Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-01
GOV. ROOSEVELT
ON PROSPERITY.

Fall City. Neb.. oct. 1.-The special
train bearing Governor Roosevelts
party reached this place at $50 today.
The morning was rainy. but the inhabi-
tants were at the station to hear Gov
ernor Roosevelt Many wagons and
carriages brought farmers and their
families in from the adjoining country
Governor Roosevelt said:
Il noticed the other day that Mr..
Bryan said that the Republican party
had no right to claim the benefit OF
the fact that pork and wheat and corn
had gone up. The Republican party
said four years ago that II It's policies
We're adopted those articles would go
up. Its policies We're adopted and they
have gone up, You can appOrtiJn the
responsibility as you choose, giving the
Republican party Its share.
Beatrice. Neb, oct. when the
special train bearing Governor Ro0se-
Welt reached Auburn a heavy rain was
pouring and the outdoor meeting which
had been arranged for was impractc-
able, The meeting was held In the
Opera house, which was well filed,
Governor Roosevelt said In part
During the past four years your
home products here have increased a.
per cent. your beef products have in
creased 60 per cent and yet we were told
four yea- ago there would no hard
times IL the Republican ticket was
~ 4H a. Of hAl
goods has gone UP 20 per cent. mort
cages have been reduced 40 per cent
and your savings accounts have in
creased % per cent. Now you should
judge our opponents by their prophe-
cies, no one Of which has come true
and judge as by our promises which
have been fulfilled.
At Tecumseh the meeting was held In
the court house square. Governor
Roosevelt said In part.
i ask you 10 see 10 Il that the men
in Washington do not undo the work
done by your sons and brothers 40 the
Philippines. Your governor has recent
ly spoken Of the soldiers Of the regular
army as fifteen dOllars-a-month hire
llngs. ] have fought beside these hire
llngs' at Santiago. j saw the First. the
Third and the Sixth white cavalry and
the Ninth and Tenth colored cavalry go
up the hill ] saw them leave behind
them 300 dead and wounded hirelings,
800 men who have shed their blood for
the honor OF the flag 300 men who die
that We might be proud that their Coun-
try still held IN honor the flag, and the
reward Is that these men should be
snoered az as hirelngs When you sent
you regiment Co the Philippines, its
colonel died. He came from the regu-
lar army. II was Col St0tsenberg who
wrote a now name on the honor roll Of
American history, who conferred honor
not only on your State, but on all the
nation L. he 90 be referred 90 as only
a 'hirelmgg II Is but few weeks since
Mr.. Bryan himself spoke Of our soldiers
as a hundred thousand men walking
about In idleness. Col Stotsenberg no
longer walks about In idlcness. The
men who were IN the Philippines who
stayed no longer walk about IN idleness
General Iawt0n no longer walks about
In idleness, nor does Llscum or Reilly
who died az Tlsn Tsin. They have
found rest whore their comrades from
1867 % 1865 who gave their lives FOR
thel- flag have found rest Woe 10 the
country that has lost It's capacity % APP
preciate the sacrifice OF the gallant
souls who DO and dare and die FOR he
honor and its glory Of all ungenerous
thrusts the most ungenerous ls 20 deny
m. proper merit ~ honor 90 the soldier.
whether volunteer Ike yourselves or the
regular az Col Stotscnberg was. Woe
% the nation which refuses 20 give the
proper praise 20 such men.