The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-23

nothing else You represent the disor-
derby class that is naturally against US.
You represent those people who not only
object to prosperity, but who don't get
any of it, because you won't work.
(Applause) Now go back to your fell
low hoboes and learn after this (more
yelling and the man evidently turned to
depart) that you stand against the flag.
You have not got a particle of patriot
ism in you. l am glad you are going
away. I think you have learned enough
hereafter not to monkey with the buzz
saw. Nong continued applause.) Now,
gentlemen, in the temporary absence of
the local police, have driven off that
diSturber of the meeting" (Applause.)
At Newburgh the party was enter
tanned at Mr.. OdelPS home.
This city began it's reception to Gov
ernor Roosevelt by sending 700 people
on a special to Newburgh to meet Gov
ernor Roosevelt's party. Mr.. OdeI came
I'D on the train with the governor. There
was a good crowd at the station, and
the committee on arrangements an
nOunced that the interest was so great
that they had arranged for three meet
ings to take place in three different au-
ditoriums Each of these was packed
with people at s o'clock. The governor
spoke first at the Academy Of Music,
while at the other halls, holding the
audience until his arrival other persons
made brief speeches. Even the three
halls failed to hold the people and an
outdoor meeting was necessary.
Governor Roosevelt in his speeches
took up some of Mr.. Bryan's statements
in the state, particularly the one IN
which Mr.. Bryan said that if elected
to office he would crush out every pr1-
vate monopoly. He said:
ssyVhy that would mean crushing out
every business and the doing away with
a. mans revenue on a patent Mr.. Bryan
could not do such thing, and he is dis
honest when he says he would
A man in the audience cried: Three
cheers for Bryan" but instead of the
usual attack the governor smiled ana
said: "WFhy?" and the man subsidized
Later somebody asked: What about
ssI did not catch that" said the COVER
TITS only a kid" said another man.
well 1 have six of those" said the
governor, amid a roar of laughter, and
they are not a cause of contention
Outside of the Y. M. @. A, q stand had
been erected around which was a large
concourse of people and the governor
spoke a few words there, before pro
ceeding to the opera house, where he
was booked for his third speech.
AS the governor climbed through
window and appeared on the temporary
platform he was greeted with a ming
ling of cheers and Kisses and hurra-hs for
Bryan and hurrahS for Roosevelt The
governor assured those assembled that
it was a pleasure to see line turnout
He stated that he hoped good would be
done even to those upon whom the light
was not yet shining. This was greeted
renewed
an Three cheers for Bryan The
governor had gone on without noticing
the Interruptions, but it continuing he
finally said:
There are some whom we can not
reach. Any man who thinks noise is a
substitute for thought can not be ap-
pealed to, (great applause mingled with
shouts of ''Hurrah for Bryan'') and nat
urally feels like going the other way.
(Great applauSe). ] make an appeal TO
every man, to every brave and honest
man (voice:' 'Who got shot in the backlog
No stronger appeal could be made than
by those who fear to hear the truth, Ga
voice: .'WhO was four miles aWay2s')
when men will not listen to arguments,
you can guarantee that they represent
a pretty poor set. (Great appIause).
When men are afraid to hear the truth
they are certain not to be good citizens.
(Applause). / appeal to every honest
and decent citizen to vote against the
party that encourages that kind of fol-
~; rebuke rowdyiSm of that STAMP. They
show how utterly unsafe it would be to
trust any kind of government in the
hands of people of that sort Great ap-
plause). They are giving you an admir-
able object lesson in Organism. (Cries Of
What is the matter with Teddy? He's
all rightly. I will tell you gentlemen,
another thing. They had better hoiler
now for they won't hol1er after election.
They have added to my amusement to-
night. daughter and applause). A
voice: 7 feel sorry for you, Teddy
go right on gentlemen. With an ele-
ment in your midst like that those peo-
pie naturally object to decent govern
ment, (Cries of Bryan, Bryan, Bryan'')
suppose you give a cheer for Croker, or
Aguinaldo? (Applause). Naturally, gem
tlemen, they object to a meeting being
neld- Any man, whether a Republican
or Democrat, who will come to a meet
ing and listen respectfully is entitled to
respectful treatment and any such man
is the man who is insulted and outraged
by that kind of attack Nothing that
you can say would be as strong as an
argument for our party as such conduct
as that tonight Great applause). The
people who will do that kind of thing
are unfit to be trusted with any kind of
government (Great applause). They
are a disgrace to their fellow townsTnen
and If they were capable of feeling they
are a disgrace to themselves" Great
applause).
The governor closed by saying that he
stayed longer than he had intended as
he found the noisy gentlemen so inter-
esting.
Feelings of safety -pervade the house