New-York tribune., 1900-09-09
PROUD OF HIS DUTCH ANCESTRY
THE GOVERNOR CAPTURES HOLLAND n
HIS FLYING TRIP THROUGH MICHIGAN


HIS FLYING TRIP THROUGH MrCHIG4N
Holland. Mich. Sept. 8-Governor Roosevelt. -.
gan the closing day Of his flying tour tbro,,s
Michigan. by addressing audience comuosas
wholly Of HOllanders and their descendants r.
Governor evidently took pride In beng sols -
address them fellow Dutchmen prausss,.
KoIlen OF Hope College and delegation OF Eouars
citizens met the Governor at Grand Rapids a-4
came through with him. In the Holland Ctr
Park crowd OF two thousand was waiting
President KOleu presided. and referred N sL.,,
fact that Roosevelt came from Holland stock. 49,.
themselves One sentence was: Governor Rooza-
welt was born a Dutchmau-"
In acknowledging this sally Roosevelt with
laugh. opened his address with Ny fellow Dutch
men" This set the crowd cheering and some ~
the old settlers yelled Dutch salutes and Poo,a
welt responding. said;
The chairman OF your Republican State Cor,
mittee came from the Dutch stock The Re5ub1l
cans Of Minnesota have nominated Dutchnan for
Governor, and counting myself In, I think tha
Dutch are pretty well in II this year
After alludng TO the Dutch ancestry of most of
those present as well as hts own. Governor Roo,a-
welt said
l hope you viii pardon me for a1other reraias-
SoI 5t;nb ~. 81 Ne cb,ITcr IL 49, t..a Ets
dred and fifty years ago old Peter S-urtevanc A.
tended services. when NeW-YOrk was NeW-HoI-
/ address YOU the men OF Dutch sroeS So J-55.ss
I belong and I address ali others here to-day- "a
Us stand together proud of the aae q 1assr1 q
and jealous Of its reDutation and renown-
I want 10 call your attention 10 one two issues
Il the first place, the issue OF the most i1portancs
ana CONSEQUENCE % 70 eVeTy & 2 nan c ana @'o.s AZ 70
this country in a prosperous condition. All sues
we have secured in the last four years T5srs +,
only one threat OF the welfare OF this country ari
ta4s Ft b pdeq il the uhef %eh % have 4
such measure OF well being, then We SHAH surely
business and induce a state OF anxiety and worry
Ior the men o. a. + 3 - "a e--.- - ne
keep the conditions that have enabled Us 20 sscus
this well-being-
who loved their country and the flag % stand oy
the Administration which, ne contended, had nads
the Nation great and prosperous
AHegan Mich. Sept s-Tha Allegan Rough Ri5e-
Club mounted, met Governor Roosevelt a. rhs sca-
ton here and escorted him the mile drive 70
the court house square. where speakers stand
was erected. General z. R. Pritchard, 3ao con-
nanded the Michigan troops which captured Jef
ferson Davis in 1855, presided Colonel Bliss ard
Congressman Hamilton preceded Colonel Roosevelt
with short speeches Fourteen young women, wear
ing Rough Rider hats and carrying flags. threw
flowers at Governor Roosevelt when he finished his
speech and then escorted him back 70 the train
where all insisted upon shaking his hand
HOPE OF THE DEMOCRATS
Kalamazoo. Mich. Sept. s-Governor Roosevelrs
special arrived here AZ noon. and long line q
marchers. accompanied by two bands, escorted the
Governor TO the city park. The candidate spoke
from the same stand which Colonel Bryan occu-
pied during his visit here in the last campaign Re
said in part:
Our opponents only hope 10 win by getting mss
in different sections Of the country who utterly dis
believe in one another 20 vote the ticket
hoping that great harm viii come in Conss
/ appeal not merely 10 Republicans but s55sli
to al men. whether they have been Republics rs OF
ense we stand an FOE for hs r2ciPIes and H the y Dy S 11
well-oeing, but to the honor and renoVR- OF the
Some Of our opponents, especially in the East
say that they are down On free silver, but they
want support Mr.. Bryan because they don't
think he believes in il either but al the same tms
they ever did
you are prepared TO champion the same priuciplea
in one part Of the country as in the other Yo1
what YOU believe. and do not fear 20 say 50 You
raised by our opponents. and we win give YOU an
answer. You ask any one OF what kind q q
country. and he viii Is say dolIar worth nsa-
dTed eeIts @ in sold 4oq ask that qgSs5on e ~.
Is not now an issue Some Of them viii say tia
they think II dead issue. Then why do they trl
TO galvanize dead issue into life? II ought 70 b.
dead; Heaven knows that But the question Of a1
purports to be, is so important that unless they
are prepared TO make i a paramount issue I1sy
cannot half believe in an Issue Of that kind. Either
you are for it or against IL.
WHAT ABOUT THE BLACK MAN:
Another question that We hsar good deal aSo1t
Philippines. We hear nothing about II from oI
country, where they deliberately tramps the az
trine about which they cSlk much under ~
govern another as long as one man is an Allsrlaa
and the other TagaI bandit But they have aot
a word to say when II is a white thar goys-as
the black man without his consent, althousa Is
black in all probability was born free and eqla-4
70 be consistent. without any question ot Pohcy
II cannot be sincere to invoke doctrine f9r sa5s
on the other side OF the globe and tranpls Il I5 Sl5
TO our Own felow-citizens.
Governor Roosevelt insisted thar II would not se
risht now to abandon those who. relyins on ne
protection of the United States had been friendly
TO this Government. and who would be Plunisred
and murdered If the authority or the United states
was withdrawn from the Philippines. Continuing
he said:
II We should so out of the Philippines now We
TO be the heirs OF the men who fought 70 a con
clusion The great Civil War. We would not cry
right 10 remember Apponaattox or 10 rememse5
the various deeds OF our forefathers. but We Sol,
the men who relied upon our gOOd faith IN ne ne
desirOus OF seeing prosperity come 70 the ts.aSGs
have welcomed our coming There has been V1@
We have produced, wherever we have extsndls:,li
the nag IN the philippines. measure o. L,ssS,.S- ,sS-
the ages, We have given them not only order 5 eqs
as we can. II YOU turn the PhlhpPnes lOSSS OS9-r,,-
you turn them loose 70 work their own Gesu-S,
So saw saw we Rave rsSt 10 appeal 70 al Sod
citizens and all good Americans to hold ~ -
come a synonyme for well-oeing az home ana aS ~
civic faith everywhere. and Mho has uIR3SIis uIR-3;isv
honor OF the American tag, William Nchih-e'
During the hfty minutes here Congressman VII,
fam Alden smith Washington Gardner and CcloTel