The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-22
BIG NIGHT RALLY
IN SALT LAKE CITY.
Largest Assembly Room Obtainable
Would Not Contain the Great
Crowd.


SALT LAKE, Sept. n = The meet
ing at the Salt Lake theater tonight
was one OF large proportions. The
largest assembly room that could be OBJ
tanned was selected. but II was not large
enough to contain those who sought adj
mission. The seats were filled, the three
large galleries were filed, the stage was
nlled and all the standing room was occu-
pied to such an extent that members OF
the national committee. and even MEM
bers OF the reception committee them
selves and members Of the press. could
not obtain admittance. Mr.. Roosevelt
spoke in part as follows:
"A great task lies before us--the task OF
bringing orderly liberty TO the people OF
what we have promised, and We Will see
to It that II Is followed by sufficient
quantity CT performance: We have heard
great deal recently OF the Declaration
of Independence. of the doctrine OF the
consent of the governed. That doctrine
was enunciated In 1776. More than eighty
was put into actual effect. 1t was three
quarters of century after Thomas JET
ferson had said II that Abraham Lincoln
Century e NV, Went pab by after the promise was
made before we realized the performance
In this country. 1t was well to have 1t
said, but II was impossible to reach the
ideal at once. 1t could only be attained
Now our opponents talk of liberty for
the .Filipinos. The Filipinos shall
u
ure OF liberty Of which they have been
In absolute ignorance throughout the ages.
They shall have such liberty az they have
never known under Spanish rule. and
such a measure of liberty as they never
could know under the rule OF the tyran-
nical and bloodthirsty oligarchy OF their
own people. They shall have liberty, but
they shall have Il under the American
nag.
To stand for Justice.
I'VE can say that we stand for justice.
Let us see to II that this nation stands
for justice for all; for equal dealing with
the strong and the weak; let us see to u
formed; let us see to II that the nations OF
the world understand that we will do just
ice, not through fear, but because We love
justice. We can AFFORD to be very gentle.
but we are very strong We can insist
upon righteous dealings with our people
because We ask nothing that we do not
give In return. We as nation can work
out our own destiny as 1t should be. and
we can handle ourselves as each private
citizen should handle himself II he II to
stand we'll with his fellows. This Is
boast that comes not from fear; Il is .
boast that comes not from Sinking OF
our duty. but boast that follows EFFORT.
and the successful performance that
comes with triumph achieved.
should Not shrink.
I'VE should not shrink our duty after we
have realized II. We should approach II
In a sane and sober spirit, as each man
and woman would approach task in
yolying the most serious duties OF life.
Let us see to It by our actions, let us see
to II by our votes. that We appreciate the
material well-being which this country
has attained: that we compare the prom
Uses and the performances OF the last four
years. on the one side. with the prophe-
cies Of disaster which have signally failed,
on the other side: that you vote to keep
the material prosperity which stands at
the foundation OF our national well-being,
and that you vote. furthermore. for what
In even dearer and higher than material
prosperity--that you vote to give your
children and your children's children
moral example that comes from a sense
OF duty done by their fathers and their
forefathers.
"Our authority extends over the Philip
pines now; II we shrink back from the
task that IL before MS We Will show that
our forefathers who fought the great civil
war for the preservation OF this govern
ment are better and Drawer than we are.
III we do that we will have shown our
selves, as a nation, to have ended inglor.
iousiy q career that began gloriousiy.
ask that you take the tirst step right.
that you shall act In the face OF the ma
tions OF the world that they shall learn.
once and for all. that when this nation
once hoists the nag IL shall not be pulled
down"