Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-16
GOV. ROOSEVELT
Addresses an Enormous Au-
dience at Covington, KY.
Puts Up Some Questions Too Hard
for Bryan to Answer.
Democratic Candidate Greeted by Raihes Snail
Houses in Ohio.

Covington Ky, Oct. 15.-Addressing
one of the largest crowds that has ever
assembled in this city. to listen to
candidate for public office, Gov. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, tonight, closed his cam
paign in Kentucky, and tomorrow, will
proceed on his tour to Ohio. The Vice
Presidential train reached Covington at
$50 p. NJ. and until s O'clock, the hour
of speaking the Governor was the
guest at dinner of Richard B. Ernest.
at the latter's residence. The Governor
was given the most respectful attention
during his speech.
1t was the 10th speech Gov. Roose-
welt had made since morning, ne first
since being in Lexington. where Col.
w. c. p. Breckenridge and Judge Dur
ham, both ex-Confederate officers, put
the crowd in the best of humor in
jointly introducing the Governor. Then
at Winchester and next at Mount
Sterling other large crowds greeted the
arrival Of the train, providing parades.
Morehead Ashanda, Greenup, South
South Portsmouth, Vanceburg and
Maysville in successive order. paid
tribute to the governors popularity in
Kentucky, and the crowd which gath
cred at the depot here betrayed no dim
mutton Of desire to see him.
GOV. Roosevelt said in part:
We have reached a stage in the
campaign when our opponents are en-
gagged in busily explaining either their
actions or their words. Mr.. Jones, the
chairman Of the Bryanite Democracy.
has just been explaining that he is not
connected with trusts. because the cot
ton bale trust is not a trust. OF course,
using the work in a technical sense.
there is no trust in the country. Us
ing The word in the popular sense the
Sugar CO., the Standard Oil Co.. and
the Bale Cotton Go. are all trusts.
"On Saturday. in Ohio. Mr.. Bryan
tlied to defend himself for what he had
said about our army. He first Of all
stated that | had changed my posi-
ton since my Detroit speech, which is
is simply not so. l stand precisely
where I stood then and Mr.. Bryan
either knows this or ought to know it.
Our regular army is infnitesimal in
size compared with the population.
IN the next place Mr.. Bryan sought
refuge in aging that the army bill had
been amended 1t is OF course. idle TO
bubble about amendments. The pres
ent law is what he was speaking Of.
ana what | was speaking Of At pres
ent we have an army of 100000 men,
g. GOO Of which are regulars and il was
concerning this army that Mr.. Bryan
spoke when he stated that the object
OF getting it was to terroriZe the labor
ing men when they made just de-
mands, by placing it in forts in great
cities 1t is impossible to stigmatize
too strongly such a statement. 1t does
not contain a scintilla Of truth; it has
not a particle Of foundation; it can
only appeal to thoroughly base and I'M
worthy passions"
Speaking of the Philippines. Gov.
Roosevelt said: The only way to Sc
cure permanent peace and civil and in
dividual liberty for the great bulk of
the inha bitants Of the Philippines was
TO do precisely what We have done.
take them over, a necessary incident of
the war with Spain. and then to put
down the bodies of armed bandits and
introduce a government Of law, order
ard justice.
In conclusion. the governor said:
Mr.. Bryan has not answered whether
or not he will pay the interest on the
national debt and the pensions Of the
volunteers of the Civil War in gold or
in silver if elected. He has not an
swered whether he will refuse to re-
Ceive the electoral votes of North Car
DINA because obtained for him by
fragrant violation Of the doctrine Of the
consent of the governed which he so
ardently champions when he seeks to
apply it to Tagal bandits on the other
side of the globe. He has not answer
ed the question why he supports in
kentucky a faction of the Organized
Democracy which seeks to deprive and
has deprived white men as well as
black eX-Confederat2 as we'll as ex-
Union soldiers. Gold Democrats and
Silver Democrats as well as Re
publicans of their rights to cast their
vote as they wish and 10 have them
counted as cast. He has not answered
the question as 10 whether he will con-
denim Mr. Croker and Mr.. Croker's as
sociates in New York for themselves
being stockholders in the Ice Trust and
doing all they can to prevent its disso-
luton. while in public he politically
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