantaSeous to the
United States, while involving the utmost
cruelty and injustice towa.Gs the lnhabl-
tants OF those islands and violation of
every principle of good faith and the hon
orable tradition of American diplomacy.
After maintaining that our course had
compelled the Filipinos to oppose Us by
force of arms, Mr.. Towne took up the
proclamation issued by General Otis jan
uary 8, 1889, under instructions from the
President. This proclamatio ne declared,
sis of the very essense of Imperialism.
Divested of its cant and made over into
plain language, the proctlr1;l:i,a tells the
| Filipinis that we have seized their islands
by brute force and propose to hold It and
they must submit to our precautions, yield
to assumed authority or be shot to
death"
AN INCORRIGIBLE ECCENTRIC.
Taking up Governor Roosevelts speech,
he declared it to be enormously disap-
pointing. Neither~in matter or in manner
is it worthy Of its occasion. In respect of
tho cnenrn G with raj re-
tons, an alienation of evasion and asser-
ton. In spirit it is a compound OF scold
and scullion. AS to its facts il abounds in
inaccuracies which, if accidental, are mex
J plicable as coming from man who has
performed creditably in history and bio
graphy. But the world is accustomed to
inconsistencies from Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t has
long looked upon him as predestined
and an incorrgible eccentric. It has given
up attempting to explain him or to recon-
Gle him with himself. It is quite impos-
sibe whether it would be worth while,
otherwise or not. to nuke an entirely salts
factory diagnosis of a civil service re-
former in partnership with Thomas c.
Platt: citizen soldier who ridicules the
volunteer: a leader in battle who finds
glory in being rescued from an ambush; a
hero who bonsts OF shooting fleeting
foe in the back: a candidate who plays
and poses to delegates and galleries to OBJ
tain a nomination that he does not want;
a gentleman who charges six and half
million of his countrymen with lawess-
ness, dishonesty and cowardice; Il states
man who, mounted on a hobby, rides
roughly al grave questions in economics
and politics, swinging his partisan lariat
and yelling like an intellectual Comanche.