The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-09-14

the latter place by the following COM
mittee of representative republicans
who had taken the morning train for
Saginaw to meet the distinguished guest
and ms party. All returned on the
specia train with him which rol,ed in
to the Michigan Genital station several
minutes ahead of time. The Owosso
party consisted of Hon. +. II. Watson,
Hon. Vim. M. Fitzpatrick, Judge 5. f.
Smith, Mayor Osburn. G. t. Campbell,
E. o. Dewey. q ID. Mcintosh, Otto l.
Sprapue, John rawse, NJ c. Dawes,
James Osbprn, Jas. w. Jordan. Ira q.
Curry, &. w. Parker,F. l.. Whiting, and
j. II. Moy SEES. The committee was furth.
er Increased by the following republi.
cans who assisted in carrying out the
arrangements at the grounds and the
station: VIM. H. Bigelow, John Curtis,
A. M. Hume, d. M. Estey, r. N
Parshall, Lee H. Retain, Frank w.
Smith, G. w. Loring, Odel Chapman,
w. E. Washburn, Jas. Bartrem, Fred
Edwards, w. e. Grow, G. M. Jackson,
Newton Boyce, and Jerome w. Turner.
Having arrived at the station, the
governors party and the committee
! which had gone to meet them were
taken in carriages to the stand OH Wesl
Main street across the road from Hag-
CARTS drug store where crowd OF sew
eral thousands were waiting 10 catch u
glimpse of The famous visitor and to
hear him speak. Indeed the crowd
was so closely packed that it was only
with considerable difficulty thai space
for the carriages was kept clear. Par
shalls martial band led the way to the
stand while Hi Henry's band had fur
nished the crowd with music preceding
the arrival of the train. After arriving
at the stand, little time was lost before
Chairman Watson of the county COM
mittee, introduced Governor Roosevelt
who was promptly cheered as he rose
and bowed to the chairman and to the
crowd. His hair which was cut quite
short, was thick, and apparently of the
variety which would defy any comb to
keep it in place very long at time.
His moustache was short and stubby
and he showed his teeth when he
smiled on the crowd. His face was
Drowned with health and exposure
while his clothes looked as though he
had worn them too continuously for
any valet or tailor to get much time
at them. But the crowd liked his APP
pearance. 1t was Roosevelt roughing
it in his campaign for the progress and
welfare of the country, for the adher-
ance by this country to its plain duty,
just as truly as he roughed it on any of
his hunting trips or in his campaign
with his famous rough riders, and the
crowd recognized the same spirit in it
all, devotion to the truest and highest
duty which the American people have
ever faced.
He spoke but briefly and in part as
follows: 81 know you will not grudge my
stating that feel especially pleased to see
here in the audience men who wear the
button that shows that in the years that
tried mems souls, from 81 to '65, they re-
spOnded to the call of the country; and ex-
actly as in 1860, we had right to ask that
all good Americans should stand together,
no matter what might be their party afilia
lions In the past, so now we have right to
ask that all men who wish their country
well, materially and morally, who are
proud of the honor of the flag which you
brought through to Appomatox, shall stand
together when we are threatened with dis
honor. We have already expanded in the
Philippines. 1t is now merely a question
Z we are going to 20 back; If the land that
has been watered with the blood of the
'ravest and best Of our people, is to be
urned back to the first great European
power that chooses to take 1t.
1--WE have introduced into the Philippines, |
not merely order, but we have introduced
liberty, and such liberty as they never have
Known before in their history. The only
way in which you can get liberty to the
Filipino in those islands, is to keep |
he flag up, and not to turn the islands
'ver to the rule of greedy and bloodthirsty |
'ligarchy. We will never give them up to
De squabbled for among savages and to fall |
. prey to the nations.
III wish had an opportunity to talk to
you at length on more than one issue /
There is this difference between us and our
opponents in this campaign. 1t is that we
ire willing to discuss at length aud to stand
~ our positions, not only on every issue
We raise, but on every issue that they raise;
whereas our opponents, headed by NJ. |
Bryan, not only won't talk on the issues
hat we raise, but they do not even talk of
he issues they have raised themselves"
The crowd cheered enthusiastically |
when the governor closed and affirmed
With emphasis that Teddy was all right
Ind Immediately Chairman Watson
Col. Aaron T. Bliss, the re-
publican candidate for governor, who
responded very briefly but in well
chosen words. He assured his hearers
hat ha was pIaosaI 20 ho 9TH tLo,~. |