The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-06
Spoke to Vast Crowds at Davenport
and Rock Island, and Saw Many
0utpourings of People.
ECKELs TO THE WORKING MEN
FORMER CONTROLLER ADDRESSES A
BIG GATHERING AT CHICAGO.
Expose of Prohibition Propaganda-
MIR. Hanna Laughs at Chicago
Episode-Genera1 Politics.

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.,, Oct. 5.-Two i'm
rnense meetings were addressed by Gov.
Roosevelt this evening. one at Davenport,
Ia, and the other at Rock Island, Ill. At
Davenport the Governor spoke for about
half an hour in tent In the western lin
its of the city. Immediately on the con-
clusion of his remarks at that place he
was driven to Rock Island. where a great
street parade was arranged. People lined
the streets on all sides for several miles.
Here he spoke for not more than twenty
minutes. Governor Roosevelt, since he be-
gan mis- itinerary through the Northwest
ern States. has been speaking from ten to
twenty times each day, closing the days
labors usually with a night meeting. Many
Of these meetings have been in the open
air, requiring extra exertion on his part.
He has now been on this journey for more
than thirty days. and though strong be-
yond the p "a IS Of most men, he is be-
ginning to @7w signs OF distress and a
failing voice. II some relief is not afforded
him his physical powers. though great.
may be unable to stand the strain to the
end of the campaign. 1t has been sug-
gested that all his Eastern engagements
be postponed for one week. This matter
Will be determined by the national commit
tee on the arrival Of Governor Roosevelt in
Chicago on Saturday night.
AT the Davenport meeting Governor
Roosevelt made the principal address of
the day. He spoke In part as follows:
Now. fundamentally. what need in a
nation are just the same qualities that
We need in an individual First of all
that is needed is honesty. One form of
honesty is paying 100 cents on dollar.
with dollar worth 100 cents. A nation
should not shirk its manifest duty. When
a duty comes to a great nation. a nation
ceases to be great when it ceases to do
its duty as that duty arises. You must
have honesty and courage, but those are
upright man is IL he is a natural born
fool. No amount OF oratory and no amount
OF enthusiasm will take the place of COM
mon sense in dealing with the problems
by which we are surrounded. Six or seven
years ago there were people who had soft
hearts and unluckily, also. soft heads, who
felt that the way TO meet hard times was
to put up an enormous system of soup
kitchens. Now. that was not the way 10
meet hard times. The way TO meet hard
times is to shape our legislation to
give each man a good chance to work out
his own sate 10 the best advantage.
Last night in the Omaha procession
there were various placards. was espe-
cially struck by one carried in the German
American Republican Club. which said:
Labor, not legislation. brings success
Now. legislation counts for a good deal.
but II avails nothing II there is no labor
on the part OF the man himself. All that
the law can do is TO make the conditions
such that II man works he gets what he
works for"
The Governor then took up his usual line
Of argument relative TO the falsity OF Mr..
Bryan's propecies OF four years ago He
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