The sun., 1900-08-20
ROOSEVELT 70 GEN. PALMER
GOVERNOR REPLIES To CRITIcIsH or
mrs ST. PAUL SPEECH.
SAYS That Report the General Read Had been
Fai,Insd-ESpisins His Reference to the
Cowardiy work of tho Kansas CitJ Plat
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OYsTERBAY, l.. l.. Aug. io.--Goy Roosevelt
| gave out to-day the following letter which he
| has written Gen. Palmer In reply to the ten-
erals criticism Of the Governors 81 Pau
| speech: A.. anon
| Hon John. N. Palmer. EvGnEon, III:
Ny DEAR GENERAL PALMER ! notice thai IN
your recent very manly interview stating
why you could not support tho Populisuo
Democracy and the Kansas city platform ana
nominees, you allude TO a statement ] was
supposed to have made. attacking Democrats
generally 10 my 81. Paul speech
You have evidently seen report whlch
was not merely gnrbed. but falsined. stanh
by this speech absolutely. and have nothing
to e1 plain IN connection with H. but do wish
to point ont where its meaning has been de-
liberaiely inverted
do not feel that this Is In the least merely
party campaign. feel that wo have rght
10 appeal To all good citizens, whether In the
past they have been Republicans or Democrats
no matter what their political Affiliations nave
been. to stand with us now.
In my speech began by saying We appeal
not only 10 Republicans. but 10 all good citizens
who are Americans IN fact as well rs IN name.
10 help us in reeecting President Mckinley,
ended by saying: study the Kansas City
platform and you cannot help realizing that
their policy (he policy OF its makers and spon-
sorsl IL policy Of infamy. that their triumph
would mean misery 40 widespread that It is
almost unthnkAble and disgrace so lasting
that more than a generation would have 70
pass before II could be wiped out. They stand
for law lessneas and disorder. for dishonesty and
dishoror, for license and disaster at home
and cowardly shrinking from duty abroad.
We ask the support Of all Americans who have
the welfare OF the country at heart, no matter
what their political afiliatIons may have
been in the past. We ask the support OF all
sound-headed men who do not wish To see
our material wel-beinG swallowed up In an
abyss OF disaster. We appeal to all good men
who believe in civic deoency and shrink from
the taint ot financial dlshonor, and we appeal
20 all brave men who are proud OF the national
name and reputation. and ask them to see to II
that we are not Inundated before mankind.
and that we do not abandon the position we
have taken In the forefront OF the great nations
OF the earth"
Yo,. will see that here most explicitly draw
the line between the men who support and
ask support for the Kansas City platform
and all other citizens, whether Democrats
or Republicans. I feel that, az matter Of
fact the greatest possible credit Is due TO men
like you, my dear air. and 10 the other Gold
Democrats, who four years ago stood. and
now stand. for national honor.
hold up the poloy advocated In the Kansas
City platform IA base and cowardly policy.
10 emphasize our right 10 appeal 10 the count
leSs thousands Of high-minded Democrats
who abhor baseness and covardce, and are
ouick TO see and disown them. We appeal 10
these Democrats to strike hands with us at
this crisis Of the nations history. for they have
been betrayed IN the house Of their friends;
and II they are far-sighted, they must neces-
sarly see that every principle OF courage.
Of patriotism and Of national self-respect do
mands that they rspudIate the action OF the
Popusto Democracy by which they have
been at this moment betrayed. just as under
similar circumstances the Northern Demo-
Gratis during the Civil War repudiated the
principles OF the men like vallandinRhan.
just az In isl2-i4 the Northern Federalsts
repudiated their party under tho like con-
dItions.
In short feel that the Kansas City plat
form makers and their followers have for
feited the right TO appeal 10 any Democrat
who IL keenly sensitive TO the national honor.
They claim the late Gen. Iawton as aDemo-
crat Doubtless he was such at one time,
but the bltterest arraignment of the Kansas
City platform Is contained in the words Law
ton wrote Just before his death: III am
shot by Filipino bullet II might as well come
from one Of my own men, because I know,
from observation. confirmed by captured
prisoners, that the continuance Of the fighting
Is chiefly due 20 reports that are sent out from
America" Very respectfully yours.
THEODORE RoosHv1Ir