The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-03
Long Trip Through Kansas to
Oklahoma City.
CONTINUED OVATION.
Welcomed at the End by Over
10000 People.
Tried Not to Talk Politics But
Couldn't Help 1t.
EmpOria, Florence, Newton and
Wichita Enthusiastic.

Oklahoma City, o. T., July Slower
nor Roosevelts reception here where his
Rough Riders are in camp, was fiatter-
ing in the extreme and probably the
warmest that has been rendered him in
many a day. The Rough Riders in their
Khaki uniforms were everywhere pres
ent and all of them were shouting 1usti-
~ for Teddy. Fully ten thousand people
were gathered about the station and
their voices went in unison in a great
acclaim to the hero of San Juan, while
the band played, "There'n be a Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight A
carriage completely draped with Amer
lean flags was in waiting and Governor
Roosevelt was prevailed upon to enter
it and be driven to the new hotel Lee,
where a short reception was rendered
him. after which he returned to his
private car for the night The crowds
in the streets were tremendous and
everything looked promising for a lively
time in this city of the plains today.
LONGEST SPEECH AT EMPORIA.
Emporia, Kan, July 3.-Governor
EooseveltS speech in Emporia was the
longest he had yet delivered during the
trip to Oklahoma. The governor launch
ed almost Immediately into the subject
OF politics and this appeared to please
his audience At one time when he
became excited, threw her arms wildly
In the air and shouted: I'VE don't want
10 to any more, and we wont have it,"
Gov Roosevelt said at Emporia:
Il am glad that I should be making
my first speeches since was nominated
here in Kansas, because it was your
delegation that forced me to become a
vice presidential candidate; and mas
much as you are mainly responsible for
me it is well that 1 should come here
to speak to you. / once had the pleasure
knowing n al
the senator, Preston B. Plumb; and 1
now know we'll another of your citizens
VIM Allen White; and 1 have caught
Mr.. White on his way to the effete east
and he is going to spend next Sunday
with me at Oyster Bay.
Now, 1t was not my intention to say
q word about politics on this trip. But
don't know that 1 can very we'll help
it, because this year the issues that are
at stake on politics are those in which
] believe with my whole heart and
soul; because. to me, the honor and well
rare OF the country are a stake.
Now, why are you here today? Be
cause you expanded over Kansas. (Ap-
plause) In 1903 this territory was
acquired under the Louisiana purchase,
and many good people of the northeast
said it was perfect folly to buy this
cOuntry-'we never could expand into it
we ought not to take it away from the
Indians who had it Well you went
ahead; you did expand; and you are
here now; and the sentiment against
acquiring this territory is dead; exactly |
the same the question whether we
are to abandon the work that we did !
question You sent your sons to the Phil |
1ppines; your sons blood waters the soil |
OF these islands. The flag is there and |
1t wont come down. (Applause).
do you respect most the man who |
goes through life seeing if he can't have |
an easy time, or the man who sees his |
work and does it? You are trying to |
bring up your sons so that when thew |
difficulties ha1
them, not shirk them We must play |
our part among the great nations of |
the world land we must settle it whether |
I'VE shall play that part well or ILL., We /
are going to put down brigandage and /
outrage and murder In the Philippines !
just as sure as fate-bar just one thing |
If the American people choose to go |
aitticorner next November you will |
have all the brigandage in the Philip /
pines that is possible. But it will stop
because the election will go straight |
next November; and we are going to in |
trOduce in the Philippines the kind of |
liberty that follows and can only follow |
orderly administration of justice-lib- !
ertS tor each man to lead his life as he |
sees best, provided he does not wrong |
his fellows.
And now I am tempted to speak
about some questions of domestic in
fereSt. The ice trust is quite an issue
in New York Qaughter.) 1 wont say
anything on the subject of the ice trust
until L see what is said about trusts in
zens of New York are boiling over with
enthusiasm against trusts in the alb
stract, but owning all the stock they can
get of one trust in the concrete. I want
to see whether they meet these cues
tions fair and square at Kansas City or
they straddle them. But it
makes no difference how they stand:
we will stand fair and square on ali
these questions
Il deeply appreciate the honor con-
ferred upon me in this nomination. and
can requite you in just one way and
that is by keeping faith absolutely with
you. I will tell you nothing on the
stump that I would not say off the
stump; I viii promise nothing that I
would not try to make good after cleo
ton And, if my words have any value
It depends upon what L have done in
the past. (Applause)
You remember last fall you were told
that prosperity would never come to
you until you had 16 to 1. Now pros
perity has come to you by the work
Of your own hands. If this nation is
allowed to go on it has for the past
three years we shall see such prosperity
IN this country as the sun has not